1860 United States Census, German Township, Montgomery, Ohio: Holmes Schenck is head of household, a farmer age 51, with wife Margaret A. Schenck age 45, and children Benjamin, a farm laborer age 23, Lydia J. age 20, Sarah A. age 18, Marietta age 16, Truman age 15, Aaron O. age 11, William age 9, Obediah age 7, and Harriet E. age 5.
1870 United States Census, Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio: Holmes Schenck is head of household, a retired farmer age 60, with wife Margaret A. Schenck, keeping house age 55, and children Aaron, a clerk in a dry goods store age 20, William, an invalid age 19, and H. Elmira, helping mother age 15.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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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