Re: Washington State Becraft
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Re: Washington State Becraft
Toni Thompson 12/28/05
Hi, I live in Washington state. Raymond Henry Becraft lived in Wisconsin and married a Minerva Elliot. They can later be placed in Skagit County, Washington along with a brother of Raymonds, named George. I think "your Raymond"is connected to what is known as the "Missouri Becrafts".
Thomas Becraft was married to a woman named Francis Conrad and she passed away and then he remarried a woman named Kathryn Gray/Catherine Grey. Kathryn/Catherine already had children from her first marriage and one of those children "Lizzie/Elizabeth/Marie Elizabeth Headlund" is my relative. Thomas Becraft had children from his first marriage and one of those children ---Raymond Henry---is I believe, your relative.
I post quite a bit on the Terwilliger family board----with most of my information focused on Sedro-Woolley, Washington. My relative might have been known as Lizzie Becraft or Elizabeth Becraft (she married a Terwilliger in Wisconsin and eventually moved to Sedro-Woolley, Wa. and might have gone by "Lizzie Terwilliger/Terwillegar")
Thomas Becraft and Kathryn/Catherine also had several children together.
Quite a few Becraft's and Terwilliger's lived in Wisconsin for some time and then various family members landed in the Skagit area. The Wisconsin area they lived seems to be Oconto County and Chase, Wisconsin.Thomas Becraft and Catherine/Kathryn eventually moved to Missouri and hence became known as the "Missouri Becrafts".
Regarding Leo Becraft: I saw his name mentioned in a historical article "Birth of Skagit Steel and Sedro-Woolley Ironworks". Leo is connected to James Thomas Becraft who went from Kentucky to California over the Oregon Trail in the early 1850s. (See the Tim Becraft post "Arrival of the Becrafts to America")
1910 Skagit County Census for Sedro-Woolley, Washington
Family of Charles and Annie Becraft
James T Becraft age 82 born in Kentucky
Charles Edward Becraft age 53 born in California
Anna Becraft age 46 born in California
Rachel Becraft age 19 born in Washington State
Ruth Becraft age 17 born in Washington State
Archie Becraft age 12 born in Washington State
Leo Becraft age 11 born in Washington State
Orem Becraft age 9 born in Washington State
Ethel Becraft age 7 born in Washington State
Note: The 1887 census has Charles, Annie and a son John who was age 3 and born in Washington Territory.
(Some "Missouri Group" members living in Sedro-Woolley, Washington)
Becraft, Verna M. 1888 1910
George Becraft 1852-1908 (brother of Raymond H. Becraft)
Raymond H. Becraft August 5, 1858-January 4, 1927 married to Minerva Becraft
Minerva J. Becraft born 1866
Elmer Becraft born 1895-died 1904
Verna Becraft born in 1888 and died 1910 is buried at the Union Cemetary in the same site location as George, Raymond, Minerva.
There is a Charles E. Becraft born March 12, 1882 buried at the same site with a Mae Becraft born 1892. Is this Ralph Henry's Chas?
The original poster's e-mail wasn't working and I thought he might be interested in this obit on Minerva (Elliot) Becrafts father.
From the Oconto County Reporter-regarding William Henry Elliot. Sept. 8, 1893, Obituary
Died, Thursday, August 24, 1893, at his home in the town of Chase, Oconto county, Wis., William Henry Elliott, after a short illness. Mr. Elliott was in the 66th year of his age, and had always possessed extraordinary health and vigor. About six months ago his health began to decline, which continued gradually till the end. It can be truthfully said of him that he was an upright, honest man and good citizen, and possessed many noble traits of character. Mr. Elliot was born in Chenango county, N. Y., February 1828, was married in 1851 to Miss Maxa M. Cornish, of the same county. In 1864 he moved west, stopping for a time in Oshkosh, and afterward in Big Suamico, residing there until 1872, when he purchased land and located in the town of Chase. His wife and five children survive him - three sons and two daughters. Henry has a home in Chase, Douglas and Frank in Oconto Falls, Minerva is the wife of Raymond Becraft, and Alice is the wife of George Jaques, both from Chase. The funeral was held on Saturday, at the Methodist church, and
largely attended. The Rev. C. P. Cheeseman, of Oconto Falls,
Huge thanks to the Espey's for their posted information and also Lorraine Plotner Becraft's census information.
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Re: Washington State Becrafts
sarah hunt 4/14/11
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(Biography) Charles E. Becraft b. 1855 California>Oregon>Washington (Kentucky)
Rosy Prospect 9/12/08