"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFKM-JR1 : 17 November 2020), Eli Gaven and Nancy Watkins, 01 Jan 1871; citing Jefferson, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,004,738.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 January 2021), memorial page for Eli Garren (3 May 1844–3 May 1894), Find a Grave Memorial no. 183256310, citing Little Grove Cemetery, Dix, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Gravedigger49 (contributor 47282320) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eli 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.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eli: