Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Walter Granville Becraft and Maud Palmer



Husband Walter Granville Becraft [8277] 1

           Born: 28 Feb 1886 - Indiana, United States 1 2
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           Died: 31 Dec 1933 - Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, United States 2


         Buried: 3 Jan 1934 - Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana, Harrison Co, KY 2
FamilySearch ID: L6J7-58H
Find A Grave ID: 43076054


         Father: John T Becraft [1842] (1855-1903)
         Mother: Melissa Jane French [1844] (1856-1934) 1


       Marriage: 23 Apr 1924 - Harrison, Kentucky, United States 3

Events

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Marion, Sebastian Co, AR. John T Becraft, head, b Feb 1856, age 44, married 22 years, born IN, farmer; wife Jennie L, b Aug 1856, (7 children, 6 living), born IN; son Ira F, b Jan 1883, age 17y, single born IN, Farm laborer; son Walter G, b Feb 1886, age 14, single, born IN, At School; son Charles E, b May 1888, age 12, born IN, at school; son William, b Mar 1891, age 9y, born IN.

• Military: WW I. Military: Indiana, CPL Btry A, 139 Field Arty, WWI.

• He died in 1933 in Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, United States. Name: Walter Granville Becraft
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 03 Jan 1934
Burial Place: Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky
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Death Place: Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky
Age: 47
Birth Date: 1887
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Marital Status: Unknown
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B05331-2
System Origin: Kentucky-EASy
Source Film Number: 2027401
Reference Number: item2p12cn4631-15.




Wife Maud Palmer [9743] 2

           Born: 26 Oct 1885 - Harrison, Kentucky, United States 2 3 4
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           Died: 9 Jul 1974 - Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, United States 2 5 6


         Buried: 11 Jul 1974 - Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana, Harrison Co, KY 2
FamilySearch ID: K198-W58
Find A Grave ID: 43076055


         Father: Elisha Martin Palmer [13262] (1855-1922) 7
         Mother: Nancy Elizabeth Ross [13263] (1855-1922) 8


Events

• Soc Sec Num: 402-74-3118.

• She died in 1974 in Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, United States. Name: Maud Becraft
Gender: Female
Burial Date: 11 Jul 1974
Burial Place: Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky
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Death Place: Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky
Age: 88
Birth Date: 1886
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B05331-4
System Origin: Kentucky-EASy
Source Film Number: 2027401
Reference Number: item 2p150 cn9706-76.


Children

Burial Notes: Husband - Walter Granville Becraft

Inscription:
Indiana, CPL Btry A, 139 Field Arty, WWII


Death Notes: Wife - Maud Palmer

Maud, age 88, died in Harrison Co, resident Harrison Co, 7/8/1974, Volume 33, Certificate 16476, Death Volume 1974.

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Sources


1 dad1037@yahoo.com (Emails, etc from her sources.).

2 Findagrave.com.

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 Maud Palmer, person ID K198-W58.

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

5 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index, Jan 1974.

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 22 Nov 2025), entry for Elisha M Palmer, person ID K198-73V.

8 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 22 Nov 2025), entry for Nancy Elizabeth, person ID K198-74C.


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