George William Breckinridge

George William Breckinridge

Male 1847 - 1911  (63 years)

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  • Name George William Breckinridge 
    Born 25 May 1847  Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Birth 25 May 1847  Grove Hill, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Exact location unknown 
    Residence 1850  Botetourt, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 1880  [1
    Farmer 
    Residence 1880  Amsterdam, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial 1911  Godwin Cem, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried 1911  Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Died 13 Apr 1911  Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I413  mytree
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2022 

    Father Cary Breckinridge,   b. 13 Feb 1796, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1867, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Emma Walker Gilmer,   b. 18 Jul 1807, Henry, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1893  (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 25 Nov 1830  Liberty, Bedford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F255  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Anne Austin Hamner,   b. 30 Jul 1849, Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1892, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Married 1872 
    Children 
     1. Hunter George Breckinridge,   b. 3 Jun 1872, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1914, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)  [natural]
     2. Peyton Cary Breckinridge,   b. 3 Oct 1876, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1912, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)  [natural]
     3. Julia Gilmer Breckinridge,   b. 2 Feb 1878, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1935, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)  [natural]
     4. Maurice Anthony Breckinridge,   b. Apr 1880, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    +5. Emma Walker Breckinridge,   b. 7 Oct 1882, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1950, Harding, Gloucester, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)  [natural]
     6. Annie Fitzhugh Breckinridge,   b. Jun 1885, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F295  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lillian Maurin Saint Martin,   b. 9 Aug 1878, Donaldsonville, Ascension, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1963, Fredericksburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 18 Oct 1903 
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F296  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 May 1847 - Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Exact location unknown - 25 May 1847 - Grove Hill, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Botetourt, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1880 - Amsterdam, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1911 - Godwin Cem, Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1911 - Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Apr 1911 - Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    1880 US Census - Amsterdam, Botetourt, VA - District 8 (p25B)
    1880 US Census - Amsterdam, Botetourt, VA - District 8 (p25B)
    George William Breckinridge [1847-1911] - 1908
    George William Breckinridge [1847-1911] - 1908
    1850 US Census - District 8, Botetourt, VA (p147A)
    1850 US Census - District 8, Botetourt, VA (p147A)

  • Notes 
    • George William Breckinridge attended Virginia Military Institute, resigned his cadetship, and took the field on 2 May 1864, as captain of Company E, 2nd Battalion Junior Reserves, becoming the youngest captain in the Confederate Army. After the Civil War he held the office of Commissioner of Revenue for several terms, county judge for six years, and was a member of the legislature in 1907.

  • Sources 
    1. [S193] 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: National Archives and Records Administration;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Amsterdam, Botetourt, Virginia; Roll: 1356; Family History Film: 1255356; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 008; Image: .
      George W. Breckinridge,
      Annie A.,
      Hunter G.,
      Cary P.,
      Julia G.,
      Maurice

    2. [S189] 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: National Archives and Records Administration;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 8, Botetourt, Virginia; Roll: M432_936; Page: 147A; Image: .
      Cary Breckenridge,
      Emma W.,
      Mary A.,
      Peachy G.,
      James,
      Carey,
      Eliza W.,
      Lucy G.,
      John H.,
      Emma J.,
      George W.

    3. [S57] Find A Grave.


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