Caleb
Decker
Born in Coles County, Illinois
Ancestors 
Son of William P. Decker
and Cynthia (Nees) Decker
Brother of
Elizabeth Decker, Mabel Decker, John Andrew Decker, Lucy Decker, James Decker, Mary J. Decker, William H. H. Decker, Nancy J. Decker, Harriet Decker and Francis Marion Decker [half]
Husband of
Susana A. (Wall) Decker
— married
about 1853 [location unknown]
Father of
James B. Decker, Mary A. Decker, Stephen A. D. Decker, George Washington Decker, John Andrew Jackson Decker, Charles G. Decker and Susan Eva Decker
Died
at age 80
in Union Township, Cumberland County, Illinois
Profile last modified
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Biography
Married Susana Wall.
Caleb is only living 2 houses from his mother in the 1860 Census.
Burial: Decker Cemetery, Maple Point, Cumberland County, Illinois
Sources
- 1850 US Census, Hurricane, Cumberland County, Illinois
- 1855 Illinois State Census, Cumberland County, Illinois
- 1860 US Census, Hurricane Precinct, Cumberland County, Illinois (this link is to Fold3, which has the actual census image, but the information is also available on Familysearch)
- 1870 US Census, Union Township, Cumberland County, Illinois
- 1880 US Census, Union Township, Cumberland County, Illinois
- 1900 US Census, Union Township, Cumberland County, Illinois
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Caleb by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Caleb by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Wayne Decker
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R-M269
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~3.12%
Emil Decker :
MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
Len Saltsman :
AncestryDNA
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Heather Brown :
23andMe, GEDmatch M203567 [compare]
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~0.78%
Valtas Hockenbury :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member valtas_hockenbury
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~0.78%
Pearl (Higgs) Farris :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T723419 [compare]
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~0.78%
David Nelson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T234297 [compare], FTDNA kit #752324
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~0.78%
Shelby Higgs :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T480239 [compare]
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