Born in Macon County, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Shepherd Jr
and Narcissa (Welch) Shepherd
Sister of
Calvin Grandison Shepherd, Emeline Elizabeth (Shepherd) Bryson, Nancy Avaline Shepherd, Katherine Adaline (Shepherd) Dalton, Joseph Jackson Shepherd, Thomas Edwin Shepherd, Narcissa Terrissa (Shepherd) Raby and Henry Clay Shepherd
Wife of
Martin DeHart
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Thomas S DeHart, Adam Monroe DeHart, Henry M DeHart, David Allen DeHart, Jacob Robert DeHart, Charles S (Dehart) DeHart, Martha Victoria (DeHart) Woody and Nathan Vance DeHart
Died
at age 97
in Swain County, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Mar 2018
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Biography
Martha (Shepherd) DeHart lived in Appalachia, in North Carolina.
Martha was born in 1833. She passed away in 1930.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4B8-4B8 : 12 April 2016), Polly Dehart in household of John Dehart, Macon county, Macon, North Carolina, United States; citing family 476, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW8V-C1Q : 12 April 2016), Martha A De Hart in household of Martin De Hart, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 7, family 44, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,645.
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS1H-ZB5 : accessed 14 February 2019), Martha A Dehart in household of Martin Dehart, Nantahala Township (part east of river), Swain, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 106, sheet 9A, family 92, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,218.
- "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3Z5-548 : 10 February 2018), Thomas Shepherd in entry for Martha A Dehart, 28 May 1930; citing Nautakala Twp., Swain, North Carolina, reference fn 1387 cn 108, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,943,018.
- Find A Grave, database and images https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17149895/martha_ann-shepherd-dehart: accessed 14 February 2019), memorial page for Martha Ann Shepherd DeHart (18 May 1833–28 May 1930), Find A Grave Memorial no. 17149895, citing De Hart Cemetery, Jackson Line, Swain County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by JoAnn Welch Coon (contributor 46853486) .
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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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~3.12%
Pip Sheppard
:
23andMe, GEDmatch A888563 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A888563 [compare], Ancestry member tsheppard1960
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~3.12%
C Hurst :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A974588 [compare]
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~3.12%
Gwen Baker :
23andMe, yourDNAportal GWE5523c9b3
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~3.12%
T. J. Shepherd :
23andMe, GEDmatch NW5923227 [compare]
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~3.12%
Seth Webster :
23andMe
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~3.12%
~12.50%
George Robert Bowers :
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
Lindsey (Shepherd) Rowland :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KY2988136 [compare], Ancestry member lsrowland69
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Jason Smith :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jjs2411
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~0.78%
Dwight Childers :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A470313 [compare], Ancestry member dwight162
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch FN82862 [compare], FTDNA kit #N82862
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~0.78%
Jerry Monteith :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jerry51monteith
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Shepherd-4807 and Shepherd-5055 appear to represent the same person because: Same name and spouse.
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Rejected matches › Ann (Sheppard) Hawcroft (1833-)
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Categories: Swain County, North Carolina | Macon County, North Carolina | DeHart Cemetery, Swain County, North Carolina | North Carolina Appalachians