Martha was born about 1836. She was the daughter of Mason Rose and Nancy Parker. According to Mrs. Ball, she married Benjamin Bondurant (online marriage certificate also cited below) on March 19,1855 and had two children - Fannie never married, and Joseph, who married Millie Armilda Cash and had four children with her. She passed away about 1911. According to Mr. Rose, she is buried in the Parker-Rose cemetery, near Vandalia, MO. The stone, at the time the author visited the cemetery, was not readable.
Sources
Ball, Helen. Ann Elizabeth Rose (Wife of Benjamin Franklin Ball: Her Ancestors and Descendants. Self-Published, 1982. Author is related to PM (Anderson-20093)’s husband and was an avid amateur genealogist in her day. PM is happy to share any relevant information from this publication upon request.
Rose, George H. Rose and Allied families ...self published, reprinted by J Grant Stevenson publishing 1973. p. 166.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZJ-GF2 : 12 April 2016), Martha A Rose in household of Mason Rose, Spencer, Pike, Missouri, United States; citing family 331, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2D9-35B : 11 February 2018), Benjamin T. Bondurant and Martha Ann Rose, 10 Jan 1855; citing Pike,Missouri; FHL microfilm 974,634.
"United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6FQ-DP5 : Thu Aug 03 01:43:40 UTC 2023), Entry for Ben Bondurant and Martha Bondurant, 1880. noted with mother Nancy Rose
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2TM-2T9 : accessed 6 March 2019), Martha A Bondurant, Vandalia Ward 2, Audrain, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 14B, family 384, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 767; FHL microfilm 1,374,780. noted with daughter Fannie Bondurant
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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: