Overview
Historical Summary
This collection follows the accepted public Saunders branch through adoption, Fort Dodge, Iowa City, London, and the research-only boundary before the older Cornwall generations.
Family Branch
Saunders Family
The reviewed Saunders branch through Fort Dodge, Iowa City, London, and related adoption history.
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People
Public profiles connected to this collection.
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.
Adoptive great-grandfather line
Arfin Christian Hall
Arfin Christian Hall is known here through his relationship as Blanche Hall's father.
Adoptive grandmother
Blanche Margaret Hall Saunders
Blanche Margaret Hall Saunders was Charles Saunders's adoptive mother and Merrill Saunders's spouse.
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.
Father
Charles Saunders
Charles Saunders connects Steve to the Saunders adoptive family line.
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.
Adoptive grandfather
Merrill Saunders
Merrill Saunders was Charles Saunders's adoptive father and Blanche Hall Saunders's spouse.
Self
Steve Saunders
Steve is the starting point for the public family tree.
Mother
Ramona Schick
Ramona Schick connects Steve to the Schick and Anderson maternal lines.
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
Birth: John Andrew Saunders
Birth: 18 August 1832, London, England
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
Birth: Dr. Charles J. Saunders
Birth: 26 February 1862, Iowa City
Life Event
Birth: Lucy M. Merrill
Birth: about 1877, Penobscot County, Maine
Life Event
Death: Catherine Murray
Death: 24 April 1906, Iowa City, Iowa
Life Event
Birth: Merrill Saunders
Birth: 5 July 1910, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Life Event
Birth: Blanche Margaret Hall Saunders
Birth Date: 15 June 1911
Life Event
Death: John Andrew Saunders
Death: 2 January 1913, Iowa City, Iowa
Life Event
Death: Dr. Charles J. Saunders
Death: 1928, Fort Dodge
Life Event
Marriage: Blanche Margaret Hall Saunders
Reported Marriage: Merrill Saunders, 1941
Life Event
Death: Lucy M. Merrill
Death: 5 February 1949, Fort Dodge
Life Event
Death: Merrill Saunders
Death: 21 November 1991, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Life Event
Death: Blanche Margaret Hall Saunders
Death Date: 14 May 2005
Places
Geographic references in this collection.
1941
Research note: Blanche Margaret Hall Saunders: Marriage, 1941
Fort Dodge
Lucy M. Merrill: Death, 5 February 1949
Dr. Charles J. Saunders: Death, 1928
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Merrill Saunders: Birth, 5 July 1910
Merrill Saunders: Death, 21 November 1991
Iowa City
Dr. Charles J. Saunders: Birth, 26 February 1862
Iowa City, Iowa
Catherine Murray: Death, 24 April 1906
Catherine Murray: Marriage, 20 July 1856
John Andrew Saunders: Death, 2 January 1913
London, England
John Andrew Saunders: Birth, 18 August 1832
Penobscot County, Maine
Research note: Lucy M. Merrill: Birth, about 1877
South Dakota
Research note: Blanche Margaret Hall Saunders: Birthplace
Research
Open questions and cases.
Open Question
Resolve Blanche Hall birthplace: Dell Rapids vs Sioux Falls
Open Question
Complete End-to-End Mayflower Proof
Open Question
Verify Lucy Merrill's parents
Open Question
Verify older Saunders St. Breock lineage generation by generation
Documents & Evidence
Research documents currently connected.
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 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.
Historical AnalysisMurray Family
Catherine Murray Saunders - Irish Line
Catherine Murray Saunders research, Irish parentage, Rochester/Iowa City migration, and reported children.
Historical AnalysisSaunders Verification
Charles Saunders Adoptive Saunders Line
Adoptive Saunders line for Charles Saunders through Merrill Saunders and Blanche Hall, kept distinct from biological ancestry.
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.
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.
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