In a message dated 2/8/2011 5:07:46 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Mary Ann Bushong, daughter of George Bushong and Sarah Pyle married William Bruce Derry. She died 12 February 1892 at 66 years of age. Her husband William Bruce Derry died 9 February 1892 at aged 69 years. 1880 Federal Census: Tennessee 16th Civil District, ED 18, Sullivan County Enumerated 26 June 1880 Page 388A Lines 8-11, HH 227/234 William B. Derry White/Male/60/Married/Farmer/TN/Ireland/TN MARY A. DERRY White/Female/54/Wife/KeepingHouse/TN/VA/PA {Mary Ann Bushong} Elizabeth A. Derry White/Female/9/Dau/AttendedSchool/TN/TN/TN Robert E. Derry White/Male/54/Brother/Single/TN/Ireland/TN ------------------------ Well, Phyllis pointed out that she thought the name was Deery so we went searching the tombstones in Sullivan County and found them under that spelling. We hadn't found them under Derry and wondered why. We had found that Derry spelling in a published book on deaths in Sullivan County, TN when we had copied a page from the library in Sullivan County on one of our many trips to Tennessee and Virginia. We found them buried in the BLOUNTSVILLE CEMETERY in Sullivan County, Tennessee. Since all three died within days of each other, whatever they died from must have been very communicable. Think I'll look for obits on them. William Bruce Deery and his brother Robert Eakin Deery were the sons of William Deery and wife Elizabeth. BLOUNTSVILLE CEMETERY Sullivan County, Tennessee WILLIAM BRUCE DEERY Died 9 February 1892 Aged 68 years MARY ANN O'BRIEN DEERY Died 12 February 1892 Aged 58 years {NOTE: Website stated 58 as her age but this couldn't be correct and may be a typo error, based on the 1880 census record above where she is already 54 unless he married two women named Mary Ann which is highly unlikely. We have no idea where the O'Brien fits in since Mary Ann Bushong never married an O'Brien. A family name somewhere back in time? I wonder if this was added by a researcher and not part of her tombstone. This probably needs to be checked in person} ROBERT EAKIN DEERY Died 14 February 1892 Aged 62 years ------------------------- Researched and Submitted by Gloria Bushong