Martha Jane FRY was born about 1848 in Virginia (now West Virginia, probably around Wayne County. She was the daughter of Hezekiah FRY and Eliza ADKINS.
She was married on 1 August 1867 in Wayne County, West Virginia to Francis Marion WATTS.[1]
Children of Francis Marion WATTS and Martha Jane FRY:
Victory WATTS (Born: About 1860 in Virginia (now West Virginia))
Clemmentia WATTS (Gender: Male; Born: About 1864 in West Virginia)
Millard WATTS (Born: About December 1876 in West Virginia)
Giordge WATTS (Gender: Male; Born: About 1879 in West Virginia)
Nina B. WATTS (Born: About February 1884 in West Virginia)
Frank WATTS (Born: 1 September 1887 in Wayne County, West Virginia; Died: 26 July 1954 in Pecks Mill, Logan County, West Virginia; Married: 22 July 1909 in Wayne County, West Virginia to Lula Ann DAVIS)
Research Progress
Martha Jane FRY
1850 United States Federal Census Record of Wayne County, Virginia, Household of Hezekiah FRY
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DY-6JY : 12 April 2016), Hezekiah Fry, Wayne county, part of, Wayne, Virginia, United States; citing family 482, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). film 980.
1860 United States Federal Census Record of Wayne County, Virginia, Household of Hezekiah FRY
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M411-CVP : 13 December 2017), Hezekiah Fry, Wayne, Virginia, United States; citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 1383.
Francis Marion WATTS
1850 United States Federal Census Record of Wayne County, Virginia, Household of Janes WATTS
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DY-W7L : 12 April 2016), Janes Watts, Wayne county, part of, Wayne, Virginia, United States; citing family 443, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 980.
Francis Marion WATTS and Martha Jane (FRY) WATTS
1870 United States Federal Census Record of Lincoln township, Wayne County, West Virginia, Household of Marion WATTS
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZH9-SJS : 12 April 2016), Marion Watts, Lincoln Township, Wayne, West Virginia, United States; citing p. 6, family 37, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,200.
1880 United States Federal Census Record of Stonewall district, Wayne County, West Virginia, Household of Francis M. WATTS
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TH-BYC : 15 July 2017), Francis M Watts, Stonewall, Wayne, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 140, sheet 259D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1415; FHL microfilm 1,255,415.
1900 United States Federal Census Record of Stonewall district, Wayne County, West Virginia, Household of Francis M. WATTS
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9ZF-1ZS : accessed 23 December 2017), Francis M Watts, Stonewall district (west side), Wayne, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 116, sheet 4B, family 55, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,775.
1910 United States Federal Census Record of Stonewall district, Wayne County, West Virginia, Household of Francis M. WATTS
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPJ7-CN8 : accessed 23 December 2017), Francis M Watts, Stonewall, Wayne, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 193, sheet 7B, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1699; FHL microfilm 1,375,712.
1920 United States Federal Census Record of Stonewall district, Wayne County, West Virginia, Household of Francis M. WATTS
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN26-MNG : accessed 23 December 2017), Francis M Watts, Stonewall, Wayne, West Virginia, United States; citing ED 162, sheet 16B, line 74, family 283, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1974; FHL microfilm 1,821,974.
Sources
↑ Wayne County, West Virginia, "Marriage Record Search (1854 - 1862, 1865 - 1970)," Francis M. Watts to Martha J. Fry, 1867; database with images, West Virginia Vital Research Records Project (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx : accessed 22 December 2017); citing West Virginia Archives, Charleston, West Virginia. [Marriage Date listed as 1 August 1867]
Acknowledgements
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martha: