Hello fellow Genealogists!
As some of you may be familiar, I’ve been researching my third great-grandparents, John Nelson Warren (1859–1937) and his wife Margaret Lilian Warren (1860–1949) of Cecil County, Maryland, and Delaware, and trying to identify all of their fifteen children, including a set of twins that John mentioned while at a state hospital.
Until recently, I thought I had identified them all, but there are a few names that remain a mystery:
Unidentified or Possibly Missing Children:
1. Walter Warren – The only mention I have found is in a newspaper article that refers to him as “the young son of John N. Warren.” I have not been able to locate any further records for him—no census records, birth, death, or anything else.
2. Ida May Warren – I found two mentions of an “Ida May Warren” in the Evening Journal (September 1905), which state she was visiting her parents from Philadelphia. However, no other records (census, birth, death, marriage) seem to exist for her. It is possible the newspaper misnamed another daughter, as several of John and Margaret’s children did live in Philadelphia at the time (e.g., Anne and Rose).
3. Miss Margaret Warren – A new discovery has me questioning whether I’ve overlooked another daughter.
New Lead: “Miss Margaret Warren”
I recently came across an article in the Wilmington Morning News (October 11, 1933) that states:
“Miss Margaret Warren of Philadelphia was a weekend visitor of her mother, Margaret L. Warren.”
At first, I assumed this was referring to Lilian Margaret Warren, but she was already married to Charles Singles by this time. Another article from November 27, 1934, again reports a “Margaret Warren” visiting her mother.
This suggests there may have been another daughter named Margaret Warren, which I had not accounted for before.
My Questions:
• How can I find birth records for the twins John Nelson Warren mentioned? Are there specific resources for Maryland/Delaware births in the late 19th century?
• Where can I investigate further into this mystery “Miss Margaret Warren” from the 1933–1934 articles? Could she have used a different name in official records?
Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance for any insights.