Born in Oconee, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Francis Marion McLeroy
and Lucinda (Eidson) McLeroy
Sister of
Cecilia Catherine (McLeroy) Malcolm
Wife of
Uriah Poss Jr
— married
25 Jun 1882 in Clarke County, Georgia
Descendants 
Mother of
James Cleveland Poss and Thomas Firdinand Poss
Died
at age 89
in Clarke, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jul 2023
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Biography
Martha Newton McLeroy was born on September 27, 1859 in Oconee, Georgia, United States, daughter of Francis Marion McLeroy (1827–1900) and Lucinda Eidson (1830–1906).[1]
Martha (22) married Uriah Poss (21) (born on October 16, 1860 in Madison Co, Georgia; son of Uriah Poss and Alice Ann (Black) Poss) on June 25, 1882 in Clarke County, Georgia.[2]
Martha died on December 8, 1948 in Clarke, Georgia, aged 89.
Sources
- ↑ United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMJ-WR6 : Tue Jul 18 02:07:02 UTC 2023), Entry for Frances Mc Leroy and Lucinda Mc Leroy, 1860.
- ↑ Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJV-XBW : 7 February 2020), Uriah Poss and Martha Newton McLeroy, 25 Jun 1882; citing Marriage, Clarke, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 214,495.
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 26 May 2023, 03:40), entry for Martha Newton McLeroy (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:MJ9W-H5P ); contributed by various users.
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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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~3.12%
~6.25%
Martha Lee 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A044239 [compare], Ancestry member MJ_LEE55
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Roger Lee :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T702146 [compare], FTDNA kit #667811
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~0.39%
Bernice (Burkhalter) Martin :
23andMe, GEDmatch M302572 [compare]
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~0.39%
Ben Burkhalter :
23andMe, GEDmatch M470335 [compare]
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