Mary Cyrene had 10 children, only 5 survived to adulthood.

Obit from Family Scrapbook [No date]

DEATH COMES TO MRS. JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE

Widow of Great Kentuckian Expires at Home of Her Daughter

PROMINENT IN CHARITY WORK

Deceased Was 82 Years of Age – Complications of Diseases Fatal

New York Oct. 9, 1907 - Mrs. Mary Cyrene Breckinridge, widow of General John Cabell Breckinridge, who was Vice President of the United States under President Buchanan and Confederate Secretary of War, died from complication of diseases at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Anson Maltby, in Sedgewick Avenue, University Heights.

She was 82 years of age. She was the daughter of Clifton R. Burch, of Scott county, Kentucky, was prominent in Southern society and in charitable work. Her husband died in 1875. One son Clifton Rhodes Breckinridge, of Fort Smith Ark., and two daughters, Mrs. Maltby of this city, and Mrs. John A. Steele, of Midway, Ky., survive her.

Mrs. John Andrew Steele, a daughter of Mrs. Breckinridge, was notified by telegraph yesterday morning of her mother's death. While Mrs. Breckinridge had not been well for some time, plans had been made for her to come to Kentucky during the fall and her death was unexpected. The telegrams from New York have conveyed no detailed information except that the remains will be brought to Lexington for burial arriving on the Chesapeake and Ohio train Friday morning. The funeral will be held from the chapel at the Lexington Cemetery Friday morning at 11:30 but the details of the arrangements have not been made.

Mrs. Breckinridge was Mary Cyrene Burch, a daughter of Clifton Rhodes Burch, a wealthy farmer of Scott County who died before the Civil War. Her mother was Alethia Viley, a sister of Captain Willa Viley. She and General Breckinridge were married before his service in the Mexican War. A great part of her life was spent in Lexington. She was with her husband much of the time during his service in the Confederate army and she was with him in his years of exile in Canada and Europe immediately following the war.

After his return from exile General Breckinridge and his family resided on Second Street in the house now the home of Edmund S. Kinkead, where he died in 1875.

Since the death of her husband, Mrs. Breckinridge has lived with her children, the greater part of the time with her daughters, Mrs. Maltby of New York and Mrs. Steele of Midway.

While she had not been physically strong for some time, she retained her mental vigor to the last. She was last in Kentucky about two and a half months ago. She is survived by three of her five children, Mrs. Steele, Mrs. Maltby and Clifton Breckinridge of Fort Smith, Ark. Two sons J. Cabell and Owen Breckinridge have been dead for several years. She had a wide family connection in Lexington and Central Kentucky.

Mrs. Breckinridge was a woman of many accomplishments and qualities of mind and heart that endeared her to those with whom she came in contact in a long life of varied experience.

Mary Cyrene had 10 children, only 5 survived to adulthood.

Obit from Family Scrapbook [No date]

DEATH COMES TO MRS. JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE

Widow of Great Kentuckian Expires at Home of Her Daughter

PROMINENT IN CHARITY WORK

Deceased Was 82 Years of Age – Complications of Diseases Fatal

New York Oct. 9, 1907 - Mrs. Mary Cyrene Breckinridge, widow of General John Cabell Breckinridge, who was Vice President of the United States under President Buchanan and Confederate Secretary of War, died from complication of diseases at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Anson Maltby, in Sedgewick Avenue, University Heights.

She was 82 years of age. She was the daughter of Clifton R. Burch, of Scott county, Kentucky, was prominent in Southern society and in charitable work. Her husband died in 1875. One son Clifton Rhodes Breckinridge, of Fort Smith Ark., and two daughters, Mrs. Maltby of this city, and Mrs. John A. Steele, of Midway, Ky., survive her.

Mrs. John Andrew Steele, a daughter of Mrs. Breckinridge, was notified by telegraph yesterday morning of her mother's death. While Mrs. Breckinridge had not been well for some time, plans had been made for her to come to Kentucky during the fall and her death was unexpected. The telegrams from New York have conveyed no detailed information except that the remains will be brought to Lexington for burial arriving on the Chesapeake and Ohio train Friday morning. The funeral will be held from the chapel at the Lexington Cemetery Friday morning at 11:30 but the details of the arrangements have not been made.

Mrs. Breckinridge was Mary Cyrene Burch, a daughter of Clifton Rhodes Burch, a wealthy farmer of Scott County who died before the Civil War. Her mother was Alethia Viley, a sister of Captain Willa Viley. She and General Breckinridge were married before his service in the Mexican War. A great part of her life was spent in Lexington. She was with her husband much of the time during his service in the Confederate army and she was with him in his years of exile in Canada and Europe immediately following the war.

After his return from exile General Breckinridge and his family resided on Second Street in the house now the home of Edmund S. Kinkead, where he died in 1875.

Since the death of her husband, Mrs. Breckinridge has lived with her children, the greater part of the time with her daughters, Mrs. Maltby of New York and Mrs. Steele of Midway.

While she had not been physically strong for some time, she retained her mental vigor to the last. She was last in Kentucky about two and a half months ago. She is survived by three of her five children, Mrs. Steele, Mrs. Maltby and Clifton Breckinridge of Fort Smith, Ark. Two sons J. Cabell and Owen Breckinridge have been dead for several years. She had a wide family connection in Lexington and Central Kentucky.

Mrs. Breckinridge was a woman of many accomplishments and qualities of mind and heart that endeared her to those with whom she came in contact in a long life of varied experience.