Born in Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Burris Estes Jr
and Martha (Morris) Estes
Sister of
Archibald Burris Estes, Thomas Newton Estes, Mary Morris (Estes) Spurlock, Anna Eliza (Estes) Spurlock, Martha Francis (Estes) Wilson [half], John Calvin Estes and James Carr Estes
Wife of
Issac Drury Wilson
— married
16 Jul 1851 in Lawrence, Arkansas
Wife of
Harmon Bailey Clinton
— married
20 Mar 1866 in Izard, Arkansas
Descendants 
Mother of
Martha Ann Theodosia Wilson, Mary Minerva Frances (Clinton) Taylor, Lydia Pernetta Clinton, Emiline Clinton, David Harmon Clinton and Samuel David Clinton
Died
at age 54
in Sharp, Arkansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Jun 2011
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Biography
Martha was born in 1836 near Paris, Henry Co, TN.
She was the daughter of Burris Estes and Martha Morris.
Her family moved to Arkansas in 1839 where her father was an early settler of the hill country of north-central Arkansas.
Martha married 1st July 16, 1851 to Capt. Isaac Drury Wilson[1] She was 15, he age 20.
In 1856 her widowed sister Anna Eliza Burris married his brother William Newton Wilson. Wiliam died in 1860.
About 1858 her brother John Calvin Estes married his sister Susan Emily Wilson. John Calvin died in the Civil War in 1864. (Isaac Wilson also died before 1865 in the Civil War)
Martha and Isaac moved to California soon after their marriage. Their first child (William Jasper) was born in California in 1853, then they moved back to Arkansas.
Martha and Isaac had 4-5 children.
In 1860 for some reason they had moved south 250 miles to Ouachita County, Ark. In July 1859 her father (Burris Estes) had bought 40 acres in Ouachita County (but the same day he or his nephew also bought 78 acres in Sharp county in the north).
1860 Ouachita Co, Ark, Lafayette twp, p128, hs-889:
Wilson, Isaac D. - 29 IL
. . . . . Martha - 25 Tn
. . . . . William - 8 Cal
. . . . . Isaac N. - 6 Ark
. . . . . Thomas - 4 Ark
. . . . . Thedosia - 2 Ark
Doane, I. - 19 Tn, laborer
Next door was probably Isaac's father, Drury Wilson (56) and family
on the next page was Martha's parents:
1860 census, Quachita Co, Ark, Lafayette twp, PO Buchanan, p 129, HH-883, Aug 29 -
Estes, Burris - 56 NC
. . . . Martha - 58 NC
. . . . James K. - 18 Ark
Isaac died 1863 (either Jan or Nov)[2] in Lawrence County, Arkansas.
Isaac was killed during the Civil War. A quote from a letter by his cousin, Riley Morris in 1866, “Isac Wilson, a son in law of Uncle Baris Estes died in the war...”[3]
There wasn't a battle or skirmish in the area at that time, so he might have been killed by bushwhackers or some others war-related mischief.
He was buried in a Wilson family plot in Ash Flat, Lawrence County, Ark. His stone says "ID Wilson" nearby was another stone with "J J Wilson".
Martha married 2nd by Mar 20, 1866 to Harmon Bailey Clinton. He was a widower with 8 children. Martha had 4 Wilson children. Harmon & Martha had 5 more children together.
They lived in Northern Ark. relatively near her sister Mary Estes Spurlock.
1870 Fulton Co, Ark, Union twp, p184:
Clinton, H.B. - 46 Mo, clergyman
. . . . . Martha - 35 Ark
. . . . . Sarah A. - 24 Mo
. . . . . Elisabeth J. - 16 Texas
. . . . . John H. - 13 Ark
. . . . . Martha E. - 12 Ark
. . . . . Catharine - 9 Mo
. . . . . Mary F. - 8/12 Ark
Wilson, Martha - 11 Ark
1880 Izard Co, Ark, New Hope twp, p.344:
Clinton, Harmon - 55 Mo, minister
. . . . . Martha - 44 Tn
. . . . . Mary (daug) - 10 Ark, par b NC
. . . . . Loydda? (daug) - 8 Ark
. . . . . Emma (daug) - 3 Ark
. . . . . David (son) - 4/12 Ark
Martha died in 1891, age 54.
buried at the Union Cemetery, Fulton County Arkansas
Find A Grave: Memorial #40729283
Harmon died in 1903, age 78.
Buried beside Martha.
Sources
- ↑ Marriage recorded Lawrence Co Ark, filed 15 Aug 1851, Roll 1, p 287. Married by David Spurlock, JP.--https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQRC-JQZ
- ↑ https://billiongraves.com/grave/Isaac-Drury-Wilson/15660007
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92687846/isaac-drury-wilson
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNC3-5MY : 28 May 2021), Martha Clinton in entry for H B Clinton, 1870.
- FAG - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40729283/martha-frances-clinton
- Census: 1860, 1870, 1880
- Acknowledgements
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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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~0.78%
~3.12%
Nanette (Oster) MacPherson 
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
S (Billingsley) Mosher :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A613428 [compare], Ancestry member dooney560
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Categories: Union Cemetery, Fulton County, Arkansas
And both sites have her buried in different cemeteries.
And both sites have her buried in different cemeteries.