Emily
Susan
"Emma"
Leedy
Born in Brownsville, Linn, Oregon, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Daniel Leedy
and Mary (Huston) Leedy
Sister of
John Leedy, Barbara Ann (Leedy) Bland, Sarah Jane (Leedy) Baltimore, Elizabeth (Leedy) Backus, Samuel Leedy, Frances Adaline (Leedy) Baltimore, Mary Margaret Leedy, America Alice (Leedy) Reeder and Abraham Daniel Leedy
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 67
in Jefferson, Marion, Oregon, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Dec 2017
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Biography
Emily was born in 1858. She was the daughter of Daniel Leedy and Mary Houston. The 1860 and 1870 census information shows her living with her parents and siblings in Linn County, Oregon. [1][2] Emily married James Kester in 1876. [3] [4] Emily passed away in 1926. [5]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQK-CS6 : 26 July 2017), Emily Leedy in entry for Daniel Leedy, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8Y-L72 : Tue Mar 05 09:41:35 UTC 2024), Entry for Daniel Leedy and Mary Leedy, 1870.
- ↑ "Oregon Marriages, 1853-1935", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8WD-7J9 : 13 February 2020), Eunice S. Leedy in entry for James Kester, 1876.
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State. Early Oregonian Search: Emma Leedy. (https://secure.sos.state.or.us/prs/personprofile.do?recordNumber=43613 : accessed 1 Dec 2017).
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35942813/emma_s-curl: accessed April 19, 2024), memorial page for Emma S. Leedy Curl (24 Apr 1858–20 Feb 1926), Find A Grave: Memorial #35942813, citing Jefferson Cemetery, Jefferson, Marion County, Oregon, USA; Maintained by Martin Burrell (contributor 46932334).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emily by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Emily:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emily by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Emily:
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~0.78%
Cheryl Roberts
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member cherylmroberts
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~0.78%
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Rodney Long
Rodney Long
Leedy-533 and Leedy-277 appear to represent the same person because: dates and locations
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by Rodney Long
Pending merges › Emma Susan (Leedy) Kester (1858-1926)
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