William was born in 1874. He was the son of Elias Skillings and Elizabeth Emerson. He passed away in 1875 from a spinal complaint.
Sources
"Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNLK-GXM : 16 July 2017), William Reuben Shillings, 31 Mar 1874; citing Birth, Blandford, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,845,044.
"Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDXV-76X : 27 April 2019), William Reuben Skillings, 12 Aug 1875; citing Blandford, Oxford, Ontario, yr 1875 cn 6139, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,846,474.
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DNA Connections
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.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: