Born in Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Adam Duke
and Catherine (Unknown) Duke
Sister of
George Lewis Duke, Sarah Amanda (Duke) Ross, Mary Elizabeth Duke, Nancy A. (Duke) Ellis, William Henry Duke and Catherine Jane (Duke) Ross
Wife of
Thomas G. Davis
— married
9 Feb 1860 (to 15 Jun 1863) in Panola, Texas, United States
Wife of
Alfred G. Pierce
— married
17 Jan 1867 in Panola, Texas, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 77
in Panola, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Feb 2021
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Biography
Matilda was born in 1842. She passed away in 1919.
Sources
- Texas, Panola County Marriage Records, 17 Jan 1867, "Alfred G. Pierce to Matilda F. Duke."
- Walton Cemetery, Panola County, Texas, headstone
- U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Austin, Texas; Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975; Collection #: CPA20232; Roll #: 318; Roll Description: Pension File Nos 20232 to 20269, Application Years 1899 to 1928. "Pierce, Mrs. M. F., widow, filed 8 May 1911."
- Year: 1850; Census Place: Conecuh, Alabama; Roll: 3; Page: 355a. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/29731299?h=80b2d5
- Year: 1860; Census Place: Beat 13, Panola, Texas; Roll: M653_1302; Page: 377; Family History Library Film: 805302. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/29731325?h=7c3d75
- Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 1, Panola, Texas; Roll: M593_1601; Page: 242B. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/29731333?h=fba32b
- Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 8, Panola, Texas; Roll: 1322; Page: 304A; Enumeration District: 067. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/29731340?h=69fd7a
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matilda by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matilda by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Martha Gray
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H1-T16311C!, FTDNA kit #988015, MitoYDNA ID T17925 [compare]
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~6.25%
John Duke :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XM3705286 [compare], Ancestry member jrduke44
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~3.12%
Jonathan Duke :
23andMe, GEDmatch KM2255666 [compare]
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~3.12%
~3.12%
Martha Gray :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch PS5265205 [compare], FTDNA kit #988015
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~3.12%
Jesse Ross :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T619292 [compare], FTDNA kit #365916
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~3.12%
William Davidson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T752140 [compare], FTDNA kit #285485
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~1.56%
Jerry Willoughby :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch XQ9915584 [compare], FTDNA kit #988847
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Rejected matches › Matilda (Duke) Stead (abt.1844-) › Matilda L. (Doak) Watson (1866-1919) › Clarentine Matilda (Duke) Gentry (1844-1917)
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