Overview
Historical Summary
This collection gathers reviewed public people, stories, and research questions related to the Mayflower proof chain. It preserves the distinction between strong research conclusions and formal end-to-end proof.
Lineage Research
Mayflower
Research connecting the Person/Pearson line to the Mayflower proof chain.
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People
Public profiles connected to this collection.
Maternal grandmother
Betty Ruth Anderson
Betty Ruth Anderson was Ramona Schick's mother. Her exact Iowa birthplace remains under research.
Maternal great-grandfather
Edward Anderson
Edward Anderson was Betty Ruth Anderson's father. His parentage remains an open research question.
Maternal great-great-grandmother
Ida May Canaday
Ida May Canaday was Mamie Estella Person's mother. Her Canaday parentage remains a research target.
Maternal third great-grandmother
Emeline McCollum
Emeline McCollum was Cassius Emery Person's mother and Charles Dudley Person's spouse. Her parentage remains unresolved.
Maternal great-great-grandfather
Cassius Emery Person
Cassius Emery Person was Mamie Estella Person's father and connects the maternal line to the Person research trail.
Maternal third great-grandfather
Charles Dudley Person
Charles Dudley Person was Cassius Emery Person's father, part of the Ohio-to-Iowa Person family, and a Union Army veteran.
Maternal great-grandmother
Mamie Estella Person
Mamie Estella Person was Betty Ruth Anderson's mother and connects future research to the Person line.
Stories
Historical essays in this collection.
The Story of the Person Family
A maternal-family chapter connecting Charles Dudley Person, Emeline McCollum, David Canaday, Eliza Brown, and their descendants through accepted relationships and preserved research questions.
The Anderson Family of Warren County, Iowa
A maternal Anderson chapter centered on Warren County, Carlisle, Edward and Mamie, Betty's family, and the unresolved Jonathan J. Anderson and Martha Ann Smith/Marsh questions.
Timeline
Chronology from public family facts.
Life Event
Birth: Charles Dudley Person
Birth: 23 January 1838, Ohio
Life Event
Marriage: Charles Dudley Person
Marriage: Emeline McCollum, 16 December 1858
Life Event
Birth: Cassius Emery Person
Birth: 19 December 1860
Life Event
Military Service: Charles Dudley Person
Union Army service: Company G, 23rd Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Life Event
Military: Charles Dudley Person
Military: enlisted and mustered, August 1862
Life Event
Military: Charles Dudley Person
Military promotions: corporal and sergeant ranks, 1863
Life Event
Military: Charles Dudley Person
Military: mustered out at Harrisburg, Texas
Life Event
Marriage: Cassius Emery Person
Marriage: Ida May Canaday, 26 September 1885, Warren County, Iowa
Life Event
Birth: Mamie Estella Person
Birth Date: 8 January 1888
Life Event
Death: Cassius Emery Person
Death: 19 May 1904
Life Event
Marriage: Edward Anderson
Marriage: Mamie Estella Person, 27 June 1906, Camp Township, Polk County, Iowa
Life Event
Death: Charles Dudley Person
Death: 10 September 1908, Carlisle / Warren County, Iowa
Life Event
Death: Mamie Estella Person
Death Date: 5 January 1967
Places
Geographic references in this collection.
16 December 1858
Charles Dudley Person: Marriage, 16 December 1858
1863
Charles Dudley Person: Military, 4 June 1863; 27 July 1863; 1 November 1863
23rd Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Charles Dudley Person: Military Service, 1862-1865
August 1862
Charles Dudley Person: Military, 15-22 August 1862
Carlisle / Warren County, Iowa
Charles Dudley Person: Death, 10 September 1908
Harrisburg, Texas
Charles Dudley Person: Military, 26 July 1865
Ohio
Charles Dudley Person: Birth, 23 January 1838
Warren County, Iowa
Jonathan J. Anderson: Marriage, 11 November 1875
Cassius Emery Person: Marriage, 26 September 1885
Research
Open questions and cases.
Open Question
Locate Charles Dudley Person's Civil War pension file
Open Question
Prove Cassius Emery Person -> Mamie Estella Person with primary evidence
Open Question
Prove Aaron Barney Person -> Charles Dudley Person
Open Question
Complete End-to-End Mayflower Proof
Documents & Evidence
Research documents currently connected.
Open QuestionAnderson Family
Edward Anderson Parentage
Open Edward Anderson parentage case, with Jonathan J. Anderson as working father only.
Historical AnalysisGeneral Notes
Maternal Line - Schick / Anderson / Person Research Overview
Working maternal-line overview from Steve Saunders to Ramona Schick, Irvin Schick, Betty Anderson, Anderson/Person ancestors, with birthplace conflict noted.
Historical AnalysisPerson Family
Ida May Canaday Ancestry - Working Line
Ida May Canaday working ancestry through David Canaday and Eliza Brown, with reconstructed FamilySearch parents for David as unproven.
Lineage ProofPerson Family
Person / Pearson Lineage and Surname Transition
Person/Pearson working line and surname variation from William Pearson and Bathsheba Barney through Mamie Person and Betty Anderson.
Military InvestigationMilitary Research
Charles Dudley Person - Union Army Civil War Service
Charles D. Person's Union Army service in Company G, 23rd Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and pension research target.
Archive
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