"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2J-CWC : 14 January 2022), Emma C. Guss in household of Samuel Guss, Washington Township, Harrison, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMT4-MNJ : accessed 20 February 2022), Emma C Shaffer in household of F A J Shaffer, Garden Township (south part), Cherokee, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 23, sheet , family , NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm .
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV2T-YZ6 : accessed 20 February 2022), Emma Shafer in household of F A J Shafer, Los Angeles Assembly District 71, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 139, sheet 7B, family 180, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 81; FHL microfilm 1,374,094.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCDW-FRC : accessed 20 February 2022), Emma C Shaffer in household of Charlie B Shaffer, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1551, sheet 7B, line 67, family 192, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 175; FHL microfilm 2,339,910.
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ2M-161 : 10 February 2018), F.A.J. Shaffer and Emma C. Guss, 21 Oct 1882, , Shelby, Iowa, United States; citing reference p 28, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,035,105.
"California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLHK-SB9 : 9 March 2021), Emma Guss in entry for Richard A Knudson and Bessie Shaffer Couchman, 18 Sep 1919; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,033,290.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emma by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
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