Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey
Daughter of Unknown Carr
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
Mary Ann (Carr) Tingley and Solomon Carr
Wife of
Francis Cornwall
— married
20 May 1822 in Mansfield, Iowa
Descendants 
Mother of
Jemima (Cornwall) Malony, Mary Ann (Cornwall) Van Dorn, William Cornwall, Elihue Cornwall, Emeline (Cornwall) Brown, Eunice Cornwall, Eleanor Helen (Cornwall) Castor, Martha Jane (Cornwall) Castor, Tingley Cornwall and Francisco Cornwall
Died
at age 86
in at the home of her grandson, Francis Cornwall Mallory.
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Feb 2013
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Biography
According to daughter Ella, when Elihu first saw Martha, around age 15, "she was the prettiest girl I ever saw". Brown eyes, beaked nose, brisk horse voice, quick thinker and very handy in emergency. Small woman.
Buried at Avilla Cemetery, Indiana. Called "Scotch grandmother" by one grandchild.
Sources
The Cornwall Family, Thomas Cornwall, Born 1595, England, Volume 1, compiled by Frances R. Richardson.
Acknowledgments
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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:
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:
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~1.56%
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