Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Raymond Emerson Becraft and Ida Florence Carpenter



Husband Raymond Emerson Becraft [5704]

           Born: 6 Sep 1918 - Bath, Kentucky, United States 1 2 3 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Sep 1989 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 2 3 4 5


         Buried: 1989 - Machpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: GW2Z-8CF
Find A Grave ID: 13240557


         Father: John Wesley Becraft [1480] (1884-1976)
         Mother: Elizabeth Florence "Bettie" Pergram [1485] (1883-1944)


       Marriage: 3 Jan 1949 - Camargo, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 2
   Marr. Status: Divorced on 28 Oct 1988

Events

• Military: US Army, WWII.

• Soc Sec Num: 406-36-7662.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Clark, Kentucky, United States. John W Becraft, age 36y; wife Bettie, age 36y; son Clay, age 18y; dau Grace, age 16y; son Lamar, age 13y; son Eerldon, age 8y; son Herman, age 7y; son Vernon, age 4y2m; son Emerson, age 1y4m.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. John Becraft, age 45, born 1884, KY; wife Bettie, age 46, born 1883; Herldon, age 20, born 1909, son; Herman, age 18, born 1911, son; Vernon, age 16, born 1913, son; Emerson, age 11, born 1918, son; Paul, age 8, born 1921, son; Lodema, age 1, born 1928, daughter.

• Military: 3 Mar 1941, Ft Thomas, Newport, , KY. Army Serial Number: 35119031
Name: Becraft, Raymon E
Residence: State #52 (KY)
Residence: County 173 (Montgomery)
Place of Enlistment: 5242 (Ft Thomas Newport Kentucky)
Date of Enlistment Day: 03
Date of Enlistment Month: 03
Date of Enlistment Year: 41
Grade: Alpha Designation: PVT#
Grade: Code 8 (Private)
Branch: Alpha Designation: BI# (Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA)
Branch: Code: 00
Term of Enlistment:0 (Undefined Code)
Longevity: ###
Source of Army Personnel: 0 (Civil Life)
Nativity:52 (KY)
Year of Birth: 18
Race and Citizenship: 1 (White, citizen)
Education: 0 (Grammar School)
Civilian Occupation: 999 (Undefined Code)
Marital Status: 6 (Single, without dependents)
Component of the Army: 7 (Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Card Number: #
Box Number: 0897
Film Reel Number: 3.319
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• His obituary was published in the Lexington Herald Leader on 13 Sep 1989. MOUNT STERLING -- Emerson Becraft, 71, of 119 North Queen Street, a plumber and carpenter, husband of Ida Florence Carpenter Becraft, died yesterday at Mary ...




Wife Ida Florence Carpenter [6284] 5

           Born: 21 Jan 1926 - Bath, Kentucky, United States 4 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Aug 2003 - Owingsville, Bath, Kentucky, United States 4 5


         Buried: 13 Aug 2003 - Machpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 5
FamilySearch ID: LTMF-8DN
Find A Grave ID: 13062012


         Father: William Lee "Willie" Carpenter [13140] (1895-1974) 5
         Mother: Agnes Virginia Kincaid [13141] (1900-1976) 5


Events

• Her obituary was published. Ida Florence Carpenter Becraft
Birth: Jan. 24, 1926
Bath County
Kentucky, USA
Death: Aug. 11, 2003
Owingsville
Bath County
Kentucky, USA

Daughter of the late Willie Lee and Agnes Kincaid Carpenter

Wife of the late Raymond Emerson Huff

Mother of Roseanna Goforth and the late Billie Jean Becraft

Grandmother of 3

Great grandmother of 4

Sister of Frances Jones, Lorraine Phillips, Mayme Rose, Bill Carpenter, Harlan Carpenter and the late Virginia Bentley, Ashton Reid Carpenter, Lillie Snapp, Elbert Woodford Carpenter, James Wesley Carpenter, Bedford Perry Carpenter and Maxine Curtis

A retired upholsterer and a member of Queen Street Church of Christ

Burial:
Machpelah Cemetery
Mount Sterling
Montgomery County
Kentucky, USA

Record added: Jan 18 2006
By: Southern Pride.

• Soc Sec Num: 400-34-5717.

• Her obituary was published on 12 Aug 2003. Ida Florence Becraft August 11 2003
Montgomery County KyArchives Obituaries

Lexington Herald Leader, Tue, Aug. 12, 2003
MOUNT STERLING -- Ida Florence Becraft, 77, Harrison Avenue, retired
upholsterer, mother of Roseanna Goforth, died yesterday. Services 10 a.m.
Wednesday,
Herald & Stewart Home for Funerals. Visitation 6-9 p.m. today.


Submitted by: Neal Byrge
http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00005.html#0001134.

• Her obituary was published in the Bath County News-Outlook on 21 Aug 2003. Ida Becraft, 77, of Mt. Sterling, passes away

Ida Florence Carpenter Becraft, 77 years old, died Monday, August 11, 2003 at Ridgeway Manor Nursing Home in Owingsville. Becraft was born January 24, 1926, to the late Willie Lee Carpenter and the late Agnes Kincaid Carpenter in Bath County. She was a retired upholsterer and a member of the Queen Street Church of Christ.

She is survived by her husband, Raymond Emerson Becraft, of Mt. Sterling; one daughter: Roseanna Goforth, of Mt. Sterling; three sisters: Frances Jones, of Owingsville; Lorraine Phillips, of Lexington; and Mayme Rose, of Winchester; two brothers: Bill Carpenter, of Bath County; and Harlan Carpenter, of Mt. Sterling; three grandchildren: Lisa Weaver and John Goins II, both of Mt. Sterling, and Kristi helton, of Frenchburg; four great-grandchildren: Matt Taulbee, Josh Weaver, Megan and Kyle Helton. She was preceded in death by one daughter: Billie Jean Becraft, 3 sisters, and four brothers.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, August 13, 2003 at the Herald and Stewart Funeral Home, with Dan Murphy officiating. Burial was in Machpelah Cemetery.

Marriage Events

• They were divorced on 28 Oct 1988 in Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. Certificate # 3818722.


Children
1 F Roseanna Becraft [6285] (details suppressed for this person)

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Goforth [6909] (living)


2 F Billie Jean Becraft [6286]

           Born: 8 Mar 1951 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 5 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Nov 1983 - Monroe, Florida, United States 5 6


         Buried:  - Machpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 5
FamilySearch ID: GG51-PZW
Find A Grave ID: 13240766




Birth Notes: Husband - Raymond Emerson Becraft

Certificate # 91-45367.


Death Notes: Husband - Raymond Emerson Becraft

RAYMOND E BECRAFT
Date 19890912
Age 071
Placenumber 587
Place MNTGY
Residence 587
Sex 1
Race 1
Birthdate 090618
Volume 049
Cert 24334
Deathvol 89


General Notes: Wife - Ida Florence Carpenter

Daughter of the late Willie Lee and Agnes Kincaid Carpenter.


Notes: Marriage (Ida Florence Carpenter):

Divorce Certificate # 3818722, Montgomery Co, KY

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Sources


1 rootsweb.com, BATH COUNTY KENTUCKY BIRTH INDEX FOR 1911 - 1920 LETTER B (SOURCE: KENTUCKY BIRTH, MARRIAGE AND DEATH DATABASES
BIRTHS 1911-1960 CD KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES).

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Raymond Emerson Becraft, person ID GW2Z-8CF.

3 www.familytreelegends.com.

4 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.

5 Findagrave.com.

6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 10 Nov 2025), entry for Billie Jean Becraft, person ID GG51-PZW.


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