North America Family Histories, Issa Desha Family, Mary Desha

Breckinridge, Sophonisba Preston 1 2a

Birth Name Breckinridge, Sophonisba Preston
Gender female
Age at Death 82 years, 3 months, 29 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1 Apr 1866 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, Nisba P. 3a
  Age: 4 3a
  Sex: F 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, Sophonisba 4a
  Color: W 4a
  Sex: F 4a
  Age: 16 4a
  Relationship to head: daughter 4a
  Occupation: Attending School 4a
  Place of birth: Kentucky 4a
  Place of birth of father: Maryland 4a
  Place of birth of mother: Kentucky 4a
Graduation about 1888 Wellesley College, Wellesley, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States of America Bachelor of Science  
Census 1 Jun 1900 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States of America Sophonisba Breckenridge, 1900 Census 5a
  State (or Territory) of: Illinois 5a
  County of: Cook 5a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 1 5a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 1076 5a
  Sheet No.: 10B 5a
  Division of County: Hyde Park township 5a
  Name of Institution: University of Chicago 5a
  City, Town, Village: Chicago 5a
  Ward of city: 34 5a
  Street Address: Green Hall 5a
  Enumeration Date: 6 June 1900 5a
  Name: Breckenridge, Sophonisba 5a
  Relation to head: lodger 5a
  Color: W 5a
  Sex: F 5a
  Month of birth: Apr 5a
  Year of birth: 1866 5a
  Age: 34 5a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: S 5a
  Place of birth: Kentucky 5a
  Place of birth of father: Maryland 5a
  Place of birth of mother: Kentucky 5a
  Occupation: at school 5a
  Attended school: 9 5a
  Can read: yes 5a
  Can write: yes 5a
  Can speak English: yes 5a
Census 15 Apr 1910 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States of America Sophonisba P. Breckenridge, 1910 Census 6a
  State (or Territory) of: Illinois 6a
  County of: Cook 6a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 1 6a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 399 6a
  Sheet No.: 9A 6a
  Name of Institution: The University of Chicago 6a
  City, Town, Village: Chicago 6a
  Ward of city: 7 6a
  Enumeration Date: 2 May 1910 6a
  Name: Breckenridge, Sophonisba P. 6a
  Relationship to head: lodger 6a
  Sex: F 6a
  Color: W 6a
  Age: 46 6a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: S 6a
  Place of birth: Kentucky 6a
  Place of birth of father: Kentucky 6a
  Place of birth of mother: Kentucky 6a
  Able to speak English; if not, language spoken: English 6a
  Occupation: Teacher 6a
  Nature of industry: University 6a
  Employer, employee or working on own account: W 6a
  Out of work: no 6a
  Weeks out of work in 1909: 0 6a
  Able to read: yes 6a
  Able to write: yes 6a
Census 1 Jan 1920 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States of America S. P. Breckinridge, 1920 Census 7a
  State (or Territory) of: Illinois 7a
  County of: Cook 7a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 1 7a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 354 7a
  Page No.: 1A 7a
  Name of Institution: University of Chicago 7a
  City, Town, Village: Chicago 7a
  Ward of city: 6 7a
  Enumeration Date: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. 10 January 1920 7a
  Street Address: University Avenue 7a
  Name: Breckinridge, S. P. 7a
  Relationship to head: boarder 7a
  Sex: F 7a
  Color: W 7a
  Age: 53 7a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: S 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: Professor 7a
  Industry: College 7a
  Employer, worker or working on own account: W 7a
Passport 16 Jan 1923 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America    
Census 1 Apr 1930 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States of America Sophonisba P. Breckenridge, 1930 Census 8a
  State of: Illinois 8a
  County of: Cook 8a
  Incorporated place: Chicago 8a
  Ward of city: 5 8a
  Institution: Dormitories, University of Chicago 8a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 29 8a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 16-202 8a
  Sheet No.: 1B 8a
  Enumeration Date: 16 April 1930 8a
  Street Address: 5848 University Avenue 8a
  Name: Breckenridge, Sophonisba P. 8a
  Relationship to head: Proctor 8a
  Home owned or rented: R 8a
  Value of home or monthly rental: 1,000 8a
  Radio set: F 8a
  Sex: F 8a
  Color: W 8a
  Age: 64 8a
  Marital condition: S 8a
  Attended school since Sept. 1, 1929: no 8a
  Able to read and write: yes 8a
  Place of birth: Kentucky 8a
  Place of birth of father: Maryland 8a
  Place of birth of mother: Kentucky 8a
  Able to speak English: yes 8a
  Occupation: Teacher 8a
  Industry: University 8a
  Class of worker: W 8a
  Employed: yes 8a
Arrival 25 Jul 1930 New York, New York, United States of America Embarked at Callao, Peru, 15 July 1930  
Census 1 Apr 1940 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States of America Sophonisba Breckenridge, 1940 Census 9a
  State of: Illinois 9a
  County of: Cook 9a
  Incorporated place: Chicago 9a
  Ward of city: 5 9a
  Institution: University of Chicago 9a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 2 9a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 103-301 9a
  Sheet No.: 2A 9a
  Enumeration Date: 4 April 1940 9a
  Street Address: 5838 University Avenue 9a
  Name: Breckenridge, Sophonisba 9a
  Relationship: lodger 9a
  Sex: F 9a
  Color/Race: W 9a
  Age at Last Birthday: 73 9a
  Marital Status: S 9a
  Attended school/college since March 1, 1940: no 9a
  Highest grade completed: C-5 9a
  Place of birth: Kentucky 9a
  City (April 1, 1935): same house 9a
  At Work during week March 24-30: yes 9a
  # hours worked during week March 24-30, 1940: 29 9a
  Occupation: Teacher 9a
  Industry: University 9a
  Class of worker: PW 9a
  # weeks worked in 1939: 48 9a
  Amount of money, wages, salary in 1939: 5000 9a
  Income of more than $50 from other sources?: yes 9a
Death 30 Jul 1948 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States of America    
Burial   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
         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
    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

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1/6 - North America Family Histories, Issa Desha Family, Mary Desha
2/6 - North America Family Histories, Eleanor Desha Breckenridge, Sophonisba Preston Breckenridge, Desha Breckenridge
3/6 - School Catalogs, Wellesley College, Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge
4/6 - Passport Application, Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge (1 of 2)
5/6 - Passport Application, Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge (2 of 2)
6/6 - Arriving Passenger and Crew List, Sophonisba Preston Breckenridge, Nisha Desha Breckenridge

Family Map

Source References

  1. Ruth Crider: Genealogy Data for Crider/McDowell Families
  2. Find A Grave
      • Page: Memorial ID 8884800
  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: Illinois, Supervisor's District 1, Enumeration District 1076, Ward 34, Sheet 10B, Line 94
      • 1900 Census, University of Chicago, Chicago, Cook county, Missouri
  6. U.S. 1910 Federal Census
      • Date: 15 Apr 1910
      • Page: Illinois, Supervisor's District 1, Enumeration District 399, Ward 7, Sheet 9A, Line 31
      • 1910 Census, University of Chicago, Chicago, Cook county, Illinois
  7. U.S. 1920 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jan 1920
      • Page: Illinois, Supervisor's District 1, Enumeration District 354, Ward 6, Sheet 1A, Line 2
      • 1920 Census, University of Chicago, Chicago, Cook county, Illinois
  8. U.S. 1930 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Apr 1930
      • Page: Illinois, Enumeration District 16-202, Supervisor's District 29, Ward 5, Sheet 1B, Line 96
      • 1930 Census, University of Chicago, Chicago, Cook county, Illinois
  9. U.S. 1940 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Apr 1940
      • Page: Illinois, S.D. 2, E.D. 103-301, Ward 5, Sheet 2A, Line 31
      • 1940 Census, University of Chicago, Chicago, Cook county, Illinois

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