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Mary Ceclia Berger 1848–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Nov 1848

Birth Location: Schleswig Holstein Prov., Germany

Death Date: 29 Apr 1931

Death Location: Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Herbert Berger

Mother: Marie Andresen

Spouse(s): Ignatz Proksch

Children(s): Mary Proksch-Benshoof, Augusta Angstrom, Rosalie Proksch, Edward Proksch, Caroline Proksch, Fred Proksch, Johannes Proksch

The story of Mary Ceclia Berger began in 1848 in Schleswig Holstein Prov., Germany. In 1860, Mary Ceclia Berger resided in Montpelier, Blue Grass, Muscatine, Iowa, USA. Mary Ceclia Berger married Ignatz Charles Proksch, and had children including Augusta Wilhelmine Angstrom, Caroline Lena Proksch, Edward Charles Proksch, Fred Emil Proksch, Johannes John Proksch, Mary Luretta Proksch Benshoof, Rosalie Agnes Proksch. Mary Ceclia Berger passed away in 1931 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Ceclia Berger began in 1848 in Schleswig Holstein Prov., Germany.
  • In 1860, Mary Ceclia Berger resided in Montpelier, Blue Grass, Muscatine, Iowa, USA.
  • Mary Ceclia Berger married Ignatz Charles Proksch, and had children including Augusta Wilhelmine Angstrom, Caroline Lena Proksch, Edward Charles Proksch, Fred Emil Proksch, Johannes John Proksch, Mary Luretta Proksch Benshoof, Rosalie Agnes Proksch.
  • Mary Ceclia Berger passed away in 1931 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Mary Berger's Ancestors

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Mary Berger
1848–1931
Birth Place: Schleswig Holstein Prov., Germany
Parents
Herbert Fritz Berger
1826–1906
Schleswig-Flensburger Landkreis, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Marie (Elizabeth (Thomsen)) Andresen
1833–1902
Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Berger's Descendants

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Mary (Ceclia) Berger (3 Nov 1848–29 Apr 1931) m. Ignatz (Charles) Proksch (25 Aug 1842–09 Aug 1914)
  1. 1. Mary (Luretta) Proksch-Benshoof 1870–1958 m. Walter (Stewart) Benshoof 1868–1936
    1. 1. Walter (Leslie) Benshoof 1892–1959 m. Iva (Mae "Ivy" Paul) Benshoof 1894–1982
      1. 1. Ardella (Mae) Benshoof 1922–2011 m. Scott (Allen Taggart) Jr 1924–1998
      2. 2. Paul (Edward) Benshoof 1914–1992
      3. 3. Vivian (Ione) Benshoof 1918–1996
      4. 4. Gary (Lee) Benshoof 1936–1994
    2. 2. Myrtle (Eva Benshoof) Mack 1894–1977
    3. 3. Clyde (Ellsworth "Bud") Benshoof 1896–1944
    4. 4. Jeanette (Marie "Polly" Benshoof) Nelson 1909–2003 m. LeRoy (Howard) Nelson 1907–1967
  2. 2. Augusta (Wilhelmine) Angstrom 1882–1928 m. Charles (John) Angstrom 1875–1961
    1. 1. Harold (William) Angstrom 1907–1986
    2. 2. Edwin (Henry) Angstrom 1909–1998
  3. 3. Rosalie (Agnes) Proksch 1887–1958
  4. 4. Edward (Charles) Proksch 1889–1958
  5. 5. Caroline ('Lena') Proksch 1875–1927
  6. 6. Fred (Emil) Proksch 1869–1888
  7. 7. Johannes (John) Proksch 1878–1936

Mary Berger's Timeline

3 Records

1848
3 Nov 1848
Birth of Mary Ceclia Berger in Schleswig Holstein Prov., Germany
Schleswig Holstein Prov., Germany
1860
1860
Age 12
Mary Ceclia Berger resided here in Montpelier, Blue Grass, Muscatine, Iowa, USA
Montpelier, Blue Grass, Muscatine, Iowa, USA
1931
29 Apr 1931
Age 83
Death of Mary Ceclia Berger in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, Age 82
Davenport, Scott, Iowa, Age 82

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1848
    Event Place: Schleswig Holstein Prov., Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Montpelier, Muscatine, Iowa; Roll: M653_337; Page: 486; Family History Library Fi
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Montpelier, Blue Grass, Muscatine, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Montpelier, Muscatine, Iowa; Roll: M653_337; Page: 486; Family History Library Fi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1931
    Event Place: Davenport, Scott, Iowa, Age 82
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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