1870: living with parents in New York City - appear to have been tallied twice
1880: Elias is working as a salesman in Pittsburg in the US Census.[1]
Warning
There is an Elias; son of John and Caroline born in Pennsylvania about 1915
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MW6N-HR6 : accessed 04 Feb 2014), Ellis Fink in household of Alex Fink, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 28C, family 5, NARA microfilm publication T9-1091
"United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8VS-WN5 : accessed 04 Feb 2014), Elias Fink in household of Alexdr Fink, New York, United States; citing p. , family 426, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000552552.
"United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M86S-FCM : accessed 04 Feb 2014), Elias Fink in household of Alexander Fink, New York, United States; citing p. , family 62, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 000552511.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elias 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 Elias: