William VanBuren was born 17 Aug 1842 . He was the son of Smith Ward and Mary E Belsher. William first married Elizabeth Ellen (COLLINS) 01 Nov 1861. They were the parents of three children. William second married Mary Mathilda (MAXSON) 08 Jan 1882. They were the parents of four daughters. He died in 1919 and was buried in Salem North Cemetery, Grundy, Missouri, United States.
William was one of my great grandfathers. [Flesher-280]
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZD-63M : 12 April 2016), Smith Ward, Linn county, Linn, Missouri, United States; citing family 413, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Larry Gene Flesher [Flesher-280] Nov 2019
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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.
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