Sarah Elizabeth Becraft

Femaleabout 1828–

Brief Life History of Sarah Elizabeth

When Sarah Elizabeth Becraft was born about 1828, in Owingsville, Bath, Kentucky, United States, her father, Benjamin Franklin Becraft, was 51 and her mother, Mary "Polly" Foulger, was 49. She married Oliver Perry Shultz from 1841 to 1842, in Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Precinct 7 Tanyard, Bath, Kentucky, United States in 1880.

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Family Time Line

Oliver Perry Shultz
1825–1899
Sarah Elizabeth Becraft
about 1828–
Marriage: from 1841 to 1842
Padilla Shultz
1842–1912
Robert Shultz
1845–1854
Ellen Shultz
1847–1912
Alfred William Shultz
1848–
Lou Ann Shultz
1850–1925
Sarah Shultz
1851–
Mary Susan Shultz
1852–1854
James Shultz
1853–1902
Erastus Shultz
1857–
Oliver Hazard Perry Shultz
1859–1925
Dr. John Henry Shultz
1863–1938
Callie F Shultz
1867–1888

Sources (13)

  • Sally Becraft in household of Mary Becraft, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Elizabeth Becroft in entry for Ellen Aiffett, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
  • Elizabeth Shultz in household of O P Shultz, "United States Census, 1880"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    from 1841 to 1842Kentucky, United States

    • Children (12)

    +7 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening

    Age 2

    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

    1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens

    Age 2

    The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.

    1861

    Age 33

    Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

    Name Meaning

    English (Middlesex): variant of Beecroft .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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