Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Walter Scott Becraft Sr and Hannah Frances Sheard



Husband Walter Scott Becraft Sr [690]




           Born: 15 Apr 1891 - Bedford, Trimble, Kentucky, United States 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Apr 1974 - Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States 1


         Buried:  - Memorial Park Cemetery, Kokomo, Howard Co, IN 2
FamilySearch ID: LB4W-JYY


         Father: William Willis Becraft [523] (1856-1916)
         Mother: Evaline Ana "Eva" Fisher [684] (1859-1937)


       Marriage: 24 Jul 1920 - Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 312-54-7366. as Walter Beecraft.

• Military: PVT Air Service, WW I, on grave marker.

• He worked as a Meat Cutter.

• He was Baptist.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, United States. Ward 7
Willis Becraft, age 54y; wife Eva, age 50y; son WalterS, age 20y; son Robert L, age 17y; dau Mary E, age 14y; son James H, age 14y.

• Event: The Kokomo Tribune, 13 Mar 1941. James L. Overson, Commissioner, to Walter Becraft and Hannah Becraft, Commisioner's Deed. $400.00, lot 17 and part of lot 18 in Charles M Souele's subdivision.

• Event: The Kokomo Tribune, 9 Sep 1963. Walter Becraft, 2522 N. Webster St., is a patient in the Veterans' Hospital, West 10th...

• Event: The Kokomo Tribune, 16 Sep 1963. Walter Becraft, 2522 N. Webster St., has returned to Veterans Hospital on W. 10th St. in ...

• Event: The Kokomo Tribune, 11 Jul 1967. Becraft, Walter S., 1314 N. Phillips St.

• Event: The Kokomo Tribune, 29 Jan 1969. Dismissals
Becraft, Walter S., 1314 N. Phillips St.

• His obituary was published in the Kokomo Tribune in 1974. as Beecraft, Walter S, page 63, http://www.edanddebby.com/ktobits/KTObbbe.html.

• His obituary was published in The Kokomo Tribune on 8 Apr 1974. ...
Surviving are three sons, Scott F. Becraft, Herbert Becraft and the REv. Walter (Jack) Becraft, all of Kokomo; a brother, Harvey Becraft of Rushville; a sister, Mrs. Ida Kelley of Kokomo...




Wife Hannah Frances Sheard [695]

           Born: 12 May 1887 - Fairfield, Ohio, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Nov 1959 - Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States


         Buried: 26 Nov 1959 - Memorial Park Cemetery, Kokomo, Howard Co, IN 2
FamilySearch ID: L7GY-XRK
Find A Grave ID: 45529523


         Father: Jesse Sheard [795] (      -      )
         Mother: Mary Alice Addison [796] (1856-      )



   Other Spouse: Carl Francis Crews [13144] -  (Divorced in 1914)

Events

• Event: The Kokomo Tribune, 18 Jun 1938. St. Joseph Hospital
Mrs. Walter Becraft, 2522 North Webster street, submitted to a minor operation Saturday morning.

• Event: The Kokomo Tribune, 13 Mar 1941. James L. Overson, Commissioner, to Walter Becraft and Hannah Becraft, Commisioner's Deed. $400.00, lot 17 and part of lot 18 in Charles M Souele's subdivision.

• Biography: Hannah Frances Sheard was born 12 May 1887, in Fairfield, Franklin, Indiana the daughter of Mary Alice (n Addison) and Jesse Sheard.

She married Carl Francis Crews about 1905 having three children by him:
Ethel Maxine Crews, Dorothy Irene Crews & Charles Crews. They divorced 1914.

She married Walter Scott Becraft, 24 Jul 1920 in Delaware County, Indiana. They had five children: Scott Frederick Becraft, Carmel Becraft, Mary Rosaline Becraft, Walter Junior Becraft, and Herbert Sheard Becraft.

From 1932-1959 she and her husband were residents of Kokomo, Indiana.


Children
1 M Scott Frederick Becraft [797]

           Born: 8 Feb 1922 - Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, United States 1 2
     Christened: 


           Died: 16 May 1996 - Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States 1 2 3


         Buried:  - Albright Cemetery, Kokomo, Howard Co, IN 2
FamilySearch ID: L5KS-DZ9
Find A Grave ID: 45459409
         Spouse: Betty Ellen Jurden [1442] (1931-2012)
           Marr: 31 Aug 1946 - Indiana, United States. (Divorced in 1968)
         Spouse: Donna Jean Newlin [1441] (1934-2018)
           Marr: 12 Oct 1968 - Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States


2 F Mary Roselyn Becraft [798]

           Born: 7 May 1925 - Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: ca 1950's - Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William Edward Woolum [803] (living)


3 M Rev. Walter Scott "Jack" Becraft Jr [799]




           Born: 4 Sep 1926 - Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Jul 1993 - Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States 1


         Buried: 22 Jul 1993 - Memorial Park Cemetery, Kokomo, Howard Co, IN 2
FamilySearch ID: PW58-2L9
Find A Grave ID: 45529524
         Spouse: Birdie Mae Short [802] (1920-2016)
           Marr: 29 Oct 1949 - Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States


4 M Herbert Sheard Becraft [800]

           Born: 5 Jan 1932 - Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 May 2001 - Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, United States 1 2
 Cause of Death: Massive heart attack


         Buried:  - Albright Cemetery, Kokomo, Howard Co, IN 2
FamilySearch ID: GSJQ-G3P
Find A Grave ID: 45459408
         Spouse: Imo Jean Gibson [801] (      -1997)
           Marr: 6 Apr 1949



Burial Notes: Husband - Walter Scott Becraft Sr

Plot: Section Highland


Burial Notes: Wife - Hannah Frances Sheard

Highland Section

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Sources


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

2 Findagrave.com.

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 Scott Frederick Becraft, person ID L5KS-DZ9.


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