Born in Vermilion County, Illinois
Ancestors 
Daughter of Nelson Grant Moore
and Sarah M. (Smith) Thrasher
Sister of
Joseph William Moore, Milton Moore, Giles A. Moore, Douglas T. Moore, John Bartlet Moore, Mary Emma (Moore) Golay, Thomas Edward Moore, Raymond Moore and Nelson Grant Moore Jr.
Wife of
Reuben G. Young
— married
16 Jun 1874 in Vermilion Co., Illinois
Wife of
John Watson
— married
about 31 Dec 1908 in Marion, Illinois, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 71
in Vermilion County, Illinois
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Mar 2016
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Biography
Martha was born in 1854. Martha was the child of Nelson Moore and Sarah Smith. She was married 16 June 1874, to Reuben G. Young, and they had a daughter Florence and sons Charles and Thomas. She married (2nd) to a Mr. Deneen/Dineen, probably the boarder named Robert F. Dineen who was living in her household during the 1900 Census. She married (3rd) 31 December 1908, to John Watson.
Martha passed away in 1925.
1880 Census
Young, Reuben G, age 44, Blacksmith b. Ohio
Young, Martha J., age 26, Keeping House, b. Illinois
Young, William A., age 12, Son, At School, b. Illinois
Young, Charles S. age 5 mo., Son, b. Illinois
Young, Harry W. age 6, Nephew, At School, b. Illinois, Father b. Ohio, Mother b. Indiana
Moore, Mary E., age 22, Sister-in-law, Dressmaker, b. Illinois, Father b. Ohio, Mother b. England
Sources
- "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFK2-P3F : 4 November 2017), Reuben G. Young and Martha G. Moore, 16 Jun 1874; citing Ford, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,401,878.
- 3rd marriage (1908): https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF21-BP8
- 1860 Census for Middlefork Township, Vermilion Co., Illinois; Roll M653_233; Page 942; Image 394; Family History Library Film 803233: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&indiv=try&h=37451525
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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 ancestors' 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 ancestors' 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%
~3.12%
Jeannie Atwood 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member dandj6521
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~3.12%
Kenneth Kinman :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T566328 [compare], FTDNA kit #380315
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~0.39%
Kevin Reeves :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A819761 [compare], Ancestry member Reeves_Kevin
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Rejected matches › Martha E. Woodson (abt.1856-) › Mary Jane Sarah (Moore) Bateman (1856-1925) › Mary Jane (O'Neill) Watson (1855-1925) › Martha E. (Moore) Blackburn (abt.1852-1923) › Martha Murray (abt.1852-abt.1925)
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