"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KFKM-KH9 : 25 September 2017), Jas. A. Purdue and Martha A. Smith, 28 Mar 1872; citing Jefferson, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,004,738.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James: