Gedcom from Lorri Carter as given by Eowyn Langholf
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZW-QNG : 12 April 2016), Travis Cox, Cole county, Cole, Missouri, United States; citing family 546, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6F7-GJN : 14 August 2017), Martha E Cox in household of Benton Cox, Marion, Polk, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 117, sheet 317D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0710; FHL microfilm 1,254,710.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M46V-J79 : 12 April 2016), Martha E Cox in household of Benjamin Cox, Missouri, United States; citing p. 7, family 48, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,299.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benton by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benton: