Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Walter Hudson Becraft and Minnie B Harman



Husband Walter Hudson Becraft [2536]

           Born: 3 Jan 1882 - St Mary's, Auglaize Co, OH
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           Died: 12 Oct 1956 - Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States


         Buried:  - Greenlawn Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen Co, IN
FamilySearch ID: KF5N-GPV
Find A Grave ID: 106212125


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


       Marriage: 17 Feb 1904 - Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States 1

Events

• He worked as a glasscutter in 1910.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Allen, Indiana, United States. Walter H Becraft, age 36y; wife Celia, age 28y; dau Stella, age 7y; son Jack P, age 5y; dau Ruth E, age 4y6m; son Pershing, age 1y3m.

• He appeared on the 1930 Census census in 1930 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States. Walter H. Becraft age 47 head of household appears with wife Celia Becraft, age 38 and children Stella M age 17; Jack F age 16; Ruth E age 14; Pershing W age 11; Paul B age 9; Wayne L age 7; Gerald S age 6; Robert J age 4; Thomas E age 3 and Donald G (no age listed).

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Harrison Township, Kosciusko Co, IN. Thomas Becraft, b Sept 1842, age 57y, married 31 years, born MD, Laborer (Day); wife Martha J, b Nov 1845, age 54y, (17 children, 10 living), born IN; son Hudson b May 1883, age 17y, born OH, Laborer (Day); dau Laura, b June 1884, age 15y, born OH, Servant.




Wife Minnie B Harman [8867]

           Born: 16 Jul 1880 - Indiana, United States 2
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FamilySearch ID: 9XQT-HB3

Marriage Events

• Marriage: 17 Feb 1904, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. Groom's Name: Hudson W. Becraft
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Bride's Name: Minnie B. Harman
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Marriage Date: 17 Feb 1904
Marriage Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Groom's Father's Name: Thomas Becraft
Groom's Mother's Name: Martha Pipher
Bride's Father's Name: Albert Harman
Bride's Mother's Name: Prude Hartzel
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01711-7
System Origin: Michigan-ODM
Source Film Number: 2342667
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Children

General Notes: Husband - Walter Hudson Becraft

LDS AFN: 1889-KCT

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Sources


1 LDS, Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Minnie B Harman, person ID 9XQT-HB3.


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