I can find no evidence for, or even speculation of, Samuel or Catherine's parents, or their lives before moving from Ohio. From discussions online, their specifics of their children and grandchildren also seem tangled and shrouded in mystery. I am confident on my own family line up to this point, however. I would love some more sources and information on this branch!***
Sources
"Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N36G-D2Y : accessed 26 January 2015), Sanford N. Conkle and Emma Chambers, 02 Jul 1890; citing Paw Paw, Van Buren, Michigan, v 4 p 374 rn 768, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,489.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Catherine: