William was born in 1832 and passed away in 1903. He was the son of Jacob Smith and Sarah Jones.
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4Z3-9KN : 12 April 2016), William Smith in household of Jacob Smith, Hartley, Union, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 77, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6LG-JM9 : 12 April 2016), Wm C Smith, Ohio, United States; citing p. 36, family 265, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,763.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8S2-XGB : 16 July 2017), Margaret Smith in household of William C Smith, York, Sandusky, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 71, sheet 16C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1063; FHL microfilm 1,255,063.
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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 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 William:
1. Theodore Smith (b. ca. 1856, Pennsylvania).
2. Charles Oscar Smith (b. ca. 1858, Pennsylvania).
3. Ellen Margaret Smith (b. February 1860, Pennsylvania).
4. Elmer Ellsworth Smith (b. May 1863, Pennsylvania).
5. William Henry Smith (b. October 1865, Ohio).
6. Anna Matilda Smith (b. ca. 1867, Ohio).
7. Harvey Jacob Smith (b. ca. 1870, Ohio).
8. Lavina Smith b. ca. 1872, Ohio).