Born about in North Carolina, United States
Daughter of Joseph Sikes
[uncertain]
and Elizabeth Margaret (Jones) Sikes
[uncertain]
Sister of
Elizabeth Jane (Sikes) Gardner, Josiah Alfred Sikes, George Washington Sikes and Sarah S. (Sikes) Burke
Wife of
Lewis Gardner
— married
1834 in Georgia, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary E. (Gardner) Cook, Rebecca Jane (Gardner) Reid, Martha Ann (Gardner) Reid, William Zedrick Gardner, Cynthia Ann (Gardner) Linebarger, Mary Louisa Gardner, Wiley Jackson Gardner, Samuel M. Gardner, Daniel W. Gardner, Lillie Berneaty (Gardner) Riser, Sarah F. (Gardner) Ammons, Nancy Ann (Gardner) Graham, John Joseph Gardner and Maragret E. (Gardner) Burleson
Died about
at about age 66
in Newton, Mississippi, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Jan 2017
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Contents |
Biography
- Martha Sykes was born about 1817 in North Carolina. She married Lewis Gardner about 1834. They resided in Georgia later removing to Mississippi. Together they had 14 children.
- She died in 1883.
Research Notes
Disputed Origins
- This profile needs more evidence that connects Martha to her parents.
- Gardner-8711 16:26, 5 October 2023 (UTC)
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYZ-ZRM : 19 December 2020), Martha Gardner in household of Lewis Gardner, Pike, Georgia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFS2-HP1 : 29 May 2021), Martha Gardner, 1870, Newton Mississippi.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4GT-ZDQ : 14 January 2022), Martha Gardner in household of J. J. Gardner, Beat 3, Newton, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
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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:
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%
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