"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGJ-G5Y : 12 April 2016), Charles A Lightner in household of William Lightner, Virginia, United States; citing p. 13, family 91, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,155.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 February 2019), memorial page for Charles A. Lightner (20 Jan 1852–9 Mar 1908), Find A Grave: Memorial #181743199, citing Lightner Cemetery, Green Bank, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Butch McElwee (contributor 48022224) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Charles 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 Charles: