Born in Speedwell, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jesse Cain
and Sarah (Ausmus) Cain
Sister of
Susannah (Cain) Lynch, David Cain, Sarah Mahala (Cain) Stinnett, Catherine (Cain) Wilson, Dicey Dorton Cain, Eli D Cain, Louise Panna Cain, Nathaniel Davis Cain, John Sherman Cain and Barbara Cain
Wife of
James Taylor Lemarr
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Susanna Lynch (LeMarr) Wills, Isaac Newton LeMarr Sr, Andrew Jackson LeMarr, Orlena Taylor (Lemarr) Ayton and James Taylor LeMarr
Died
at age 53
in Palmyra, Macoupin, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Sep 2010
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Biography
Martha Ann (Cain) Lemarr was born on 15 Dec 1805 in Speedwell, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States, daughter of Jesse Cain (1781 - 1863) and Sarah (Ausmus) Cain (1784 - 1852).
Her siblings were:
- Susannah (Cain) Lynch (1802 - 1867)
- David Cain (1807 - 1882)
- Sarah Mahala (Cain) Stinnett (1810 - 1855)
- Catherine (Cain) Wilson (~1811 - )
- Dicey Dorton Cain (~1813 - )
- Eli D Cain (1817 - >1880)
- Louise Panna Cain (1819 - 1856)
- Nathaniel Davis Cain (1822 - 1905)
- John Sherman Cain (1826 - 1903)
- Barbara Cain (1829 - )
Martha married James Taylor Lemarr (1800 - 1857). Their children were:
- Susanna Lynch (LeMarr) Wills (1829 - 1918)
- Isaac Newton LeMarr Sr (1829 - 1916)
- General Andrew Jackson LeMarr (1830 - 1868)
- Orlena Taylor (Lemarr) Ayton (1832 - 1882).
Martha died on 15 Jan 1859 in Palmyra, Macoupin, Illinois aged 53.
In 1850, Martha was living in Macoupin, Macoupin, Illinois. [1] Name: Martha Lamar Gender: Female Age: 45 Birth Year: abt 1805 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1850: Macoupin, Macoupin, Illinois, USA Line Number: 31 Dwelling Number: 3 Family Number: 3 Household Members Age
- James T Lamar 49
- Martha Lamar 45
- General A J Lamar 19
- Orlena T Lamar 17
- Louisa P Lamar 15
- Martha M Lamar 2
- Benjm F Ayton 18
[Find A Grave: Memorial #40801164Crum-Wills Cemetery, Palmyra, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA]
- Name: Martha Ann Lemarr
- Gender: Female
- Birth Date: 15 Dec 1805
- Birth Place: Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States of America
- Death Date: 15 Jan 1859
- Death Place: Palmyra, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America
- Cemetery: Crum-Wills Cemetery, Palmyra, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States of America
- Has Bio?: N
- Father: Jesse Cain
- Mother: Sarah Cain
- Spouse: James Taylor Lemarr
- Children:
- Susanna Lynch Wills
- Isaac Newton Lemarr
- Orlena Taylor Ayton
- Andrew Jackson Lemarr
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85H-H6P : 20 December 2020), Martha Lamar, Macoupin, Macoupin, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- Find A Grave: Memorial #40801164
Acknowledgements
This person was created through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged on 22 September 2010.
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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%
~6.25%
Penny (Fischer) Short 
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~3.12%
Margaret Wright :
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Elaine (Hudgins) Walker :
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~1.56%
Nicholas Sharp :
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~1.56%
Robert Banks :
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~1.56%
Ryan Wallace :
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~1.56%
Susanne (Sharp) Wu :
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Joyce (Gray) Henry :
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Chloe Carmichael :
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
Evelyn (Frye) Resler :
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
G Bruce :
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~0.59%
~3.12%
Wayne England :
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