Born in Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Enoch N. Collett
and Cynthia L. (Colbert) Collett
Sister of
Samantha J (Collett) Higgins, Charles Charlie Collett, William Lonzo Collett, Susanna Collett, Stephen T Collett, Francis (Collett) Nix, John Harrison Collett and Emma Virginia (Collett) Nix
Wife of
John Henry Cox
— married
8 Dec 1901 in Cherokee, Georgia, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Luther Cox, Clyde M Cox, Claude L Cox, Clarence E. Cox, Cleon Clara Cox and Hubert Leon Cox
Died
at age 58
in Forsyth, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Jun 2017
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Biography
When Martha Pearlee 'Pearl' Collett was born on December 24, 1882, in Georgia, her father, Enoch, was 45, and her mother, Cynthia, was 44. She married John Henry Cox on December 8, 1901, in Cherokee, Georgia.[1] They had at least 7 children (one child died before 1910) in 17 years
- Luther (1904–1967)
- Clyde M (1908–1984)
- Claude L (1910–1982)
- Clarence E (1911–1971)
- Cleon Clara (1917–1998)[2]
- Hubert Leon (1921–2005)[3]
John died in 1928 and Pearl died on August 27, 1941, in Forsyth,[4] Georgia, at the age of 58, and was buried in Cherokee, Georgia.[5]
BURIAL[6]
Holbrook Campground Cemetery
Holbrook, Cherokee County, Georgia
Sources
- ↑ County Marriage Records, 1828–1978. The Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia; Title: Record of Marriages, Book G, 1897-1910
- ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; child: Cleon Clara Cox
- ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; child: Hubert Leon Cox
- ↑ Georgia, Death Index, 1919-1998; Certificate Number 22062
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/36407284/person/260105598886/facts
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60414905/martha-parelee-cox
- Year: 1880; Census Place: High Tower, Forsyth, Georgia; Roll: 147; Family History Film: 1254147; Page: 376B; Enumeration District: 074; Image: 0034
- Year: 1900; Census Place: Cross Roads, Cherokee, Georgia; Roll: 187; Page: 43B; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 1240187
- Year: 1910; Census Place: Little River, Cherokee, Georgia; Roll: T624_179; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 1374192
- Year: 1920; Census Place: Little River, Cherokee, Georgia; Roll: T625_243; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 34; Image: 385
- Year: 1930; Census Place: Vickery Creek, Forsyth, Georgia; Roll: 357; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0007; Image: 123.0; FHL microfilm: 2340092
- Year: 1940; Census Place: Vickery Creek, Forsyth, Georgia; Roll: T627_673; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 58-7
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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%
~6.25%
Amy Golick 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch SA2586048 [compare]
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~3.12%
Jessica (Collett) Hilliard :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A802933 [compare], Ancestry member jessc4343
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~3.12%
Bruce Burns :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A132250 [compare], Ancestry member doctordeere
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~0.78%
Denise (B) McCloud :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A040892 [compare], Ancestry member littlemama7131
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