Year Settled in Iowa: before 1857

County where ancestor first settled: Jasper County

Born: Jan. 23, 1825

Birth Place: Jefferson County, Tenn.

Married: March 9, 1847

Marriage Location: Ripley Co., Indiana

Died: January 10, 1904

Burial Location: M. E. Cemetery near Newburg, Iowa

Father: Richard Breeden

Mother: Sarah LOCKHART

Spouse: Margaret LUDWICK

Born: Sept. 25, 1831

Birth Location: Ripley Co., Indiana

Died: Nov. 29, 1918

Burial Location: M. E. Cemetery near Newburg, Iowa

Father: Jacob Ludwick

Mother: Hester MYERS

Proof: Tombstone of John and Margaret Breeden; Census Records; Children birth records

Children:

1. Emaline Breeden b. Aug. 2, 1848 in Ripley Co., Indiana, d. September 3, 1849 in Ripley Co., Indiana.
2. Richard Breeden b. August 5, 1850 in Ripley Co., Indiana, d. June 4, 1923 in Evanston, Wyo. buried in Carpenter, Wyo., married Amanda Jane REED on Nov. 2, 1875 in Iowa.
3. John Wesley Breeden, b. Dec. 21, 1852, in Ripley Co., Ind., d. May 30, 1922, in either Colorado or Wyoming, married Martha Ellen (Ella) DAYTON on Dec. 20, 1882.
4. William Jesse Breeden b. March 13, 1855 in Ripley Co., Indiana, d. Oct. 28, 1932 in Madison , Wisc., buried in M. E. Cemetery, Newburg, Iowa, married Alice GRAY.
5. Alfred Jacob Breeden, b. July 28, 1857, near Rock Creek in Jasper County, Iowa, d. 8-11-1941, buried in Grinnell Cemetery, Grinnell, Iowa, married Mary Emma COX on Nov. 1-1884.
6. Harvey Mitchell Breeden, b. Sept 19, 1859 in Jasper Co., Iowa, d. Feb. 23, 1935 in Newburg, Iowa, married Kate LEASMAN on Dec. 10, 1884.
7. John and Margaret Breeden raised John Asher Breeden who was their grandchild by their son Richard Breeden and a hired girl, Sarah BROWN. Richard and Sarah were never married and Sarah died June 11, 1869, shortly after John Asher Breeden was born. John Asher Breeden was never adopted, but raised as a foster son. He took the Breeden name. John Asher Breeden was b. June 6, 1869 in Jasper Co., Iowa, and he died May 15, 1939. He is buried in M. E. Cemetery. He married Eva WHITCOMB on May 23, 1894. This information was passed on to me by Inez MILGATE, John Asher Breeden's daughter, before she died.

Data Submitted Sat Nov 8 08:37:57 1997 by: Harold Eugene & Esther Breeden