Overview
Historical Summary
This collection is the public doorway into active research cases: proof chains, parentage questions, military files, conflicts, and evidence still being pursued.
Research Workbench
Research Cases
Open historical questions across the family archive.
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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 2x great-grandfather
Jonathan J. Anderson
Jonathan J. Anderson was Edward Anderson's father. His parents, origins, and any Pennsylvania Dutch connection remain open research questions.
Maternal 2x great-grandmother
Martha Ann Smith / Marsh Anderson
Martha Ann was Edward Anderson's mother. The Smith/Marsh surname conflict is preserved for future proof work.
Adoptive great-grandmother line
Christine R. Angerman
Christine R. Angerman is known here through her relationship as Blanche Hall's mother. Her parentage remains an open question.
Maternal third great-grandfather
David Canaday
David Canaday was Ida May Canaday's father and part of the Warren County, Iowa Canaday research line.
Maternal great-great-grandmother
Ida May Canaday
Ida May Canaday was Mamie Estella Person's mother. Her Canaday parentage remains a research target.
Adoptive grandmother
Blanche Margaret Hall Saunders
Blanche Margaret Hall Saunders was Charles Saunders's adoptive mother and Merrill Saunders's spouse.
Maternal third great-grandmother
Emeline McCollum
Emeline McCollum was Cassius Emery Person's mother and Charles Dudley Person's spouse. Her parentage remains unresolved.
Adoptive great-grandmother line
Lucy M. Merrill
Lucy M. Merrill was Merrill Saunders's mother. Her parentage remains an open research question.
Adoptive great-great-grandmother
Catherine Murray
Catherine Murray was Dr. Charles J. Saunders's mother. Her County Westmeath parentage remains under research.
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.
Stories
Historical essays in this collection.
The Story of the Saunders Family
A public Saunders branch chapter covering London origins, Iowa records, Fort Dodge family history, and research-only Cornwall and Irish parentage questions.
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.
Research
Open questions and cases.
Open Question
Identify Jonathan J. Anderson's parents and origins
Open Question
Locate Charles Dudley Person's Civil War pension file
Open Question
Identify Edward Anderson's parents
Open Question
Investigate whether Irvin Schick enlisted underage
Open Question
Identify Irvin Schick's WWII unit/service number
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.
Open QuestionHall Family
Blanche Margaret Hall Saunders - Hall / Angerman Research
Blanche Hall research with Dell Rapids versus Sioux Falls birthplace conflict and open Christine Angerman parentage.
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.
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.
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.