Walter Granville Becraft and Esther Sarah Henthorn
Husband Walter Granville Becraft [8277] 1
Born: 28 Feb 1886 - Indiana, United States 1 2 Christened: 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: 27 Apr 1913 - Fayette, Indiana, United StatesMarr. Status: DivorcedEvents
• 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 Esther Sarah Henthorn [6852]
Born: 23 Dec 1897 - Ripley, Indiana, United States Christened: Died: 1977 3 Buried: - Washington Park East, Indianapolis, Marion Co, IN FamilySearch ID: LVQP-6LQ
Other Spouse: Herbert Grover Thorpe [6853] (1887-1951) - 19 May 1917 - Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, United StatesMarriage Events
• Marriage: 27 Apr 1913, Fayette, Indiana, United States. Groom:
Walter Granville Becraft
Groom's Race:White
Groom's Date of Birth:28 Feb 1886
Groom's Place of Birth:, Ripley, Indiana
Groom's Residence:Rushville, , Indiana
Groom's Number of Marriage:once
Groom's Father:John Becraft
Groom's Mother:Jane French
Bride:Sarah Esther Henthorne
Bride's Race:White
Bride's Date of Birth:23 Dec 1896
Bride's Place of Birth:, Ripley, Indiana
Bride's Residence:Connersville, , Indiana
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Bride's Father:James Henthorne
Bride's Mother:Ava Graham
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Date of License:26 Apr 1913
County of License:Fayette
Date of Marriage:27 Apr 1913
Place of Marriage:, Fayette, Indiana
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Film Number:469755
Digital Folder Number:4540440
Image Number:00250
Number of Images:1.
Children
1 F Phyllis Frances Becraft [6849]
Born: 7 Feb 1914 - Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, United States Christened: Died: 3 Oct 1971 Buried: - Washington Park East, Indianapolis, Marion Co, INSpouse: Theodore R Frederick [6850] (1900- ) Marr: 6 Feb 1943 - Marion, Indiana, United States
Burial Notes: Husband - Walter Granville Becraft
Inscription:
Indiana, CPL Btry A, 139 Field Arty, WWII
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 25 Nov 2025), entry for Esther Sarah Henthorn, person ID LVQP-6LQ.
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