Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Ralph Hunter Becraft Jr. and Irene Cannon



Husband Ralph Hunter Becraft Jr. [5912]




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


         Buried: 16 Mar 2011 - Fairview Cemetery, Culpeper, Culpeper Co, VA 1
FamilySearch ID: LBHZ-9TZ
Find A Grave ID: 162622898


         Father: Ralph Hunter Becraft Sr. [3568] (1903-1977) 2
         Mother: Rebecca Lyne Payne [5435] (1906-1971) 3


       Marriage: 25 May 1949 4

Events

• Soc Sec Num: 405-28-1082.

• Event: The Frederick Post, 12 Dec 1953. ... became alarmed when Ralph A. Becraft Jr., 28, did not return from a trip to deposit money at a bank four blocks away. Updike said $1,121 of the deposit Becraft carried was in cash.

• Event: The Frederick Post, 15 Dec 1953. ...Washington Safeway Stores where he worked.

Becraft, police said, admitted taking $1,429.09 he was supposed to have deposited for the grocery...

• He was listed as brother in the following obituary published on 11 Jun 1999 in Boyle Co, KY:

Bettye B. Toombs
Bettye Lee Burnett Toombs, 73, of Danville, died Thursday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington.
Born Jan. 3, 1926, in Danville, she was a daughter of the late Tilford F. and Mary E. Guttery Burnett. She was a former owner of Sims Floral Co., a member of Lexington Avenue Baptist Church and Eastern Star, and former member of Business and Professional Women. She was the widow of Edwin Toombs
Survivors include two sons, Carl E. Gustafson and Erwin L. Gustafson, both of Danville; a daughter, Mary E. Wilkerson of Lexington; four sisters, Rebecca B. Chambliss of Jacksonville, Fla., Joann S. Griffin of Madison, Ala., Edith S. Gregory of Vennina, Va., and Frances B. McKinney of Lexington; two brothers, William M. Sims of Flemingsburg and Ralph H. Becraft of Keniston, Md.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Stith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
Visitation is after 4 p.m. Sunday.

• He owned property on 26 Sep 2005. Condo 15123 Vantage Hill Road, Unit: 5-A
Buyer: Ralph H Becraft Jr and Jeannie Troll Becraft
Seller: Mildred E Hallowell

15123 Vantage Hill Road, Unit: 5-A
Rossmoor, MD 20906

Neighborhood: Rossmoor North of Leisure World GC

Subdivision: Montgomery Condominiums

Condo Development: Rossmoor Mutual

Owner: Ralph H L, E Jr Becraft (And Others) (as of June 2008)

Sales History (2001-present)
$397,000 on Sept. 12, 2008
B: Jeane Mast
S: Fred Robert Troll Jr, (Personal Representative), Ralph H Becraft (Estate), Life, Nancy E Troll (Personal Representative), Jeannie T Becraft (Estate)
N/A on Nov. 7, 2005
B: Jeannie T Becraft
S: Ralph H Becraft Jr
Price reflects a multiple-parcel transaction.
N/A on Nov. 7, 2005
B: Ralph H Brecraft Jr
S: Jeannie T Becraft
$461,000 on Sept. 26, 2005
B: Ralph H Becraft Jr, Jeannie Troll Becraft
S: Mildred E Hallowell
N/A on July 30, 2003
B: Mildred E Hallowell
S: Mildred E Hallowell, Virginia A Hewitt
N/A on March 8, 2002
B: Mildred E Hallowell, Virginia A Hewitt
S: Mildred E Hallowell.

• His obituary was published in the Washington Post on 14 Mar 2011. RALPH H. BECRAFT, JR.

On March 10, 2011 of Bowie, MD. Devoted father of Ralph W. Becraft (Doris) and Charlotte D. DeMonte (Peter). Also survived by a sister, Frances McKinney (James); five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends may call at the ROBERT E. EVANS FUNERAL HOME, Rt. 450 and Racetrack Rd., Bowie, MD on Tuesday, March 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. Graveside services will be held at Fairview Cemetery on March 16. Time to be determined. Memorial contributions may be made to the .
www.robertevansfuneralhome.com.

• His obituary was published in the Robert E. Evans Funeral Home. Ralph H. Becraft Jr.
SEPTEMBER 27, 1926 '96 MARCH 10, 2011
Obituary of Ralph H. Becraft Jr.
RALPH H. BECRAFT, JR.: On March 10, 2011 of Bowie, MD. Devoted father of Ralph W. Becraft (Doris) and Charlotte D. DeMonte (Peter). Also survived by a sister, Frances McKinney (James); five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends may call at the Robert E. Evans Funeral Home, Rt. 450 and Racetrack Rd., Bowie, MD on Tuesday, March 15 from 6-8 p.m. Graveside services will be held at Fairview Cemetery on March 16. Memorial Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.




Wife Irene Cannon [11089] 4

           Born: 8 Oct 1916 - Virginia, United States 4 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Oct 1994 - Lanham, Prince George's, Maryland, United States 4


         Buried:  - Fairview Cemetery, Culpeper, Culpeper Co, VA 1 6
FamilySearch ID: LBHZ-3FZ
Find A Grave ID: 69320487


         Father: Henry Walter Cannon [13148] (1888-1955) 1
         Mother: Bertha Settle [13149] (1893-1968) 1


Events

• Soc Sec Num: 579-32-4689. IRENE C BECRAFT 08 Oct 1916 24 Oct 1994 20784 (Hyattsville, Prince Georges, MD <http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/MD/PrinceGeorges>)(none specified)579-32-4689District of Columbia
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• Her obituary was published. BECRAFT, IRENE CANNON age 78 yrs. of New Carrollton, Md. died 24 Oct 1994 at Lanham, Md. w/o Ralph Hunter Becraft.

Son & daughter-in-law, R. Wayne & Sharon Becraft of Glenn Dale, Md. Son-in-law & daughter, Peter & Diane DeMonte of Bridgeport, CT. 5 grandchildren.

Interment in Fairview Cemetery in Culpeper, Va.
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Children
1 M Ralph Wayne Becraft [11083] (details suppressed for this person)

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Doris [11086] (living)


2 F Charlotte Diane Becraft [11084] (details suppressed for this person)

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Herbert Lindsey Thomas [11091] (living)
         Spouse: Peter DeMonte [11085] (living)



Birth Notes: Husband - Ralph Hunter Becraft Jr.

Certificate # 95-47070

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Sources


1 Findagrave.com.

2 Carole Pomeroy (rootsweb.com).

3 LDS.

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

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 29 Nov 2025), entry for Irene Cannon, person ID LBHZ-3FZ.

6 Billion Graves (billiongraves.com : accessed 14 Apr 2020).


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