Breckinridge, Henry Skillman 1 2a

Birth Name Breckinridge, Henry Skillman
Gender male
Age at Death 73 years, 11 months, 8 days

Notes

Note

Henry started his career as a Lexington, KY, attorney. Before entering World War I, he was the U.S. Assistant Secretary of War under Woodrow Wilson. He was a member of two Olympic fencing teams, was Charles Lindbergh's council, and ran as a conservative third-party candidate in the 1930's.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 25 May 1886 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States of America    
Census 1 Jun 1900 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America Joseph C. Breckinridge Household, 1900 Census 3a
  State (or Territory) of: District of Columbia 3a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 1 3a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 43 3a
  Sheet No.: 18B 3a
  City, Town, Village: Washington 3a
  Street Address: 1314 Connecticut Avenue NW 3a
  Enumeration Date: 12 June 1900 3a
  Name: Breckinridge, Henry S. 3a
  Relation to head: son 3a
  Color: W 3a
  Sex: M 3a
  Month of birth: May 3a
  Year of birth: 1886 3a
  Age: 14 3a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: S 3a
  Place of birth: Illinois 3a
  Place of birth of father: Maryland 3a
  Place of birth of mother: Kentucky 3a
  Occupation: at school 3a
  Attended school: 9 3a
  Can read: yes 3a
  Can write: yes 3a
  Can speak English: yes 3a
Census 1 Jan 1920 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America Henry Breckinridge Household, 1920 Census 4a
  State (or Territory) of: Washington, D.C. 4a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 40 4a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 269 4a
  Page No.: 1B 4a
  Division of County: Precinct 10 4a
  Enumeration Date: 3 January 1920 4a
  Street Address: 2230 California Street 4a
  Name: Breckinridge, Henry 4a
  Relationship to head: head 4a
  Home owned or rented: R 4a
  Sex: M 4a
  Color: W 4a
  Age: 33 4a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: M 4a
  Able to read: yes 4a
  Able to write: yes 4a
  Place of birth: Illinois 4a
  Place of birth of father: Kentucky 4a
  Place of birth of mother: Kentucky 4a
  Able to speak English: yes 4a
  Occupation: Lawyer 4a
  Industry: Practitioner 4a
  Employer, worker or working on own account: OA 4a
Passport 5 May 1923 New York, New York, United States of America    
Census 1 Apr 1930 New York, New York, New York, United States of America Henry Breckinridge Household, 1930 Census 5a
  State of: New York 5a
  County of: New York 5a
  Incorporated place: Manhattan 5a
  Ward of city: Assembly District 14 5a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 23 5a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 31-649 5a
  Sheet No.: 24B 5a
  Enumeration Date: 16 April 1930 5a
  Street Address: 455 57th Street 5a
  Name: Breckinridge, Henry 5a
  Relationship to head: head 5a
  Home owned or rented: O 5a
  Value of home or monthly rental: 30,000 5a
  Radio set: R 5a
  Farm?: no 5a
  Sex: M 5a
  Color: W 5a
  Age: 43 5a
  Marital condition: M 5a
  Age at first marriage: 24 5a
  Attended school since Sept. 1, 1929: no 5a
  Able to read and write: yes 5a
  Place of birth: Illinois 5a
  Place of birth of father: Maryland 5a
  Place of birth of mother: Kentucky 5a
  Occupation: Lawyer 5a
  Industry: Law 5a
  Class of worker: E 5a
  Employed: yes 5a
  Veteran: yes 5a
  What war: WW 5a
Draft Registration about 1942 New York, New York, United States of America    
Death 2 May 1960 St. Vincent’s Hospital, New York, New York, New York, 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, Joseph Cabell Sr.14 Jan 184218 Aug 1920
Mother Dudley, Louise Ludlow20 Feb 184919 Sep 1911
    Sister     Breckinridge, Mary Dudley 20 Jul 1869 9 Sep 1939
    Brother     Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson about 1871 about Aug 1871
    Brother     Breckinridge, Joseph Cabell 6 Mar 1872 11 Feb 1898
    Sister     Breckinridge, Louise Dudley about 1874 about Dec 1874
    Brother     Breckinridge, Ethelbert Ludlow Dudley 17 Jul 1875 26 Jul 1914
    Sister     Breckinridge, Mabell Warfield 18 Feb 1877 24 Mar 1878
    Brother     Breckinridge, Lucian Scott 1 Dec 1879 13 Oct 1941
    Sister     Breckinridge, Lucy Hayes 7 Jan 1881 about 1959
    Brother     Breckinridge, Scott Dudley 23 May 1882 1 Aug 1941
    Brother     Breckinridge, Charles Henry Preston 6 Sep 1884 19 Jul 1885
         Breckinridge, Henry Skillman 25 May 1886 2 May 1960
    Sister     Breckinridge, Margaret Scott 1 May 1889 30 Jan 1970
    Brother     Breckinridge, John Preston 29 Oct 1890 31 Jan 1960

Families

Family of Breckinridge, Henry Skillman and Woodman, Ruth Bradley
Married Wife Woodman, Ruth Bradley ( * about 1888 + about 1941 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 7 Jul 1910 Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland    
Divorce about 1925      
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Breckinridge, Elizabeth Foster10 Jul 1911about 2005
Breckinridge, Louise Dudleyabout 1916about 1934

Family of Breckinridge, Henry Skillman and de Acosta, Aida Marta
Married Wife de Acosta, Aida Marta ( * 28 Jul 1884 + 28 May 1962 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 5 Aug 1927 Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America    
Divorce about 1947      

Family of Breckinridge, Henry Skillman and Smith, Margaret Lucy
Married Wife Smith, Margaret Lucy ( * 31 May 1913 + 10 Jun 2011 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 7 Apr 1947 Carson City, Nevada, United States of America    
Note

This date comes from the Carson City, Nevada Marriage Index at Ancestry.com.  The Wikipedia article on Henry Skillman Breckinridge has their marriage date as 27 Mar 1947.

 

Carson City, Nevada Marriage Index, 1855-1985:

Name: Henry Aka Breckinridge
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 7 Apr 1947
Marriage Place: Carson City, Nevada, USA
Spouse: Margaret Lucy Smith
Marriage Description: Carson
Marriage Record Number: 39708549

Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Breckinridge, Madeline Houston

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Source References

  1. Ruth Crider: Genealogy Data for Crider/McDowell Families
  2. Find A Grave
      • Page: Memorial ID 6215905
  3. U.S. 1900 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1900
      • Page: District of Columbia, Supervisor's District 1, Enumeration District 43, Sheet 18B, Lines 76-83
      • 1900 Census, Washington, District of Columbia
  4. U.S. 1920 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jan 1920
      • Page: District of Columbia, Supervisor's District 40, Enumeration District 269, Sheet 1B, Lines 87-89
      • 1920 Census, Washington, District of Columbia
  5. U.S. 1930 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Apr 1930
      • Page: New York, Enumeration District 31-649, Supervisor's District 23, Assembly District 14, Sheet 24B, Lines 65-68
      • 1930 Census, Manhattan, New York county, New York

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