Born in Barren County, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joshua Welborn
and Rachel (Smith) Welborn
Sister of
James W. Welborn, Thompson Welborn, Leah (Welborn) Bartlett, Mary (Welborn) Gilleland, Jacob S. Welborn, Rachel Welborn, Ruth (Welborn) Wells, Margaret (Welborn) Wells, Ralph Welborn and Joshua Clark Welborn
Wife of
Ishmael Higdon
— married
22 Mar 1843 in Kentucky
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 92
in Warren County, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jun 2015
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Biography
Martha was born about 1813. Martha Welborn ... She passed away about 1905
Sources
Census Returns:
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65R-DHB : 12 April 2016), Joshua W Higdon in household of Ishmael Higdon, Barren county, part of, Barren, Kentucky, United States; citing family 1258, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBV-H71 : 13 December 2017), Ismael Higdon, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX7J-6LH : 12 April 2016), Ishmael Higdon, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 73, family 479, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,944.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCCM-W2K : 12 August 2017), Wm Isaac Higdon in household of Joshua W Higdon, Glasgow Junction, Barren, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 16, sheet 198B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0402; FHL microfilm 1,254,402.
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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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~1.56%
Kate Welborn
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Homer Thiel :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Barbara (Moody) Mosley :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bmosley88061
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Jeff Byrd :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T085585 [compare], FTDNA kit #221974
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~0.39%
Marla (Halderman) Yeomans :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Dick Newman :
23andMe
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