Born in Central Chebogue, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of Peleg Holmes
and Mary (Trefry) Holmes
Sister of
Peleg Holmes, Abigail Kimball (Holmes) Lockhart, Kendall Holmes, Mary (Holmes) Davison, John Holmes, Joshua Holmes, Harriet Newell (Holmes) Barker, James Holmes, Unknown Holmes, John William Holmes [half], Grace Anne Holmes [half], Almira Louisa Holmes [half], Daniel Lockhart Holmes [half], Lydia Lucinda Holmes [half], Ruth Holmes [half], George Levi Holmes [half], Ruth Amelia Holmes [half], Hazeltine Holmes [half], Mary Emery Holmes [half] and Nelson Trefry Holmes [half]
Wife of
Gould Nelson Davison
— married
22 Dec 1835 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
George Nelson Davison, Tamzan Ardella Davison, Sophia Ann (Davison) Sanford, Eliza Jane (Davison) Beach, Lucinda E. Davison, Harris Mayhew Davison, Andrew C. Davison, Holmes Jonathan Davison, Albert James B. Davison and Ida Amelia (Davison) Layton
Died
at age 83
in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Jan 2010
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Biography
Matilda Holmes was born on December 12, 1818 in Central Chebogue, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her parents were Peleg Holmes and Mary Trefry. She married Gould Davison on December 22, 1835. Together they had 10 children:
- George Davison
- Tamzan Davison
- Sophia Davison
- Eliza Davison
- Lucinda Davison
- Harris Davison
- Andrew Davison
- Holmes Davison
- Albert Davison
- Ida Davison
She died on October 29, 1902 in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States.
Sources
- "Canada Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6B-G7M : 30 June 2017), Matilda Davison in household of Gould Davison, Canning, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing p. 54; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13173, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,809.
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2F-QK4P : 13 September 2020), Matilda Mahala Holmes Davison, ; Burial, Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States of America, Woodlawn Cemetery; citing record ID 67297370, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Matilda:
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Charlie Wilson
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