Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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William Herman Becraft and Carrie Williams

Husband William Herman Becraft [3263] 

           Born: 19 Aug 1894 - Menifee, Kentucky, United States 1 2
     Christened: 



           Died: 31 Dec 1965 - Menifee, Kentucky, United States 1 2
 Cause of Death: Coronary occlusion
         Buried: 2 Jan 1966 - Williams Cemetery, Peachy Williams' Hollow, Menifee, Kentucky, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: LZYY-9G8
Find A Grave ID: 49643218


         Father: John Becraft [3256] (1872-1947)
         Mother: Shug Barnes [3257] (1877-1935)


       Marriage:

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 407-07-1769.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1900 in Rothwell, Menifee, Kentucky, United States. Magesterial District 4
John Becraft, head, b May 1873, age 27y, married 5 years, born KY, farmer; wife Suz, b April 1879, age 21y, (4 children, 3 living), born KY; son Herman, b Aug 1895, age 4, born KY; dau Bird, b Sep 1896, age 3, born KY; dau Lula, b June 1899, 11/12, born KY; Barnes, Polly, mother-in-law, b Mar 1845, age 55, widowed, (14 children, 7 living), born KY.

• He appeared on the Kentucky 1910 Miracode Index census in 1910 in Menifee, Kentucky, United States. John Becraft born in KY, listed with wife Shug age 32, born in KY and children Herman age 14, born in KY; daughter Bird age 12, born in KY; daughter Loula age 10, born in KY; son Bernice age 8, born in KY; son Peter age 5, born in KY; son Charlie age 3 born in KY; and daughter Retta May age NR born in KY.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Slate, Menifee, Kentucky, United States. John Bieroft, age 37; wife Shug, age 32y; son Herman, age 14y; dau Bird, age 12y; dau Loula, age 10y; son Bennie, age 8y; son Peter, age 5y; son Charlie, age 3y; dau Retta May, age 0y11m.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. Name: Hermon Becroft
Residence: , Montgomery, Kentucky
Estimated Birth Year: 1897
Age: 23
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Film Number: 1820592
Digital Folder Number: 4300937
Image Number: 00475
Sheet Number: 7
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF John Becroft M 50y Kentucky
WIFE Sugg Becroft F 43y Kentucky
SON Hermon Becroft M 23y Kentucky
DAU Bird Becroft F 21y Kentucky
DAU Lula Becroft F 20y Kentucky
SON Pete Becroft M 15y Kentucky
SON Charlie Becroft M 12y Kentucky
DAU Kittie Becroft F 11y Kentucky
DAU Hazel Becroft F 6y Kentucky
SON Leslie Becroft M 2y Kentucky
Carrie Becroft F 21y Kentucky.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Clintonville, Bourbon Co, KY. Herman Becraft, age 33 born KY; wife Carrie age 30, dau Ivy age 8; son William age 4; son Earnest age 3; son Herman age 0.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Menifee, Kentucky, United States. Herman Beeraft
United States Census, 1940
Name:
Herman Beeraft
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Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1940
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Event Place:
Magisterial District 4, Menifee, Kentucky, United States
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Event Place (Original):
Kentucky, Menifee, Magisterial District 4, Means
Last Place of Residence:
Rural, Bourbon, Kentucky
Sex:
Male
Age:
45
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
White
Race (Original):
White
Birth Year (Estimated):
1895
Birthplace:
Kentucky
Relationship to Head of Household:
Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Head
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Herman BeeraftHeadMale45Kentucky
Carrie BeeraftWifeFemale41Kentucky
Curtis BeeraftSonMale14kentucky
Earnest BeeraftSonMale12Kentucky
Junior BeeraftSonMale10Kentucky
Raymond BeeraftSonMale6Kentucky
Beulah Mae BeeraftDaughterFemale3Kentucky
John BeeraftFatherMale67Kentucky.

• His obituary was published in 1965. Herman Becraft
Mt. Sterling - Herman Becraft, 71, a retired Menifee County farmer, died at 9 a.m. Friday at his home at Means after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was a native of Menifee County and a member of the Pentecostal Holiness Church.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Carrie Williams Becraft; two daughters, Mrs. Earl Rose Menifee Count, and Mrs. Edgar Reed, Montgomery County; five sons, Curt, Ernest, Raymond and Albert Thomas Becraft, all of Means, and William H Becraft, Montgomery County; four sisters, Mrs. Kelly Fritz, Mrs. Johnny Spears and Mrs. Noah Williams, all of Aurora, Ind., and Mrs. Willie Montgomery, Montgomery County; a brother, Leslie Becraft, Ft. Wayne, Ind.; 25 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
The body was taken from the Eastin-Richey Funeral Home to the residence at Means.
He was a member of the Church of God.
Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Wills Church in Menifee County by the Rev. Calvin Bailey and the Rev. Sherman Wells. Burial will be in the Williams Cemetery in Menifee County.


Wife Carrie Williams [4508] 

           Born: 1 Jan 1899 - Kentucky, United States 1 2 3 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Oct 1983 - Morehead, Rowan, Kentucky, United States 1 2 3 4 5
         Buried:  - Williams Cemetery, Peachy Williams' Hollow, Menifee, Kentucky, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: L8H1-VSB
Find A Grave ID: 49643215

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 402-66-9264.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1920 in Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. Name: Carrie Becroft
Residence: , Montgomery, Kentucky
Estimated Birth Year: 1899
Age: 21
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter-in-law
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Film Number: 1820592
Digital Folder Number: 4300937
Image Number: 00475
Sheet Number: 7
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF John Becroft M 50y Kentucky
WIFE Sugg Becroft F 43y Kentucky
SON Hermon Becroft M 23y Kentucky
DAU Bird Becroft F 21y Kentucky
DAU Lula Becroft F 20y Kentucky
SON Pete Becroft M 15y Kentucky
SON Charlie Becroft M 12y Kentucky
DAU Kittie Becroft F 11y Kentucky
DAU Hazel Becroft F 6y Kentucky
SON Leslie Becroft M 2y Kentucky
Carrie Becroft F 21y Kentucky.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1930 in Clintonville, Bourbon Co, KY. Herman Becraft, age 33 born KY; wife Carrie age 30, dau Ivy age 8; son William age 4; son Earnest age 3; son Herman age 0.

• She appeared on the Federal census in 1940 in Menifee, Kentucky, United States. Carrie Beeraft
United States Census, 1940
Name:
Carrie Beeraft
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Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1940
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Event Place:
Magisterial District 4, Menifee, Kentucky, United States
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Event Place (Original):
Kentucky, Menifee, Magisterial District 4, Means
Last Place of Residence:
Rural, Bourbon, Kentucky
Sex:
Female
Age:
41
Marital Status:
Married
Race:
White
Race (Original):
White
Birth Year (Estimated):
1899
Birthplace:
Kentucky
Relationship to Head of Household:
Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Wife
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace
Herman BeeraftHeadMale45Kentucky
Carrie BeeraftWifeFemale41Kentucky
Curtis BeeraftSonMale14kentucky
Earnest BeeraftSonMale12Kentucky
Junior BeeraftSonMale10Kentucky
Raymond BeeraftSonMale6Kentucky
Beulah Mae BeeraftDaughterFemale3Kentucky
John BeeraftFatherMale67Kentucky.

• She died on 25 Oct 1983 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States. Carrie Williams Becraft
United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011
Deceased
Name:Carrie Williams Becraft
Event Type:Obituary
Event Date:25 Oct 1983
Event Place:Lexington, Kentucky
Event Place (Original):Lexington, Kentucky
Sex:Female
Age:84
Death Date:23 Oct 1983
Death Place:Morehead
Affiliate Image Identifier:1557395BD2E74A87
Relatives
Husband:Herman Beecraft.

Children
1 M Stanley Ray Becraft [6306] 6 7 

           Born: 29 Jan 1920 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 6 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Jan 1920 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 8
         Buried:  - Lewis and Chambers Cemetery, Means, Menifee Co, KY
FamilySearch ID: PQMP-YD8
Find A Grave ID: 280371048

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

2 M Albert Thomas Becraft [18694] 4 

           Born: 5 Jul 1941 - Means, Menifee, Kentucky, United States 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Apr 2008 - Menifee, Kentucky, United States 4
         Buried: Apr 2008 - Menifee, Kentucky, United States 4
FamilySearch ID: GYHH-CZQ






3  F  Icy Becraft [4509] 9











           Born: 31 Mar 1922 - Menifee, Kentucky, United States 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 2001 10
         Buried:  - Williams Cemetery, Peachy Williams' Hollow, Menifee, Kentucky, United States
FamilySearch ID: L1C8-L38



         Spouse: Earl Rose [8667] (1917-1991)
           Marr: 5 Jan 1939 - Means, Menifee, Kentucky, United States






4  M  William Curtis Becraft [10062]











           Born: 4 May 1925 - Menifee, Kentucky, United States 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Dec 2011 - Means, Menifee, Kentucky, United States
         Buried: 23 Dec 2011 - Curt Becraft Family Cemetery, Means, Menifee Co, KY 1
FamilySearch ID: L1C8-H4X
Find A Grave ID: 82242139



         Spouse: Delorice Kathryn Thomas [10063] (1942-2016)



         Spouse: America Gross [9782] (      -      )






5  M  Earnest Becraft [4511]





           Born: 29 Apr 1927 - Means, Menifee, Kentucky, United States 1 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Aug 1981 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 1 2 11
         Buried:  - Williams Cemetery, Peachy Williams' Hollow, Menifee, Kentucky, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: LD95-8JX



         Spouse: Phyllis Taulbee [9784] (living)



         Spouse: Erma Taulbee [9785] (living)






6  M  William Herman Becraft [4512] 12





           Born: 1930 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1966 1







         Buried:  - Williams Cemetery, Peachy Williams' Hollow, Menifee, Kentucky, United States 1
FamilySearch ID: L1C8-JYV
Find A Grave ID: 49643225



         Spouse: Carlene Bates [9783] (1930-2013)
           Marr: 25 Apr 1953 - Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, United States 13






7  M  Raymond Becraft [15081]











           Born: 24 Sep 1933 - Bourbon, Kentucky, United States 14
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Mar 2025 - Means, Menifee, Kentucky, United States 14
         Buried: 10 Mar 2025 - Williams Cemetery, Peachy Williams' Hollow, Menifee, Kentucky, United States
FamilySearch ID: G7T2-DRV
Find A Grave ID: 280579360



         Spouse: Lucille Reffitt [15083] (living)






8  F  Beulah Mae Becraft [15080]





           Born: 6 Jul 1936 - Menifee, Kentucky, United States 15
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Jan 2003 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 15
         Buried: 2003 - Machpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 1 15
FamilySearch ID: L1C8-V6D



         Spouse: Reed [15082] (living)









Death Notes: Wife - Carrie Williams



Volume 059, Cert 29207, Deathvol 1983.


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Sources




1
Findagrave.com.

2
U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.

3
http://www.eons.com.

4
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 24 Nov 2025), entry for Carrie Williams, person ID L8H1-VSB. 

5
Ancestry.com (Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning, comp. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present.), BECRAFT, CARRIE 	W, age 084, ROWAN, MONTGOMERY, 10-23-1983, 059, 29207, 1983.

6
www.familytreelegends.com.

7
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Stanley Becraft, person ID PQMP-YD8. 

8
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Stanley Ray Becraft, person ID PQMP-YD8. 

9
Family Trees, Icy instead of Ivy.

10
Family Trees.

11
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 7 Nov 2025), entry for Earnest Becraft, person ID LD95-8JX. 

12
Findagrave.com, William H.

13
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 Nov 2025), entry for Carlene Bates, person ID PQRD-6Y2. 

14
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Raymond Becraft, person ID G7T2-DRV. 

15
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 6 Nov 2025), entry for Beulah Mae Becraft, person ID L1C8-V6D. 







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