Sarah Elizabeth Becraft

about 1828–
Owingsville, Bath, Kentucky, United States

The Life of Sarah Elizabeth

When Sarah Elizabeth Becraft was born about 1828, in Owingsville, Bath, Kentucky, United States, her father, Benjamin Franklin Becraft Sr., was 49 and her mother, Mary Foulger, was 47. 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
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

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
from 1841 to 1842
Kentucky, United States
children

(12)

    Padilla Shultz

    Female1842–1912Female

    Robert Shultz

    Male1845–1854Male

    Ellen Shultz

    Female1847–1912Female

    Alfred William Shultz

    Male1848–Male

    Lou Ann Shultz

    Female1850–1925Female

+7 More Children

Parents and Siblings

    Benjamin Franklin Becraft Sr.

    Male1779–1833Male

    Mary Foulger

    Female1781–1874Female

siblings

(9)

    Harriet Elizabeth Becraft

    Female1808–1871Female

    James Becraft

    Male1810–Male

    Abram Fields Becraft

    Male1811–Male

    Sarah Ann Becraft

    Female1813–1902Female

    Benjamin Franklin Becraft Jr.

    Male1815–1864Male

+4 More Children

World Events (8)

1829

Age 1

Owingsville was incorporated in 1829.
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.
1861

Age 33

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

Name Meaning

English: variant of Beecroft .

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

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • Elizabeth Shultz in household of O P Shultz, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Elizabeth Shulse in household of O P Shulse, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Elizabeth Shultz in household of Perry Shultz, "United States Census, 1860"

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