Born in Darlington, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Edward Hunt
and Mary Ellen Gale
Sister of
Ethel Eleanor (Hunt) Hibbott, John Christopher Hunt, Edward Hunt, Boy Hunt and George Oscar Hunt
Wife of
Harry Clement Watkiss
— married
31 Dec 1908 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 76
in Elmhurst, DuPage, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 May 2020
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Biography
Emily was born in 1885. She was the daughter of Edward Hunt and Mary Gale. She passed away in 1962.
Chicago Tribune - 9 Mar 1962 - Emily H Watkiss, of 487 S Kenilworth Ave, Elmhurst, IL; wife of the late Harry C; beloved mother of Clement E Watkiss and Amy Knutson; also survived by seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Internment at Oak Hill Cemetery
Sources
- England & Wales FreeBMD Birth Index - Emily Hunt, reg year: 1885, Reg Qtr: Oct-Nov-Dec; reg district: Darlington, Durham; vol: 10a page 27
- 1900 US Census - Chicago Ward 34, Cook, IL - Edward Hunt (37)-born England, immigrated: 1887; Mary E Hunt (38) -born England, , immigrated: 1888, married 16 yrs, 8 children, 5 living; Emily Hunt (14)-born England, immigrated: 1888; Ethel Hunt (12)-born England, immigrated 1888; John C Hunt (10)-born Illinois; Edward Hunt (8)- born Illinois; Oscar Hunt (5)- born Illinois
- 1908 Cook County Marriage Index - Emily Hunt, 23, dob: 1885; marriage date: 31 Dec 1908; in Chicago, Cook, IL; spouse: Harry Watkiss (29); FHL film# 1030450
- 1910 US Census - Chicago Ward 33, Cook, IL; Mary E Hunt (44)- widow; Ethel Hunt (22), John C Hunt (20), George W Hunt (15)
- 1920 US Census - Chicago Ward 7, Cook, IL - Harry C Watkiss (40), Emily Watkiss (34), Mary (8), Clement (6), Amy (4/12),
- 1930 US Census - Chicago, Cook, IL - Emily Watkiss (44), Clement Watkiss (17), Amy Watkiss (10), Ivar Lewis (25), Mary Lewis (18)
- 1940 US Census - Chicago, Cook, IL - Ivor Lewis (35), Mary Lewis (27), Doris Lewis (9), Ivar Lewis Jr (7), Patricia Lewis (3); Mary E Hunt (77), Emily Watkiss (54), Clement Watkiss (26)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emily 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 Emily:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emily 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 Emily:
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~12.50%
~12.50%
Irene Hewitt 
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #907045
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~12.50%
~25.00%
Robert Hewitt :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #907051
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~1.56%
Alan Best :
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Rejected matches › Charlotte Amelia (Hunter) Webster (1884-)
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