Daughter of Joseph Weldon Durham and Bettie F Thompson Durham.

Married to David Marhall Holmes around 1892.

David and Elizabeth were the parents of:
George Wilburn Holmes
Mary O Holmes Winn(1898-unk)
Cora Holmes Sykes
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1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Lizzie L Durham
Age: 8
Birth Year: abt 1872
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1880: Bingham, Orange, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Joseph W Durham
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Name: Bettie F Durham
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
Joseph W Durham 27
Bettie F Durham 25
Cisero H Durham 11m
Lizzie L Durham 8

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Lizzie L Holmes
Age: 29
Birth Date: May 1871
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Bingham, Orange, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: George Holmes
Marriage Year: 1892
Years Married: 8
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother: number of living children: 2
Mother: How many children: 2
Household Members: Name Age
George Holmes 22
Lizzie L Holmes 29
Welbon O Holmes 6
Mary O Holmes 5

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Lizzie L Holmes
Age in 1910: 38
Birth Year: abt 1872
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Bingham, Orange, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: David M Holmes
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
David M Holmes 42
Lizzie L Holmes 38
George W Holmes 16
Mary O Holmes 12
Cora Holmes 5

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Lizzie Holmes
Age: 48
Birth Year: abt 1872
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1920: Bingham, Orange, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: David Holmes
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
David Holmes 52
Lizzie Holmes 48
Cora Holmes 15

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Lizzie L Holmes
Age: 68
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
Home in 1940: Cheeks, Orange, North Carolina
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Orange, North Carolina
Residence in 1935: Rural, Orange, North Carolina
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Sheet Number: 6A
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 0
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members: Name Age
Fred C Winn 63
Mary O Winn 42
Willie Winn 19
Fred C Winn 16
David B Winn 14
Lucile Winn 12
Robert Winn 10
James Winn 8
Eugene Winn 3
Lizzie L Holmes 68

North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: Mrs. Lizzie Durham Holmes
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 67
Marital status: Widowed
Occupation: Housewife
Birth Date: 26 May 1873
Birth Place: Alamance, North Carolina, United States
Death Date: 25 Nov 1940
Death Location: Egland, Rfd #1, Orange
Spouse's Name: D M Holmes
Father's Name: Joe Durham
Mother's Name: Unknown
Cause of death: Cerebral hemorrhage
Informant: W T Sykes, Rt 1, Efland NC