William was born in 1818. He was the son of Samuel Downing and Elizabeth Giffen. He married Catherine Coonfare (sp?) on 12 Mary 1840 in Troy, Delaware, Ohio.[1] They had a family, including:
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8MW-L5Q : 14 January 2022), Wm. Downing, Troy Township, Delaware, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
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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: