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Mary Jane Clancey

Female 1852 - 1916  (64 years)


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  • Name Mary Jane Clancey  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 8 Feb 1852  Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Death 3 Jul 1916  Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 6 Jul 1916  Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Census records show she was born in Wisconsin, however Jane Zimmerman writes that her actual place of birth was Chicago.

      Mary's first marriage was to a HORNE, and she and two children, Cora and William Horn, can be found on the 1880 Manitowoc census.

      It is likely she was the widow of John E. Horne, a civil war veteran who was some twenty years her senior. Perhaps she was his second wife? This appears to be the most likely scenario, as John E. Horne, her son, William, and her stepfather and mother, Leonard and Jane Benkelman, all share a common burial plot and grave marker. It might also be possible that she was instead the widow/divorced wife of John's son, Daniel, who was a few years her junior.

      John E. Horne's tombstone is marked "Co. D., Twentieth Wisconsin Infantry."

      The Manitowoc County Civil War Round Table has the following information posted about John E. Horne. It is not known with certainty, however, if the 1870 census transcription they include below, is for the same John Horne. If it is for him, his marriage to Mary Clancey Benkelman must have occurred soon after this census enumeration, as her daughter, Cora Horne, was born early in 1871.

      http://www.mccwrt.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=255&Itemid=31

      John E. Horne

      Born: ca 1829 Enlisted: July 23, 1862 as a Private from Raymond, WI Absent, sick: July 14, 1865 (absent at Muster Out of Regiment) ?i?
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      1875-76 Manitowoc City Directory: John Horne, Ship Caulker, res State east of 5th

      John Horn bur May 7, 1876
      Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, WI
      Gravesite: @2-150-3: "John E. Horne/Co. D/20th Wis. Inf."

      At the time of the 1870 census, Mary, age 18 was no longer living with her parents. It is possible that she moved to Brown County, Wisconsin, as this is where her daughter, Cora Horn, was born in 1871. On the 1870 Brown County, Wisconsin census, a 19 year old Mary HORAN, House Servant, born in Wisconsin, can be found. Living two households away is a 25 year old George McCormick, a teamster from Ireland. McCORMICK is the maiden name of Mary's mother. It is not certain, however, that Mary HORAN and Mary Jane are the same individual, however. Additionally, John Horne is found in the 1870 Fond du Lac census, but with a wife and 14 year old son.

      1870 Census, WI, Fond du Lac, Ward 5:
      John Horne, 41, Male, White, Carpenter, RE 800, PE 200, born Scotland
      Julia, 38, Female, White, Keeping House, born Scotland
      Chd: Daniel, 14, born NY


      Therefore, further research should be done to determine the exact nature of the connection between John E. Horne and the Benkelman family of Manitowoc; who Mary Clancey Benkelman's first husband was; and if the 1870 census transcriptions above even relate to John E. Horne or to Mary Clancey Benkelman Horne buried in Evergreen Cemetery.

      Mary Jane remained close to her stepfather, Leonard Benkelman, and Art Peck writes that she took care of her step-father in his declining years. He was listed in her home at the time of the 1900 census.

      She also visited her stepfather's extended family in Cass City, Michigan, were her daughter resided, as can be seen from the follow brief mention:


      Cass City Chronicle
      October 30, 1908

      Local Mentions

      Mr. and Mrs. Clark returned to their home in Manitowac, Wis., Monday after spending several weeks with their daughter, Mrs. G. A. Striffler.

    • (Research):
      Census Listings:

      1880 Census
      Wisconsin, Manitowac, 3rd Ward
      Mary Horn Self F W 29 Manitowoc County, Wisc KH Prussia Ireland
      Cora Horn Daught F W 9 Brown County, Wisc Canada Wisconsin
      William Horn Son M W 6 Mantiowoc County, Wisc NY Wisc
      Mary Malhal Other F W 16 Mantiwoc County, Wisc Servant Ireland Scotland
    Person ID I12673  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 29 May 2016 

    Father Johann Leonhard "Leonard" Benkelman,   b. 5 Jul 1828, Schneiderhof, Waldhausen Parish, Welzheim, Jagstkreis, W?rttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1913, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Jane McCormick,   b. 13 May 1830, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Aug 1894, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 19 Feb 1855  Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5
    • BENKELMANN: Leonhard (also Leonard Benkelman) b: Wurtenburg, Germany res: Manitowoc p: Leonhard and Toladea Benkelmann m: 19 Feb. 1855 at Manitowoc to: Jane (McCormick)Clancey (a young widow from Chicago) p: John and Cath. McCormick

      source: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tomanitowoc

      Jane Zimmerman writes that Leonard was quite easygoing, whereas Jane was hard to please.
    Family ID F5021  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 John E. Horne,   b. Abt 1829, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1876, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 47 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1871  [1
    Children 
     1. Cora Belle Horn,   b. 3 Feb 1871, Brown County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1964, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     2. William "Willie" Horne,   b. Abt 1874, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1887, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 13 years)
    Family ID F3165  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

    Family 2 William Clark,   b. 11 May 1845, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 1920, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 2 Sep 1882  Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6
    Children 
     1. Walter Thomas Clark,   b. 12 Sep 1883, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1938, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
     2. Warren Clark,   b. Jun 1885, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Headstones
    Clark, William and Mary Jane Clancey Benkelman Headstone, front side
    Clark, William and Mary Jane Clancey Benkelman Headstone, front side
    This is the front of their monument. On the backside, four additional names were carved, Leonard Benkelman, Jane Benkelman, John E. Horne and Willie Horne. The Civil War service of Leonard Benkelman and John Horne's civil war was also noted.
    Family ID F5216  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Feb 1852 - Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Sep 1882 - Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Jul 1916 - Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 6 Jul 1916 - Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982.

    2. [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Wisconsin, Manitowac, 3rd Ward (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Wisconsin, Manitowoc, Manitowoc Ward 2 9 June 1900 SD 3 ED 72 Sheet 12B 412-227-264 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 102 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S690] Zimmerman, Jane-Family Researcher (zimnero@tm.net).

    6. [S1610] Jacobs, BonnieMargaret McDonald "The Family Benkelman" Unpublished Manuscript, 276 pages, October 1981 Version, (Copy owned by Barney Benkelman, Helena, Montana; which he xeroxed and sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas), p. 103, she cites Manitowoc County Marriage records, Vol. 5, pg. 80, No. 159 (Reliability: 3).