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James Thomas Becraft

Birth	:	16 May 1827 Kentucky, USA
Death	:	9 Mar 1911 Skagit County, Washington, USA
Burial	:	Green Hills Memorial Cemetery, Burlington, Skagit County, USA
Coordinate	:	48.4850998, -122.3071976
Description	:	"An Illustrated History of Skagit and Snohomish Counties." Interstate Publishing Company, 1906. p. 591. CHARLES E. BECRAFT is one of the successful farmers of the Mount Vernon district of Skagit county and one of the type of men who exchanged mining for agriculture. He was born in Plumas county, California, in October of 1855, the son of James Becraft, a native of Kentucky, born in the days soon after Daniel Boone had opened up the Ohio valley and called the attention of the Virginians to its fertility and attractiveness. The elder Becraft was born near the old Boone place, and... Read More	"An Illustrated History of Skagit and Snohomish Counties." Interstate Publishing Company, 1906. p. 591. CHARLES E. BECRAFT is one of the successful farmers of the Mount Vernon district of Skagit county and one of the type of men who exchanged mining for agriculture. He was born in Plumas county, California, in October of 1855, the son of James Becraft, a native of Kentucky, born in the days soon after Daniel Boone had opened up the Ohio valley and called the attention of the Virginians to its fertility and attractiveness. The elder Becraft was born near the old Boone place, and as a boy knew the famous old pioneer and hunter. In 1853 he crossed the plains to California and engaged in mining. In 1890 he came north to Oregon and commenced to raise cattle. He is still living there. Mrs. Rebecca (Holmes) Becraft, the mother, was a native of Indiana and was living in Missouri when married. She was the mother of nine children. Charles E. Becraft received his education in the schools of Plumas county, though when nine years of age he commenced to alternate school with work in the underground mines. Hearing of good mining prospects along the Skagit river, he came here to prospect. Mining did not repay him for his efforts and he worked at logging and farming. In 1889 Mr. Becraft took up a pre-emption at McMurray lake and resided there for three years, when he came to Mount Vernon and bought forty acres of land. After clearing seven acres of it and putting out three in orchard, Mr. Becraft sold out and purchased his present farm of ten acres about a mile northwest of town, where he has made his home since 1899. In Seattle in 1883 Mr. Becraft married Miss Annie B. Snyder, daughter of John W. Snyder, a Pennsylvania farmer, who went to California in 1849. He later returned to the East, but in 1862 was back in California, coming to Skagit county in 1890. In 1903 he returned to California and passed away there a year later. Mrs. Narcissa (Murphy) Snyder was also a native of Pennsylvania, now living in California. Mrs. Becraft was born in Plumas County, California, in 1863, and there attended the schools. She came to Washington with a brother-in-law in 1883, met and married Mr. Becraft. Mr. Becraft is the father of eight children, all born in Skagit county. They are John E., Rebecca, Rachel, Ruth, Archibald, Leo, Irene and Ethel. In politics Mr. Becraft is a Democrat. His small farm is all under cultivation and in excellent condition. He has a small herd of good cattle. Though not one of the Skagit fanners who are enjoying large estates, he is recognized as one of the good citizens of the community and of unimpeachable integrity.

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James Thomas Becraft's memorial is located at: Green Hills Memorial Cemetery, Burlington, Skagit County, USA.
When did James Thomas Becraft death?
James Thomas Becraft death on 9 Mar 1911 in Skagit County, Washington, USA
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Latitude: 48.4850998
Longitude: -122.3071976

Family Members:

Spouse

Rebecca Ann Holmes Becraft

(1835 - 1878)

Children

James Samuel Becraft

(1857 - 1913)

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Burlington, Skagit County, USA
Coordinate: 48.4850998, -122.3071976

2. Country Rest Pet Cemetery
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Coordinate: 48.4964000, -122.2930000

3. Hawthorne Memorial Park
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4. Clear Lake Cemetery
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6. Union Cemetery
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Coordinate: 48.5088997, -122.2133026

7. First Evangelical Lutheran Church Memorial Garden
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Coordinate: 48.4071000, -122.3151500

8. Northern State Hospital Cemetery
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Coordinate: 48.5330300, -122.1929000

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Coordinate: 48.5550003, -122.4014969

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Coordinate: 48.4985008, -122.4774017

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Coordinate: 48.5807230, -122.4011590

12. Blanchard Cemetery
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Coordinate: 48.5864603, -122.4119273

13. Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
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Coordinate: 48.3925018, -122.4480972

14. Skagit City Cemetery
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Coordinate: 48.3454900, -122.3573970

15. Samish Island Tribal Graveyard
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Coordinate: 48.5699090, -122.4885250

16. Swinomish Cemetery
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Coordinate: 48.3893750, -122.5042530

17. Lyman Cemetery
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Coordinate: 48.5270996, -122.0670013

18. Kite Family Plot
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Coordinate: 48.3104740, -122.3007690

19. Fir-Conway Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 48.3084030, -122.3340960

20. McMurray Cemetery
Mount Vernon, Skagit County, USA
Coordinate: 48.3108000, -122.2277000

21. Fern Hill Cemetery
Anacortes, Skagit County, USA
Coordinate: 48.4580994, -122.5830994

22. Scandinavian Cemetery
Milltown, Skagit County, USA
Coordinate: 48.2988000, -122.3295000

23. Grand View Cemetery
Anacortes, Skagit County, USA
Coordinate: 48.4886017, -122.6027985

24. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 48.2840000, -122.2815000