William married Eliza Whitehearst on February 9, 1843 in Allen County, Ohio. She was born in Allen County about 1823. They had one son, William (b. about 1844), and then William, the father, died about 1846 in Allen County. All contact with Eliza is lost at this point in time. William, the son, appears in the 1870 census in Lima the county seat of Allen County. He is married with 2 young daughters; then he disappears again.