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Ah - ha - you've cleared up some of the mystery for me. I'm still not finding much though.

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1860 United States Federal Census
Name: William Deatherage
Age in 1860: 54
Birth Year: abt 1806
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1860: South District, Patrick, Virginia
Gender: Male
Post Office: Ararat
Household Members: Name Age
William Deatherage 54 - b. NC - farmer - Real Estate $2000 Personal $333
Elizabeth A Deatherage 53 - b. Wythe City, VA [abt 1807]
Hester C Deatherage 21 - b. Wythe City, VA [abt 1839]
Ruth J Deatherage 19 - b. Tennessee [abt 1841]
Mathew H Deatherage 17 - b. Tennessee - farm laborer [abt 1843]
Pleasant S H Deatherage 16 - b. Tennessee - farm laborer [abt 1844]
Mary N Deatherage 14 - b. Tennessee [abt 1846]
John G Deatherage 12 - b. Georgia [abt 1848]
Minerva A Deatherage 9 - b. NC [abt 1851]

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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Wm Deatherage
Estimated birth year: abt 1806
Age in 1870: 64
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1870: Dan River, Patrick, Virginia
Family and neighbors: View Results
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Ararat
Wm. Deatherage - 64 - farmer - Real Estate $1650 - Personal $310 - b. VA [abt 1806]
Elizabeth - 64 - wife - keeping house - b. VA [abt 1806]
Catherine - 33 - daughter - in house - b. VA [abt 1837]
Ruth J. - 31 - daughter - in house - b. TN [abt 1839]
Emily A. - 20 - daughter - in house - b. TN [abt 1850]
Martha Smith - 5 - b. TN [abt 1865]

Census record does not indicate relationship of Martha Smith to the Deatherage family.

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Name John G Deatherage
Birth 1844 in Georgia
Death 1865 in Federal Prison Civil War

John Deatherage
Regiment Name 8th Virginia Cavalry
Side Confederate
Company B
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Film Number M382 roll 15

Company B = Nelson Rangers, Nelson County; formerly called Co A, prior to reorganization in 1862; enlisted June 21, 1861, for one year; reorganized May 13, 1862. Captains: Thomas Penn Fitzpatrick, Isaac Austin Paul

Mathew H. Deatherage
Regiment Name 50th Virginia Infantry
Side Confederate
Company K
Soldier's Rank_In Private
Soldier's Rank_Out Private
Film Number M382 roll 15

S.H. Deatherage
Regiment Name 50th Virginia Infantry
Side Confederate
Company K
Soldier's Rank_In Pvt.
Soldier's Rank_Out
Film Number M382 roll 15

NOTE: Two other Deatherage's served in the 50th VA Inf

Deatherage, Emery D.
Co K Private Sergeant

Deatherage, L.H.
Co K Pvt. Unknown

Company K = Capt Jefferson Thompson Lewson's CXo; enlisted June 22, 1861, for one year; reorganized April 16, 1862

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