Family Story

The Story of the Person Family

Ohio, Iowa, Civil War service, and the line into the Anderson family.

PersonCanadayCivil WarIowa

Historical Chapter

From Ohio into Iowa.

The accepted Person family chapter begins with Charles Dudley Person, whose current profile records a birth in Ohio on 23 January 1838 and a death on 10 September 1908 with Carlisle and Warren County, Iowa associated in the research.

The same accepted chapter connects Charles to Emeline McCollum through their reported 16 December 1858 marriage and through their son Cassius Emery Person. Emeline's own profile preserves her birth date, death date, spouse, child, and the open question of her parents.

The Canaday side enters through Ida May Canaday. David Canaday and Eliza Brown are accepted here only as Ida's parents and as spouses to one another. David's profile carries birth and death conclusions; Eliza's remains intentionally sparse because her own dates and parentage have not yet been accepted.

Civil War Service

Charles Dudley Person's military record is part of the family story.

Military promotions: corporal and sergeant ranks, 1863

Accepted from the existing imported Research Corpus for the Person family cycle only.

4 June 1863; 27 July 1863; 1 November 1863

Military: mustered out at Harrisburg, Texas

Accepted from the existing imported Research Corpus for the Person family cycle only.

26 July 1865

Union Army service: Company G, 23rd Iowa Volunteer Infantry

Accepted from the existing imported Research Corpus for the Person family cycle only.

1862-1865

Military: enlisted and mustered, August 1862

Accepted from the existing imported Research Corpus for the Person family cycle only.

15-22 August 1862

People

The accepted people in this family chapter.

Timeline

Accepted events in this chapter.

Life Event

Birth: David Canaday

Birth: 4 December 1812, Indiana

Life Event

Birth: Charles Dudley Person

Birth: 23 January 1838, Ohio

Life Event

Birth: Emeline McCollum

Birth: 29 January 1842

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

Birth: Ida May Canaday

Birth: 2 July 1869, Carlisle, Warren County, Iowa

Life Event

Death: David Canaday

Death: 7 March 1879, Palmyra / Warren County, Iowa

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: Emeline McCollum

Death: 2 September 1898

Life Event

Death: Cassius Emery Person

Death: 19 May 1904

Life Event

Death: Charles Dudley Person

Death: 10 September 1908, Carlisle / Warren County, Iowa

Life Event

Birth: Betty Ruth Anderson

Birth Date: 14 September 1922

Life Event

Death: Ida May Canaday

Death: 26 September 1931

Research Links

Documents behind the chapter.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

Open Questions

What remains unresolved.

Open Question

Can Aaron Barney Person be proven as Charles Dudley Person's father?

Needed
Primary census, probate, deed, guardianship, or pension evidence.

Open Question

Who were Emeline McCollum's parents?

Needed
Marriage, census, probate, obituary, cemetery, or local records.

Open Question

Can David Canaday's parents be proven?

Needed
Primary records before accepting David L. Canaday and Mary Martha Hughes.