Martha Joan (Prillaman) Myers (1937 - 2014)

Born 26 Mar 1937 in Henry County, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Daughter of Vance Prillaman and Etta Mae (Richardson) Prillaman

Wife of Ronald Coleman Myers — married 17 Jun 1955 in Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia

Died 2 Oct 2014 at age 77 in Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA

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Biography

Martha was born in 1937 to Vance Prillaman and Etta Richardson, and passed away in 2014.

Burial: Mountain View Memorial Park, Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia

Sources

• Virginia Birth Records, 1912-2015 for Martha Joan Prillaman
• Record of Marriage Record in Henry County, Virginia for Mary Lois Prillaman (19) & David Otis Dyer (20) on 7 Aug 1948 in Bassett, Henry County, Virginia; Virginia Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Ancestry Sharing Link; Ancestry Record 9279 #28048643
• Obituary
• Find A Grave: Memorial #177258542 (with obituary)

DNA Confirmation

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 16 cM segment on the X chromosome, consisting of Martha (Prillaman) Myers, GEDmatch kit # M911065, and Linda Downs, her 5th cousin 1x removed, GEDmatch kit # A386129, and Lisa Kinser, her 5th cousin 1x removed, GEDmatch kit # A080519. (Linda and Lisa are 5th cousins.) Their most-recent common ancestor is Dorothy Unknown, the 4x great grandmother of Martha (Prillaman) Myers and 5x great grandmother of both Linda Downs and Lisa Kinser.