Born in LaGrange, Lewis County, Missouri
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Edward Jeffries
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
Clemence Jane (Jeffries) Smith, Eudoxie Lillian (Jeffries) Compton, Caroline Ester Jeffries and Annie Louise (Jeffries) Minch
Wife of
David Benton Martin
— married
21 Mar 1886 in Missouri
[children unknown]
Died
at age 80
in La Grande, Union County, Oregon
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Biography
From Obituary from the Palmyra Spectator newspaper, 08/09/1944, Wed. Page 5, Column 7 on Find A Grave website: She was a native of Lewis County. She was united in marriage to David Benton on March 21, 1886. Mr. and Mrs. Martin were charter members of the Hester Baptist Church. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. W.I. Herman and Mrs. Hubert Walters of La Grande, Oregon, 19 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren and one sister. Mrs. Edward Minch, of Maywood, Missouri. She was Buried at Hester Cemetery, Hester, Marion County, Missouri.
Sources
- Find A Grave website: Memorial #9117962.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bostonia 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 Bostonia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bostonia 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 Bostonia:
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