Emily was a full blooded Santee Sioux Indian. Her parents
( William Huntkatanka Ahemonie & Mahpiyaasawin) died when she was 3 years old. When she was 6, her brother Artemus Ehnamani (FAG #28476164) took her to live with her cousin Mary, who had married a white man named Philander Prescott. Emily lived with the Prescott family and although never formally adopted by them, took on the Prescott name.
Emily's first husband was Sylvester Dunsmore, who died in the Civil War. They had one son.
Emily was living at St. Anthony during the Minnesota Uprising in 1862. As the Indians were scattered over the Western prairies, she lost all trace of her own people. Emily never lived on an Indian reservation.
About 6 years after the outbreak, she and another woman went to Faribault Minnesota and started a laundry.
She married William Hyatt Cantley November 18, 1868 in Dakota County Minnesota. They had 6 children.
( William Huntkatanka Ahemonie & Mahpiyaasawin) died when she was 3 years old. When she was 6, her brother Artemus Ehnamani (FAG #28476164) took her to live with her cousin Mary, who had married a white man named Philander Prescott. Emily lived with the Prescott family and although never formally adopted by them, took on the Prescott name.
Emily's first husband was Sylvester Dunsmore, who died in the Civil War. They had one son.
Emily was living at St. Anthony during the Minnesota Uprising in 1862. As the Indians were scattered over the Western prairies, she lost all trace of her own people. Emily never lived on an Indian reservation.
About 6 years after the outbreak, she and another woman went to Faribault Minnesota and started a laundry.
She married William Hyatt Cantley November 18, 1868 in Dakota County Minnesota. They had 6 children.
Emily was a full blooded Santee Sioux Indian. Her parents
( William Huntkatanka Ahemonie & Mahpiyaasawin) died when she was 3 years old. When she was 6, her brother Artemus Ehnamani (FAG #28476164) took her to live with her cousin Mary, who had married a white man named Philander Prescott. Emily lived with the Prescott family and although never formally adopted by them, took on the Prescott name.
Emily's first husband was Sylvester Dunsmore, who died in the Civil War. They had one son.
Emily was living at St. Anthony during the Minnesota Uprising in 1862. As the Indians were scattered over the Western prairies, she lost all trace of her own people. Emily never lived on an Indian reservation.
About 6 years after the outbreak, she and another woman went to Faribault Minnesota and started a laundry.
She married William Hyatt Cantley November 18, 1868 in Dakota County Minnesota. They had 6 children.
( William Huntkatanka Ahemonie & Mahpiyaasawin) died when she was 3 years old. When she was 6, her brother Artemus Ehnamani (FAG #28476164) took her to live with her cousin Mary, who had married a white man named Philander Prescott. Emily lived with the Prescott family and although never formally adopted by them, took on the Prescott name.
Emily's first husband was Sylvester Dunsmore, who died in the Civil War. They had one son.
Emily was living at St. Anthony during the Minnesota Uprising in 1862. As the Indians were scattered over the Western prairies, she lost all trace of her own people. Emily never lived on an Indian reservation.
About 6 years after the outbreak, she and another woman went to Faribault Minnesota and started a laundry.
She married William Hyatt Cantley November 18, 1868 in Dakota County Minnesota. They had 6 children.
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