Born in Vidalia, Toombs County, Georgia, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Major Pierce Dykes Sr
and Cora Lee (Pope) Dykes
Sister of
Edwin Eugene Dykes, Robert Dykes, Alberta Dykes, Jule Hudson Dykes, Corene Vera (Dykes) Dugger, Annie Ruth (Dykes) Kitchen, Bessie Lou Dykes, Major A Dykes Jr. [half] and Leonard Jerome Dykes [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 87
in Leawood, Johnson County, Kansas, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Nov 2020
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Biography
Martha was born in 1926. She was the daughter of Major Dykes and Cora Polk. She passed away in 2013.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 November 2020), memorial page for Martha Pauline “Polly” Dykes Merritt (3 Dec 1926–17 Dec 2013), Find a Grave Memorial no. 121873782, citing Johnson County Chapel and Memorial Gardens, Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Owen O'Conner (contributor 49156068) . (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121873782/martha-pauline-merritt)
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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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~6.25%
Stephen Dowdy
:
23andMe, GEDmatch RB4862025 [compare], yourDNAportal STEbf0a4446
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Karen (Ivey) Herndon :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XZ6250307 [compare], yourDNAportal KAR61af84d6, Ancestry member ageorgiaangel
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