JOSEPH ELLIS DEARINGER, son of William and Nancy
(Fitzgerald) Dearinger, was born in Owen County, Kentucky, in December 1844. He died
in Franklin County, Kentucky, on 13 September 1906.
On 1 September 1862, at Mt. Sterling in Montgomery County, Kentucky, he enlisted
in the Army of the Confederate States of America. He was eighteen years old at the time.
During the War Between the States, Little Joe, as he was known to his contemporaries,
served under Col. Henry Giltner in Company G, 4th Kentucky Cavalry. (Giltner reported to
famous Kentuckian General John Hunt Morgan). According to his service records, Joe
Dearinger was captured by Union forces at Cynthiana, Kentucky, on 14 June 1864 and was
imprisoned at Camp Morton, Indiana, until his release on 20 May 1865.According to
family tradition, he walked back to his home in Kentucky. At the time, he was still suffering
from a combat wound located under his right arm. Evidently, the wound never completely
healed, eventually became cancerous, and, many years later, led to his death. Unable to wear
any tight garments, such as a top-coat, he wore a shawl for the rest of his life, a fact that is
confirmed by at least one photograph taken of him late in his life.
Almost exactly two years after Joe Dearinger’s release from military duty, on 15 May
1867 in Owen County, he married LUCINDA MARY POE.107 She was born on 28 January
1850 near Peak’s Mill, Franklin County, Kentucky, a daughter of William and Nancy E.
(Wise) Poe.108 Joe and Lucy Dearinger eventually settled in Swallowfield a tiny village
located in northern Franklin County, Kentucky, close to the Owen County line. There, in
1898, Joseph purchased twenty acres of land on Long Branch, a tributary of the Elkhorn
Creek,109 and began constructing a house. Undoubtedly, his lingering illness made the work
difficult and although the structure had reached a habitable stage, it was still unfinished when
Joe died in 1906. Family legend says that, in deference to his memory, his widow would not
permit any of her relatives to complete the building and it stood for many years more of less
in the condition that Joe Dearinger had left it. As of 2004, the property remained in the family
of Joe and Lucy’s descendants, but the house, which is just visible from the Frankfort-
Owenton Pike, is now in sad ruins.110
Lucinda (Poe) Dearinger died in the house on 11 January 1935. Like her husband and
a number of her other relatives, she is buried in the Carr Cemetery near the border of Owen
and Franklin counties.
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH ELLIS DEARINGER AND LUCINDA MARY POE:112
• 17611. John William Dearinger
17612. Mary Ellen Dearinger, b. 21 June 1875 Franklin Co., Ky.; d. after 1880.
• a. Henry Thomas Dearinger
• b. Hedgeman Martin Dearinger
• c. Melissa Pearl Dearinger
• d. Anna Belle Dearinger
• e. Lucinda Mae Dearinger
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Found in CW Soldiers and Sailors DB as:
Derringer , Joseph E.
BATTLE UNIT NAME:
4th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry
SIDE: Confederacy
COMPANY: G
SOLDIER'S RANK Private
---------
1850 Federal Census
Name: Joseph Denninger
[Joseph Dearinger]
Age: 7
Birth Year: abt 1843
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1850: District 1, Owen, Kentucky, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 576
Household Members:
Name Age
William Denninger 28
Nancy Denninger 25
Joseph Denninger 7
Melissa Denninger 5
Francis M Denninger 3
Maron Denninger 1
(Fitzgerald) Dearinger, was born in Owen County, Kentucky, in December 1844. He died
in Franklin County, Kentucky, on 13 September 1906.
On 1 September 1862, at Mt. Sterling in Montgomery County, Kentucky, he enlisted
in the Army of the Confederate States of America. He was eighteen years old at the time.
During the War Between the States, Little Joe, as he was known to his contemporaries,
served under Col. Henry Giltner in Company G, 4th Kentucky Cavalry. (Giltner reported to
famous Kentuckian General John Hunt Morgan). According to his service records, Joe
Dearinger was captured by Union forces at Cynthiana, Kentucky, on 14 June 1864 and was
imprisoned at Camp Morton, Indiana, until his release on 20 May 1865.According to
family tradition, he walked back to his home in Kentucky. At the time, he was still suffering
from a combat wound located under his right arm. Evidently, the wound never completely
healed, eventually became cancerous, and, many years later, led to his death. Unable to wear
any tight garments, such as a top-coat, he wore a shawl for the rest of his life, a fact that is
confirmed by at least one photograph taken of him late in his life.
Almost exactly two years after Joe Dearinger’s release from military duty, on 15 May
1867 in Owen County, he married LUCINDA MARY POE.107 She was born on 28 January
1850 near Peak’s Mill, Franklin County, Kentucky, a daughter of William and Nancy E.
(Wise) Poe.108 Joe and Lucy Dearinger eventually settled in Swallowfield a tiny village
located in northern Franklin County, Kentucky, close to the Owen County line. There, in
1898, Joseph purchased twenty acres of land on Long Branch, a tributary of the Elkhorn
Creek,109 and began constructing a house. Undoubtedly, his lingering illness made the work
difficult and although the structure had reached a habitable stage, it was still unfinished when
Joe died in 1906. Family legend says that, in deference to his memory, his widow would not
permit any of her relatives to complete the building and it stood for many years more of less
in the condition that Joe Dearinger had left it. As of 2004, the property remained in the family
of Joe and Lucy’s descendants, but the house, which is just visible from the Frankfort-
Owenton Pike, is now in sad ruins.110
Lucinda (Poe) Dearinger died in the house on 11 January 1935. Like her husband and
a number of her other relatives, she is buried in the Carr Cemetery near the border of Owen
and Franklin counties.
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH ELLIS DEARINGER AND LUCINDA MARY POE:112
• 17611. John William Dearinger
17612. Mary Ellen Dearinger, b. 21 June 1875 Franklin Co., Ky.; d. after 1880.
• a. Henry Thomas Dearinger
• b. Hedgeman Martin Dearinger
• c. Melissa Pearl Dearinger
• d. Anna Belle Dearinger
• e. Lucinda Mae Dearinger
--------
Found in CW Soldiers and Sailors DB as:
Derringer , Joseph E.
BATTLE UNIT NAME:
4th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry
SIDE: Confederacy
COMPANY: G
SOLDIER'S RANK Private
---------
1850 Federal Census
Name: Joseph Denninger
[Joseph Dearinger]
Age: 7
Birth Year: abt 1843
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1850: District 1, Owen, Kentucky, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 576
Household Members:
Name Age
William Denninger 28
Nancy Denninger 25
Joseph Denninger 7
Melissa Denninger 5
Francis M Denninger 3
Maron Denninger 1
JOSEPH ELLIS DEARINGER, son of William and Nancy
(Fitzgerald) Dearinger, was born in Owen County, Kentucky, in December 1844. He died
in Franklin County, Kentucky, on 13 September 1906.
On 1 September 1862, at Mt. Sterling in Montgomery County, Kentucky, he enlisted
in the Army of the Confederate States of America. He was eighteen years old at the time.
During the War Between the States, Little Joe, as he was known to his contemporaries,
served under Col. Henry Giltner in Company G, 4th Kentucky Cavalry. (Giltner reported to
famous Kentuckian General John Hunt Morgan). According to his service records, Joe
Dearinger was captured by Union forces at Cynthiana, Kentucky, on 14 June 1864 and was
imprisoned at Camp Morton, Indiana, until his release on 20 May 1865.According to
family tradition, he walked back to his home in Kentucky. At the time, he was still suffering
from a combat wound located under his right arm. Evidently, the wound never completely
healed, eventually became cancerous, and, many years later, led to his death. Unable to wear
any tight garments, such as a top-coat, he wore a shawl for the rest of his life, a fact that is
confirmed by at least one photograph taken of him late in his life.
Almost exactly two years after Joe Dearinger’s release from military duty, on 15 May
1867 in Owen County, he married LUCINDA MARY POE.107 She was born on 28 January
1850 near Peak’s Mill, Franklin County, Kentucky, a daughter of William and Nancy E.
(Wise) Poe.108 Joe and Lucy Dearinger eventually settled in Swallowfield a tiny village
located in northern Franklin County, Kentucky, close to the Owen County line. There, in
1898, Joseph purchased twenty acres of land on Long Branch, a tributary of the Elkhorn
Creek,109 and began constructing a house. Undoubtedly, his lingering illness made the work
difficult and although the structure had reached a habitable stage, it was still unfinished when
Joe died in 1906. Family legend says that, in deference to his memory, his widow would not
permit any of her relatives to complete the building and it stood for many years more of less
in the condition that Joe Dearinger had left it. As of 2004, the property remained in the family
of Joe and Lucy’s descendants, but the house, which is just visible from the Frankfort-
Owenton Pike, is now in sad ruins.110
Lucinda (Poe) Dearinger died in the house on 11 January 1935. Like her husband and
a number of her other relatives, she is buried in the Carr Cemetery near the border of Owen
and Franklin counties.
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH ELLIS DEARINGER AND LUCINDA MARY POE:112
• 17611. John William Dearinger
17612. Mary Ellen Dearinger, b. 21 June 1875 Franklin Co., Ky.; d. after 1880.
• a. Henry Thomas Dearinger
• b. Hedgeman Martin Dearinger
• c. Melissa Pearl Dearinger
• d. Anna Belle Dearinger
• e. Lucinda Mae Dearinger
--------
Found in CW Soldiers and Sailors DB as:
Derringer , Joseph E.
BATTLE UNIT NAME:
4th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry
SIDE: Confederacy
COMPANY: G
SOLDIER'S RANK Private
---------
1850 Federal Census
Name: Joseph Denninger
[Joseph Dearinger]
Age: 7
Birth Year: abt 1843
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1850: District 1, Owen, Kentucky, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 576
Household Members:
Name Age
William Denninger 28
Nancy Denninger 25
Joseph Denninger 7
Melissa Denninger 5
Francis M Denninger 3
Maron Denninger 1
(Fitzgerald) Dearinger, was born in Owen County, Kentucky, in December 1844. He died
in Franklin County, Kentucky, on 13 September 1906.
On 1 September 1862, at Mt. Sterling in Montgomery County, Kentucky, he enlisted
in the Army of the Confederate States of America. He was eighteen years old at the time.
During the War Between the States, Little Joe, as he was known to his contemporaries,
served under Col. Henry Giltner in Company G, 4th Kentucky Cavalry. (Giltner reported to
famous Kentuckian General John Hunt Morgan). According to his service records, Joe
Dearinger was captured by Union forces at Cynthiana, Kentucky, on 14 June 1864 and was
imprisoned at Camp Morton, Indiana, until his release on 20 May 1865.According to
family tradition, he walked back to his home in Kentucky. At the time, he was still suffering
from a combat wound located under his right arm. Evidently, the wound never completely
healed, eventually became cancerous, and, many years later, led to his death. Unable to wear
any tight garments, such as a top-coat, he wore a shawl for the rest of his life, a fact that is
confirmed by at least one photograph taken of him late in his life.
Almost exactly two years after Joe Dearinger’s release from military duty, on 15 May
1867 in Owen County, he married LUCINDA MARY POE.107 She was born on 28 January
1850 near Peak’s Mill, Franklin County, Kentucky, a daughter of William and Nancy E.
(Wise) Poe.108 Joe and Lucy Dearinger eventually settled in Swallowfield a tiny village
located in northern Franklin County, Kentucky, close to the Owen County line. There, in
1898, Joseph purchased twenty acres of land on Long Branch, a tributary of the Elkhorn
Creek,109 and began constructing a house. Undoubtedly, his lingering illness made the work
difficult and although the structure had reached a habitable stage, it was still unfinished when
Joe died in 1906. Family legend says that, in deference to his memory, his widow would not
permit any of her relatives to complete the building and it stood for many years more of less
in the condition that Joe Dearinger had left it. As of 2004, the property remained in the family
of Joe and Lucy’s descendants, but the house, which is just visible from the Frankfort-
Owenton Pike, is now in sad ruins.110
Lucinda (Poe) Dearinger died in the house on 11 January 1935. Like her husband and
a number of her other relatives, she is buried in the Carr Cemetery near the border of Owen
and Franklin counties.
CHILDREN OF JOSEPH ELLIS DEARINGER AND LUCINDA MARY POE:112
• 17611. John William Dearinger
17612. Mary Ellen Dearinger, b. 21 June 1875 Franklin Co., Ky.; d. after 1880.
• a. Henry Thomas Dearinger
• b. Hedgeman Martin Dearinger
• c. Melissa Pearl Dearinger
• d. Anna Belle Dearinger
• e. Lucinda Mae Dearinger
--------
Found in CW Soldiers and Sailors DB as:
Derringer , Joseph E.
BATTLE UNIT NAME:
4th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry
SIDE: Confederacy
COMPANY: G
SOLDIER'S RANK Private
---------
1850 Federal Census
Name: Joseph Denninger
[Joseph Dearinger]
Age: 7
Birth Year: abt 1843
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1850: District 1, Owen, Kentucky, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 576
Household Members:
Name Age
William Denninger 28
Nancy Denninger 25
Joseph Denninger 7
Melissa Denninger 5
Francis M Denninger 3
Maron Denninger 1
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