Born in Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James J. Moody
and Nancy (Ritenour) Moody
Sister of
George Winfield Moody
Wife of
Levi Keffer
— married
about 1871 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
John William Keffer, Melissa Ellen (Keffer) Easter, Joel Keffer, Margaret E. (Keffer) Shaffer, James J. Keffer, George William Keffer, Elmer Ellsworth Keffer, Walter Keffer and Oliver Keffer
Died
at age 67
in Star Junction, Perry, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Oct 2017
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Biography
Martha was born in 1857. She passed away in 1924.
By the 1910 census, Martha Jane KEFFER is a widow (Levi died in 1904), and she is listed as having had 12 children, only 6 of whom are still alive. I know 10 of those children, so there may have been others who died young. My great-grandfather John William KEFFER, Margaret (KEFFER) SHAFFER, James J. KEFFER, George KEFFER, and Elmer Ellsworth KEFFER were all surely alive in 1910. I assume Walter and Oliver were dead before 1900, since they were not listed with the family in 1900 or 1910.
Sources
- Tryllis KEFFER RITENOUR communications
- David and Gregory Sanders, Collected Family Records and Notes, Personal Archives.
- 1860 Fayette Co PA Census, https://www.ancestry.com, Family #292, Franklin Twp, Page 41.
- 1870 Fayette Co PA Census, https://www.ancestry.com, Family #158, Tyrone Twp, Page 22.
- 1880 Fayette Co PA Census, https://www.ancestry.com, Family #195, Lower Tyrone Twp, ED 59, Sheet 27A.
- 1900 Fayette Co PA Census, https://www.ancestry.com, Family #130, Lower Tyrone Twp, ED 35, Sheet 8B.
- 1910 Fayette Co PA Census, https://www.ancestry.com, Family #280, Perry Twp, ED 61, Sheet 16A.
- 1920 Fayette Co PA Census, https://www.ancestry.com, Family #423, Perry Twp, ED 74, Sheet XXVB.
- Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963, https://www.ancestry.com, Martha J. KEFFER.
- Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, https://www.ancestry.com, Martha J. KEFFER.
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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%
~25.00%
Matt Sanders 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch A853414 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A853414 [compare], Ancestry member Matt_Sanders
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~1.56%
Kimberly (Ritenour) W :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A798538 [compare], Ancestry member kayswhims
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~0.39%
Cheryl McHugh :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member chmchugh
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