The Proeger Family · Generation 6 — Kristin's 3rd-great-grandparents

John Warner

Probable father of Clifford Warner · about 1815–1858

John Warner

Probable

Probable father of Clifford Warner · about 1815–1858

Born
about 1815
Children
Charles Warner
Sources
6

Research status

Research status: PROBABLE — accepted by Earl 28 September 2026 pending more evidence. Clifford, born about 1851 in Illinois, is with the widow Marancy Warner at Winslow, Stephenson County, Illinois, in 1870 S828; an Illinois marriage index has John Warner marrying “Muraney Elexander” in Stephenson County on 17 May 1841 S825; in 1850 John Warner, 35, a miller born in New York, was at Winslow with Marany and their children S826; and Clifford's 1880 census entry gives his father's birthplace as New York S824. What is weak: no record names Clifford's father. Clifford was born after the 1850 census, the Find a Grave memorial's list of John's children leaves him out S827, and FamilySearch has no record naming his parents

Evidence: Clifford Warner, born about 1851 in Illinois, lived with the widow Marancy Warner at Winslow in 1870; an index has John Warner marrying Muraney Elexander in Stephenson County in 1841; John, a New York-born miller, was at Winslow with Marany in 1850; Clifford's 1880 entry gives his father's birthplace as New York. Weak or missing: No record names Clifford's father: he was born after the 1850 census, John's Find a Grave list of children omits him, and FamilySearch has nothing naming his parents; the birth date and death date come only from Find a Grave. Not yet confirmed. Know more? Confirm or correct this →

Life in the order the records give it

Census1850
In the 1850 census of the Town of Winslow, Stephenson County, Illinois, enumerated 2 October 1850: John Warner, 35, miller, real estate $500, born New York; Marany; Araminta, 7, born Illinois; John, 5; Frederick, 3; Lois, 61, born New York; and Olive Alexander, 62, born Massachusetts S826
Birth1815
Born about 1815 in New York (35 in 1850) S826. His Find a Grave memorial gives 13 November 1816 – 5 January 1858, buried at Rock Lily Cemetery, Winslow, with his wife Marancy and children Araminta Ladd, John and Charles A. S827; a memorial, supporting only. The family tree's birthplace, Worcester, Otsego County, New York, has no source

Family parents, marriages, children, siblings

Parents1853
🆕 His son Charles Warner, born in Illinois about 1853, married Mary E. Maurer at Fremont, Nebraska, on 26 November 1878; the record names his parents as John and Marency Alexander Confirmed S1138.

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Probable
Probable father of Clifford Warner. Husband of Marancy Warner

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John Warner · Sources

Citations

Sources cited on this card

6 of the record's sources are cited here. The numbering is the record's own; the full list, with where else each is cited, is at Sources.

  1. S8241880 U.S. Federal Census — Clifford Warner household, Cedar Precinct, Boone County, Nebraska, supervisor's district 2, enumeration district 126, p. 15, dwelling 105, family 111, enumerated 9 June 1880. Ancestry collection 6742, record 48152479 (image 4242184-00402). Image examined, read 28 September 2026. Confirmed Clifford Warner, 28, farmer, born Illinois, father born New York, mother born Massachusetts; Ella, wife, 22, keeping house, born Illinois, parents born Pennsylvania; Maud, daughter, 1 or 2, born Nebraska, parents born Illinois. The census gives Ella's relationship to Clifford, not to Maud. FamilySearch indexes the same page (ark:/61903/1:1:M8Y7-1WJ), so it is not independent. Collection: 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. S825Illinois compiled marriage index — John Warner and Muraney Elexander, Stephenson County, 17 May 1841. Ancestry index card; no image. Probable John Warner to Muraney Elexander, 17 May 1841, Stephenson County, Illinois. An index card only; the register has not been read. “Muraney Elexander” may be Marancy Warner, but it has been flagged as possibly another woman.
  3. S8261850 U.S. Federal Census — John Warner household, Town of Winslow, Stephenson County, Illinois, p. 308, family 930, enumerated 2 October 1850. Ancestry collection 8054, record 16610086 (image 4181046_00232). Image examined, read 28 September 2026. Confirmed John Warner, 35, miller, real estate $500, born New York; Marany, born New York (age not legible at the scale read); Araminta, 7, born Illinois; John, 5; Frederick, 3; Lois, 61, born New York; Olive Alexander, 62, born Massachusetts. Clifford, born about 1851, is not yet in the household. Collection: 1850 United States Federal Census.
  4. S827Find a Grave memorial 26358623 — John Warner, Rock Lily Cemetery, Winslow, Stephenson County, Illinois. Ancestry index card of the memorial. Probable John Warner, 13 November 1816 – 5 January 1858; spouse Marancy; children Araminta Ladd, John and Charles A. A memorial, supporting only; the stone itself has not been seen. Clifford is not in its list of children.
  5. S8281870 U.S. Federal Census — Marancy Warner household, Township of Winslow, Stephenson County, Illinois, p. 10, dwelling 69, family 80, enumerated 20 July 1870. Ancestry collection 7163, record 17425800 (image 4263241_00797). Image examined, read 28 September 2026. Confirmed Marancy Warner, 46, keeping house, real estate $500, personal estate $100, born New York; Clifford, 19, farm labourer, born Illinois. A two-person household. The 1870 census has no relationship column. Collection: 1870 United States Federal Census.
  6. S1138Dodge County, Nebraska, Marriage Record, p. 136, no. 136 — Charles Warner and Mary E. Maurer (26 November 1878). Ancestry record 1200153287. Image examined in the Stage 2 reading, 29 September 2026. Confirmed Licence before the county judge, 26 November 1878: Charles Warner, 25, white, born Illinois, father John, mother’s maiden name Marency Alexander; Mary E. Maurer, 23, born Pennsylvania, father Daniel. Married at Fremont the same day by W. H. Ely, county judge. The residences and the bride’s mother’s surname (possibly Brownlee) are hard to read. The same image is filed under Ancestry record 1050153287.

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