John Clark Breckenridge1,2

b. 19 January 1847, d. 7 August 1911
FatherJohn Breckenridge1,3 b. 22 Mar 1815, d. 23 Aug 1871
MotherNancy G. Clark4 b. 18 Jul 1815
Birth19 Jan 1847 John Clark Breckenridge was born on 19 Jan 1847 in Washington County, Ohio.5,6,7,8 
  He lived at this location his entire life, spending most of it on the Breckenridge farm in Belpre Township. John's father died in 1871 after which John continued to run the farm and head a household that in 1880 included his widowed mother and sisters Mary and Martha Jane [two other sisters died in the 1860s]. Martha Jane married some years later and established an adjacent household with her husband and two children.9,10,4,8 
  A younger brother Thomas Henry lived in Arkansas. 
Death7 Aug 1911 John died from dilation of the heart on 7 Aug 1911 in Belpre Township, Washington County, Ohio, at age 64.7,6 
Burial He was buried at Rockland Cemetery in Washington County.5,7 
  John's sisters Mary and Martha Jane both died the following year. 
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. [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, Feb. 2009, image 29 of 52. Household includes: Nancy Breckenridge, 67, wid, b. VA, father b. PA, mother b. VA; Mary, 38, dau, sgl, b. OH; Clark, 33, son, farmer, b. OH; Jane, 25, dau, b. OH; John Morris, 50, laborer.
  3. [S2757] "Ohio State Death Certificates", Family History Library, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Sept. 2013). John C. Breckenridge certificate 45,909;(digital image) family information provided by Mary B. Breckenridge. John C. Breckenridge's father stated to be John Breckenridge, b. Scotland.
  4. [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.
  5. [S628] Roger Breckenridge, "Descendants of the Breckenridges of Washington Co., Ohio and their Kin."
  6. [S2757] "Ohio State Death Certificates", Family History Library, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Sept. 2013). John C. Breckenridge certificate 45,909;(digital image) family information provided by Mary B. Breckenridge.
  7. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Sept. 2013). John Clark Breckenridge memorial #113893909, Rockland Cemetery, Belpre, Washington Co., OH (entry includes photo of stone: "John Clark Breckenridge 1847-1911". Memorial states: b. Jan. 19, 1847, d. Aug. 7, 1911.
  8. [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.
  9. [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.
  10. [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.