85. WILLIAM "JAMES" DEATHERAGE4 (Abner3, George2, William1), son of Abner Deatherage, was born about the year 1808 [Fed Cen 1850] in Tennessee. He died after 1870.

James married Elizabeth Ahart on 30 May 1831 in Roane Co., Tennessee [Bond: County Record]. James and Elizabeth were divorced 27 Mar 1843. About August 1838 Elizabeth ran off with James Matheny to South Carolina. James Matheny was the husband of James Deatherage's sister Elizabeth.

James married second Sarah Gideon on 19 November 1843 in Roane County, Tennessee [County Record]. Sarah, daughter of Roger and Magdaline Gideon, was born about the year 1824 [Fed Cen 1850] in Tennessee. She died after 1870. Sources

children:
i.Georgec1833- 
ii.Sarahc1835-m. W. Nathan Jaques

Taken from The Deatherage Family: The First Four Generations in America, by Richard W. Tobin II, Second Edition, On-Line, copyright 1984 and 1992, used by permission for non-commercial purposes. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tobin/Deatherage/gen4pt3a.html

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