Desha Breckinridge

Breckinridge, Desha 1 2a

Birth Name Breckinridge, Desha
Gender male
Age at Death 67 years, 6 months, 13 days

Notes

Note

Desha was a leader of the Progressive Movement, and was actively involved in politics as an independent Democrat. He was instrumental in establishing and keeping parimutuel betting in Kentucky.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 5 Aug 1867 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America    
Census 1 Jun 1870 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America William C. P. Breckinridge Household, 1870 Census 3a
  Page No.: 35 3a
  Sheet No.: 324 3a
  Minor Civil Division: Lexington Ward 4 3a
  County of: Fayette 3a
  State of: Kentucky 3a
  Enumeration Date: 13 August 1870 3a
  Post Office: Lexington 3a
  Line No.: 29-34 3a
  Family No.: 252 3a
  Name: Breckinridge, Desha 3a
  Age: 3 3a
  Sex: M 3a
  Color: W 3a
  Place of birth: Kentucky 3a
Census 1 Jun 1880 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America W. C. P. Breckinridge Household, 1880 Census 4a
  Page No.: 51 4a
  Sheet No.: 337 4a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 4 4a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 66 4a
  Minor Civil Division: Lexington, Ward 3 4a
  County of: Fayette 4a
  State of: Kentucky 4a
  Enumeration Date: 11 & 12 June 1880 4a
  Line No.: 20-28 4a
  Family No.: 554 4a
  Name: Breckinridge, Desha 4a
  Color: W 4a
  Sex: M 4a
  Age: 12 4a
  Relationship to head: son 4a
  Occupation: Attending School 4a
  Place of birth: Kentucky 4a
  Place of birth of father: Maryland 4a
  Place of birth of mother: Kentucky 4a
Occupation from 1897 to 1935 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America Publisher, Editor, Lexington Herald  
Residence about 1898 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America Desha Breckinridge  
Note

Breckinridge Desha, (Breckinridge & Shelby), mgr The Morning Herald and Dept Collector Internal Revenue, h 121 e 3rd

Census 1 Jun 1900 Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America Desha Breckinridge Household, 1900 Census 5a
  State (or Territory) of: Kentucky 5a
  County of: Fayette 5a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 7 5a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 16 5a
  Sheet No.: 2B 5a
  Division of County: Magisterial District 2 5a
  Ward of city: 2 5a
  Street Address: 59 Market Street 5a
  Enumeration Date: 1 & 2 June 1900 5a
  Name: Breckinridge, Desha 5a
  Relation to head: head 5a
  Color: W 5a
  Sex: M 5a
  Month of birth: Aug 5a
  Year of birth: 1867 5a
  Age: 32 5a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: M 5a
  Years of present marriage: 2 5a
  Place of birth: Kentucky 5a
  Place of birth of father: Maryland 5a
  Place of birth of mother: Kentucky 5a
  Occupation: Editor of News Paper 5a
  Months not employed: 0 5a
  Can read: yes 5a
  Can write: yes 5a
  Can speak English: yes 5a
  Home owned or rented: R 5a
  Farm or house: H 5a
Census 15 Apr 1910 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America Desha Breckinridge Household, 1910 Census 6a
  State (or Territory) of: Kentucky 6a
  County of: Fayette 6a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 7 6a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 30 6a
  Sheet No.: 16A 6a
  City, Town, Village: Lexington 6a
  Ward of city: 5 6a
  Name: Breckinridge, Desha 6a
  Relationship to head: head 6a
  Sex: M 6a
  Color: W 6a
  Age: 42 6a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: M 6a
  Years of present marriage: 11 6a
  Place of birth: Kentucky 6a
  Place of birth of father: Maryland 6a
  Place of birth of mother: Kentucky 6a
  Able to speak English; if not, language spoken: English 6a
  Occupation: Editor 6a
  Nature of industry: Daily Paper 6a
  Employer, employee or working on own account: Emp 6a
  Able to read: yes 6a
  Able to write: yes 6a
  Home owned or rented: O 6a
  Owned free or mortgaged: F 6a
  Farm or house: H 6a
Census 1 Jan 1920 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America Desha Breckenridge Household, 1920 Census 7a
  State (or Territory) of: Kentucky 7a
  County of: Fayette 7a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 7 7a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 68 7a
  Page No.: 6A 7a
  City, Town, Village: Lexington 7a
  Ward of city: 5 7a
  Enumeration Date: 6 January 1920 7a
  Street Address: 337 Linden Walk 7a
  Name: Breckenridge, Desha 7a
  Relationship to head: head 7a
  Home owned or rented: O 7a
  If owned, free or mortgaged: M 7a
  Sex: M 7a
  Color: W 7a
  Age: 52 7a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: M 7a
  Able to read: yes 7a
  Able to write: yes 7a
  Place of birth: Kentucky 7a
  Place of birth of father: Maryland 7a
  Place of birth of mother: Kentucky 7a
  Able to speak English: yes 7a
  Occupation: Editor 7a
  Industry: Newspaper 7a
  Employer, worker or working on own account: W 7a
Residence about 1930 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America Desha (Mary) Breckinridge  
Note

Breckinridge Desha (Mary), Pres The Lexington Herald Co Inc, h Hinata, Russell Cave rd, Tel Ashland 79

Death 18 Feb 1935 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America    
Burial 19 Feb 1935 The Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston28 Aug 183718 Nov 1904
Mother Desha, Eliza Issa18 Apr 184314 Jul 1892
    Sister     Breckinridge, Eleanor Desha 7 Jun 1862 3 Mar 1943
    Sister     Breckinridge, Sophonisba Preston 1 Apr 1866 30 Jul 1948
         Breckinridge, Desha 5 Aug 1867 18 Feb 1935
    Brother     Breckinridge, Campbell Preston 19 Aug 1869 about 1870
    Brother     Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson 20 Jun 1870 10 Jul 1944
    Sister     Breckinridge, Issa Desha 17 Feb 1871 about 1872
    Sister     Breckinridge, Mary Curry Desha 1 Sep 1875 24 Jun 1918
 
Father Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston28 Aug 183718 Nov 1904
Clay, Lucretia20 Apr 183929 Apr 1860
    Half-brother     Breckinridge, Lee Clay 25 Jun 1860 25 Jun 1860
 
Father Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston28 Aug 183718 Nov 1904
Stepmother Scott, Louisa3 May 184527 Apr 1920

Families

Family of Breckinridge, Desha and McDowell, Madeline
Married Wife McDowell, Madeline ( * 20 May 1872 + 25 Nov 1920 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 17 Nov 1898 Ashland, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America    

Family of Breckinridge, Desha and Frazer, Mary Katherine
Married Wife Frazer, Mary Katherine ( * 12 Aug 1872 + 12 Jun 1949 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 27 Jul 1929 Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States of America    

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2/6 - North America Family Histories, Issa Desha Family, Mary Desha
3/6 - North America Family Histories, Eleanor Desha Breckenridge, Sophonisba Preston Breckenridge, Desha Breckenridge
4/6 - 1898 City Directory, Lexington, Kentucky
5/6 - 1930 City Directory, Lexington, Kentucky
6/6 - Death Certificate, Desha Breckinridge

Family Map

Source References

  1. Ruth Crider: Genealogy Data for Crider/McDowell Families
  2. Find A Grave
      • Page: Memorial ID 8884801
  3. U.S. 1870 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1870
      • Page: Kentucky, Lexington, Fayette county, Ward 4, Page 35, Lines 29-34
      • 1870 Census, Lexington, Fayette county, Kentucky
  4. U.S. 1880 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1880
      • Page: Kentucky, Supervisor's District 4, Enumeration District 66, Page 51, Lines 20-28
      • 1880 Census, Lexington, Fayette county, Kentucky
  5. U.S. 1900 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1900
      • Page: Kentucky, Supervisor's District 7, Enumeration District 16, Ward 2, Sheet 2B, Lines 87-88
      • 1900 Census, Fayette county, Kentucky
  6. U.S. 1910 Federal Census
      • Date: 15 Apr 1910
      • Page: Kentucky, Supervisor's District 7, Enumeration District 30, Ward 5, Sheet 16A, Lines 36-37
      • 1910 Census, Lexington, Fayette county, Kentucky
  7. U.S. 1920 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jan 1920
      • Page: Kentucky, Supervisor's District 7, Enumeration District 68, Ward 5, Sheet 6A, Lines 37-38
      • 1920 Census, Lexington, Fayette county, Kentucky

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