Mother of
Joe McCaleb, [private daughter (1920s - 1990s)], [private son (1920s - 1990s)], [private son (1920s - 1930s)], [private daughter (1930s - 2010s)] and Robert McCaleb
Burial at Dwight Cemetery, Dwight, Morris County, KS
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Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal 23andMe test match between Jo McCaleb and her half 2nd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestor is Mary Weidner, the great grandmother of Jo McCaleb and great grandmother of her 2nd cousin. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: Second Cousin, based on sharing 195 cM (2.62% DNA shared) across 8 segments. DNA test taker Jo McCaleb is the daughter of Joe McCaleb, the son of Martha Johnson, the daughter of the common ancestor Mary Weidner.
1905-03-01 Kansas Census. Dresden, Kingman County, KS. Family 13. ks1905_74. Ancestry.com. Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Martha-two months old.
"United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2ZR-97D), Martha K Johnson in household of H Frank Johnson, Kansas Ward 6, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 188, sheet 8A, family 167, NARA microfilm publication T624, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,374,474.
1915 Kansas Census. Kansas City Ward 5, Wyandotte County, KS. Family 343. ks1915_265. Ancestry.com. Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Martha-ten years old
"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFX1-PHJ), Martha Johnson in household of Frank Johnson, Kansas City Ward 3, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States; citing sheet 5B, family 137, NARA microfilm publication T625, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,820,555.
Newspaper.com (accessed Nov. 4, 2016). Herington Times (Herington, Kansas) Thursday, Jan 31, 1924, p. 2. "White City Register says: Miss Martha K. Johnson and Mr. Ernest McCaleb, both of Dwight, were quietly married at the home of Rev. Bentley in this city, Saturday evening, January 12. ..."
1925 Kansas Census. Ohio, Morris County, KS. Family 2. KS1925_101. Ancestry.com. Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.
"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X7QL-Z9M), Martha K Mccaleb in household of Earnest Mccaleb, Ohio, Morris, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0016, sheet 2A, family 31, line 41, film number 711, NARA microfilm publication T626, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); FHL microfilm 2,340,446.
"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VRKR-M75), Martha Mccaleb in household of Ernest Mccaleb, Ohio Township, Morris, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-18, sheet 1A, family 6, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 1248, NARA digital publication of T627, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JLR5-QP1 : accessed 13 January 2015), Martha K Mccaleb, Mar 1993; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
Obituary: Dorothy Bramlage Public Library Digital Archives: Junction City Daily Union, Junction City, Kansas, March 28, 1993, p. 3.
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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:
~25.00% 50.00%Jo McCaleb :
23andMe, yourDNAportal JMCb4852946
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jcrockett
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T413897[compare], yourDNAportal JMCb4852946, FTDNA kit #549851