When Margaret Ione Howe was born on May 30, 1903, her father, Dell Howe, was 26, and her mother, Maggie Davis, was 23[1]. She was recorded as 1/4 Crow Indian Blood Quorum in multiple documents, including this 1931 census record[2]. She was the 3rd of 13 children:
In the 1910 census she (age 6) was the daughter of Maragaret Howe in Crow Indian Reservation, Yellowstone, Montana, United States.[3]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Maragaret Howe
F
30
Married
Head
Montana
Robert Summer Howe
M
9
Single
Son
Montana
Erle Elmer Howe
M
8
Single
Son
Montana
Margaret Ione Howe
F
6
Single
Daughter
Montana
Perry Howe
M
5
Single
Son
Montana
Estella A Howe
F
4
Single
Daughter
Montana
William H Howe
M
2
Single
Son
Montana
Effie Nina Howe
F
0
Single
Daughter
Montana
Note: This census indicates that she is attending a Government School, and that she speaks English, and is 1/4 Crow and 3/4 White.
Married Life
Frank Edward Mullenberg
She married Frank Edward Mullenberg on 12 Apr 1919 in Hardin, Montana[4]and they had nine children together, but Irene died young, which may have contributed to the marriage falling apart [5].
Husband Frank Edward Mullenberg and Margaret Ione Howe wedding photo
In the 1920 census she (age 17) was the wife of Frank Mullenberg in Crow Reservation, Big Horn, Montana.[21]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Frank Mullenberg
M
37
Married
Head
Carpenter
South Dakota
Margaret Mullenberg
F
17
Married
Wife
Montana
Note: An oddity on this census records that she speaks both Crow and English, and she can read and write, but it indicates that she did not go to school, which contradicts the 1910 census record. Maybe it is possible she attended school while she was young but did not graduate?
In the 1930 census she (age 27) was the wife of Frank Mullenberg in Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States.[22]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Frank Mullenberg
M
52
Married
Head
South Dakota
Margaret Mullenberg
F
27
Married
Wife
Montana
Ida G Mullenberg
F
9
Single
Daughter
Montana
Pauline M Mullenberg
F
8
Single
Daughter
Montana
Frank E Mullenberg
M
7
Single
Son
Colorado
Harry Mullenberg
M
5
Single
Son
Colorado
Robert E Mullenberg
M
4
Single
Son
Colorado
Wesley M Mullenberg
M
1
Single
Son
Colorado
Irene A Mullenberg
F
0
Single
Daughter
Colorado
John F Mcgowan
M
29
Widowed
Boarder
Texas
Ernest Eugene "Whitey" Boggess
She then married Ernest Eugene "Whitey" Boggess 4 Dec 1935, and they had 3 children together, and she Margaret became step-mother to Ernest 6 children from his first marriage.
In the 1940 census she (age 37) was the wife of E E Burgess in School District 27 Lodge Grass, Custer, Montana, United States.[26]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
E E Burgess
M
53
Married
Head
Oklahoma
Margaret S Burgess
F
37
Married
Wife
Montana
Robert Burgess
M
17
Single
Son
Montana
Florence Burgess
F
14
Single
Daughter
Montana
Samuel Burgess
M
5
Single
Son
Montana
Ernest Burgess
M
3
Single
Son
Montana
Howard Burgess
M
0
Single
Son
Montana
Ida Mullenberg
F
20
Single
Stepdaughter
Montana
Paulene Mullenberg
F
18
Single
Stepdaughter
Colorado
Frank Mullenberg
M
17
Single
Stepson
Colorado
Harry Mullenberg
M
16
Single
Stepson
Colorado
Robert Mullenberg
M
14
Single
Stepson
Colorado
Wesley Mullenberg
M
12
Single
Stepson
Colorado
Irene Mullenberg
F
11
Single
Stepdaughter
Colorado
Merville Mullenberg
M
10
Single
Stepson
Montana
Delbert Mullenberg
M
8
Single
Stepson
Montana
Mary Howe
F
35
Divorced
Sister-in-law
Montana
In Nov 1942, Margaret applied for social security benfits for Bobby Mullenberg [27].
In the 1950 census she (age 48) was working in Child Care, and was the wife of Earnest E Boggess in Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana, United States, now with only 3 children living at home.[28]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Earnest E Boggess
M
63 years
Married
Head
Farmer
Kansas
Margert I Boggess
F
48 years
Married
Wife
Child Care
Montana
Samuel D Boggess
M
13 years
Never married
Son
Montana
Howard L Boggess
M
11 years
Never married
Son
Montana
Richard R Boggess
M
7 years
Never married
Son
Montana
In Nov 1950, Margaret applied for Social Security benefits for Pauline [29].
In Jun 1959, Margaret applied for Social Security benefits for Richard Wray Boggess[30].
Her husband William Smith died on 14 Mar 1972 in Hardin, Big Horn, Montana, United States , whom she married in 1 Sep 1962.[32] Margaret did not remarry again.
Margaret and her last husband Bill Smith
Death & Burial
She died on November 27, 1984, in Lodge Grass, Montana, at the age of 81, and was buried there[1][33][34]
Margaret Headstone
Obituary
LODGE GRASS - Margaret Ione Smith, who ranched on Good Luck Creek, near Lodge Grass for many years, wrote stories for True Magazine in her younger years and later wrote poems.
She loved having her children and grandchildren around her and enjoyed embroidery and crocheting.
Mrs. Smith, 81, of Good Luck Creek, died in her home early Tuesday morning.
She was born in Crow Agency, a daughter of Margaret and Dell Howe. She attended St. Xavier Mission School and Lodge Grass High School.
She married Frank Mullenberg in 1917. They lived in Denver, Colo., for several years, and she returned to Lodge Grass in 1932.
She married Ernest Boggess Dec. 4, 1935 in Sheridan, Wyo., and they lived on the Good Luck Ranch. She later married William D. "Bill" Smith on Sept. 1, 1962, in Sheridan. He died in 1972.
Survivors include a daughter, Pauline Lix of Lodge Grass; eight sons, Frank Mullenberg, Merrille Mullenberg and Robert Mullenberg, all of Lodge Grass, Wesley Mullenberg of Gold Beach, Ore., Delbert Mullenberg of Olympia, Wash., Sam Boggess of Pryor, Richard Boggess of Dayton, Wyo., and Howard Boggess of Hardin' a stepdaughter, Florence Robinson of Meistone; two stepsons, Robert Boggess of Pasco, Wash., and Robert Poor of Richland, Wash.; a brother Raymond of Hardin[35].
Memories
Grandma Margaret was 6 foot 3, and even in old age could carry 50 pound sacks of feed and cared for a garden when she lived on Good Luck Creek outside of Lodge Grass, Montana
[36].
DNA
Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Kirby Mullenberg and Judy (Scott) Mullenberg, her mother (direct ancestor). Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Parent, based on sharing 3,429 cM across 29 segments.
Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal 23andMe test match between Kirby Mullenberg and Elizabeth Rood, her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Delbert Howe and Margaret Davis, the great great grandparents of both Kirby Mullenberg and Elizabeth Rood. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: 3rd Cousins, based on sharing 85 cM (1.14% DNA shared) across 4 segments.
Research Notes
I made special notes about language and education on the 1910 and 1920 census records, because there is family oral history that one of the grandmothers was sent to a Tribal Boarding School at a young age, and when she returned her family would not accept her back because she was "too white", and as such she was forced to marry a white man quite young to survive. Because there are 3 Margaret's in a row (daughter-mother-mother) it is unknown which of my grandmother's was the one to have been sent to boarding school. From these census records, I do not beleive it was Margaret, also because she was 3/4 white and spoke English as a child, these things seem to rule her out in my opinion.Mullenberg-4 23:05, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
Sources
↑ 1.01.1Death:
"U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File Ancestry Record 3693 #58279153 (accessed 13 August 2023)
Margaret Smith death Nov 1984 (born 30 May 1903) residing at 59034, Hardin, Big Horn, Montana, USA.
↑1931 Census:
"U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940"
The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; Record Group: 75; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; Series: Microfilm Publication M595; Page: 96 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1059 #1033400 (accessed 13 August 2023)
Margaret Howe Mullenberg, married in Montana.
↑1910 Census:
"United States Census, 1910"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T624;
FamilySearch Record: MLCK-K91 (accessed 19 July 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RK3-VZ9
Margaret Ione Howe (6), single daughter, in household of Maragaret Wares Howe (30) in Crow Indian Reservation, Yellowstone, Montana, United States. Born in Montana.
↑Marriage:
"Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
citing Marriage, Hardin, Big Horn, Montana, various county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,939,810
FamilySearch Record: F3Q4-N5Z (accessed 13 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6S97-41D
Margaret Iona Howe (18y) marriage to Frank Mullenburg (35y) on 12 Apr 1919 in Hardin, Big Horn, Montana.
↑Birth of daughter Ida Effie Mullenberg:
"Montana, Big Horn County Records, 1884-2011"
citing Birth, Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana, United States, Birth registers, vol A-M, 1909-1982, Big Horn County Courthouse, Hardin
FamilySearch Record: QVC3-ML8Y (accessed 13 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-998L-LH49 Image number 00374
Ida Effie Mullenberg born to Margaret Iona Howe on 8 Oct 1920 in Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana, United States.
↑Marriage of daughter Ida E Mullenberg:
"Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
citing Marriage, Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana, various county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,939,812
FamilySearch Record: F377-41Z (accessed 13 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6717-PQZ
Margaret Howe's daughter Ida E Mullenberg marriage to Edmund A. Knecht on 8 Aug 1939 in Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana.
↑Birth of daughter Pauline Marie Mullenburg:
"Montana, Big Horn County Records, 1884-2011"
citing Birth, Crow Agency, Big Horn, Montana, United States, Birth certificates, vol M, 1891-1950, Big Horn County Courthouse, Hardin
FamilySearch Record: QVC3-QBSX (accessed 13 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L982-ZDPW Image number 00096
Pauline Marie Mullenburg born to Margaret Iona Howe on 12 Jan 1922 in Crow Agency, Big Horn, Montana, United States.
↑Marriage of daughter Pauline Marie Mullenbuerg:
"Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
citing Marriage, Crow Agency, Big Horn, Montana, various county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,939,812
FamilySearch Record: F377-49W (accessed 13 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6717-P1C
Margaret Howe's daughter Pauline Marie Mullenbuerg marriage to Howard W. Stimpson on 24 Dec 1938 in Crow Agency, Big Horn, Montana.
↑Death of daughter Pauline Marie Lix:
"Montana, Big Horn County Records, 1884-2011"
citing Death, Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana, United States, Death certificates, vol L-2, 1971-2011, Big Horn County Courthouse, Hardin
FamilySearch Record: QVCS-19DN (accessed 13 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G98D-NQQY Image number 00321
Margaret Ione Howe in death record for daughter Pauline Marie Lix 21 Jan 1998 in Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana, United States.
↑Marriage of son Frank E Mullenberg:
"Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
citing Marriage, Big Horn, Montana, USA, various county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,939,813
FamilySearch Record: F37X-1YJ (accessed 13 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-695S-H86
Margaret I Howe's son Frank E Mullenberg marriage to Lila Jean Collins on 7 May 1946 in Big Horn, Montana, USA.
↑Death of son Frank Edward Mullenberg Jr:
"Montana, Big Horn County Records, 1884-2011"
citing Death, Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming, United States, Death certificates, vol M-2, 1911-2011, Big Horn County Courthouse, Hardin
FamilySearch Record: QVCS-TXQW (accessed 13 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L98D-NQBZ Image number 00112
Margaret Iona Howe in death record for son Frank Edward Mullenberg Jr 16 Sep 1985 in Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming, United States.
↑Marriage of son Harry L Mullenberg:
"Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
citing Marriage, Big Horn, Montana, USA, various county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,939,813
FamilySearch Record: F37F-MBZ (accessed 13 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-695S-DKH
Margaret Howe's son Harry L Mullenberg marriage to Pauline Michaelis on 24 Jun 1946 in Big Horn, Montana, USA.
↑Marriage of son Robert Salmer Mullenberg:
"Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
citing Marriage, Big Horn, , Montana, various county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,939,813
FamilySearch Record: F371-59G (accessed 13 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-695S-HYZ
Margaret Rowe's son Robert Salmer Mullenberg marriage to Betty Lou Overturf on 16 Apr 1951 in Big Horn, Montana.
↑Death of son Robert Salmer Mullenberg:
"Montana, Big Horn County Records, 1884-2011"
citing Death, Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana, United States, Death certificates, vol M-2, 1911-2011, Big Horn County Courthouse, Hardin
FamilySearch Record: QVCS-R296 (accessed 13 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L98D-NQL1 Image number 00177
Margaret Howe in death record for son Robert Salmer Mullenberg 3 Apr 1997 in Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana, United States.
↑Obituary of son Wesley Marrion Mullenberg:
"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
citing Billings Gazette, The, born-digital text
FamilySearch Record: QKG7-THGP (accessed 13 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSZF-QJT3 Image number 01653
Name: Margaret Ione Howe Mullenberg Sr; Residence Date: 08 May 2010; Residence Place: Good Luck Creek; Source Newspaper: Billings Gazette, The; Event Type: Obituary.
↑Birth of son Merrille A Mullenberg:
"Montana, Big Horn County Records, 1884-2011"
citing Birth, Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana, United States, Birth certificates, vol M, 1891-1950, Big Horn County Courthouse, Hardin
FamilySearch Record: QVC3-7VNB (accessed 13 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-9982-Z64T Image number 00227
Merrille A Mullenberg born to Margaret I Howe on 14 Sep 1930 in Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana, United States.
↑Obituary of son Merrille Alvin Mullenberg:
"United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
citing Billings Gazette, The, born-digital text
FamilySearch Record: QKGX-3Q4S (accessed 13 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSZP-S7FM Image number 00681
Name: Margaret Howe Mullenberg; Source Newspaper: Billings Gazette, The; Event Type: Obituary.
↑Death of child Irene Amelia Mullenberg:
"Montana, Big Horn County Records, 1884-2011"
citing Death, Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana, United States, Death certificates, vol M-1, 1911-2011, Big Horn County Courthouse, Hardin
FamilySearch Record: QVCS-T81W (accessed 13 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-898D-NQ4F Image number 00102
Margaret I Howe in death record for child Irene Amelia Mullenberg 4 Feb 1934 in Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana, United States.
↑Birth of son Delbert James Mullenberg:
"Montana, Big Horn County Records, 1884-2011"
citing Birth, Crow Agency, Big Horn, Montana, United States, Birth registers, vol A-M, 1909-1982, Big Horn County Courthouse, Hardin
FamilySearch Record: QVC3-9MQ8 (accessed 13 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-998L-LH4K Image number 00380
Delbert James Mullenberg born to Margaret Jane Howe on 7 Mar 1932 in Crow Agency, Big Horn, Montana, United States.
↑1920 Census:
"1920 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1920; Census Place: Crow Reservation, Big Horn, Montana; Roll: T625_967; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 5 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #71882102 (accessed 13 August 2023)
Margaret Mullenberg (17), wife, in household of Frank Mullenberg (37) in Crow Reservation, Big Horn, Montana. Born in Montana.
↑1930 Census:
"United States Census, 1930"
citing enumeration district (ED) ED 37, sheet 2A, line 11, family 8, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 234; FHL microfilm 2,339,969.
FamilySearch Record: X7WP-Y3P (accessed 19 July 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R48-KGF Image number 00009
Margaret Mullenberg (27), wife, in household of Frank Mullenberg (52) in Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States. Born in Montana.
↑Birth of son Richard Wray Boggess:
"Montana, Big Horn County Records, 1884-2011"
citing Birth, Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana, United States, Birth Certificates (in file drawers); 1899-1982; v B-2, 1941-1959, Big Horn County Courthouse, Hardin
FamilySearch Record: QVBD-96JV (accessed 13 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L98D-N337 Image number 00060
Richard Wray Boggess born to Margaret I Howe on 23 Feb 1943 in Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana, United States.
↑Birth of son Samuel Dean Boggess:
"Montana, Big Horn County Records, 1884-2011"
citing Birth, Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana, United States, Birth certificates, vol B-1, 1899-1940, Big Horn County Courthouse, Hardin
FamilySearch Record: QVCS-TVDW (accessed 13 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-898D-N7FZ Image number 00505
Samuel Dean Boggess born to Margaret Howe on 24 Apr 1937 in Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana, United States.
↑Birth of son Howard Lee Boggess:
"Montana, Big Horn County Records, 1884-2011"
citing Birth, Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana, United States, Birth certificates, vol B-1, 1899-1940, Big Horn County Courthouse, Hardin
FamilySearch Record: QVCS-T4X9 (accessed 13 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-898D-N7K3 Image number 00563
Howard Lee Boggess born to Margaret Ione Howe on 1 Jul 1939 in Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana, United States.
↑1940 Census:
"United States Census, 1940"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 56; Digital film/folder number: 005461680; Image number: 514; Sheet number: 11; Sheet letter: B
FamilySearch Record: VYGY-V9W (accessed 13 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89M1-JDBG
Margaret S Burgess (37), wife, in household of E E Burgess (53) in School District 27 Lodge Grass, Custer, Montana, United States. Born in Montana.
↑Birth of son Bobby Mullenberg:
"United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
citing Digital film/folder number: DI0001099
FamilySearch Record: 6KWK-H3TZ (accessed 13 August 2023)
Bobby Mullenberg born to Margaret I Howe.
↑1950 Census:
"United States 1950 Census"
citing Page: 14; Line: 2;
FamilySearch Record: 6F3Y-YNMW (accessed 19 July 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QHK-SQHW-T998
Margert I Boggess (48), wife, Child Care, in household of Earnest E Boggess (63 years) in Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana, United States. Born in Montana.
↑Birth of daughter Pauline Marie Stimpson:
"United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
citing Digital film/folder number: DI0001099
FamilySearch Record: 6KWF-8PVR (accessed 13 August 2023)
Pauline Marie Stimpson born to Margaret U Howe.
↑Birth of son Richard Wray Boggess:
"United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
citing Digital film/folder number: DI0001099
FamilySearch Record: 6KWJ-4NJF (accessed 13 August 2023)
Richard Wray Boggess born to Margaret I Howe.
↑Death of Husband Ernest Eugene "Whitey" Boggess
citing State of Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Vital Statistics, Helena
FamilySearch Record: VHCB-9V4 (accessed 1 September 2023)
Ernest Boggess death 28 Jan 1961 (age 73) in Valley, Montana.
↑Death of husband William David Smith:
"Montana, Big Horn County Records, 1884-2011"
citing Death, Hardin, Big Horn, Montana, United States, Death certificates, vol S-1, 1910-1979, Big Horn County Courthouse, Hardin
FamilySearch Record: QVCS-TFTN (accessed 13 August 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-898D-N7NG Image number 00665
Margaret Boggess in death record for husband William David Smith 14 Mar 1972 in Hardin, Big Horn, Montana, United States.
↑Death:
"Montana Death Index, 1860-2007"
citing State of Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Vital Statistics, Helena
FamilySearch Record: VHCK-Q98 (accessed 13 August 2023)
Margaret Smith death 27 Nov 1984 (age 81) in Big Horn, Montana.
↑Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
(https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93408533/margaret-ione-smith: accessed 17 August 2023), memorial page for Margaret Ione Howe Smith (30 May 1903–27 Nov 1984), Find A Grave: Memorial #93408533, citing Lodge Grass Cemetery, Lodge Grass, Big Horn County, Montana, USA; Maintained by Mary Sicard (contributor 47241773).
↑1984 Newspaper:
"Newspapers.com"
The Billings Gazette (Billings, Montana) Thu, Nov 29, 1984, page 12
Newspapers Clip: 104370393 (accessed 13 August 2023)
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