Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Ralph Hunter Becraft Sr. and Rebecca Lyne Payne

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Husband Ralph Hunter Becraft Sr. [3568] ¹

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           Born: 24 Dec 1903 - Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States 2 3 4 5 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Sep 1977 - Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States 5 7 8 9

         Buried:  - Millersburg Cemetery, Millersburg, Bourbon Co, KY 9
FamilySearch ID: K8SK-9BZ
Find A Grave ID: 215985622

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         Father: William Reynolds Becraft [2023] (1878-1912)
         Mother: Louti Proctor Jefferson [2024] (1880-1964) 7

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       Marriage: 14 Oct 1925 - Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States 10

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 301-10-0211.

• He appeared on the 1910 Kentucky Miracode census in 1910 in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States. Reynolds W Becraft; wife Loutie P age 29 born KY; son Ralph H age 6 born KY.

• He appeared on the Federal census in 1910 in Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States. Ward 2
Reynolds W Becraft, age 31y; wife Loutie P, age 29y; son Ralph H, age 6y.

• Event: The Bourbon News, 8 Apr 1910. Master Ralph Becraft, of Paris, arrived Wednesday as the guest of his grandmother, Mrs. Annie Jefferson.

• Event: Bourbon News, 13 Feb 1920. Through misinformation in our last letter we stated that Ralph Becraft of Paris, a student at the M, M.I., was seriously ill of double pneumonia. Mr. Becraft has scarlet fever, but is improving nicely.

• Event: Bourbon News, 11 Jun 1920. Ralph Becraft has gone to Winterhaven, FLa., to spend the summer with his mother, Mrs. Lutie Becraft, who is engaged in business there.

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Wife Rebecca Lyne Payne [5435] ¹⁰

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           Born: 20 Sep 1906 - Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Jun 1971 - Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
         Buried: 1971 - Paris Cemetery, Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
FamilySearch ID: MQNL-V8G

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   Other Spouse: Tilford Freeman Burnett [7409] (1897-1967) - 26 Aug 1933

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Children

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1 M Ralph Hunter Becraft Jr. [5912]

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           Born: 27 Sep 1926 - Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Mar 2011

         Buried: 16 Mar 2011 - Fairview Cemetery, Culpeper, Culpeper Co, VA 9
FamilySearch ID: LBHZ-9TZ
Find A Grave ID: 162622898

         Spouse: Irene Cannon 11 [11089] (1916-1994)
           Marr: 25 May 1949 11

         Spouse: Jeannie Elizabeth Faunce 12 [11090] (1923-2007)

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2 M Mathew Hume Payne Becraft Sr. [5913] ⁵

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           Born: 17 Dec 1928 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Sep 1996 - Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States 5 13
         Buried:  - Paris Cemetery, Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
FamilySearch ID: LTQM-CH4
Find A Grave ID: 287916847

         Spouse: Tilford Brunett [7651] (living)

         Spouse: Pauline F Ashley [8761] (living)

         Spouse: Susan Keyser Taylor [8762] (living)

         Spouse: Ivarene Tucker Harp [5810] (1930-2003)
           Marr: 29 Jul 1977 - Bourbon, Kentucky, United States 14

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3 F Frances Becraft [11087] (details suppressed for this person)

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: James McKinney [11088] (living)

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General Notes: Wife - Rebecca Lyne Payne

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Father: Mathew Hume Payne (b. 7 Sep 1874 - ?), Mother: Marguerite Rebecca Lyne (4 Jn 1877 - ?).

Sources

1 Carole Pomeroy (rootsweb.com).

2 Carole Pomeroy (rootsweb.com), 1904, IL.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Ralph Hunter Becraft, person ID K8SK-9BZ.

4 edswoman@bytesandpcs.com, "Genealogy of Lillie Riney" (rootsweb.com), 24 Dec 1903.

5 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index.

6 LDS, Paris, Bourbon, KY.

7 edswoman@bytesandpcs.com, "Genealogy of Lillie Riney" (rootsweb.com).

8 Ancestry.com, 14 September 1977.

9 Findagrave.com.

10 LDS.

11 Serenity Thomas, Emails from Serenity Thomas (sthomasfl@yahoo.com).

12 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for Jeannie, person ID LD9B-417.

13 Ancestry.com (Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning, comp. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present.).

14 www.familytreelegends.com, Kentucky Marriages, 1960 - 1993.