Born about in Arkansas, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of Amos S. Griffith
and Elender Lawson (Perkins) Griffith
Sister of
Henrietta M. (Griffith) Carlisle
Wife of
Unknown Calahan
— married
about 1860 [location unknown]
Wife of
James Linus Hawley
— married
22 Jun 1875 in Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Royal Amos Hawley and Lucy Ann (Hawley) Bryant
Died about
at about age 81
in Graham, Young, Texas, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 26 Aug 2021
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Biography
Martha was born on 4 May 1841in Arkansas. She was the daughter of A. S. Griffin and Ellen Perkins. Martha passed away at the age of 81 in Graham, Texas on 2 Apr 1923 and was buried in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Graham, Texas. [1][2]
1860 Census: Martha Griffin is listed in the Henderson County, Texas home of A. S. (46) and Eleander (46) Griffin. The record reflects that Martha was 17, born in Arkansas, and was employed as a seamstress.[3]
1900 Census: Martha and James (75) Hawley are living in Tarrant County, Texas. The record shows that Martha was 58, born in Arkansas during May of 1842, and that she had been married to James for 25 years.[4]
Note
- Find A Grave: Memorial #55401776 has short bio
Sources
- ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3XW-67S : 20 February 2021), Martha A Hawley, 02 Apr 1923; citing certificate number 13902, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,074,802.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #55401776 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55401776/martha-ann-hawley : accessed 31 December 2021), memorial page for Martha Ann Griffith Hawley (4 May 1842–2 Apr 1923), citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Graham, Young County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Searchers of our Past (contributor 47220553).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFF-GCQ : 18 February 2021), Martha Griffith in entry for A S Griffith, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M35D-117 : 30 November 2021), Martha A Hawley in entry for James Hawley, 1900.
- FamilySearch Martha Ann Griffith May 1842 – 2 Apr 1923 LYL1-ML4 (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LYL1-ML4)
- Family Bible
Acknowledgement
- This profile for Griffin-10511 was created by Elizus Hawley on 26 Aug 2021. Click the Changes tab to review edits made by Elizus and others.
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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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~6.25%
Elizus Hawley
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RP7003452 [compare], yourDNAportal SUZda38b136, Ancestry member suzie_hawley
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~0.39%
Karen Nelson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GJ6899173 [compare], Ancestry member kanelson
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