Born about in Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of John W Carter
and Mary Jane (Pearson) Carter
Wife of
James Adam Cornwell
— married
26 Dec 1872 (to 1890) in Prince William County, Va
[children unknown]
Died before
before about age 34
in Prince William County, Virginia, USA
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| Created 25 Oct 2014
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Biography
Martha Carter was born on 5 October 1855 in Prince William County, Virginia. She was the daughter of John Carter and Annie Unknown.[1]
Martha married James A Cornwell 26 December 1872 in Prince William County, Virginia.[2]
Martha passed away before January 1890. James married his second wife Nettie J Jones in January 1890. He was listed in the marriage record as widowed.[3]
Sources
- ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5XC-JP8 : accessed 24 April 2016), Martha V. Carter, 05 Oct 1855; citing Prince William, Prince William, Virginia, reference p 13; FHL microfilm 2,046,959.
- ↑ Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014.
- ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRWD-LQV : accessed 24 April 2016), James A. Cornnell and Nettie J. Jones, 07 Jan 1890; citing Prince William, Virginia, reference p25; FHL microfilm 33,138.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 ancestors' 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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Shirley Ann (Strutton) Dalton (1943-2023)
Shirley Ann (Strutton) Dalton (1943-2023)
Carter-11462 and Carter-11459 appear to represent the same person because: same birth date & place; both married to James Cornwell.
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by Shirley Ann (Strutton) Dalton (1943-2023)
Rejected matches › Martha (Weiss) Harter (1854-1910)
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