Born in Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Robert H. Bird
and Rachael Suzanne (Allen) Bird
Sister of
William Allen Bird
Wife of
Irwin Corwin Stephen Cummings
— married
5 Feb 1840 in Lacon, Marshall, Illinois, United States
Mother of
Steuben Irving Cummings, Rochester Cummings, Charles L. Cummings and Louisa Rachel (Cummings) Galbreath
Died
at age 85
in Tualatin, Washington, Oregon, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Jan 2020
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Biography
Martha was born in 1817. She was the daughter of Robert Bird and Rachel Allen. Martha did not come to Oregon like others in her family did in 1847, but came later with her husband.
Children were named Ann (married Mr. Fuller), Steuben, Clara (married James Thompson), and Rachel Louise (listed as findagrave #37898284, Louisa R. Galbreath in Winona Cemetery, Tualatin, OR). She passed away in 1902. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 28 December 2021), memorial page for Martha Jane Bird Cummins (3 Mar 1817–20 Jul 1902), Find A Grave: Memorial #18944171, citing Robert Bird Cemetery, Wilsonville, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA; maintained by Bob Shepherd (contributor 46570825), two headstone and obituary article photos.
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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. 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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~0.39%
Debra Riggs
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WS9642037 [compare], Ancestry member bluerosalie
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~0.39%
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Rejected matches › Jane Catherine Bird (abt.1847-bef.1891)
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