Husband William Henry Becraft [285]
Born: Feb 1844 - Maryland, United States
Christened:
Died: 10 Apr 1918 - Woodlawn, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Buried: - Mount Olive Cemetery, Randallstown, Baltimore, Maryland, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: LZ64-GTB
Find A Grave ID: 199721966
Father: John Becraft [179] (1770-1846/1850)
Mother: Mary Ann Cugle [180] (Cir 1805-After 1880)
Marriage:
Events
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1850 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States.
• He appeared on the 1880 Census census in 1880 in Howard, Maryland, United States. William H Becraft, age 36, 1844, MD; wife Anna M, age 32, 1848, MD; daughter Mary F age 16, 1864, MD; son Charles E, age 13, 1867, MD; son George R age 12, 1868, MD; son John H age 10, 1870, MD; and daughter Lillie M age 3, 1877, MD.
• His obituary was published in The Baltimore Sun on 15 Apr 1918. "FUNERAL OF W. H. BECRAFT
The funeral of William H. Becraft, 73 years old, who died Wednesday at his home at Woodlawn, took place yesterday. Services were conducted at Mount Olive Methodist Episcopal Church. Burial was in Mount Olive Cemetery."
The Baltimore Sun. 15 April 1918.
Wife Rhoda V Bennett [13562]
Born: 1857 - Frederick, Maryland, United States
Christened:
Died: 3 Jan 1927 - Woodlawn, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Buried: - Mount Olive Cemetery, Randallstown, Baltimore, Maryland, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: LJ14-VVT
Find A Grave ID: 199722219
Events
• Her obituary was published in The Baltimore Sun on 5 Jan 1927. Daughter of Rezin Bennett and Eleanor (Hobbs) Bennett.
"WOMAN, 70, DROPS DEAD AT HOME OF DAUGHTER
Mrs. Rhoda V. Becraft Fatally Stricken While Hanging Out Clothes.
Mrs. Rhoda V. Becraft, 70 years old, widow of William Becraft, dropped dead yesterday afternoon while hanging clothes in the yard of her daughter's home on the Old Court road, near the Liberty road. She was pronounced dead by Dr. William E. Martin, of Pikesville.
Since December 7, when her home on the Old Court road was destroyed by fire, Mrs. Becraft had made her home with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McGinnis. Mr. McGinnis said that his mother-in-law had been suffering from high blood pressure for more than a year.
Besides her daughter, Mrs. Becraft who before her marriage was Miss Rhoda V. Bennett, is survived by two brothers, twisters and three grandchildren. Funeral arrangements have not been made."
The Baltimore Sun. 4 January 1927
"BECRAFT.-On January 3, 1927, RHODA E., aged 70 years, beloved wife of the late William H. Becraft.
Funeral from the residence of her son-in-law, R. Eugene McGinnis, Windsor Mill road, near Old Court road, Woodlawn, Md., on Wednesday at 3 P. M."
The Baltimore Sun. 5 January 1927.
Children
1 F Ella Victoria Becraft [13563]
Born: Nov 1896 - Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Christened:
Died: 13 Jul 1979 - Randallstown, Baltimore, Maryland, United States 2
Buried: - Mount Olive Cemetery, Randallstown, Baltimore, Maryland, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: GZTC-TZY
Find A Grave ID: 199722836
Spouse: Richard Eugene McGinnis [13564] (1897-1993)