William Vanover Sr is the descendant of a New Netherland settler.
Per his draft cards, William was of medium build, had light brown hair and blue eyes, with a light complexion.
Sources
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9HX-BQN : 20 January 2015), William Vanover in household of Alex Vanover, Magisterial District 4, Wooton, Leslie, Kentucky, United States; citing sheet 17A, family 269, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,538.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7TT-LTC : accessed 22 July 2017), William Vanover, Magisterial District 2, Leslie, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 66-7, sheet 18A, line 38, family 273, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1329.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William: