Crider - McDowell Family Tree - Breckinridge, Mary Curry Desha

Notes

Note

Curry overcame dyslexia, served in various philanthropic positions, and was a nurse who served overseas in World War I.

Events

Event	Date	Place	Description	Sources
Birth	1 Sep 1875	Kentucky, United States of America
Birth
Census	1 Jun 1880	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America	W. C. P. Breckinridge Household, 1880 Census	3a
Census				3a
	Page No.: 51			3a
	Sheet No.: 337			3a
	Supervisor's Dist. No.: 4			3a
	Enumeration Dist. No.: 66			3a
	Minor Civil Division: Lexington, Ward 3			3a
	County of: Fayette			3a
	State of: Kentucky			3a
	Enumeration Date: 11 & 12 June 1880			3a
	Line No.: 20-28			3a
	Family No.: 554			3a
	Name: Breckinridge, M. Curry			3a
	Color: W			3a
	Sex: F			3a
	Age: 4			3a
	Relationship to head: daughter			3a
	Place of birth: Kentucky			3a
	Place of birth of father: Maryland			3a
	Place of birth of mother: Kentucky			3a
Residence	about 1898	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America	Miss Curry D. Breckinridge
Residence	Note Breckinridge Miss Curry D, asst prin Harrison Kindergarten, h 121 e 3d
Census	1 Jun 1900	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America	Curry Breckinridge, 1900 Census	4a
Census				4a
	State (or Territory) of: Kentucky			4a
	County of: Fayette			4a
	Supervisor's Dist. No.: 7			4a
	Enumeration Dist. No.: 20			4a
	Sheet No.: 8B			4a
	Division of County: Precinct 23			4a
	City, Town, Village: Lexington			4a
	Ward of city: 3			4a
	Street Address: 88 North Upper Street			4a
	Enumeration Date: 8 June 1900			4a
	Name: Breckinridge, Curry			4a
	Relation to head: boarder			4a
	Color: W			4a
	Sex: F			4a
	Month of birth: Sept			4a
	Year of birth: 1877			4a
	Age: 22			4a
	Single, married, widowed or divorced: S			4a
	Place of birth: Kentucky			4a
	Place of birth of father: Kentucky			4a
	Place of birth of mother: Kentucky			4a
	Occupation: Teacher			4a
	Months not employed: 0			4a
	Can read: yes			4a
	Can write: yes			4a
	Can speak English: yes			4a
Passport	4 Aug 1917	Paris, Île-de-France, France
Passport
Arrival	22 Aug 1917	New York, New York, United States of America	S.S. Chicago sailing from Bordeaux, 12 August 1917
Arrival
Death	24 Jun 1918	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States of America
Death	Note The date of death on her tombstone is 24 June 1918. Illinois death records have the date of death as 23 June 1918 and the date of burial as 24 June 1918. Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922: Name Mary C D Breckenredge Birth Date 1 Sep 1875 Birth Place Kentucky Death Date 23 Jun 1918 Death Place Chicago, Cook, Illinois Burial Date 24 Jun 1918 Burial Place Lexington, KY Death Age 42 Occupation Nurse Race White Marital Status Single Gender Female Father Name Wcp Breckenredge Father Birth Place Maine Mother Name Issa Desha Mother Birth Place Kentucky FHL Film Number 1309163
Occupation			Nurse
Occupation
Burial		The Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States of America
Burial

Parents

Relation to main person	Name	Birth date	Death date
Father	Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston	28 Aug 1837	18 Nov 1904
Mother	Desha, Eliza Issa	18 Apr 1843	14 Jul 1892
Sister	Breckinridge, Eleanor Desha	7 Jun 1862	3 Mar 1943
Sister	Breckinridge, Sophonisba Preston	1 Apr 1866	30 Jul 1948
Brother	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
	Breckinridge, Mary Curry Desha	1 Sep 1875	24 Jun 1918

Father	Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston	28 Aug 1837	18 Nov 1904
	Clay, Lucretia	20 Apr 1839	29 Apr 1860
Half-brother	Breckinridge, Lee Clay	25 Jun 1860	25 Jun 1860

Father	Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston	28 Aug 1837	18 Nov 1904
Stepmother	Scott, Louisa	3 May 1845	27 Apr 1920

Media

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1/5 - North America Family Histories, Issa Desha Family, Mary Desha

2/5 - 1898 City Directory, Lexington, Kentucky

3/5 - Passport Application, Curry Desha Breckinridge (1 of 2)

4/5 - Passport Application, Curry Desha Breckinridge (2 of 2)

5/5 - Arriving Passenger and Crew List, Curry Desha Breckinridge

Family Map

Pedigree

Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston
1. Desha, Eliza Issa
  1. Breckinridge, Eleanor Desha
  2. Breckinridge, Sophonisba Preston
  3. Breckinridge, Desha
  4. Breckinridge, Campbell Preston
  5. Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson
  6. Breckinridge, Issa Desha
  7. Breckinridge, Mary Curry Desha

Ancestors

Breckinridge, Mary Curry Desha
*1 Sep 1875
+24 Jun 1918

Img: Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston

Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston
*28 Aug 1837
+18 Nov 1904

Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson
*8 Mar 1800
+27 Dec 1871

Breckinridge, John
*2 Dec 1760
+14 Dec 1806

Cabell, Mary Hopkins
*22 Feb 1769
+26 Mar 1858

Preston, Anne Sophonisba
*9 Apr 1803
+20 Dec 1844

Preston, Francis Smith
*2 Aug 1765
+26 May 1835

Campbell, Sarah Buchanan
*21 Apr 1778
+23 Jul 1846

Desha, Eliza Issa
*18 Apr 1843
+14 Jul 1892

Desha, John Randolph
*24 Jul 1804
+2 Jul 1878

Desha, Joseph Holmes
*9 Dec 1768
+11 Oct 1842

Bledsoe, Margaret
*7 Jul 1773
+20 May 1849

Curry, Mary Bracken
*6 Jun 1819
+23 Mar 1884

Source References

Ruth Crider: Genealogy Data for Crider/McDowell Families
Find A Grave
1. - Page: Memorial ID 8884837
U.S. 1880 Federal Census
1. - Date: 1 Jun 1880
  - Page: Kentucky, Supervisor's District 4, Enumeration District 66, Page 51, Lines 20-28
U.S. 1900 Federal Census
1. - Date: 1 Jun 1900
  - Page: Kentucky,Supervisor's District 7, Enumeration District 20, Ward 3, Sheet 8B, Line 81

Birth Name	Breckinridge, Mary Curry Desha
Gender	female
Age at Death	42 years, 9 months, 23 days

Crider - McDowell Family Tree

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