| Name |
Cornelius* Breckenridge |
| Birth |
12 Mar 1831 |
Nicholas Co, Kentucky  |
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Breckenridge Direct Line of this Researcher.
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| Gender |
Male |
| Residence |
Oct 1834 |
Cotton Hill, Sangamon Co, Illinois |
| moved to |
| Census |
1840 |
Sangamon Co, Illinois |
- Name: Preston Reinhard
[Preston Breckenridge]
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Sangamon, Illinois
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1 Cleophas 4
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 3 Elmore 6; Joseph 8; Cornelius 9
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 2 Hugh 11; Alexander 12
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 Preston
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1 Catharine 2
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1 Catharine
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 7
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 9
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| Census |
27 Nov 1850 |
Sangamon Co, Illinois |
- Enumerated 27 Nov 1850 by Inv. E. Aderson
Breckenridge, Preston 42 5,000 KY farmer
Lucy 35 Indiana
Alex 22 Farmer IL
Hugh 20 IL
Cornelius 19 IL attended school
Joseph 18 IL attended school
Elmore 16 IL
Theophilus 14 IL
Catherine 13 IL
Elizabeth 10 IL
Mary 10 IL
Preston 8 IL
Jane 6 IL
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| Census |
31 Jul 1860 |
Sangamon Co (District 16), Illinois |
- 31 Jul 1860 Sangamon County (District 16) Illinois
2285/2302
Preston Breckenridge 52 1807 farmer 16000, 600 KY
Preston 18 1842 IL
Mary 19 1841
Elizabeth 20 1840
Jane 15 1845
David 10 1850
Lucy 5 1855
Elmer 25 male farmer IL 1835
Susana 21 1839
Leanor 1 1859
2286/2302
Cornelius Breckenridge 20 farmer 2000 100 KY
Elizabeth 25 IL
Elizabeth 2 IL
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| Census |
25 Jul 1870 |
Cooper Twp, Sangamon Co, Illinois |
- 110
Brackenridge C 31 1831 farmer 5200 900 KY
Elizabeth 32 1838 IL
Flora 12
Willie 6
John 4
111
Brackenridge, Alex 42 1828 farmer 5000 2000 Kentucky
Martha 37 1833 Illinois
Elizabeth 16 1854
Alice 14 1856
Hardin 10 1860
Lillian 8 1862
Charley 8 1862
Robert 3 1867
Martha 2/12 1870 (May)
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| Census |
26 Jul 1870 |
Cooper Twp, Sangamon Co, Illinois |
| Agriculture census |
- C. Breckenridge Cooper Sangamon Illinois 25 Jul 1870 Agri
ulture (cannot read column titles)
2 100
3 20
4
5 5200
6 152
7
8 3
9
10 3
11
12 ?(under 10)
13
14 5
15 407
16
17 100
18
19 212
20 213
28 100
32 40
33 202
36 12
51 100
52 400
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| Census |
08 Jun 1880 |
Cooper Twp, Sangamon Co, Illinois |
- residence 130
Alex Breckenridge 1828 KY KY KY
Martha Breckenridge 1833 47 yrs IL KY KY
Harden 20 1860 laborer IL
Lillian 17 1853 IL
Charles 15 1855 IL
Robert 12 1858 IL
residence 127
Breckenridge C 49 1831 farmer KY VA VA
Elizabeth 49 1831 IL KY KY
William 16 1864 IL
George 8 1872 IL
p 278B
Breckenridge men are brothers
wives are sisters.
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| Property |
26 Jun 1885 |
Nicholas Co, Kentucky |
| heir of Uncle Allen Moler |
- from the will of Allen Moler, brother of his mother Catherine Moler Breckenridge, will written 26 Jun 1885 Nicholas Co, KY; 12 Mar 1894 Nicholas Co, KY
Fifth: I will and bequeath that the Remainder of the proceeds of the sale of said real estate herein before spoken of after deducting the Five Hundred Dollars ($500) willed and bequeathed to my step-son Thomas S. Bramblett be equally dividied between the legal heirs of my sister Catherine Breckenridge Decd. who died a resident of the State of Illinois, the said heirs or heir of said Catherine Breckenridge to receive together that portion which would have fallen to the parent had he been now living.
note: do not have probate but descendants of Catherine who were probable heirs:
1. Alexander Breckenridge
2. Hugh Breckenridge - died bef 1880; so perhaps his heirs.
3. Cornelius* Breckenridge
4. Joseph Breckenridge, d. 1862; so perhaps his heirs
5. Elmore "Elmer" Breckenridge
6. Cleophas C Breckenridge
7. Catharine Breckenridge Randolph d. Aft 1876 - unknown if she inherited or her children
8. Elizabeth "Bet" Breckenridge Abell
9. Mary Breckenridge Rishton
10. Preston Breckenridge, Jr; d 1865 - died single in Civil War. No heirs
11. Jane Breckenridge Kalmadge
12. (infant) Breckenridge d 1847 as an infant; no heirs
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| Census |
09 Jun 1900 |
Cooper Twp, Sangamon Co, Illinois |
- residence 117/118
Breckenridge, Cornelius Mar 1831 69 m 45 yrs, KY KY KY
Elizabeth May 1839 61 5 children, 3 living, IL NH KY
Mounty (Mountz) Bancroft Feb 1879 21 (laborer) IL WV IL
(John deceased by 1900)
two residences away: brother Alexander and wives were sisters
Breckenridge, Alexander Oct 1828, 71 m 48 yrs KY KY KY
Martha H. wife Aug 1833 66 m 48 9 children, 4 living IL PA KY
Fay cousin male Jun 1889 10 IL IL MO
May grand-dau Sep 1891 8 IL IL MO
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1900 Illinois, Sangamon County, Cooper Township census
Cornelius Breckenridge and Elizabeth Barnhill, and Bancroft Mountz |
| Census |
28 Apr 1910 |
Cooper Twp, Sangamon Co, Illinois |
- 144 Hege John 51 1859 PA PA PA m 26 yrs. farmer general farm
Annie B. wife 41 1869 PA PA PA 3 births, 3 liv
Ella E. dau 18 1892 PA PA PA
Myrtle dau 15 1895 PA PA PA
Fred L. son 12 1898 PA PA PA
Breckenridge, Cornelius boarder 78 1832 KY KY KY own income
146 Mountz Goldie head female 25 1885 wid IL OH IL general farm
Thrall son 5 1905 IL IL IL
Kenneth B. 1 10/12 1909 IL IL IL
Breckenridge, Alexander grandfather, grandpa 81 1829 widowed KY KY KY own income
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| Death |
1 Feb 1915 |
Cooper Twp, Sangamon Co, Illinois |
| Will |
12 Jun 1916 |
Sangamon Co, Illinois |
| final report |
- Will: William R. Breckenridge, Administrator; Bond $500 by E.L. Chopin.
Heirs: Flora B. Moyer, William R. Breckenridge, George E. Breckenridge
Inventory filed 6 April 1915
Recorded Book 25 p 231
Final report approved 12 June 1916; Discharge ordered 12 June 1916.
(Sangamon Co. Court Records at Family History Library: Film 1313283 Illinois. Probate Court Sangamon Co, Wills, Conservatorships, Guardianships, Appraisements, Book 23
Part 2, p 28 #8922.)
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| Burial |
Edinburg Cem, Edinburg, Christian Co, Illinois |
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Edinburg Cemetery, Edinburg, Christian County, Illinois - Breckenridge, Cornelius and Katherine Elizabeth Barnhill
inscribed on front:
C. Breckenridge Mar 12, 1831 - Feb 2, 1915
Elizabeth L. His Wife May 29 -1838 - Jan 30, 1904
inscribed on back:
Mary Alice Oct 4, 1856 - Oct 10, 1856 (daughter)
John S. Sep 21, 1866 - Jan 15, 1793 (son)
Gertrude E. Moyer May 1, 1878 - May 18, 1905 (granddaughter)
Bessie Moyer Feb 17, 1888 - Feb 24, 1906 (granddaughter) |
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Edinburg Cemetery, Edinburg, Christian County, Illinois - Breckenridge, Cornelius and Katherine Elizabeth Barnhill
inscribed on front:
C. Breckenridge Mar 12, 1831 - Feb 2, 1915
Elizabeth L. His Wife May 29 -1838 - Jan 30, 1904
inscribed on back:
Mary Alice Oct 4, 1856-Oct 10, 1856 (daughter)
John S. Sep 21, 1866 - Jan 15, 1793 (son)
Gertrude E. Moyer May 1, 1878 - May 18, 1905 (granddaughter)
Bessie Moyer Feb 17, 1888 - Feb 24, 1906 (granddaughter)
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Edinburg Cemetery - Edinburg, Christian County, Illinois
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Edinburg Cemetery, Edinburg, Christian County, Illinois
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Edinburg Cemetery, Edinburg, Christian County, Illinois
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| Notes |
- Lived on a farm near Breckenridge, Cooper Township, Sangamon County, Illinois 1860 census of Springfield shows: Cornelia Breckenridge, Elizabeth, Elizabeth (the entry looks as if it is Tourrence, which is the children listed as living with Cornelius' father Preston)
1880 census of Cooper, Sangamon Co, shows C. Breckenridge, Elizabeth, William, George, also with them: Steven Blankenship, 14, IL, cousin.
(1880-1900) where William Arthur spent much of his boyhood there.
In 1910 Cornelius was living with John Hede in Sangamon Co., Ilinois.
History of the Early Settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois; "centennial record" by John Carroll Power, Sarah A. Harris Power, page 136
"Cornelius, born March 12, 1831, in Kentucky, married Sept. 4, 1855, to Elizabeth L. Barnhill, who was born May 29, 1838, in Wayne county. They had five children, two of whom died in infancy. The other three, Elizabeth F., William R., and George E., reside with their parents near Breckenridge."
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| Person ID |
I5765 |
Roots |
| Last Modified |
11 Apr 2015 |
| Family |
Katherine* Elizabeth L. Barnhill, b. 29 May 1838, Fairfield, Wayne Co, Illinois d. 30 Jan 1904, Cooper Twp, Sangamon Co, Illinois (Age 65 years) |
| Marriage |
5 Sep 1854 |
Perry Co, Illinois [1] |
- From "Illinois Marriage Record Index," Illinois State Genealogical Society, Fiche # 0086563 at the Family History Library: "Breckenridge, Cornelius, to Barnhill, Elizabeth; date: 09-05-1854; Volume 2, p. 90 married in PERRY County, Illinois
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| Children |
| | 1. Mary Alice Breckenridge, b. 4 Oct 1856, Sangamon Co, Illinois d. 10 Oct 1856, Sangamon Co, Illinois (Age 0 years) |
| + | 2. Flora Elizabeth* Breckenridge, b. 29 Jan 1858, Springfield, Sangamon Co, Illinois d. 27 May 1938, Indianapolis, Marion Co, Indiana (Age 80 years) |
| | 3. William Randolph Breckenridge, b. 30 May 1864, Sangamon Co, Illinois d. 29 Dec 1922, Springfield, Sangamon Co, Illinois (Age 58 years) |
| | 4. John S. Breckenridge, b. 21 Sep 1866, Sangamon Co, Illinois d. 15 Jan 1873, Sangamon Co, Illinois (Age 6 years) |
| + | 5. George Edward Breckenridge, b. 2 Oct 1871, Breckenridge, Sangamon Co, Illinois d. 1 Mar 1944, Tulsa Co, Oklahoma (Age 72 years) |
| + | 6. Steven H. (or A.) Blankenship, (resident 1880; cousin), b. 15 Jan 1865, Christian Co, Illinois d. 2 Jun 1946, Springfield, Sangamon Co, Illinois (Age 81 years) |
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| Documents |
| Early Settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois, "Centennial Record," 1876
Complete text of this book, which was created at the behest of Preston Breckenridge, who was the President of the Old Settlers' Society. (h)
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| Family ID |
F2474 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
2 Jan 2017 |
1831 - 1915 (83 years)
