"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFF2-HG3 : accessed 5 April 2016), John W Horton in household of J L Horton, Precinct 7, Bell, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 7, sheet 432C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1290; FHL microfilm 1,255,290.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3LM-WMK : accessed 5 April 2016), John Wesley Horton in household of John Horton, Justice Precinct 1 (excl. Brownwood town), Brown, Texas, United States; citing sheet 8A, family 130, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,615.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 John: