Martha was born on July 4, 1890 in Venice, Madison County, Illinois.[1]
On November 19, 1908 she married Joseph Theodore Willard at the home of her father, the Rev. H. Leemhois, pastor of the Evangelical Church, officiating. The wedding was followed by a reception and refreshments at the home of the bride. Only immediate relatives were present.[2][3]
She died at Parkview Colonial Manor Nursing Home in O'Fallon, St. Clair, Illinois on October 26, 1983.[4]
Sources
↑ Martha Ann McLaughlin entry, Certificate of Birth, State of Illinois, County of Madison (11 Aug 1890), Madison County Clerk's Office, Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois.
↑ State of Illinois, marriage certificate, Joseph Willard-Martha McLaughlin entry (19 Nov 1908).
↑ "Weddings Numerous", O'Fallon Progress, O'Fallon, St. Clair, IL, 20 Nov 1908, pg. 3, col. 3.
↑ "Martha Ann Willard", O'Fallon Progress, O'Fallon, Illinois, 3 Nov 1983, pg. 2, col. 3.
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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.
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