The 1900 U.S. Census shows that his employment was then in scrap-metal purchasing. Otherwise, his occupation appears to have been farmer.
Sources
1900 U.S. Census - Gill Twp., Sullivan Co., IN - Roll# 404; p5A; ED# 0127; FHL# 1240404 - viewed on Ancestry.com.
Howard, Charley E - record of marriage to Clara Howard (Vigo Co., IN - 11 Dec 1916) - fm Ancestry.com Indiana Marriages, 1810,2001 .
Nickles, Jason P - record of marriage to Clara J Howard (Vigo Co., IN - 04 Jan 1953) - fm Ancestry.com Indiana Marriages, 1810,2001 .
Nickles, Clara - Indiana State Board of Health, Medical Certificate of Death (Sullivan, Sullivan Co. - 24 Aug 1973) - viewed on Ancestry.com .
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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.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree: