Husband: John SAUNDERS
Birthdate: Abt 1799
Birthplace: Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
Death date: 29 Apr 1869
Place of death: Lafayette County, WI
Father:
Mother:

Marriage date: 11 Feb 1822
Marriage place: Callan Parish, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland

Wife: Mary LANDRIGAN
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
Death date:
Place of death:
Father:
Mother:

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: SAUNDERS, Thomas
Sex: M
Birthdate: 17 Dec 1822
Birthplace: Screhan, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
Death date: 22 Mar 1893
Place of death: Darlington, Lafayette Co., WI
Marriage date: Abt 1856
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: NOWLAN, Anastasia

Child No. 2: SAUNDERS, Julia
Sex: F
Birthdate: 25 Jul 1824
Birthplace: Screhan, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
Death date: 22 Mar 1893
Place of death: Edna, Cass Co., IA
Marriage date: Abt 1864
Marriage place: Lafayette Co., WI
Spouse's name: LEWIS, Thomas Todd

Child No. 3: SAUNDERS, Mary
Sex: F
Birthdate: 24 May 1826
Birthplace: Screhan, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
Death date: Bef 1833
Place of death: Ireland
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name:

Child No. 4: SAUNDERS, Catherine
Sex: F
Birthdate: 22 Nov 1828
Birthplace: Screhan, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
Death date: unknown
Place of death: New Orleans, LA
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name:

Child No. 5: SAUNDERS, Michael
Sex:
Birthdate: 1 Feb 1830
Birthplace: Screhan, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
Death date: 21 Oct 1915
Place of death: Gratiot, Lafayette Co., WI
Marriage date: 26 Jan 1868
Marriage place: Darlington, Lafayette Co., WI
Spouse's name: NICHOLSON, Mary M.

Child No. 6: SAUNDERS, Mary
Sex: F
Birthdate: 28 Apr 1833
Birthplace: Roscon, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
Death date: Bef 1860
Place of death: Lafayette Co., WI
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name:

Child No. 7: SAUNDERS, John
Sex: M
Birthdate: 31 Jul 1835
Birthplace: Roscon, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
Death date: 31 Dec 1904
Place of death: Gratiot, Lafayette Co., WI
Marriage date: 20 Apr 1868
Marriage place: Darlington, Lafayette Co., WI
Spouse's name: LEACOCK, Sarah Ann

Child No. 8: SAUNDERS, Timothy Francis
Sex: M
Birthdate: 30 Jun 1837
Birthplace: Roscon, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
Death date: 14 Jun 1891
Place of death: Edna, Cass Co., IA
Marriage date: Abt 1864
Marriage place: Lafayette Co., WI
Spouse's name: SHEA, Catherine

Child No. 9: SAUNDERS, Joseph
Sex: M
Birthdate: 6 Oct 1840
Birthplace: Roscon, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
Death date: unknown
Place of death: Oregon
Marriage date: 1. 1881; 2. Abt 1883
Marriage place: 1 and 2 Edna, Cass Co., IA
Spouse's name: 1. STEWART, Ellen; 2. PHELAN, Ellen

Child No. 10: SAUNDERS, James T.
Sex: M
Birthdate: 22 Mar 1843
Birthplace: Roscon, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
Death date: 26 Apr 1918
Place of death: Ft. Dodge, IA
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name:
 

Documentation:
1. Marriage of John Saunders and Mary Landrigan (Lonergan), Parochial Registers of Callan (Kilkenny), 1821-1881, FHL British Film 926189.
2. Date and place of birth/baptism of Children 1 through 5, Parochial Registers of Callan (Kilkenny), 1821-1881, FHL British Film 926189.
3. Date and place of birth/baptism of Children 6 through 10, Parochial Registers of Windgap (Kilkenny), 1822-1882, FHL British Film 926205.
4. Child 1 -- Name of wife obtained from 1860 U. S. Census, Darlington, Lafayette Co., WI.
    Maiden name obtained from Parochial Registers of Windgap (Kilkenny), 1822-1882, FHL British Film 926205.
    Date and place of death from Register of Deeds, Lafayette County Courthouse, 626 Main St., Darlington, WI 53530, Vol. 2, Page 136.
5. Child 2 -- Name of spouse obtained from 1860 U. S. Census, Lafayette County, WI.
    Date of death obtained from Ancestry.com. Iowa Cemetery Records. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000.
    Original Data: Works Project Administration. Graves Registration Project. Washington, D.C.: n.p. and tombstone inscription St. Timothy's Cemetery, Reno, Cass County, Iowa.
6. Child 3 -- It appears this child died before 1833 because they named another daughter Mary at this time.
7. Child 4 -- Family history states this child died in New Orleans before family migrated to WI. She does not appear with family in 1860 U. S. Census, Lafayette County, WI.
8. Child 5 -- Name of wife and date and place of marriage Register of Deeds, Lafayette County, Wisconsin Marriage Registration Vol. 4, Pg. 13.
    Date and place of death from Register of Deeds, Lafayette County Courthouse, 626 Main St., Darlington, WI 53530, Vol. 6, Page 340.
9. Child 6 -- There is a Mary Saunders buried in the same Lot as John and Sarah Saunders, St. Joseph's Cemetery, Gratiot, WI. No records other than tombstone titled "Mary."
10. Child 7 -- Name of wife and date and place of marriage Register of Deeds, Lafayette County, Wisconsin Marriage Registration Vol. 4, Pg. 13.
    Date and place of death Register of Deeds, Lafayette County Courthouse, 626 Main St., Darlington, WI 53530, Vol. 4, Page 90.
11. Child 8 -- First Name of wife obtained from 1870 U. S. Census, Gratiot, Lafayette Co, WI. Pg. 28.
    Maiden name obtained from biography in History of Cass County, Iowa.
    Date of death obtained from tombstone inscription, St. Timothy's Cemetery, Reno, Cass County, Iowa.
12. Child 9 -- Names of wives and date of first marriage obtained from biography in History of Cass County, Iowa.
    Date of second marriage based on birth of first child.
13. Child 10 -- Ordained a Roman Catholic Priest on 15 Aug 1877, St. Francis Seminary, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the Diocese of Dubuque, Iowa.
    Three different dates for his death: Clerk of Court, Fort Dodge says April 26, 1918, Priest's Register and Tombstone shows April 28, 1918, Fort Dodge Necrology states April 29, 1918. This information provided by Asst. Archivist, Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa, by email on June 10, 2003.