Mary Jane Clancey

1852 - 1916  (64 years)

• Name	Mary Jane Clancey  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	8 Feb 1852	Wisconsin   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	3 Jul 1916	Wisconsin
  Burial	6 Jul 1916	Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
  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? ?u? ?/u??/i? 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 d. 25 May 1913, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Jane McCormick,   b. 13 May 1830, Ireland d. 21 Aug 1894, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	19 Feb 1855	Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin   [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 d. May 1876, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1871  [1]
  Children	1. Cora Belle Horn,   b. 3 Feb 1871, Brown County, Wisconsin d. 19 Oct 1964, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 93 years)   2. William "Willie" Horne,   b. Abt 1874, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin d. Abt 1887, Wisconsin (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 d. 3 Dec 1920, Wisconsin (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	2 Sep 1882	Manitowoc County, Wisconsin   [1, 6]
  Children	1. Walter Thomas Clark,   b. 12 Sep 1883, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin d. 25 Dec 1938, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 55 years)   2. Warren Clark,   b. Jun 1885, Wisconsin d. Yes, date unknown
  Headstones		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

  Birth - 8 Feb 1852 - Wisconsin Marriage - 2 Sep 1882 - Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Death - 3 Jul 1916 - Wisconsin Burial - 6 Jul 1916 - Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [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). [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). [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). [S690] Zimmerman, Jane-Family Researcher (zimnero@tm.net). [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).