Person:John Derenberger (1)

Marriage source: Wood Co., VA marriages, book 1. "John P. Derrenberger m. Mary Stanford, 18 Jun 1818, by James McAboy." The same officiant married John's siblings Catherine, Sally, and George (to Margaret Perine).

His marriage to second wife Christina does not seem to have been recorded in Wood Co. Her maiden name comes from direct descendants.

1820 US Census, Wood Co., VA, p. 183 John P. Durenburger 100010 // 10010 // 0100 [1 male < 10 yrs, 1 male 25-44 yrs; 1 female < 10 yrs, 1 female 25-44 yrs; 1 person engaged in agriculture.] Living next door was John's brother George and his family.

1830 US Census, Mason Co., VA, p. 141 John P. Derringberger 20001 // 10001 [2 males < 5 yrs, 1 male 20-29 yrs; 1 female < 5 yrs, 1 female 20-29 yrs.] Living next door was John's brother-in-law John Dewitt and his family.

1840 US Census, Jackson Co., VA, p. 212 Peter Demberger 211101 // 111001 [2 males < 5 yrs, 1 male 5-9 yrs, 1 male 10-14 yrs, 1 male 15-19 yrs, 1 male 30-39 yrs; 1 female < 5 yrs, 1 female 5-9 yrs, 1 female 10-14 yrs, 1 female 30-39 yrs.]

Probable children: son b. 1810/1820 (not found in 1830 or 1840) [d. young?] dau b. 1810/1820 (not found in 1830 or 1840) [d. young?] son b. 1825/1830 (Elijah, found 1830 and 1840) son b. 1825/1830 (Hannibal, found 1830 and 1840) dau b. 1825/1830 (Caroline, found 1830 and 1840) son b. 1830/1835 (Nathan, found 1840) dau b. 1830/1835 (Mary Margaret, found 1840 but not 1850) son b. 1835/1840 (William T., found 1840) son b. 1835/1840 (John Peter, found 1840 but not 1850) dau b. 1835/1840 (Annette, found 1840)

John Peter was one of the early steamboat captains on the Ohio River. He died of cholera, which was at that time epidemic along the river. He contracted the disease while returning from a run to New Orleans and was taken from his boat at Turkey Run, near Sherman, Jackson Co., WV, where he died soon after. This is corroborated by a Jackson Co. will index entry for John Peter Derenberger, A 1849, record of wills 1, p. 474. ____________________________________________ DERENBERGER FAMILY (Pioneers of Jackson county Vol. 6)

  Peter Derenberger married Christina Staats, and lived on Little Sandy,
  below the mouth of Meat House Run, where there is an old orchard,
  below Tack Derenbergers house at the lower end of the place. Their
  children were:
  
  W.T. Derenberger, born in 1836.
  
  Elija Derenberger.
  
  Geroge Derenberger.
  
  Annette Derenberger, married Albert Lockhart.
  
  Caroline Derenberger married a Safreed.
  
  Margaret Derenberger married a Safreed.
  
  "Californy" Derenberger married first Alex Trotter, and second Joe
  Leep.