Born in McDowell, West Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Henry Smith
and Elizabeth Ann (Dillion) Stevenson
Sister of
William Jennings Bryant Smith
Wife of
Levi Belcher
— married
1903 [location unknown]
Mother of
Jessie Lee Belcher, Walter Edgar Belcher, Lula Bell Belcher, Virginia Ellen Belcher, Eugene Ralph Belcher, James Paris Belcher and Jane Belcher
Died
at age 62
in Pocahontas, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Oct 2012
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Biography
Martha Eliza Smith was born 2 May 1884 in McDowell County, West Virginia to William Henry Smith and Elizabeth Ann Dillion[1].
In the 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Martha lived in Mercer County, West Virginia with her parents and nine younger siblings[2].
On 28 January 1903 in Mercer County, West Virginia, Martha married Levi Belcher[3]
On 1 November 1919 in Tazewell County, Virginia, Martha's second marriage was to Charles Osborne[4]
Martha was 62 years old when she passed away. She died on 27 June 1946 in Pocahontas, Tazewell County, Virginia[1].
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBV-STX3 : 16 August 2019), Martha Eliza Osborne, 27 Jun 1946; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Pocahontas, Tazewell, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9C1-YC4 : accessed 21 March 2023), Martha E Smith in household of William H Smith, Beaver Pond district (east side), Mercer, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 76, sheet 8A, family 134, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,766.
- ↑ West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History; West Virginia Vital Records Search; Line #12, Marriage of Levi Belcher and Martha Elisa Smith, 28 Jan 1903; Note: Each record appears on a single row that spans two pages.
- ↑ "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D9Y2-LJT2 : 1 July 2022), DGS #4284960, Image #688, Marriage Register #3, Page #260, Line #246, Eliza Belcher in entry for Charles Osborne, 1 Nov 1919; citing Marriage Registration, Tazewell, Virginia, United States, Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond. Note: The image was unindexed and therefore not yet attached to the FamilySearch record.
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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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~1.56%
Micah Dobson
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member micahdobson
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~1.56%
Connie (Bailey) Riggs :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member connieriggs88
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~1.56%
Todd Dixon :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZP6832987 [compare], Ancestry member noceiling
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