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View Tree for Eva Augusta BecraftEva Augusta Becraft (b. November 22, 1877, d. March 07, 1936)

Eva Augusta Becraft (daughter of Elijah Franklin Becraft and Flora Miranda Smith) was born November 22, 1877 in Vermonte Michigan, and died March 07, 1936 in Rock Island Illinois Rock Island County. She married (1) Charles Franklin Vant. She married (2) Hans Ernst Gustav Berhenke on March 14, 1895 in Phillips Wisconsin Price County, son of Johann Friedrich Conrad Berhenke and Carolina Elizabeth Crimedius. She married (3) Thomas Cork on August 12, 1906 in Price County Wisconsin. She married (4) John Franklin Dennison on July 03, 1922 in Rock Island Illinois.

 Includes NotesNotes for Eva Augusta Becraft:
Eva Agusta Becraft, Berhenke, Cork, Vant. Dennison. Is the oldest child born to Elijah and Flora Miranda Smith-Becraft. She was born November 22 1877 in Vermonte,Eaton County Michigan. She married Hans Ernst Gustav Berhenke from Germany, at the age of 18 on March 14 1895 in Phillips Price County Wisconsin. After their marriage they lived in Georgetown Wisconsin in Price County where he worked as a Blacksmith-Farmer. They had seven children two of which died in childbirth. the five that survived were Grace,Minnie,Henry,Gertrude, and George. Ernest died of a heart attack April 16 1906, after about four months she met and married Thomas Cork August 12 1906. And became pregnant with his son Theordore Thomas Cork. Thomas her second husband died February 2 1907 in Catawba Price County Wisconsin. And she met and married Charles Franklin Vant and moved to Kennan Price County Wisconsin. And together they had a daughter Lillian Grace Vant Born February 20 1910. He operated a saw mill and had five children from his first marriage two still at home. Floyd and Irel It seems that the two boys never got along with their stepmother and blamed her for introducing their father to alcohol which they thought contributed to his early death they never forgave her for this and left home around the age of 12 or 14. Charles died October 27 1912 in Kennan Price County Wisconsin. It is thought that Eva met a Mr. Fortney and relocated with him to Rock Island Illinois. However there has been no documented truth to this. But she did relocate to Rock Island Illinois And Married John Franklin Dennison July 3 1922. If indeed there was no Mr. Fortney in her life then she was single with seven Children for 10 years. John Franklin Dennison had three children by a Previous marriage Elizabeth, Betty, and Samuel. He was employed by Rock Island Plow Company as a plow beam setter he was a native of Rushville Illinois. He died in Rock Island Illinois at 56 years old following a three year illness. Eva never remarried her children grew up married and left home and she died March 7 1936 at her home in Rock Island Illinoisat the age of 59. She was buried March 9 1936 in Chippiannock Cemetary in Rock Island Illinois.

More About Eva Augusta Becraft:
Burial: March 09, 1936, Chippiannock Cemetary RockIsland Illinois.

More About Eva Augusta Becraft and Hans Ernst Gustav Berhenke:
Marriage: March 14, 1895, Phillips Wisconsin Price County.

More About Eva Augusta Becraft and Thomas Cork:
Marriage: August 12, 1906, Price County Wisconsin.

More About Eva Augusta Becraft and John Franklin Dennison:
Marriage: July 03, 1922, Rock Island Illinois.

Children of Eva Augusta Becraft and Charles Franklin Vant are:
  1. +Lillian Grace Vant, b. February 20, 1910, Kennan Price County Wisconsin, d. April 26, 1974, Illinois City Illinois.

Children of Eva Augusta Becraft and Hans Ernst Gustav Berhenke are:
  1. +Grace E Berhenke, b. May 07, 1896, Georgetown Wisconsin Price County, d. November 28, 1983, Milwaukee Wisconsin.
  2. Minnie Berhenke, b. August 01, 1898, Georgetown Wisconsin Price County, d. May 1977.
  3. +Henry John Berhenke O'Conner, b. December 12, 1900, Georgetown Wisconsin Price County, d. December 02, 1964, Iron River Michigan.
  4. Gertrude Fanny Berhenke, b. July 07, 1903, Georgetown Wisconsin Price County, d. 1968, Rock Island Illinois Rock Island County.
  5. +George Oliver Berhenke, b. March 29, 1905, Georgetown Wisconsin Price County, d. May 11, 1981, Moline Illinois Rock Island County.

Children of Eva Augusta Becraft and Thomas Cork are:
  1. Theodore Thomas Cork.
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