Born in Warren, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William (Rees) Reese
and Lettice McCrary
Wife of
Elisha Benton Alsup
— married
20 Sep 1832 in Monroe, Mississippi, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Julia Franklin (Alsup) Swain, William Reese Alsup, Elisha Benton Alsup II, Sebastion Lycurgus Alsup, Martha Sarah Jane (Alsup) Smith, George Drew Douglas Alsup, James Carrol Alsup and Frances Minerva (Alsup) DePriest
Died
at age 78
in Monroe, Mississippi, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Oct 2019
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Biography
Martha Sara Rees was born on 9 Sep 1811 in Warren, Georgia, United States. [1]
Martha (21) married Elisha Benton Alsup (24) (born on 11 Feb 1808 in Giles Co, TN, USA; son of Drury S. Alsup and Tabitha (Brown) Alsup) on 20 Sep 1832 in Monroe, Mississippi.
In 1850, Martha (38) Alsap. [2]
In 1860, Martha (48) Allsop. [3]
In 1870, Martha (58) [4]
In 1880, Martha (68) Alsop. [5]
Martha died on 23 Dec 1889 in Monroe, Mississippi, United States, aged 78. [1]
Research Notes
I believe her surname at birth to Reese not Rees. Tim Cagle 23 Aug 2023.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90783138/martha-rees: accessed 24 April 2023), memorial page for Martha Reese (9 Sep 1811–23 Dec 1899), Find A Grave: Memorial #90783138; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by This Is Who We Are: One Big Family (contributor 47309991).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH5Q-DNK : Mon Jul 17 19:12:50 UTC 2023), Entry for Elesha Alsap and Martha Alsap, 1850.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHD2-K1X : Tue Jul 18 00:49:35 UTC 2023), Entry for Elisha Allsop and Martha Allsop, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHK1-PYV : Mon Aug 21 17:23:38 UTC 2023), Entry for Elisha Alsup and Martha Alsup, 1870.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4JG-BMY : Wed Aug 02 22:52:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Elisha Alsop and Martha Alsop, 1880.
See also:
- FamilySearch Person: LHGG-BLJ details for Martha Sara (Reese) Alsup.
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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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~3.12%
Mickey (Swain) Gear
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A723476 [compare], Ancestry member MickeyGear
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~1.56%
Russell Wilson :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Emory Reese :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Bill Ansley :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T674714 [compare], FTDNA kit #59706
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~0.39%
Glenda Scott :
AncestryDNA
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