Benjamin G. ASHCRAFT
Bettie GARRISON

Husband:  Benjamin G. ASHCRAFT
Birth:  19 Jan 1845, Indiana
Death:  2 Jan 1918, Lee's Summit, Jackson Co., Missouri
Burial:  Jan 1918, Lee's Summit Historical Cemetery, Lee's Summit, Jackson Co., Missouri
Father:  James ASHCRAFT
Mother:  Hannah UNKNOWN

Marriage:    5 Nov 1903, Jackson Co., Missouri    

Wife:  Bettie GARRISON
Birth:  9 Oct 1873, Jackson Co., Missouri 
Death:  1 Mar 1936, Lee's Summit, Jackson Co., Missouri 
Burial:  Mar 1936, Lee's Summit Historical Cemetery, Lee's Summit, Jackson Co., Missouri
Father:  David M. GARRISON
Mother:  Mary C. SHANNON

Children:    
1. Allen L. ASHCRAFT, b: 17 Aug 1904, Lee's Summit, Jackson Co., Missouri
                                   d: Dec 1981, Denver, Denver Co., Colorado
2. Edith E. ASHCRAFT, b: 1907, Lee's Summit, Jackson Co., Missouri
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Notes:    
Benjamin served with the Union forces in the Civil War. His Service Record shows:
   Name:  Benjamin G. Ashcraft
   Residence:  Laurel, Indiana                       
   Enlistment Date:  1 February 1862    
   State Served:  Indiana
   Rank at Enlistment:  Private
   Service Record:  Enlisted in Company F Indiana 52^nd Infantry Regiment on 1 February 1862.
                                Promoted to Full Corporal.
                                Mustered out on 10 September 1865 at Montgomery, AL.

He received a pension for his service and, after he died, Bettie received a widow’s pension.  The Pension  Records show:
   Name:  Benjamin G. Ashcraft
   Widow:  Bettie Ashcraft
   State of Application:  Missouri
   Service:  F  52  IN  Inf                
   Pension Type:      Invalid                        Widow            
   Date Filed:        18 Oct 1892                 8 Jan 1918                             
   Application #:      1,134,843                  1, 112,922                                          
   Certificate #:        1,032,928                      852,340                                       

1910 Federal Census Data (T624_0789, Page 236A), Lee’s Summit, Jackson Co., Missouri,
                                                                                     Enumeration District: 209, Enumeration Date: 24-May-1910, Family #451

1920 Federal Census Data (T625_0923, Page 64B), Lee’s Summit Ward 2, Jackson Co., Missouri,
                                                                                    Enumeration District: 276, Enumeration Date: 13-Jan-1920, Family #204

1930 Federal Census Data (T626_1204, Page 23A), Lee’s Summit, Jackson Co., Missouri,
                                                                                    Enumeration District: 269, Enumeration Date: 19-Apr-1930, Family #540

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Sources:    
1) Marriage:  Jackson County Missouri Vital Statistics - Marriages, Vol. 1903, Lic. #18117
2) Death - Husband:  Jackson County Missouri Vital Statistics - Deaths, Cert. #18-001610
3) Death - Wife:  Jackson County Missouri Vital Statistics - Deaths, Cert. #36-011078