Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Sherman Maxie Becraft and Thelma Lois Jett

Husband Sherman Maxie Becraft [3801] 1 

           Born: 18 Aug 1926 - Bath, Kentucky, United States 2 3 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Jul 2000 - Salt Lick, Bath, Kentucky, United States 2



         Buried: Jul 2000 - Lower Salt Lick Cemetery, Salt Lick, Bath, Kentucky, United States 3 5
FamilySearch ID: LTY7-YNP
Find A Grave ID: 145139143


         Father: Fielden Benjamin Becraft [526] (1874-1957)
         Mother: Magdalene Thornsburg [1463] (1887-1973)


       Marriage: 21 Nov 1949 - Bath, Kentucky, United States 3 5

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 400-32-4793.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Bath, Kentucky, United States. Fielding Beecroft, born about 1875; wife Maggie, 1887; Myrtie, 1917; Lily, 1919; Johnny, 1922; Sherman, 1927.

• His obituary was published in the Lexington Herald-Leader on 10 Jul 2000. BECRAFT, Sherman Maxie; 73; KY; Lexington H-L; 2000-7-10; psf
http://obits.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/obit.cgi?Surname=Maxie.


Wife Thelma Lois Jett [9853] 

           Born: 19 Aug 1929 - Kentucky, United States 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Sep 1986 - Bath, Kentucky, United States 5 6



         Buried:  - Lower Salt Lick Cemetery, Salt Lick, Bath, Kentucky, United States 5
FamilySearch ID: LTY8-JRZ
Find A Grave ID: 39835381

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 299-26-8816.

Children
1 F Ella Mae Becraft [12819] (details suppressed for this person) 

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         Spouse: Roger Coyle [13226] (living)

2 F Susan "Susie" Becraft [12820] (details suppressed for this person) 

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         Spouse: Wallace [13227] (living)

3 F Amanda Becraft [12821] (details suppressed for this person) 

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         Spouse: Rick McMahon [13228] (living)

4 F Shannon Becraft [15959] (details suppressed for this person) 

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         Spouse: McCarty [15960] (living)

5 M Paul Edward Becraft [12825] 

           Born: 12 Jun 1950
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Apr 2005



         Buried: 28 Apr 2005 - Lower Salt Lick Cemetery, Salt Lick, Bath, Kentucky, United States 5
FamilySearch ID: G39L-FGF
Find A Grave ID: 145139290

         Spouse: Mavis Lavern Crouch [13745] (living)

6 F Sherma Sue Becraft [9854] 5 

           Born: 6 Sep 1951 - Salt Lick, Bath, Kentucky, United States 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Dec 1951 - Salt Lick, Bath, Kentucky, United States 5
         Buried:  - Lower Salt Lick Cemetery, Salt Lick, Bath, Kentucky, United States 5
FamilySearch ID: G39L-8TJ
Find A Grave ID: 40074046






7  F  Donna Gail Becraft [12818]











           Born: 3 Sep 1953 - Bath, Kentucky, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Aug 2019 - Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
         Buried: 4 Sep 2019 - Upper Salt Lick Cemetery, Salt Lick, Bath, Kentucky, United States 5
FamilySearch ID: G39L-M7R
Find A Grave ID: 202628122



         Spouse: James Lamont Brashear [13225] (living)






8  M  Roy Wade Becraft [12824]





           Born: 28 May 1956 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 5 7
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           Died: 11 Oct 1998 - Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, United States 5 7







         Buried: Oct 1998 - Lower Salt Lick Cemetery, Salt Lick, Bath, Kentucky, United States 5 7
FamilySearch ID: G392-1QV
Find A Grave ID: 145139200








9  M  Larry Dale Becraft [12815]











           Born: 10 Oct 1957 - Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
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           Died: 24 Jun 2015 - Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States 8
         Buried: 28 Jun 2015 - Lower Salt Lick Cemetery, Salt Lick, Bath, Kentucky, United States 5 8
FamilySearch ID: G39L-8ZL
Find A Grave ID: 148697877



         Spouse: Twana Traylor [12816] (living)






10  M  Roger Lee Becraft [12822]











           Born: 9 Jun 1959 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Nov 2021 - Salt Lick, Bath, Kentucky, United States
         Buried: 2021 - Lower Salt Lick Cemetery, Salt Lick, Bath, Kentucky, United States 9
FamilySearch ID: GV48-KGH
Find A Grave ID: 234258409



         Spouse: Wilma Jean Crouch [13739] (1955-2023)
           Marr: 28 Apr 1979 - Bath, Kentucky, United States 9






11  M  Wesley Becraft [12823]











           Born: 27 Jun 1965 - Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Jun 2025 - Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky, United States
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: P353-X1L











Birth Notes: Husband - Sherman Maxie Becraft



Certificate # 73-36184.


Death Notes: Wife - Thelma Lois Jett



Volume 55; Certificate 27234; Death Volume 1986; Residence Bath Co, Death County Rowan


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Sources




1
Amy Rummelhart (azureami@hotmail.com), "Amy's Tree" (http://www.gencircles.com/users/daygirl/5/data/4565).

2
U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.

3
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Sherman Maxie Becraft, person ID LTY7-YNP. 

4
www.familytreelegends.com.

5
Findagrave.com.

6
Ancestry.com (Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning, comp. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present.).

7
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Roy Wade Becraft, person ID G392-1QV. 

8
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for Larry Dale Becraft, person ID G39L-8ZL. 

9
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Roger Lee Becraft, person ID GV48-KGH. 







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