In the 1860 Census, Elisha and his siblings were mistranscribed with the last name of Housier. Their parents are listed on the previous page of the census, and there is an 8-year-old Mary Housier who is listed at the bottom of that page with an asterisk. The Fiscus children follow this entry on the next page with ditto marks that make it look like their name should be the same as the last person on the previous page.[1]
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJ1-6DP : 12 April 2016), David Fiscus in household of Jesse Honn, Jefferson, Owen, Indiana, United States; citing family 509, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with David by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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