Emily
A
Lewis
Born in Nevada, Storey County, Iowa, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Abner Lewis
and Vashti (Crookham) Lewis
Sister of
Sarah Louisa Lewis and Martha E Lewis
[spouse(s) unknown]
Died before
before age 3
in Iowa, USA
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Biography
records for Abner, Vashti and their family are scarce. Emily Lewis was born the month that the 1856 state census was taken in Nevada, Storey County, Iowa, USA. The census taker enumerated her birth documenting her age as "0". Looking at the original document we see dad Abner (33) mom Vashti (40) Kids: Sarah L (6) Martha E (5) Emily A (infant)[1]
Sources
- ↑ Emily's year and place of birth enumerated in "Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 for Emily A Lewis" found in Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest via Ancestry.com. Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. [1]
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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%
~3.12%
James McCormick 
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23andMe, GEDmatch KH8710307 [compare]
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