Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

Rufus Hayes Burdette and Effie Reed Hardy

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Husband Rufus Hayes Burdette [1902]

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           Born: 7 Mar 1877 - Montgomery, Maryland, United States 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Jan 1939 2
         Buried:  - Montgomery Chapel, Clagettsville, Montgomery Co, MD 2
FamilySearch ID: LZ51-4RQ

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         Father: Perry George Burdette [1127] (1849-1929)
         Mother: Lucinda W. Becraft [298] (1852-1936)

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       Marriage: 23 Jan 1906 - Florence, MD

Events

• His obituary was published in 1939. R. Hayes Burdette

The funeral of R. Hayes Burdette, well known retired farmer of Clagettsville, took place Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at Montgomery Methodist Protestant church, Clagetsville. Rev. H. O. Keen, of Baltimore, a former pastor, officiated, assisted by Rev. Stephen Galley. A large gathering of friends and relatives attended. The floral emblems were numerous and beautiful. Pallbearers were: Hubert P. Burdette, Roger Burdette, H. Deets, Warfield, Franklin Pinkerton, Albert Burdette and Robert Etchison. Interment in adjoining cemetery. J. B. Beall, Inc., funeral director.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~midmdroots/newspapers/newsclips/24.jpg.

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Wife Effie Reed Hardy [3798] ²

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           Born: 18 Mar 1877 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 May 1907
         Buried:  - Damascus United Methodist Church Cemetery, Poolesville, Montgomery Co, MD

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Children

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Burial Notes: Wife - Effie Reed Hardy

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Plot Sec 1, Row 8

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Notes: Marriage (Effie Reed Hardy):

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in bride's home.

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 29 Nov 2025), entry for Rufus Hayes Burdette, person ID LZ51-4RQ.

2 Jackson Day, "Ancestors of Jackson Day" (http://www.gencircles.com/users/jacksonday/1/data/6980).