Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-12-14
KENTUCKY ROMANCE.
Colonel Owen G. Breckinridge's
Strange Matrimonial Career.


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Col. Owen e. Breckinridge, comes Ia
light today, and is causing great
sensation throughout the S ate lie
anephew Of Congressman w. C.. p.
Breckinridge, of Kentucky, aud son
Of Jno G, Breckinriige For ro.
nance and strangencss II is xcelled
by few tales of fiction. Col Breckin-
ridge was born aud reared in Ken.
lucky, and when young man, was
a dashing, brilliant aud handsome
fellow, a favorite in the families of
the bluest blood, and the most aristo-
cratic people Of the Blue Grass re-
gion.
Being of a strongly romantic and
poetic nature, he bad not more than
reached his majority before he met.
wooed and married beautiful girl
from St. Louis. There being some
opposition on the part of his family,
II Is said that he was seer, tly mar.
ried, under the name Of Owen, aud
lived with her most hapilyp for one
year, without his people having a
suspicion of his marriage. A child
a girl baby-was born, and its life
caused its mothers death The faith.
er, heart-broken over his irreparabe
loss, came baCk to Kiutucky, where
he remained few years and then
went to California. His little one, in
the meanline, was placed in the care
of lis grandparents in st. Louis, the
father contributing most generously
to its support aud education.
In California Mr. Breckenridge, by
his wit aud brilliaDcy, became the
soci Al favorite of the Pacific Slore,
and was elected and served several
terms In the Legislature. Two years
af er his first wifes death Mr.. Breck.
enridge met the beautiful hriress,
Miss Tevis, the daughter Of Lloyd
Tevis, Esq, formerly of Kentucky
and now h ten-millionaire OF Califor.
MIA A courtship followed aud were
married.
All this time the first marriage was
kept profound secret, and the exist
ence of a daughter was, Ofcourse, un-
known, she not knowing her father
by sight, and was ignorant of her
right name. The second union was,
like the first, of comparatively short
duration, for after bearing two child.
rem Mrs. Breckenridge died. The
second hilliction nearly killed Mr..
Breckenridge, and for some time he
wandered around the world, atiemp;-
ing to forget his sorrow in the excite
ment of foreign travel. lie, however
returned to San Francisco several
years later and devoted himself to
the practice of law.
His two children by hls second wife
we're reared aud educated by the
Tevises, and the hrst-born was fast
maturing in years and beauty in her
far-oT St. Louis home. IL is said
that the revi@ family gave Mr.. Breck.
inridge $4,000 In consideration OF
his allowing them the full charge OF
their grandchildren, and with this,
im fortunate business affairs aud spec.
ulalion, he made a very comfortable
fortune.
II was seventeen years afier his
first marrisge that Col. Owen Breck-
inridge, then man of possibly 40
Years Of age married for the third
time. But the last chapter of the ro-
mauce-the denouement-came late.
ly. MIR. Breckenridge, who is man
of fine character, admirable C, urRge
and ith warm impulsive heart,
never forgot the little one-the Off
spring of his first love-and deter
mine to make all reparation in his
power, went to st. Louis, made him
self known to his dsnghter-by this
time a splendid specimen of beautiful
womanhood-and told her ofthe past
aud of his desire to take her back
home with him This she readily
consented TO do, aud father and
started for California Up
o her arrival Miss Breckinndge was
TO her stepmoiher, the
third Mrs. Breckenridge. II is said
that this brought about a disclosure
Of the entire history of the husbaud'-
pat life, and, for some reason told,
caused separation between NJ.
Breckenridge aud his pr sent wife.