Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Sherman Crouch and Nancy Ellen Becraft



Husband Sherman Crouch [1270]

           Born: 27 Apr 1872 - Wolfe, Kentucky, United States 1
     Christened: 


           Died: 31 Mar 1938 - Olympia, Bath, Kentucky, United States
 Cause of Death: died of a heart attack
         Buried:  - Crouch Family Cemetery, Salt Lick, Bath, Kentucky, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: LDH1-43F
       Marriage: 14 Mar 1895 - Bath, Kentucky, United States

Events

• His obituary was published in the Bath County News-Outlook on 7 Apr 1938 in Olympia, Bath, Kentucky, United States. Sherman Crouch
Bath County News-Outlook Thursday, April 7, 1938
Heart Attack Fatal To Sherman Crouch

Sherman Crouch, 65 years old, well known farmer of the Olympia neighborhood, died at his home suddenly Thursday, March 31, of a heart attack. Mr. Crouch was stricken while sitting in his chair before the fire and died in a few minutes. He had been in declining health for nearly a year.

He was a son of the late Thomas Crouch, who came of one of the early Bath county families, and was widely connected in this county.

He is survived by his wife and one daughter. Funeral services were held at the residence Friday, April 1, conducted by the Rev. Welsh. Burial was in the Crouch family cemetery.




Wife Nancy Ellen Becraft [527]

           Born: Cir 1877
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Feb 1940 - Bath, Kentucky, United States
         Buried:  - Crouch Family Cemetery, Salt Lick, Bath, Kentucky, United States
FamilySearch ID: LZK3-8Q9


         Father: Robert Becraft [378] (Cir 1828-Cir 1892)
         Mother: Mary Ann Steele [525] (1844-1932)




Children
1 F Mary Mattie Crouch [2011] 2 3

           Born: 11 Apr 1899 - Bath, Kentucky, United States 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 May 1973 - Montgomery, Ohio, United States 4
         Buried: 1973 - Bath, Kentucky, United States 4
FamilySearch ID: LDH1-4XX




Death Notes: Husband - Sherman Crouch

at home


Notes: Marriage (Nancy Ellen Becraft):

Groom: Sherman CROUCH
Bride: Nancy L. BECRAFT
Date: 14 Mar 1895 Notes: at home of Mary Ann Becraft
Source: Bath County Records

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Sources


1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 29 Nov 2025), entry for Sherman Crouch, person ID LDH1-43F.

2 Amy Rummelhart (azureami@hotmail.com), "Amy's Tree" (http://www.gencircles.com/users/daygirl/5/data/4565), "Mary."

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 29 Nov 2025), entry for Mary Crouch, person ID LDH1-4XX.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 29 Nov 2025), entry for Mary Mattie Crouch, person ID LDH1-4XX.


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