John died when a tree fell on him while clearing timber for a log cabin.
Sources
"History of Lorain County, Ohio: With Illustrations & Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers", 1879, Williams Brothers, Philadephia, PA., pgs. 284-285. Online copy: [1]
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DNA Connections
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: