Born about in Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph (Kerr) Carr
and Margaret (Scott) Carr
Sister of
Mary Elizabeth (Carr) Rasco, Nathaniel Carr, Margaret Ann Carr, Thomas D. Carr and Narcissa Carr
Wife of
Drewry Bridges Sholar
— married
12 Jan 1859 in Trigg, Kentucky, United States
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
in Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Feb 2017
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Biography
Martha was born in 1830.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65L-BGW : 22 December 2020), Martha J Carr in household of Joseph Carr, Trigg, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ9-5SW6 : 9 March 2021), Drewry B Sholar and Martha J Carr, 12 Jan 1859; citing Marriage, Trigg, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 321,335.
- "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ9-5S8T : 9 March 2021), Drewry B Sholar and Martha J Carr, 17 Jan 1860; citing Marriage, Trigg, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 321,335.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZB6-ZC5 : 18 February 2021), M J Sholar in entry for D B Sholar, 1860.
- "History of Thomas and Bridges Family" by Gilbert N. Bridges, 1968
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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 ancestors' 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 ancestors' 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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~1.56%
Innis (Carr) Leslie
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.98%
~3.12%
Joyce (Bremer) Glover :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A555261 [compare], Ancestry member bremer3
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