Martha was born in Utah in 1867. She was the daughter of Mads Jensen and Maren Hansdatter. In 1888 Martha married John Willard Reese and together they were parents of four children. They resided in Brigham City, Utah where she passed away in 1936 at age 68.
Sources
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNSJ-WX4 : 15 July 2017), Martha Jensne in household of Mads C Jensen, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district ED 4, sheet 65D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1335; FHL microfilm 1,255,335.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMRN-GBQ : accessed 15 December 2018), Martha Rees, Box Elder Precinct Brigham City Ward 3-4, Box Elder, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 203, sheet 1B, family 18, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,682.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMBM-S9C : accessed 13 December 2018), Martha Reese, Brigham City Ward 4, Box Elder, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 6A, family 113, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1602; FHL microfilm 1,375,615.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PC-GX3 : accessed 15 December 2018), Martha J Reese, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States; citing ED 7, sheet 21A, line 35, family 426, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1861; FHL microfilm 1,821,861.
"Utah Marriages, 1887-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8PX-5PP : 10 February 2018), John Willard Rees and Martha Jensen, 05 Jul 1888; citing Logan, Cache, Utah; FHL microfilm 430,305.
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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: