The Obsequies In St. Louis Attended By Gen. Castleman and Capt. George B. Eastin.
The funeral of Judge Samuel Miller Breckinridge, who dropped dead in the Presbyterian Assembly at Detroit, will take place this afternoon in St. Louis. Gen. John D. Castleman and Capt. Geo. B. Eastin, brother-in-law of the deceased, will attend the obsequies with their families. The University Club, of which the distinguished ex-Kentuckian was a member, will attend the funeral in a body. The burial place will be at Bellefontaine Cemetery. The interment will be private, with the exception of the attendance of the University Club, if agreeable to the family.
Judge Breckinridge left his family in comfortable circumstances and two insurance policies aggregating $60,000 are at their disposal. In the Equitable Life Insurance Association of New York he had a policy for $50,000 and another in the Manhattan of New York.
In the assembly yesterday morning Dr. Hayes read the report of the special committee appointed to accompany the remains of Judge Breckinridge to St. Louis. At the close of the report resolutions were adopted by the assembly emphasizing the great services of Judge Breckinridge.
The Courier-Journal; Louisville, Kentucky.
May 31, 1891; Page Six.
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The Obsequies In St. Louis Attended By Gen. Castleman and Capt. George B. Eastin.
The funeral of Judge Samuel Miller Breckinridge, who dropped dead in the Presbyterian Assembly at Detroit, will take place this afternoon in St. Louis. Gen. John D. Castleman and Capt. Geo. B. Eastin, brother-in-law of the deceased, will attend the obsequies with their families. The University Club, of which the distinguished ex-Kentuckian was a member, will attend the funeral in a body. The burial place will be at Bellefontaine Cemetery. The interment will be private, with the exception of the attendance of the University Club, if agreeable to the family.
Judge Breckinridge left his family in comfortable circumstances and two insurance policies aggregating $60,000 are at their disposal. In the Equitable Life Insurance Association of New York he had a policy for $50,000 and another in the Manhattan of New York.
In the assembly yesterday morning Dr. Hayes read the report of the special committee appointed to accompany the remains of Judge Breckinridge to St. Louis. At the close of the report resolutions were adopted by the assembly emphasizing the great services of Judge Breckinridge.
The Courier-Journal; Louisville, Kentucky.
May 31, 1891; Page Six.
Supplied by Find a Grave volunteer dm wms (#47395868)
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