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Fred Straight BRECKON

Male 1914 - 1992  (78 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Fred Straight BRECKON was born on 19 Jun 1914 in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois (son of Paul BRECKON and Marjorie Irene STRAIGHT); died on 2 Jul 1992 in Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin; was buried in East Side Cemetery, Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1920, Murrayville, Morgan, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, Mineral Point, Iowa, Wisconsin
    • Census: 1940, Eden, Iowa, Wisconsin

    Fred married Dorothy Marjorie VIVIAN in 1934. Dorothy (daughter of Henry VIVIAN and Clara Ann MITCHELL) was born on 3 Mar 1915 in Linden, Iowa, Wisconsin; died on 13 Jan 2009 in Fitchburg, Dane, Wisconsin; was buried in Roselawn Memorial Park, Monona, Dane, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Dorothy Virginia BRECKON was born on 1 Feb 1936 in Wisconsin.
    2. Homer Vickerman BRECKON was born on 23 Dec 1937 in Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin; died on 28 Sep 1999 in Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri; was buried in Dolley Cemetery, Miller, Missouri.
    3. Patrick Willard BRECKON was born on 13 Dec 1944.
    4. Linda BRECKON was born on 3 Feb 1946.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Paul BRECKON was born on 28 Jan 1889 in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois; died on 11 May 1966 in Mineral Point, Iowa, Wisconsin; was buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1920, Murrayville, Morgan, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, Mineral Point, Iowa, Wisconsin
    • Census: 1940, Mineral Point, Iowa, Wisconsin

    Paul married Marjorie Irene STRAIGHT on 30 Dec 1912 in Morgan, Illinois. Marjorie (daughter of Amos STRAIGHT and Sarah Ann SMITH) was born on 6 Sep 1892 in Illinois; died on 19 Dec 1990 in Madison, Dane, Wisconsin; was buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Marjorie Irene STRAIGHT was born on 6 Sep 1892 in Illinois (daughter of Amos STRAIGHT and Sarah Ann SMITH); died on 19 Dec 1990 in Madison, Dane, Wisconsin; was buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1900, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois
    • Census: 1910, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois
    • Census: 1920, Murrayville, Morgan, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, Mineral Point, Iowa, Wisconsin
    • Census: 1940, Mineral Point, Iowa, Wisconsin

    Notes:

    Amos Straight and his brother Frederick L. Straight are buried in the same cemetery in Jacksonville, Illinois. Sarah and Amos’ daughter Irene is my great-grandmother. She married Paul Breckon and they moved to Wisconsin to farm but were both also buried in Jacksonville, Illinois. (Source: Brenda Pike, July 28, 2005)

    Children:
    1. 1. Fred Straight BRECKON was born on 19 Jun 1914 in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois; died on 2 Jul 1992 in Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin; was buried in East Side Cemetery, Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin.
    2. Marjorie Ruth BRECKON was born on 5 Aug 1930 in Mineral Point, Iowa, Wisconsin; died on 3 Mar 2011 in Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Amos STRAIGHT was born on 20 Feb 1862 in New Brunswick (son of Amos STRAIGHT and Elizabeth Anne SKINNER); died on 17 Nov 1941 in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois; was buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1871, Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick
    • Census: 1881, Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick
    • Census: 1900, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois
    • Census: 1910, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois
    • Census: 1920, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois
    • Census: 1940, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois

    Notes:

    Amos Straight was a Fireman.

    Amos married Sarah Ann SMITH on 21 Aug 1890 in Pike, Illinois. Sarah (daughter of John SMITH and Mrs) was born on 10 May 1862 in Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois; died on 14 Jul 1936 in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois; was buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Sarah Ann SMITH was born on 10 May 1862 in Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois (daughter of John SMITH and Mrs); died on 14 Jul 1936 in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois; was buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1900, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois
    • Census: 1910, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois
    • Census: 1920, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois

    Children:
    1. Edith J. STRAIGHT was born on 14 Jun 1891 in Illinois; died on 7 Mar 1976 in Biltmore, Buncombe, North Carolina; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina.
    2. 3. Marjorie Irene STRAIGHT was born on 6 Sep 1892 in Illinois; died on 19 Dec 1990 in Madison, Dane, Wisconsin; was buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois.
    3. Lucille Edna STRAIGHT was born on 4 Jan 1898 in Illinois; died on 8 Oct 1976 in Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina.
    4. Robert Amos STRAIGHT was born on 10 Aug 1900 in Illinois; died in Nov 1968.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Amos STRAIGHT was born on 24 Jan 1822 in Upper Hampstead, Queens, New Brunswick; died on 20 Nov 1906 in Upper Hampstead, Queens, New Brunswick.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1861, Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick
    • Census: 1871, Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick
    • Census: 1881, Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick

    Amos married Elizabeth Anne SKINNER on 19 Nov 1851. Elizabeth (daughter of Rev. Joseph Churchill SKINNER and Eliza A. CHASE) was born on 15 Aug 1831 in New Brunswick; died in 1910 in Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Elizabeth Anne SKINNER was born on 15 Aug 1831 in New Brunswick (daughter of Rev. Joseph Churchill SKINNER and Eliza A. CHASE); died in 1910 in Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1851, Wickham, Queens, New Brunswick
    • Census: 1861, Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick
    • Census: 1871, Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick
    • Census: 1881, Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick
    • Census: 1891, Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick
    • Census: 1901, Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick

    Notes:

    From the Saint John Sun, Aug 17, 1909 : FAMILY REUNION HELD ON SATURDAY — Fifty Four Gather at Mrs. Straight’s. Cambridge, Queens Co. – Some Members of Family Away From Province 30 Years.
     A very pleasant gathering was held Saturday at the residence of Mrs. Amos Straight, Cambridge, Queens, when the children, grand-children and great-grandchildren, to the number of 54, met to celebrate her 78th birthday. Mrs. Straight is still enjoying the best of health and received many congratulations and valuable gifts. There were present at the gathering five sons and five daughters. They were Mrs. J. A. and Mrs. D. B. Black of St. John, Mrs. R. Mott of Central Cambridge, Mrs. W. Akerley of Portsmouth, and Jennie, at home. Dr. George M. Straight of Winchester, Illinois, Edward M. of St. John, John Malcolm and William of Cambridge. Two sons were absent, Amos of Jacksonville, Illinois, and Fred of Louisiana, Missouri.
     Dr. George Straight, accompanied by his wife and daughter, has been spending the last six weeks at his home on the Washademoak after an absence of 30 years and will leave on Friday next for his home in the middlewest.

    Children:
    1. Almira STRAIGHT was born on 12 Apr 1852 in Queens, New Brunswick; died on 21 Oct 1932 in Central Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick; was buried in Colwell Cemetery, Lower Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick.
    2. Mary Ella STRAIGHT was born on 2 Mar 1854 in New Brunswick; died on 12 Oct 1913 in Saint John, New Brunswick.
    3. John S. STRAIGHT was born on 20 Sep 1855 in New Brunswick; died on 16 Feb 1943 in Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick.
    4. Dr. George Miles STRAIGHT was born on 14 Mar 1857 in Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick; died on 28 Jan 1940 in Winchester, Scott, Illinois; was buried on 30 Jan 1940 in Winchester Cemetery, Winchester, Scott, Illinois.
    5. Frederick L. STRAIGHT was born in Jan 1859; died on 28 Feb 1920 in Hannibal, Marion, Missouri; was buried on 1 Mar 1920 in Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois.
    6. Eliza Adelaide STRAIGHT was born on 20 Oct 1860 in Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick; died on 31 Oct 1937 in Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick; was buried in Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick.
    7. 6. Amos STRAIGHT was born on 20 Feb 1862 in New Brunswick; died on 17 Nov 1941 in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois; was buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois.
    8. Margaret M. STRAIGHT was born in Mar 1865 in New Brunswick; died on 10 Aug 1925 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire; was buried in 99 Cemetery Ln, Greenland, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
    9. Edward Manning STRAIGHT was born on 9 Jan 1867 in Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick; died on 26 Jan 1930 in Saint John, New Brunswick; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick.
    10. Malcolm Campbell STRAIGHT was born on 27 Feb 1868 in Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick; died on 12 May 1958 in New Brunswick; was buried in Baptist Cemetery, Cambridge-Narrows, Queens, New Brunswick.
    11. Jennie T. STRAIGHT was born on 14 Feb 1872 in Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick; died on 3 Sep 1926 in Springfield, Kings, New Brunswick; was buried in Union Cemetery, Belleisle Creek, Kings, New Brunswick.
    12. William Allan STRAIGHT was born on 14 May 1875 in Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick; died on 30 Jan 1947 in Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick; was buried in Baptist Cemetery, Cambridge, Queens, New Brunswick.

  3. 14.  John SMITH was born in Ohio.

    John married Mrs. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Mrs
    Children:
    1. Eliza SMITH was born about 1858; died on 13 Sep 1905 in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois; was buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois.
    2. 7. Sarah Ann SMITH was born on 10 May 1862 in Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois; died on 14 Jul 1936 in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois; was buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois.
    3. William SMITH
    4. John SMITH
    5. Mrs. SMITH
    6. Mrs. SMITH