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General Robert Breckinridge McAfee

Male 1784 - 1849  (65 years)


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  1. 1.  General Robert Breckinridge McAfee was born on 18 Feb 1784 in Mercer Co, Kentucky; died on 12 Mar 1849 in Mercer Co, Kentucky.

    Notes:

    Birth: Feb. 18, 1784
    Mercer County
    Kentucky, USA
    Death: Mar. 12, 1849
    Mercer County
    Kentucky, USA

    Son of Robert and Anne (McCoun) McAfee, married Mary "Polly" Cardwell, October 14, 1807, Mercer County, Kentucky.
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    "I was the eighth child of my mother and a second son by the name of Robert, a brother of the same name having died only twelve days previous, viz., on the 6th day of February 1784, and my father despaired of having any more sons was anxious for a man, it was immediately bestowed on me with the addition of the letter 'B' for his friend, John Breckinridge, afterward a celebrated lawyer in Kentucky and at his death in 1806 attorney General of the United States under President Jefferson."

    The Life and Times of Robert B. McAfee and His Family and Connections.
    Written by Himself.
    (findagrave)

    (note: John Breckinridge is in this file:
    http://sherrysharp.com/genealogy/admin_editperson.php?personID=I17&tree=Roots&cw=1 )

    Family/Spouse: Mary "Polly" Cardwell. Mary was born on 7 Jul 1793 in Mercer Co, Kentucky; died on 1 Oct 1850 in Mercer Co, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Lou Belle Edelen was born on 1 Jan 1863 in Danville, Boyle Co, Kentucky; died on 21 Apr 1924 in Belton, Cass Co, Missouri; was buried in Belton Cem, Belton, Cass Co, Missouri.

Generation: 2