Born in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joel Pinkney McPherson
and Mary Amanda (Turley) McPherson
Sister of
Hiram Azariah Azyriah McPherson, Mary M (Mcpherson) McPherson, Hiram Ananias Mcpherson, Cicero McPherson, Johnston McPherson, Manassas McPherson, Virginia McPherson, Hosea H Mcpherson, Joseph J Mcpherson, Eber McPherson, David Patman McPherson and James Monroe McPherson
Wife of
James Daniel Baker
— married
3 Dec 1873 in Cherokee, Georgia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Hiram Pinkney Baker, Mary Elizabeth (Baker) Swinney, Walter Luther Baker, Claude Laraine Baker, Daniel Luther Baker, James Leo Baker, Ada Amanda (Baker) Reedy, Percie Truman Baker, Jay Baker and Jodie Allen Baker
Died
at age 73
in Cave Spring, Floyd County, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Aug 2013
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Biography
Martha McPherson was born in Cherokee County, Georgia on 11 April 1853. [1] She and James Daniel Baker were married in Cherokee County, Georgia on 3 September, 1873. [2] (A copy of their marriage record can be seen here: [1]) According to her death certificate, she died May 26, 1926 in Cave Spring, Floyd County, Georgia. [3] She was buried at Jackson Chapel Cemetery in Polk County, about 3 miles from Cave Spring. [1]
Research Notes
Father's profile has 'ancestry' census sources.
- Fact: Residence (1870) Georgia, United States
- Fact: census (14 June 1880) Hickory Flats #1010, Cherokee County, Georgia
- Fact: Residence (1880) Hickory Flat, Cherokee, Georgia, United States
- Fact: Residence (1880) Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, United States
- Fact: Residence (1900) ED 87 Militia District 1076, Hampton Etna town, Polk, Georgia, United States
- Fact: Residence (1910) Cave Spring, Floyd, Georgia, United States
- Fact: Residence (1920) Cave Spring, Floyd, Georgia, United States
- Fact: Burial (29 May 1926) Jackson Chapel Cemetery, Polk County, Georgia
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5190529/martha-dianthus-baker : accessed 25 April 2022), memorial page for Martha Dianthus “Mattie” McPherson Baker (11 Apr 1853–27 May 1926), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5190529, citing Jackson Chapel Cemetery, Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Jeff Lacy (contributor 47506682).
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: County Marriage Records, 1828–1978. The Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia.
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2562/images/004023080_00016?pId=139.
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 20 March 2023, 23:47), entry for Martha Dianthus McPherson (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:2C1S-3W8 ); contributed by various users.
- https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/22096676/person/1184135177/facts
- Ancestry Profile
- Georgia Marriage Records from Select Counties, Cherokee County, Marriage Book E, 1870-1884,found in Ancestry.com.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Julie Lane for creating WikiTree profile McPherson-758 through the import of Lane Family Tree (1).ged on Aug 13, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Julie and others.
Updated with information provided by her G-Grandson, Joe Baker, on 8-8-2020.
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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:
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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~12.50%
Joe Baker
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZJ7421678 [compare], Ancestry member Walkintall
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~6.25%
Alexis Hacker :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ascholz
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B534726
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Living DNA
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~1.56%
Jessica (Turley) Spears :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch UT7469903 [compare]
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Linda (Wise) Stewart :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Earnest Moss :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BX8960761 [compare]
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