Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of David Vance
and Sarah (Smith) Vance
Wife of
John (Rhoads) Rhodes
— married
5 Jan 1868 in Carroll Co, , Iowa, USA
Wife of
Byron Jackson Harris
— married
16 Apr 1880 in Audubon, Iowa, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Lola Mae (Rhodes) Clearwaters, Libby Rhodes, Sarah Ann Rhodes, Amos Nasie Rhodes, Mary Berella (Harris) Akers, Myron Jesse Harris, George Washington Harris and Lillie Jane (Harris) Crisman
Died
at age 73
in Brayton, Audubon, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jul 2011
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Biography
Martha Vance was born 30 Jul 1845 in Indiana to David Jacob and Sarah Smith Rhoads. She is in the 1850 census with her parents, and siblings Elizabeth, Amos, Jane, and Paulina. In 1856 the family is in the Iowa State census in Newton, Carroll County, Iowa.
On 5 Jan 1868 she married John Rhoads in Carroll County, Iowa. They had 4 children, then divorced before 1880. On 16 April 1880 she married Byron Jessie Harris in Audubon County, Iowa. They had 4 children.
Martha died on 30 Oct 1918 in Brayton, Audubon County, Iowa, and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Lewis, Cass County, Iowa.
Sources
- 1850 United States Federal Census Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, Jackson Township, Randolph County, Indiana.
- 1880 United States Federal Census Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Cass Township, Guthrie County, Iowa.
- 1900 United States Federal Census Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa.
- Iowa "Deaths & Burials, 1850-1990," digital index, FamilySearch (www.FamilySearch.org : online 5 April 2020), Martha Harris [Martha Vance]
- "Grandma Harris Died Wednesday Last"," obituary, Audubon County Journal, 7 November 1918, page 5. Newspapers.com; 15 Nov 2021.*
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223485578/martha-harris: accessed 29 November 2022), memorial page for Martha Vance Harris (30 Jul 1845–30 Oct 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 223485578, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Lewis, Cass County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Uncloudy_Day (contributor 47005604) .
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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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~6.25%
Diana Crisman
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SH4699265 [compare], Ancestry member cmorebonez
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~3.12%
Robert Rhoads :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A497048 [compare], Ancestry member rprhoads
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~1.56%
~3.12%
JoAnne (McMeckan) Dubeau :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
David Pace :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Margaret (Hart) Bendt :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A946977 [compare], Ancestry member bendtdc86
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Hans Hofmann
Hans Hofmann
Vance-5324 and Vance-355 appear to represent the same person because: Both have the same vitae, linked / married to the same spouse
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