Born in Falmouth, Cumberland, District of Maine
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Holmes
and Lydia (Adams) Holmes
Sister of
Nathaniel Holmes, William Holmes, George A. Holmes, Erastus Holmes, Caleb Adams Holmes, Charles Holmes, Lewis Holmes and Elias Holmes
Wife of
John Walker
— married
8 Apr 1819 in Peacham, Caledonia, Vermont, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
William Holmes Walker, Lorin Edwin Walker, Catherine (Walker) Rogers, Lucy (Walker) Kimball, Edwin Walker, Henry Walker, Jane (Walker) Smith, Lydia Walker, John Walker and Mary Electra (Walker) Parker
Died
at age 41
in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
This profile is part of the Holmes Name Study.
This profile is part of the Walker Name Study.
Lydia Holmes.
Born 18 April 1800. Falmouth, Cumberland, District of Maine.
She was the daughter of William Holmes (1770–1841) and Lydia Adams (1775–1872).
Died 18 January 1842. Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States.
Buried
Old Nauvoo Burial Grounds. Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, United States. [1]
Marriage
Lydia Holmes (18) married John Walker (24) (born on June 20, 1794 in Peacham, Caledonia, Vermont, United States; son of Simeon Walker and Mary (Miner) Walker) on 8 April 1819 in Peacham, Caledonia, Vermont, United States. [2] [3] [4]
Children
- William Holmes Walker (1820–1908)
- Lorin Edwin Walker (1822–1907)
- Catherine Walker (1824–1885)
- Lucy Walker (1826–1910)
- Edwin Walker (1828–1873)
- Henry Walker (1830–1866)
- Jane Walker (1832–1912)
- Lydia Walker (1834–1843)
- John Walker (1837–1889)
- Mary Electra Walker (1840–1904)
Note: Lydia did not agree with John joining the LDS Church. However, while he was gone on a trip to Stanstead Plains, Canada for his work with the Church, she made a diligent and thorough investigation of Mormonism, with the result that she herself was converted.
Sources
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69690476/lydia-walker
- ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFV8-Z8V : Tue Oct 31 11:41:03 UTC 2023), Entry for John Walker and Lydia Holmes, 08 Apr 1819.
- ↑ "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28Q-YYWH : Tue Jan 02 16:41:22 UTC 2024), Entry for John Walker and Lydia Holmes, 08 Apr 1819.
- ↑ "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQV-GJRD : Wed Nov 01 13:40:57 UTC 2023), Entry for John Walker and Lydia Holmer, 8 Apr 1819.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia 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 Lydia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia 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 Lydia:
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~3.12%
Tom McCoy
:
23andMe, GEDmatch FF9788980 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AB5437838 [compare]
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Ruth (Andrews) Vreeland :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member vreelandwest
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~1.56%
Bryce Thompson :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Tucker Thompson :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Jalee Thompson :
23andMe
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Dewey Levie :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A066182 [compare], Ancestry member DeweyJLevie
+
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch PA3721651 [compare]
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~1.56%
Melanie (Moyes) Boehl :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A058968 [compare], Ancestry member Mjboehl
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Valla Wambolt :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DW7079262 [compare], yourDNAportal VAL97891c22, Ancestry member Valla_LaBoa
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~0.78%
Inga (Cansler) Whitehead :
AncestryDNA
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Rejected matches › Mary Unknown (abt.1820-abt.1860)
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