Stories
Family stories, grounded in records.
These profiles are written from the information currently safe to share: family relationships, life events, research notes, and preserved uncertainty.
Family Chapters
Historical essays from the accepted tree.
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.
Available Stories
Biographies grow as more evidence is reviewed.
Betty Ruth Anderson
Betty Ruth Anderson was Ramona Schick's mother. Her exact Iowa birthplace remains under research.
Edward Anderson
Edward Anderson was Betty Ruth Anderson's father. His parentage remains an open research question.
Jonathan J. Anderson
Jonathan J. Anderson was Edward Anderson's father. His parents, origins, and any Pennsylvania Dutch connection remain open research questions.
Martha Ann Smith / Marsh Anderson
Martha Ann was Edward Anderson's mother. The Smith/Marsh surname conflict is preserved for future proof work.
Christine R. Angerman
Christine R. Angerman is known here through her relationship as Blanche Hall's mother. Her parentage remains an open question.
Eliza Brown
Eliza Brown is known here through her relationship to David Canaday and Ida May Canaday. Her own records remain sparse.
David Canaday
David Canaday was Ida May Canaday's father and part of the Warren County, Iowa Canaday research line.
Ida May Canaday
Ida May Canaday was Mamie Estella Person's mother. Her Canaday parentage remains a research target.
Elizabeth Susanna Frohm
Elizabeth Susanna Frohm was Irvin Schick's mother. Her parents and exact Volga German origin remain open.
Arfin Christian Hall
Arfin Christian Hall is known here through his relationship as Blanche Hall's father.
Blanche Margaret Hall Saunders
Blanche Margaret Hall Saunders was Charles Saunders's adoptive mother and Merrill Saunders's spouse.
Emeline McCollum
Emeline McCollum was Cassius Emery Person's mother and Charles Dudley Person's spouse. Her parentage remains unresolved.
Lucy M. Merrill
Lucy M. Merrill was Merrill Saunders's mother. Her parentage remains an open research question.
Catherine Murray
Catherine Murray was Dr. Charles J. Saunders's mother. Her County Westmeath parentage remains under research.
Cassius Emery Person
Cassius Emery Person was Mamie Estella Person's father and connects the maternal line to the Person research trail.
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.
Mamie Estella Person
Mamie Estella Person was Betty Ruth Anderson's mother and connects future research to the Person line.
Dr. Charles J. Saunders
Dr. Charles J. Saunders was Merrill Saunders's father and a Fort Dodge physician.
John Andrew Saunders
John Andrew Saunders was Dr. Charles J. Saunders's father and part of the Saunders line from London to Iowa.
Merrill Saunders
Merrill Saunders was Charles Saunders's adoptive father and Blanche Hall Saunders's spouse.
Gottfried Schick
Gottfried Schick was Irvin Schick's father and part of the Volga German Schick research line.
Irvin "Ike" Schick
Irvin Schick is represented through the Schick family research and his relationship to Ramona.