Mary B. Breckenridge1

b. 14 June 1842, d. 16 October 1912
FatherJohn Breckenridge1,2 b. 22 Mar 1815, d. 23 Aug 1871
MotherNancy G. Clark3 b. 18 Jul 1815
Birth14 Jun 1842 Mary B. Breckenridge was born on 14 Jun 1842 in Washington County, Ohio.4,5,6 
  Mary did not marry but spent most of her life on the family farm in Belpre Township, Washington County, Ohio. Two siblings died in the 1860s; Mary's father died in 1871. By 1880 Mary's mother was enumerated as the head of a household that included Mary (38) and her brother Clark (33) and sister Martha Jane (25). Martha Jane married in the early 1890s. At the turn of the century Clark ran the farm and headed a household that included he and Mary although Martha Jane and her family were neighbors.1,7,3,8,6 
Death16 Oct 1912 Mary died of cardiac dropsey on 16 Oct 1912 in Belpre, Washington County, Ohio, at age 70.4 
Burial She was buried at Rockland Cemetery in Washington County, Ohio.9 
ChartsDescendants of James Clark and Isabella Breckenridge
Last Edited25 Oct 2013

Citations

  1. [S629] John Breckenridge household, 1850 U.S. census, Washington Co., OH, pop. sched., Barlow township, p. 348 (stamped), dwelling 179, family 181, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2003, image 25 of 26. The census lists: John Breckenridge [?] 35, farmer, owns real estate $582, b. Scotland; Nancy 36, b. VA; Mary B. 7; Sarah 4, John C. 3; Mgt 10/12; all children born in Ohio.
  2. [S2757] "Ohio State Death Certificates", Family History Library, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Sept. 2013). Mary B. Breckenridge certificate (digital image); family information provided by Mary J. Horton. Mary B. Breckenridge's father stated to be John Breckenridge, b. Scotland.
  3. [S2227] Nancy Breckenridge household, 1880 U.S. cens., Washington Co., OH, pop. sched., Belpre township, ED 219, page 30B, dwelling 311, family 319, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2013. Household includes: Nancy Breckenridge, 67, wid, VA/PA/VA; Mary, 38, dau, sgl, OH/SCOT/VA; Clark, 33, son, farmer, OH/SCOT/VA; Jane, 25, dau, OH/SCOT/VA; John Morris, 50, laborer, OH/VA/VA.
  4. [S2757] "Ohio State Death Certificates", Family History Library, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Sept. 2013). Mary B. Breckenridge certificate (digital image); family information provided by Mary J. Horton.
  5. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Oct. 2013). Mary B. Breckenridge memorial #6066152, Rockland Cemetery, Belpre, Washington Co.. Ohio (headstone photo: Mary B. Breckenridge, 1842-1912).
  6. [S3269] Clark Breckenridge household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Ohio, pop. sched., Belpre township, ED 103, sheet 4B, dwelling 100, family 100, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2013. Household includes: Clark Breckenridge, 53, sgl, b. Jan. 1847, b. OH, father b. Scotland, mother b. Virginia, farmer, owns farm, is mortgaged; Mary, sister, 57, sgl, b. June 1842, OH/Scotland/VA; Hattie C., niece, 11, b. Jan. 1888, b. Arkansas, parents b. OH.
  7. [S630] John Breckenridge household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., OH, pop. sched., Belpre township, p. 342b, dwelling 1363, family 1157, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2003, image 41 of 42. The census recorded: John Breckenridge 45, farmer, real estate $4,700, personal property $831, born Scotland; Nancy 46 b. VA; Mary B. 18, b. OH; Sarah 16, b. VA; John 13, b. OH; Margaret 10, b. OH; Thomas Henry 7, b. OH; Martha 5, b. OH; John Mitchell 23, farm laborer, b. Scotland.
  8. [S2226] John Breckenridge household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., OH, pop. sched., Belpre Township, p. 59 stamped, dwelling 159, family 155, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2009, image 19 of 62. Household includes [image very faded]: John Breckenridge, 55, farmer, owns land worth $6,000, pers. prop of $2,000, b. Scotland, both parents of foreign birth; Nancy G., 56, b. VA; Mary B., 27, invalid, b. OH; John C., 22, farm hand, b. OH; Thomas H., 17, b. OH; Martha, 15, b. OH.
  9. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Sept. 2013). Mary B. Breckenridge memorial #6066152, Rockland Cemetery, Belpre, Washington Co., OH (entry includes photo of stone: "Mary B. Breckenridge 1842-1912."