On 1855-10-25 She married Joseph Hester in Alcorn, Claiborne county, MS
She passed away in 1915. She was buried in Booneville Cemetery in Booneville, Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA.[1]
Sources
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 20 October 2020), memorial page for Martha L Cunningham Hester (29 Oct 1833–29 Mar 1915), Find A Grave: Memorial #17346472, citing Booneville Cemetery, Booneville, Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by Panola County Gal (contributor 46771598) .
"United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8TD-64S : accessed 2 January 2015), Martha L S Hester in household of Joseph Hester, 10 Civil District, Hardin, Tennessee, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; citing p. 159, household ID 1128, NARA microfilm publication M653, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 805,254.
"United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFSG-14B : accessed 2 January 2015), Martha L Hester in household of Joseph Hester, Mississippi, United States; citing p. 1, family 2, NARA microfilm publication M593, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 552,245.
"United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4P9-Q25 : accessed 2 January 2015), Martha Hester, Beat 1, Prentiss, Mississippi, United States, 168; citing sheet 168D, film number 0662, NARA microfilm publication T9, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,254,662.
"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9XB-VKS : accessed 2 January 2015), Martha L Hester in household of J W Hester, Beat 1 Booneville, Prentiss, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 12A, family 242, NARA microfilm publication T623, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,240,826.
Hugh Cunningham II History of Mississippi
Acknowlegements
Jon P and Ruth Czarowitz
Rose Cunningham Family Tree
Merton E Stephens Family Tree
Mary Carmack Family Tree
Don Galloway Family Tree
Cunningham Index by Multiple Authors (part unproven)
Clan Cunningham Genealogical Records
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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.
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