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Elizebeth (Bettie) Smith Deck was born June 21, 1812 in Piney Flats, Sullivan County, Tennessee. Her parents were John Smith and Catharine Humphreys. She married Simon Deck about 1845. Simon was born in August, 1810 in Washington County, Virginia. His parents were Michael Deck and Mary Houser. He had been married twice before. His first wife was Miss Booher. His second wife was Regina (Rainy) Shrite. Regina was born on January 26, 1805 in Sullivan County, Tennessee. Her parents were Henry Shrite and Mary Ann Thomas. Regina and Simon had two children; Regina died on March 18, 1837. Simon and Elizabeth had one daughter, Nancy Ann Deck, who was born in 1846. In 1849, her brother, Josiah Smith, named his oldest child, Elizabeth. At the time of the 1850 census the household was living in Sullivan County, Tennessee. The household consisted of Simon Deck age 40 who was born in Virginia, Elizabeth age 38 , Mary age 14, Martha age 13, Nancy age 4, Catharine age 63 who was born in Virginia, and John Massengill age 6. In 1860 the household was still in Sullivan County. The household consisted of Simon age 50, Elizabeth age 47, Nancy A. age 14, Catharine Smith age 73, and John D. Massengill age 16. By 1870 the household was just Simon, Elizabeth and Catharine. During the Civil War, Simon was part of Captain Park's Company of Local Defense Troops, Captain Sowell's Detachment, Infantry, Captain Spencer's Company, Infantry, the Sullivan County Reserves, Captain Tackitt's Company, Infantry. Nancy Ann Deck died in 1868 when she was only 21. In 1870 and 1880, the household consisted of Simon, Elizabeth and Elizabeth's mother, Catherine. They lived in Blountville. Simon died on December 10 1890 in Sullivan County, Tennessee. They were both buried in the Smith-Cross cemetery. The graves are not marked.
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