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Isral Becraft (Bourbon County, Kentucky, farmer)

b. 1818-09-02 d. 1888-04-20

Bourbon County, Kentucky, farmer. Maryland native. Married to Priscilla Becraft. Father of James H. Becraft, William Becraft, Mary Becraft, Mariah Becraft, Aquilla Becraft, Charles Becraft, and Walker Becraft. Farmer in Bourbon County in 1850. Owned eleven enslaved persons in Bourbon County in 1850. Farmer in Bourbon County in 1860. Owned ten enslaved persons in Bourbon County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bourbon County, District 1, p. 292A.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Bourbon County, District 1, p. 504.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bourbon County, Eastern Division, p. 647.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Bourbon County, Eastern Division, p. 133B.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Bourbon County, Millersburg, p. 323A.

"Israel L. Becraft (1818-1888)," Find A Grave, Memorial #40864396, accessed May 23, 2022, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40864396.

Citation

Becraft, Isral. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32208805 (November 12, 2026).

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