Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Charles Clifton Porter and Verlie O Becraft



Husband Charles Clifton Porter [5699]

           Born: 29 Oct 1891 - Shepherdstown, Jefferson Co, WV
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Oct 1944 - Brunswick, Frederick, Maryland, United States 1


         Buried:  - Park Heights Cemetery, Brunswick, Frederick, Maryland, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: GTPS-9SJ
Find A Grave ID: 102210724
       Marriage: 13 Jan 1908 - Howard, Maryland, United States 2

Events

• His obituary was published in The Frederick Post on 13 Oct 1944. CHARLES CLIFTON PORTER, 26 West Potomac Street, Brunswick, died Thursday morning at Schnauffer Hospital in Brunswick, after a short illness, aged 53 years. He was a son of the late Charles Franklin and Mary Elizabeth Baylis Porter and was a member of the Bethany Lutheran Church, Brunswick.

Besides his wife, Mrs. Verlie Becraft Porter, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Freeman and Mrs. Frank Manuel, both of Washington; three brothers, Alonza and Herbert Porter, this city, and Raymond Porter, Brunswick, and one sister, Mrs. Irene Thomas, Brunswick.

Funeral services were held at Bethany Lutheran Church; interment was in Park Heights Cemetery; arrangements by Jessie S. Dailey, funeral director.




Wife Verlie O Becraft [2685]

           Born: 11 Feb 1888 - Maryland, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Jan 1974 - Browntown, Warren, Virginia, United States 1 3


         Buried:  - Park Heights Cemetery, Brunswick, Frederick, Maryland, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: M7K9-RV4
Find A Grave ID: 102211058


         Father: Perry Marshal Becraft [2588] (1859-1929)
         Mother: Almyra Lillian Winks [2591] (1859-1940) 4


Events

• She appeared on the 1900 Census census in 1900 in Sandy Hook, Washington, Maryland, United States. Perry M Becraft, age 40, Mar 1860, OH; wife Almara L, age 36, Sep 1863, MD; daughter Leolia R, age 15, Nov 1884, MD; son Joseph E, age 14, Apr 1886, MD; daughter Verlie O age 12, Feb 1888, MD; daughter Temperance age 7, Jun 1892, MD; daughter Grace A age 5, Sep 1894, MD; son Arlington age 1, Jun 1898, MD, daughter Madlin L age 2/12, Mar 1900, MD.


Children

Burial Notes: Husband - Charles Clifton Porter

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Burial Notes: Wife - Verlie O Becraft

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Notes: Marriage (Verlie O Becraft):

Becraft, Verlie--Porter, Charles C.--13 Jan 1908

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Sources


1 Findagrave.com.

2 Howard County Marriage Records.

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 Verlie O Becraft, person ID M7K9-RV4.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 23 Nov 2025), entry for Almara Lillian Winks, person ID M7K9-TT9.


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