The Proeger Family · Generation 7 — Kristin's 4th-great-grandparents

Mary A. Miller

Probable mother of Ella (Shreckengost) Warner

Mary A. Miller

Probable

Probable mother of Ella (Shreckengost) Warner

Born
about 1833
Died
Not found
Sources
3

Research status

Research status: PROBABLE as the mother of Ella (Shreckengost) Warner Probable confirm or correct →. Evidence: in June 1870, read from the image, Ella, 11, is in the household of Mary A. Shreckengost, 37, born in Pennsylvania, keeping house in the Town of Lena, Stephenson County, Illinois, with Clement, 18, Milton, Rena, John E. and Minnie S1318; an index of Ella’s 1910 marriage names her parents as Henry Shreckengast and Mary Miller S1558. What is weak or missing: the 1870 census states no relationships, so Mary A. as Ella’s mother is inference; the maiden name Miller rests on that one index line, and the register is not yet read; and Ella’s own place in this record is itself Probable. Know more? Use ‘Add to this record’ to confirm or correct it. Card added 8 October 2026

Evidence: The 1870 census of Lena, Stephenson County, Illinois, read from the image, lists Ella, 11, in the household of Mary A. Shreckengost, 37, born in Pennsylvania; an index of Ella's 1910 marriage names her parents as Henry Shreckengast and Mary Miller. Weak or missing: The census states no relationships; the maiden name Miller rests on one index line and the register is not yet read; no marriage or death record for her is found; Ella's own link to this record is Probable. Not yet confirmed. Know more? Confirm or correct this →

Life in the order the records give it

Birth1833
Born about 1833 in Pennsylvania (37 in June 1870) S1318
Death
Her death is not found on any record read for this page

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Probable
Probable confirm or correct → Probably the “M.”, 26, in the household of Henry “Schnepenger” at Winslow, Stephenson County, in July 1860 S1523, and so the probable wife of Henry Shreckengost. What is weak or missing: initials only, a garbled surname, no relationships stated, and no marriage record is found. Know more? Use ‘Add to this record’

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Mary A. Miller · Sources

Citations

Sources cited on this card

3 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. S13181870 census — Mary A. Shreckengost household, Town of Lena, Stephenson County, Illinois, p. 27. Ancestry, “1870 United States Federal Census”, record 17424985. Image examined in the Stage 2 reading, 29 September 2026. Probable Dwelling 214, family 232: Shreckengost, Mary A., 37, keeping house, born Pennsylvania; Clement, 18; Ella, 11, at school; Milton, 8; Rena, 6; John E., 5; and Minnie, 3; the children all born in Illinois. No man is in the household. ⚠ The 1870 census states no relationships, and the father is absent (the index’s “Henry” is not on the page). That this Ella is Clifford Warner’s wife rests on the surname, her age, an Illinois birth and a Pennsylvania-born mother, which fit her 1880 and 1920 entries. PROBABLE.
  2. S15231860 census — Town of Winslow, Stephenson County, Illinois, p. 513, dwelling 3763, family 3625, lines 26–32 — Henry “Schnepenger” household. Ancestry, “1860 United States Federal Census”, record 38105272. Image examined in the Stage 2 reading, 1 October 2026. Probable Henry “Schnepenger” [probably Shreckengost], 35, a farmer born Pennsylvania; M., 26; P. J., 10; C., 8; E., a girl of 3, born Illinois; and Samuel, 72; July 1860. ⚠ Initials only, a garbled surname, and no relationships stated.
  3. S1558Iowa county marriages — James Martin and Ella Shreckengast Warner, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, 31 August 1910. FamilySearch, “Iowa, County Marriages”, index entries XJ85-4JP and QJDS-V3X4. Index only; the register image is not yet read. Probable The bride, a widow born in Illinois in 1859 (1857 in the second entry), is the daughter of Henry Shreckengast and Mary Miller; the groom was born in West Virginia in 1861. With it, the FamilySearch index of Find a Grave, entry QVGB-KZWJ: Henry Shreckengost, 9 July 1822 – 20 April 1896, Butler County, Nebraska. ⚠ Two index entries, not the record; the grave is not seen.

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