Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Ancestors 
Daughter of Warren Chester Ashford
and Audra M. (Gaines) Ashford
Sister of
Harvey Orville Ashford, Eunice Dorine (Ashford) Tann, Winona Lorraine (Ashford) Thompson and Chester Wendall Ashford
Wife of
Merle Charles Holmes Jr.
— married
2 Jul 1937 (to 1996) in Jackson, Missouri
Mother of
Carolyn Lorene (Holmes) Willard and Lillian J. (Holmes) Rose
Died
at age 83
in Upland, San Bernardino County, California
Profile last modified
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Biography
Ouida was born in 1920. She was the daughter of Warren Ashford and Audra Gains. She passed away in 2004.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHVT-HHM : accessed 13 November 2021), Quida Ashford in household of Warren Ashford, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 141, sheet 17A, line 11, family 296, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1198; FHL microfilm 2,340,933.
- "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZR-JHJN : 18 September 2021), Merle C Holmes, Jr and Quida Ashford, 3 Jul 1937; citing Marriage, Jackson, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007048730.
- United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K748-9CB : 8 December 2019), Onida Holmes in household of Merle Holmes, Ward 14, Kansas City, Kaw Township, Jackson, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 116-281, sheet 4B, line 47, family 67, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2178.
- "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTZB-F48 : 11 January 2021), Ouida G Holmes, 26 Feb 2004; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL7R-Z6WV : 16 December 2020), Ouida Gwendolyn Ashford Holmes, ; Burial, Ontario, San Bernardino, California, United States of America, Bellevue Memorial Park; citing record ID 177768325, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ouida 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 Ouida:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ouida 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 Ouida:
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~1.56%
Mary Katherine Kinslow
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Patsy Franklin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A197270 [compare], Ancestry member Qltwizard
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