"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN3F-WF4 : 17 October 2014), John H Runkles in household of Basil Y Runkles, Maryland, United States; citing p. 17, family 128, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,086.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNQL-ZCJ : 14 July 2016), John H Runkles in household of Basil T Runkles, New Market, Frederick, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district ED 81, sheet 326D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0510; FHL microfilm 1,254,510.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:39LB-M1D : accessed 2016-12-05), entry for John H. /Runkles/.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 John: