Floyd Co., VA, birth records list Henry Slusher, b. 1 Dec 1853, father Jos., mother Nancy. This Henry is not listed in the 1860 census with the family, so he must have died young. The only death of a Slusher in this family listed in the Floyd Co. death records is for an "H. Slusher" who died 2 Jan 1854, but he is listed as age 5 years, so it is more likely Jacob b. 1849, who is also not listed in the 1860 census.