Martha was born in 1873. She married William Franklin Laster in 1892 in Arkansas. She passed away in 1957.
Sources
"Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F73Z-XB3 : accessed 11 March 2016), William F. Laster and Martha Carlton, 26 Jun 1892; citing Johnson,Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,027,107.
"Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMB6-5P1 : accessed 11 March 2016), Wm F Laster and Martha Carlton, 26 Jun 1892; citing , Johnson, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,027,107.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGY-VS6X : accessed 11 March 2016), Martha Jane Laster, 1957; Burial, , Red River Parish, Louisiana, United States of America, Old Armistead Chapel Cemetery; citing record ID 130238363, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
"Louisiana Deaths Index, 1850-1875, 1894-1956," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSY5-RR9 : accessed 11 March 2016), Martha Carlton in entry for William Mckinley Laster, 01 Feb 1942; citing Coushatta, Red River, Louisiana, certificate number 2307, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 1,183,479.
"Louisiana Deaths Index, 1850-1875, 1894-1956," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSBZ-VXL : accessed 11 March 2016), Martha Carlton Laster in entry for William Franklin Laster, 08 Mar 1946; citing Coushatta, Red River, Louisiana, certificate number 737, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 1,221,808.
"Louisiana Deaths Index, 1850-1875, 1894-1956," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F39H-J2W : accessed 11 March 2016), Martha Carlton in entry for Florence King, 23 Feb 1954; citing Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, certificate number 1592, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 1,574,390.
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DNA Connections
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: