William was born in 1869 in Pennsylvania. He is the son of Mary and Civil War veteran William Jay of the all-black 54th Massachusetts regiment.
Sources
1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Penn, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1114; Page: 335C; Enumeration District: 058
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Willie 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 Willie: