Born in Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Edward Henry Martin
and Ida May (Scantlin) Martin
Sister of
John Martin, Mary (Martin) White, Homer Russell Martin, Vera (Martin) Williams, Preston Martin and [private sister (1920s - unknown)]
Wife of
Benjamin Walter Spriggs
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Mother of
Cecil Ray Spriggs
Died
at age 93
in Clovis, Curry, New Mexico, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Dec 2015
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Hazel Evalyn Kingsley Rucidlo papers, micofilm, 1981, family group sheets for descendants of Louis Richardson and wife Bethy (McCarty) Richardson as updated with revisions, et al, by B.L. McCarty [1981-2015
- Year: 1930; Census Place: Clovis, Curry, New Mexico; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2341129
- Year: 1940; Census Place: Clovis, Curry, New Mexico; Roll: m-t0627-02442; Page: 63A; Enumeration District: 5-2
- Geneva Spriggs, age 93, died November 9, 2010, at Retirement Ranch in Clovis, New Mexico. She was born on September 5, 1917, in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Ida (Scantlin) and Ed Martin.
Geneva was a long time Clovis resident, moving here when she was 7 years old. She loved to sew, crochet, needle point and quilt, and was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. She is survived by one daughter, Betty Strange of Clovis; two sons, Cecil Spriggs of Clovis and Ace Spriggs of Pueblo, Colorado; one sister Dolly Slaughter of Shallowater, Texas; five grandchildren, Jerrod (Susan) Strange of Portales, New Mexico, Sheri (Danny) Porter of Pueblo, Colorado, Lee, Jacob and John Spriggs, all of Pueblo, Colorado, and six great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Walter Spriggs; stepson, Gerald Spriggs; four brothers, John, Jim, Homer, and Preston Martin; two sisters, Mary White and Vera Williams; son-in-law, Dean Strange, and daughter-in-law, Rose Spriggs. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, November 12 at Steed-Todd Chapel with Pastor Joe Reynolds officiating. Burial will follow at Mission Garden of Memories. Casket bearers will be Jerrod Strange, Jack Alsup, Lee Spriggs, Danny Porter, and John Spriggs. The family will be gathering at 1620 Avondale in Clovis. Arrangements are by Steed-Todd Funeral Home, 800 E. Manana Blvd., Clovis, NM 88101,
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Geneva 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 Geneva:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Geneva 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 Geneva:
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~1.56%
Bill McCarty
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T630373 [compare], FTDNA kit #115106
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Mattie (Ross) Gatlin :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mg1038
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~0.78%
Zena McCarty :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Zenafay
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Rejected matches › Geneva Grace (Korando) Murden (1918-2010)
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