John Witherspoon Owen Breckinridge

1850 - 1892  (41 years)

• Name	John Witherspoon Owen Breckinridge  [1]
  Born	22 Dec 1850	Kentucky, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Education	Washington College  [1]
  Residence	1860	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA   [2]
  Burial	1892	Lexington Cem, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA   [3]
  Buried	1892	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA   [3]
  Died	9 May 1892	Merced, Merced, California, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I1188	mytree
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	John Cabell Breckinridge,   b. 16 Jan 1821, Cabell's Dale, Fayette, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 17 May 1875, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA  (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Cryene Burch,   b. 16 Aug 1826, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 8 Oct 1907  (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	12 Dec 1843
  Notes	Miss Burch was from Scott Co., Kentucky.
  Family ID	F436	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Dec 1850 - Kentucky, USA Residence - 1860 - Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Burial - 1892 - Lexington Cem, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Buried - 1892 - Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Died - 9 May 1892 - Merced, Merced, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  1860 US Census - Lexington, Fayette, KY (p555)

  
  

• Notes

  He was pursuing a successful career in California, as al lawyer and member of the State Senate, when he was cut short in the prime of his manhood.

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] History of Washington College, Dr. W. H. Ruffin, President of Washington College 1833-1848/Feb 1893, Page 116. [S188] 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: National Archives and Records Administration;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: 555; Image: 555. J. C. Breckinridge, M. C., J. Cable, Clifton R., Francis, Owen, Mary D. [S57] Find A Grave.