Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Sylvester Valentine Walter Becraft and Harriet Eliza Phillips

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Husband Sylvester Valentine Walter Becraft [2547]

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           Born: 18 Sep 1876 - Monticello, Allen, OH 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Jul 1924 - Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 1
 Cause of Death: apoplexy//cerebral hemmeriotiage
         Buried:  - Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Wayne Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: LWYG-BQ6
Find A Grave ID: 48214442

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         Father: Thomas Francis Jefferson Becraft [2530] (1842-1922)
         Mother: Martha Jane Fifer [2533] (1848-1927)

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       Marriage: 25 Jun 1907 - Kosciusko, Indiana, United States

   Marr. Status: Divorced on 2 Dec 1913

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1880 in Salem, Auglaize Co, OH. Thomas Beecraft, age 37, born MD, laborer; Martha, wife, age 33, born IN, Keeps house; Sherwood, son, age 10, born MD, attends school; Franklin, son, age 8, born MD; Belle, dau, age 7, born MD; Homer, son, age 5, born MD; Valentine, son, age 3, born MD; Catharine, dau, age 2, born MD; Florence, dau, age 1, born MD.

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Wife Harriet Eliza Phillips [2663] ²

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           Born: 13 Feb 1887 - Ontario, Lima Township, LaGrange, Indiana, United States 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Oct 1955 - Pierceton, Washington Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 3
         Buried:  - Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Wayne Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
FamilySearch ID: L49K-L78
Find A Grave ID: 140585767

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         Father: Hector Phillips [2666] (1843-      )
         Mother: Gertrude Johnson [2667] (      -      )

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   Other Spouse: Earl Wood Fifer 4 [11701] (1890-1956) - 9 May 1916 - Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 2

Events

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Wayne, Kosciusko Co, IN. Name: Hattie Fifer
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Wayne, Kosciusko, Indiana
Gender: Female
Age: 43
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Indiana
Estimated Birth Year: 1887
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Enumeration District Number: 0031
Family Number: 30
Sheet Number and Letter: 3A
Line Number: 28
NARA Publication: T626, roll 598
Film Number: 2340333
Digital Folder Number: 4584693
Image Number: 00569
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Earl Fifer M 39 Indiana
Wife Hattie Fifer F 43 Indiana
Daughter Ruth Fifer F 12 Indiana
Daughter Ilene Fifer F 8 Indiana
Son Dale Berrafe M 22 Indiana
Daughter Eva Becroft F 18 Indiana.

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 25 Jun 1907, Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States. Groom's Name: Sylvester V. Becraft
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace:
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Bride's Name: Hattie E. Phillips
Bride's Birth Date:
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Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 25 Jun 1907
Marriage Place: Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana
Groom's Father's Name: Thomas Becraft
Groom's Mother's Name: Martha J. Fifer
Bride's Father's Name: Hecter Phillips
Bride's Mother's Name: Gertrude Johnson
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status:
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Bride's Race:
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01143-4
System Origin: Indiana-EASy
Source Film Number: 1311135
Reference Number: 24.

• They were divorced on 2 Dec 1913 in Kosciusko, Indiana, United States. http://www.rootsweb.com/~inkosciu/Divorce01.html
Plaintiff Defendant Date Action Box Case
Becraft, Hattie E. Becraft, Sylvester V. 2 Dec 1913 395 12518.

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Children

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1 M Robert Becraft [2664]

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           Born: 1906 - Indiana, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 1910
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: M7K9-RWP

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 M Dale George Becraft [2665]

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           Born: 23 Feb 1908 - Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Aug 1948 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States 5
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: M7K9-R43

         Spouse: Wilma [8869] (living)

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3 F Eva Elizabeth Becraft [2703]

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           Born: 15 Feb 1912 - Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Aug 1994 - Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
         Buried:  - Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Wayne Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: G6Y1-Y5C
Find A Grave ID: 92847342

         Spouse: Merritt L Hartman 6 [3748] (1909-1986)
           Marr: 5 Dec 1931 - 1st Christian Church, Warsaw, Kosciusko Co, IN 6

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Birth Notes: Husband - Sylvester Valentine Walter Becraft

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Name: William Valentine
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date:
Baptism/Christening Place: Auglaize, Ohio
Birth Date: 18 Sep 1876
Birthplace: Salem, Augllaize. Oh
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race: White
Father's Name: Thomas Becraft
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Martha Jane Fifer
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C39648-3
System Origin: Ohio-VR
Source Film Number: 0959200
Reference Number: 2:2WT741C

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General Notes: Husband - Sylvester Valentine Walter Becraft

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LDS AFN: 1889-JMB

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Notes: Marriage (Harriet Eliza Phillips):

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Kosciusko Co, Marriage Index, page 24.

Sources

1 Findagrave.com.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Harriot E Phillips, person ID L49K-L78.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Harriet Eliza Phillips, person ID L49K-L78.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Earl Fifer, person ID LYK8-7MQ.

5 LDS, Ohio Deaths 1908-1953.

6 Lorraine Plotner Becraft.