Born in Russia
Daughter of Michael Samuel Maertins
and Paulina (March) Maertins
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Ludwig Kershman
— married
1907 (to 1930) in South Dakota, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Alvina (Kershman) Littau
Died
at age 73
in Perryton, Ochiltree County, Texas, USA
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Biography
Lydia was Ludwig's second wife. Ludwig died in 1930. Lydia then married Daniel Yanke. Her third husband was Willaim Harbour, and her fourth husband had the last name of Anderson.
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Sources
- Find A Grave.
- Firsthand information of grandson Jerry Rynard Littau and daughter Dora Mae Yanke-Terry. Information documented by Jerri Renee Littau in January 2015, from letters and phone conversations.
- Texas Death Certificate for Ludwig Kershman.
- Texas Death Certificate for Lydia Anderson.
- U.S. Federal Census for 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lidya 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 Lidya:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lidya 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 Lidya:
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~12.50%
~25.00%
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