Overview
Historical Summary
This collection preserves the Irish research path for Catherine Murray while keeping William Murray and Alice Murray as research-only until proven.
Place Collection
Ireland
Irish research centered on Catherine Murray and County Westmeath.
irelandirishmurraywestmeathrochester
People
Public profiles connected to this collection.
Adoptive great-great-grandmother
Catherine Murray
Catherine Murray was Dr. Charles J. Saunders's mother. Her County Westmeath parentage remains under research.
Adoptive great-grandfather line
Dr. Charles J. Saunders
Dr. Charles J. Saunders was Merrill Saunders's father and a Fort Dodge physician.
Adoptive great-great-grandfather
John Andrew Saunders
John Andrew Saunders was Dr. Charles J. Saunders's father and part of the Saunders line from London to Iowa.
Stories
Historical essays in this collection.
Timeline
Chronology from public family facts.
Life Event
Birth: Catherine Murray
Birth: about 1828, County Westmeath, Ireland
Life Event
Marriage: Catherine Murray
Marriage: John Andrew Saunders, 20 July 1856, Iowa City, Iowa
Life Event
Marriage: John Andrew Saunders
Marriage: Catherine Murray, 20 July 1856, Iowa City, Iowa
Life Event
Death: Catherine Murray
Death: 24 April 1906, Iowa City, Iowa
Places
Geographic references in this collection.
County Westmeath, Ireland
Research note: Catherine Murray: Birth, about 1828
Iowa City, Iowa
Catherine Murray: Death, 24 April 1906
Catherine Murray: Marriage, 20 July 1856
John Andrew Saunders: Death, 2 January 1913
Research
Open questions and cases.
Open Question
Verify Catherine Murray's Irish parentage
Documents & Evidence
Research documents currently connected.
Historical AnalysisMurray Family
Catherine Murray Saunders - Irish Line
Catherine Murray Saunders research, Irish parentage, Rochester/Iowa City migration, and reported children.
Historical AnalysisSaunders Verification
Lucy M. Merrill Saunders
Lucy Merrill Saunders research from preserved Saunders archive, including parents Albion F. Merrill and Helen L. Johnson as a verification target.
Lineage ProofSaunders Verification
Saunders Line - Iowa / New York / London / Cornwall
Preserved Saunders archive roadmap from Merrill Saunders to Dr. Charles J. Saunders, John Andrew Saunders, William Saunders, and St. Breock, Cornwall.
Archive
Preserved material remains separate.
Use the archive browser to inspect preserved files and metadata. Collections organize public historical context; they do not alter the preserved archive.