Born in Missouri, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Isaac Martin
and Jane (Bell) Martin
Wife of
John Thomas Downey
— married
16 Sep 1880 in Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Eursley Jane (Downey) Willis
Died
at age 23
in Lebanon, Marshall, Oklahoma, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jun 2017
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Biography
When Melinda Frances 'Fanny' Martin was born on October 24, 1859, in Missouri, her father, Isaac, was 25, and her mother, Jane, was 26. She married John Thomas Downey (1858-1898) on September 16, 1880 in Sherman, Texas[1] and they had one child:
- Eursley Jane (1882–1975)
Fanny died within a year of birth on August 19, 1883, in Lebanon, Oklahoma, at the age of 23. John remarried Mary 'Mollie' Francis Stanley (1873-1936) on May 21, 1891 in Grayson County, Texas.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Texas, Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965; FHL Film Number 1290413; Grayson County Clerk's Office; Sherman, Texas; Grayson County Marriage Records
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/36407284/person/260078368004/facts
- Year: 1860; Census Place: Big Creek, Henry, Missouri; Roll: M653_622; Page: 964; Family History Library Film: 803622
- Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 3, Collin, Texas; Roll: M593_1579; Page: 420A; Image: 220239; Family History Library Film: 553078
- Year: 1880; Census Place: Denison, Grayson, Texas; Roll: 1306; Family History Film: 1255306; Page: 138D; Enumeration District: 006
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Melinda 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 Melinda:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Melinda 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 Melinda:
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Jessica (Collett) Hilliard 
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