Martha Jane Breckenridge1

b. 28 October 1854, d. 22 September 1912
FatherJohn Breckenridge2,3 b. 22 Mar 1815, d. 23 Aug 1871
MotherNancy G. Clark4 b. 18 Jul 1815
Birth28 Oct 1854 Martha Jane Breckenridge was born on 28 Oct 1854 in Washington County, Ohio.5,1 
Childhood  She grew up on the family farm in Belpre Township.2,6,4 
Marriagecirca 1891 She married Arthur Douglas Horton circa 1891.5,7 
Cens-19001 Jun 1900  The couple established a home adjacent to Jane's brother Clark and sister Mary, neither of whom had married. Arthur and Jane (which name she seems to have preferred as an adult) were the parents of a son Clark Horton and a daughter Mary J. Horton.7 
Death22 Sep 1912 Martha died from apoplexy on 22 Sep 1912 in Belpre, Washington County, Ohio, at age 57.1 
Burial She was buried at Rockland Cemetery in Washington County, Ohio.8,5 
  Martha Jane's sister Mary, who preceded her by just a month, is also buried at Rockland Cemetery, along with two sisters who died in the 1860s. The women's brother Clark is also buried there, as is their father. And although I have not located evidence of a stone, it is likley Nancy (Clark) Breckenridge is also buried at Rockland Cemetery. 
ChartsDescendants of James Clark and Isabella Breckenridge
Last Edited25 Oct 2013

Citations

  1. [S2757] "Ohio State Death Certificates", Family History Library, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Sept. 2013). Martha Jane Horton certificate (digital image); family information provided by Mary Horton.
  2. [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.
  3. [S2757] "Ohio State Death Certificates", Family History Library, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Sept. 2013). Martha Jane Horton certificate (digital image); family information provided by Mary Horton. Martha Jane Horton'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. [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.
  7. [S3269] Douglas Horton household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Ohio, pop. sched., Belpre township, ED 103, sheet 4B, dwelling 101, family 101, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2013. Household includes: Douglas Horton, 47, b. April 1850, marr 9 yrs, mother [sic] of 2 children, both living, b. OH/PA/PA, farmer; Jane M., wife, 45, b. Oct. 1854, OH/Scotland/VA; Clark B., son, 5, b. July 1894 OH; Mary J., dau, 3, b. Sept. 1896 OH.
  8. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Oct. 2013). Martha Jane (Breckenridge) Horton memorial #38840659, Rockland Cemetery, Belpre, Washington Co.. Ohio (headstone photo: Martha Jane Horton, wife of A.D. Horton, 1854-1912).