Born about in Illinois, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Wesley Slagley
and Sarah Ann (Stansberry) Slagley
Sister of
Matilda Jane (Slagley) Fogerson, Mary Catherine (Slagley) Farris, Cora Ann (Slagley) Merritt, Laura May (Slagley) Courson and Louise (Slagley) Mulvany
Wife of
Ezra Simpson Story
— married
29 Jul 1900 in Marion County, Illinois, USA
Wife of
Samuel Brown
— married
7 Nov 1914 in Marion County, Illinois, USA
Mother of
Cordella Story and Marie (Story) Furlong
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Oct 2011
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Biography
- 1882-4 Martha is born in Illinois. On the record of her marriage to Ezra Story, her birth year is given as 1882, and her father's name is given as John Slagley.[1] The 1910 Census gives her estimated birth date as 1884.[2]
- 1900 Martha married Ezra Story on 29 July in Marion County, Illinois.[1]
- 1910 Martha and Ezra are living in Bond Township, Lawrence County, Illinois.They have two daughters: Cordia (9) and Marie (4)[2]
- 1914 Martha married Samuel R. Brown on 7 Nov in Marion County, Illinois.[3]
- 1920 Martha and Samuel are living in Salem, Marion County, Illinois. Three of Samuel's children from his first marriage are living with them -- Ralph, Ruby and Hershel -- and Martha's two daughters from her marriage to Ezra Story are also living in the household -- Cordia and Marie.[4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF21-8RH : accessed 20 March 2016), Ezra Story and Martha A. Slagley, 29 Jul 1900; citing Marion, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,010,518.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKDG-4G4 : accessed 20 March 2016), Martha Story in household of Ezra Story, Bond, Lawrence, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 118, sheet 2A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,310.
- ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFLM-J27 : accessed 20 March 2016), Samuel R. Brown and Martha Story Slagley, 07 Nov 1914; citing Marion, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,010,519
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJHN-49D : accessed 20 March 2016), Martha Brown in household of S R Brown, Salem Ward 1, Marion, Illinois, United States; citing sheet 3B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,391.
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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%
~25.00%
Robert Fiscus 
:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Julie (Fiscus) Ricketts :
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~0.78%
Robb Lane :
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"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJHN-49D : accessed 20 March 2016), Martha Brown in household of S R Brown, Salem Ward 1, Marion, Illinois, United States; citing sheet 3B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,391.
This appears to be her, Ezra and two daughters Cordia and Marie in Lawrence county, Illinois in 1910: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKDG-4G4 : accessed 20 March 2016), Martha Story in household of Ezra Story, Bond, Lawrence, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 118, sheet 2A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,310.
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF21-8RH : accessed 20 March 2016), Ezra Story and Martha A. Slagley, 29 Jul 1900; citing Marion, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,010,518.
She married Samuel R. Brown on 07 Nov 1914 in Marion county, Illinois. See ref: "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFLM-J27 : accessed 20 March 2016), Samuel R. Brown and Martha Story Slagley, 07 Nov 1914; citing Marion, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,010,519.
Those records listed her as born 1882 to 1883.