William J Becraft and Ellen Kerrick
Husband William J Becraft [516]
Born: 6 Jun 1842 - Bath, Kentucky, United States 1 Christened:![]()
Died: 22 May 1917 - Bourbon, Kentucky, United States 2 3 Buried: - Peeled Oak Christian Church Cemetery, Bath Co, KY 4 FamilySearch ID: KCSC-Q2M Find A Grave ID: 221280043
Father: Benjamin Franklin Becraft Jr [374] (Cir 1815-1864) Mother: Dulcenia Gore [514] (Cir 1812- )
Marriage: 28 Sep 1876 - Bath, Kentucky, United StatesEvents
• Military: Civil War Service, Union, 1861-1865. Enlisted as a private, discharged as a private.
• He appeared on the Federal census in 1880 in Polksville, Bath, KY. Name:
William Becraft
Residence:Polksville, Bath, Kentucky
Birthdate:1842
Birthplace:Kentucky, United States
Relationship to Head:Self
Spouse's Name:Elen Becraft
Spouse's Birthplace:Kentucky, United States
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Father's Birthplace:Kentucky, United States
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:Kentucky, United States
Race or Color (Expanded):White
Ethnicity (Standardized):American
Gender:Male
Martial Status:Married
Age (Expanded):38 years
Occupation:Farmer
NARA Film Number:T9-0402
Page:315
Page Character:B
Entry Number:892
Film number:1254402
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELFWilliam Becraft M 38 Kentucky, United States
WIFEElen Becraft F 27 Kentucky, United States
SONCharles Becraft M 7 Kentucky, United States Thomas Karrick M 20 Kentucky, United States Bettie Rennolds F 17 Kentucky, United States. • He was contained in a pension record Applied for invalid pension on 25 Mar 1890 in Kentucky, United States. Pension applied for with Application no 763510, certificate 516717, in Kentucky.
Wife Ellen Kerrick [1055]
Born: 13 Apr 1853 - Bath, Kentucky, United States Christened: Died: 15 May 1924 - Bath, Kentucky, United States Buried: - Peeled Oak Christian Church Cemetery, Bath Co, KY 4 FamilySearch ID: KC3B-8SP Find A Grave ID: 221280108Events
• She appeared on the Federal census in 1880 in Polksville, Bath, KY. Name:
Elen Becraft
Residence:Polksville, Bath, Kentucky
Birthdate:1853
Birthplace:Kentucky, United States
Relationship to Head:Wife
Spouse's Name:William Becraft
Spouse's Birthplace:Kentucky, United States
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:Kentucky, United States
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:Kentucky, United States
Race or Color (Expanded):White
Ethnicity (Standardized):American
Gender:Female
Martial Status:Married
Age (Expanded):27 years
Occupation:Keeping
NARA Film Number:T9-0402
Page:315
Page Character:B
Entry Number:893
Film number:1254402
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELFWilliam Becraft M 38 Kentucky, United States
WIFEElen Becraft F 27 Kentucky, United States
SONCharles Becraft M 7 Kentucky, United States Thomas Karrick M 20 Kentucky, United States Bettie Rennolds F 17 Kentucky, United States. • She owned land Deed book 68, page 23 on 4 Sep 1890 in Mud Lick, Bath, Kentucky, United States. Section on 22. George Washington Thompson
4 Sept 1890 - purchased 100 acres of land on Mud Lick in Bath Co., KY for$180, from Ellen Becraft and William Becraft of Montgomery Co., KY. Theland was bounded on the north by G. W. Spence, on the south by the greator public road, on the east by his own land (known as the Hartgroveland), and on the west by the Preston land. The deed was witnessed by Millie O. Clark (The land was the same conveyed to Ellen Becraft (then Kerrick) by Moses H. Stull and others, by deed dated 19 Aug 1870 and recorded in Deed Book 28, pg. 498) - Bath Co., KY Deed Book 68, pg. 23.
.• She owned land Deed book 52, page 529 on 28 Mar 1896 in Mud Lick, Bath, Kentucky, United States. 28 Mar 1896 - purchased 100 acres of land on Mud Lick in Bath Co., KYfor $130 from Thomas Hartgrove and Mahala C. Hartgrove (nee Karrick) of Montgomery Co., KY, and M. H. Stull and Elizabeth, his wife, of Bath Co.,KY. The land was bounded on the north by the lands of Abe Becraft and Peg Griggs, on the west by the lan of G. W. Thompson, on the south by the Olympia Pike, and on the east by M. H. and Elizabeth Stull. (It was part of the same land sold by the sheriff of Bath Co. in the farm of A. L.Wright, Admr. of Ben Wright, and purchased by Elizabeth Stull, wife of M.H. Stull, and guardian of Mahala C. Hartgrove, then Karrick.) - Bath Co.,KY Deed Book 52, pg. 529
.• She owned land Deed book 28, page 498 on 14 Dec 1896 in Bath, Kentucky, United States. 14 Dec 1896 - sold 40 acres of land to Lee Griggs of Bath Co., KY in exchange for one bay horse. The land was bounded on the east and north by the land of Lee Griggs, on the west by the Olympia Pike, and on the south by his own land. (It was part of the same tract conveyed to Ellen Becraft, then Karrick, and Mahal C. Hartgrove by Moses H. Stull and others by deed dated 19 Aug 1870 and recorded in Bath Co., KY Deed Book 28, pg. 498, and by deed given by Mahala C. Hartgrove, Thomas Hartgrove, Elizabeth Stull, and M. H. Stull, dated 28 Mar 1896., and by deed dated 8June 1896 by Thomas J. Thompson.)
.• She owned land Deed Book 28, page 478 on 18 Aug 1906 in Bath, Kentucky, United States. 18 Aug 1906 - sold land (acres not indicated) in Bath Co., KY to Mrs. Ida Epperhart for $75. The land was bounded by a corner stone on the Olympia and Olympian Turnpike, running north with G. W. Thompson's fence, to the lower base of the hill to a little black oak, thence in a straight line to a black oak on top of the hill, to Lee Griggs line, to a pine tree standing near the pike, thence with the pike to the beginning. (It wasthe same land that was a part of the Becraft land, deed dated 19 Aug 1870 and supposed to be recorded in Bath Co., KY Deed Book 28, pg. 478, but not on that page. According to this deed, G. W. Thompson purchased the land of the Becraft heirs for $108.) - Bath Co., KY Deed Book 63, pg. 179
.• She was contained in a pension record applied for widows benefits on 21 Jun 1917 in Kentucky, United States. widow of William Becraft applied for widows pension with application no 1102958, certificate 860270, in Kentucky.
Marriage Events
• Marriage: 23 Sep 1876, Bath, Kentucky, United States. Groom's Name:
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Bride's Name:Ellen Kurrich
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Marriage Date:23 Sep 1876
Marriage Place:Bath,Kentucky
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number:M51706-4
System Origin:Kentucky-ODM
Source Film Number:174937
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Children
1 M Charles William "Charlie" Becraft [1237]
Born: 12 Jul 1871 - Bath, Kentucky, United States Christened: Died: 28 Aug 1938 - Donaldson Pike, Montgomery Co, KY Cause of Death: Sarcoma of left kidney![]()
Buried: 30 Aug 1938 - Machpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 4 FamilySearch ID: L7GB-7FN Find A Grave ID: 36689470Spouse: Jennie Stull [1238] (1879-1911) Marr: 19 May 1897 - Bath, Kentucky, United StatesSpouse: Sallie Kline 4 [9745] (1884-1939) Marr: 28 Mar 1922 - Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 5
2 M Turner Presley "Tude" Becraft [1920]
Born: 29 Jun 1882 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States Christened: Died: 19 Jan 1956 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 2![]()
Buried: - Peeled Oak Christian Church Cemetery, Bath Co, KY 4 6 FamilySearch ID: LZK3-W67 Find A Grave ID: 25631716Spouse: Jamima May "Jimmy" Ballard [1923] (1884-1957) Marr: Abt 1906 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States 7
3 F Millie C Becraft [1921]
Born: 9 Jun 1888 - Bath, Kentucky, United States Christened: Died: 29 May 1941 - Montgomery, Kentucky, United States Buried: - Peeled Oak Christian Church Cemetery, Bath Co, KY 4 FamilySearch ID: LZK3-W61Spouse: Jesse Lee Donahue [15042] (1877-1945) Marr: 13 Oct 1902 - Bath, Knott, Kentucky, United States 8
4 F Annie Becraft [1922]
Born: Cir Jun 1890 - Kentucky, United States Christened: Died: Buried:
Death Notes: Husband - William J Becraft
Death Volume: 1917
Certificate Number: 12930
Name: William M BECRAFT
Age: 74
Died: 22 May 1917 Bath Co., KY
Born: 6 Jun 1842 KY
Informant: Turner BECRAFT
Notes: Marriage (Ellen Kerrick):
Groom: William BECRAFT
Bride: Ellen KARRICK
Date: 23 Sep 1876
Notes: at home of Thomas HARTGROVE
Source: Bath County Records
1 Kentucky Vital Records Project (http://kyvitals.com).
2 Ancestry.com (Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning, comp. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present.).
3 Kentucky Vital Records Project (http://kyvitals.com), 12 Mar 1917.
4 Findagrave.com.
5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 6 Nov 2025), entry for Charles William "Charlie" Becraft, person ID L7GB-7FN.
6 Linda Campbell.
7 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 Nov 2025), entry for Jamima May "Jimmy" Ballard, person ID LZYF-B3S.
8
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 29 Nov 2025), entry for Jesse Lee Donahue, person ID LH6P-CK7.
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