When Martha Catherine Fant was born on February 9, 1830, in South Carolina, her father, Abner Fant, was 54, and her mother, Martha Harris, was 29. She had three brothers and three sisters. She died on March 29, 1900, at the age of 70, and was buried in Anderson, South Carolina.
Year: 1850; Census Place: Western Division, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: M432_848; Page: 194A; Image: 394
Year: 1870; Census Place: Varrenes, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1482; Page: 690A; Image: 373124; Family History Library Film: 552981
Year: 1900; Census Place: Varennes, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: 1517; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1241517
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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: