Descendants of Joseph Deaton Jr.,
of Montgomery County, NC -- 4th Generation in America
of Montgomery County, NC -- 4th Generation in America
The following information was compiled by Lawson Alexander Deaton, Jr. of Annapolis, Maryland. He compiled the research of over 200 contributors into a 14-volume history of Deatons in America. It was published in 2000 as "SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THOMAS DEATON". As of 2008 it was available in CD format. Volume 1 can be found online at: http://home.comcast.net/~ladeaton01/VOLUME1.pdf
For more info, contact Lawson at ladeaton@comcast.net or see Lawsons's website:
http://home.comcast.net/~ladeaton01/DeatonHistory%20A.html
For more info, contact Lawson at ladeaton@comcast.net or see Lawsons's website:
http://home.comcast.net/~ladeaton01/DeatonHistory%20A.html
Joseph Deaton (Jr.)
Born: 1798 in Montgomery County, NC
Died: after 1850
Parents: Joseph Deaton & Elizabeth Jourdan D.
Married: 18__ in Montgomery County, NC
Wife: Mary "Polly" McDonald
Born: 1803 in Montgomery County, NC
Children:
1. son (Aaron?) born 1825-30 in NC
2. son (_____) born 1825-30 in NC
3. Elias M. Deaton born 1830 in Montgomery County, NC
4. Martha Deaton born 1835 in Moore County, NC
Married: 1/9/184/54 in Cumberland County, NC
Husband: Joseph Yarbrough
Born: 1831
(son of James Yarbrough & Isabelle Deaton)
5. James Deaton born 1838 in Moore County, NC
6. Henry Deaton born 1841 in Moore County, NC
7. Rhoda Deaton born 1842 in Moore County, NC
8. Mary "Polly" Deaton born 1844 in Moore County, NC
Notes:
1st 2 children not listed by Lawson Deaton.
Elias, Martha, James, Henry shown on 1850 Moore County
Census. Rhoda (never married, died 1926) and Mary
(died 1922) buried in Dover Baptist Church cemetery,
Moore County, NC.
Elias M. Deaton
Born: 1830 in NC
Died: 9/9/1863 in Civil War
(Civil War: Co K, 34th NC Infantry Reg.)
Note:
Enlisted in Confederate Army 3/18/1863
Parents: Joseph Deaton & Mary McDonald D.
Married: 10/4/1852 in Montgomery County, NC
Wife: Elizabeth "Betsy" Yarborough
Born: 1825
Children:
1. Louisa E. Deaton born 1856 in NC
Married: 12/27/1877 in Montgomery County, NC
Husband: D. P. Dunn
2. Henry Lee Deaton born 1858 in NC
3. Mary Deaton born 1860 in NC
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| Info on Henry Lee Deaton's family (beyond what Lawson
| Deaton already had) is primarily from Mildred Deaton
| Upchurch (granddaughter).
|
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Henry Lee Deaton
Born: 1858 in NC
Died: 1893
Parents: Elias M. Deaton & Elizabeth Yarborough D.
Married: 12/22/1881 in Montgomery County, NC
Wife: Ann E. Macon
Born: ____
Died: 8/24/1899
Notes:
Ann remarried after Henry's death, and had a fifth
child by her second husband, _______ Richardson.
Children:
1. William Jesse Deaton born 12/14/1883 in NC
2. Annie Daisy Deaton
Born: about 1884
Married: 3/30/1903 in Montgomery County
Husband: David Robinson
Children:
1. Charlie Albert Robinson
Born: 1905
Notes:
She died young, per Mildred Upchurch.
Marriage info per Lawson Deaton.
Per Wayne Dunn, Liberty, NC:
Charlie Albert Robinson born in 1905.
Another child born in 1907 to David's
second wife. Did Annie die in childbirth?
3. Alice Deaton
Born: about 1885
Died: in 1950's, before 1957
Married: 6/14/1903 in Montgomery County, NC
Husband: Henry Maner (Maynor?)
Children: (5 daughters, 3 sons, order not known)
x. Odis (dau)(lives in High Point, NC)
Husband: Charles Sanders
Children:
Craig Sanders
x. Betty (lives in Denton, NC)
Husband: _____ Morris
x. Berle
x. Herman
x. Virgil
Notes:
lived in Louisiana til mid-30's, then moved
back to NC (High Point)
4. Thomas Deaton
Born: 2/4/1888
Died: 10/15/1951
Notes:
Served in WW I
Never married
Buried in Red Springs, NC city cemetery
5. Jeannie Richardson (High Point, NC)
Married: ________ Hussier
Children:
1. Vivian
2. Murrill
3. (daughter)
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| For William Jesse Deaton & Mary Willar Mauldin and their
| children, Birth, Death, & Marriage dates, along with name
| spellings and birth county are from Jesse & Willar's family
| Bible.
| Other info on the family is primarily from Timothy Futch
| Deaton, as gathered mainly from interviews with various
| family members.
|
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William Jesse Deaton ("Jesse")
Born: 12/14/1883 in Montgomery County, NC
Died: 5/20/1957 in Red Springs, Robeson County, NC
Parents: Henry Lee Deaton & Ann E. Macon D.
Married: 8/16/1903 in Montgomery County, NC
Wife: Mary Willer Mauldin ("Willar")
Born: 2/9/1884 in Montgomery County, NC
(2/9/1885 per her parents' family Bible, which
shows parents' marriage as 5/4/1884)
Died: 11/4/1960 in Scotland County, NC
(note: lived in Red Springs, NC til death; hospital
was in Scotland County.)
Father: Benjamin Rufus Mauldin (7/20/1860-3/15/1924)
Mother: Eliza Usrey (12/16/1862-1/4/1934)
Buried: Red Springs, NC city cemetery
Notes:
Jesse & Willar Deaton farmed around the PeeDee
River until 1919-1921, when they moved to Shannon, NC
(3 miles east of Red Springs) in Robeson County. They
rented a farm in Shannon until about 1949-1950, when
they moved into Red Springs. He then operated a small
community store until his death in 1957. The entire
time they lived in the Shannon/Red Springs area the
family attended First Baptist Church of Red Springs.
Buried at Red Springs city cemetery.
Children:
1. Lenoir Ethel Deaton (5/19/1904 - 1/9/1979)
2. Viola Elizabeth Deaton (6/21/1905 - 11/12/1993)
3. Jesse Bernice Deaton (2/16/1907 - 1/13/1982)
4. Benton Rufus Deaton (9/27/1908 - 10/16/1979)
5. Mary Willer Virginia Deaton (1/26/1910 - 3/8/1994)
6. Birty Lillian Deaton (4/6/1911 - 1/29/1987)
7. Flader "Flada" Belle Deaton (3/19/1913 - 2/20/1998)
8. Joseph "Joe" Curtis Deaton (11/24/1914 - 1/26/1997)
9. Henry Ervin Deaton (4/30/1916 - 12/18/1944)
10. Thomas Paul Deaton (4/23/1917 - 6/13/1994)
11. Alice Lee Deaton (7/7/1919 - 1/3/1993)
12. William Jesse Deaton Jr. (9/3/1921 - 5/15/1978)
13. Josephine Mildred Deaton (5/12/1923 - 11/6/2003)
14. Mary Elizabeth Deaton (4/13/1925 - 10/2/1976)
Born: 1798 in Montgomery County, NC
Died: after 1850
Parents: Joseph Deaton & Elizabeth Jourdan D.
Married: 18__ in Montgomery County, NC
Wife: Mary "Polly" McDonald
Born: 1803 in Montgomery County, NC
Children:
1. son (Aaron?) born 1825-30 in NC
2. son (_____) born 1825-30 in NC
3. Elias M. Deaton born 1830 in Montgomery County, NC
4. Martha Deaton born 1835 in Moore County, NC
Married: 1/9/184/54 in Cumberland County, NC
Husband: Joseph Yarbrough
Born: 1831
(son of James Yarbrough & Isabelle Deaton)
5. James Deaton born 1838 in Moore County, NC
6. Henry Deaton born 1841 in Moore County, NC
7. Rhoda Deaton born 1842 in Moore County, NC
8. Mary "Polly" Deaton born 1844 in Moore County, NC
Notes:
1st 2 children not listed by Lawson Deaton.
Elias, Martha, James, Henry shown on 1850 Moore County
Census. Rhoda (never married, died 1926) and Mary
(died 1922) buried in Dover Baptist Church cemetery,
Moore County, NC.
Elias M. Deaton
Born: 1830 in NC
Died: 9/9/1863 in Civil War
(Civil War: Co K, 34th NC Infantry Reg.)
Note:
Enlisted in Confederate Army 3/18/1863
Parents: Joseph Deaton & Mary McDonald D.
Married: 10/4/1852 in Montgomery County, NC
Wife: Elizabeth "Betsy" Yarborough
Born: 1825
Children:
1. Louisa E. Deaton born 1856 in NC
Married: 12/27/1877 in Montgomery County, NC
Husband: D. P. Dunn
2. Henry Lee Deaton born 1858 in NC
3. Mary Deaton born 1860 in NC
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| Info on Henry Lee Deaton's family (beyond what Lawson
| Deaton already had) is primarily from Mildred Deaton
| Upchurch (granddaughter).
|
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Henry Lee Deaton
Born: 1858 in NC
Died: 1893
Parents: Elias M. Deaton & Elizabeth Yarborough D.
Married: 12/22/1881 in Montgomery County, NC
Wife: Ann E. Macon
Born: ____
Died: 8/24/1899
Notes:
Ann remarried after Henry's death, and had a fifth
child by her second husband, _______ Richardson.
Children:
1. William Jesse Deaton born 12/14/1883 in NC
2. Annie Daisy Deaton
Born: about 1884
Married: 3/30/1903 in Montgomery County
Husband: David Robinson
Children:
1. Charlie Albert Robinson
Born: 1905
Notes:
She died young, per Mildred Upchurch.
Marriage info per Lawson Deaton.
Per Wayne Dunn, Liberty, NC:
Charlie Albert Robinson born in 1905.
Another child born in 1907 to David's
second wife. Did Annie die in childbirth?
3. Alice Deaton
Born: about 1885
Died: in 1950's, before 1957
Married: 6/14/1903 in Montgomery County, NC
Husband: Henry Maner (Maynor?)
Children: (5 daughters, 3 sons, order not known)
x. Odis (dau)(lives in High Point, NC)
Husband: Charles Sanders
Children:
Craig Sanders
x. Betty (lives in Denton, NC)
Husband: _____ Morris
x. Berle
x. Herman
x. Virgil
Notes:
lived in Louisiana til mid-30's, then moved
back to NC (High Point)
4. Thomas Deaton
Born: 2/4/1888
Died: 10/15/1951
Notes:
Served in WW I
Never married
Buried in Red Springs, NC city cemetery
5. Jeannie Richardson (High Point, NC)
Married: ________ Hussier
Children:
1. Vivian
2. Murrill
3. (daughter)
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| For William Jesse Deaton & Mary Willar Mauldin and their
| children, Birth, Death, & Marriage dates, along with name
| spellings and birth county are from Jesse & Willar's family
| Bible.
| Other info on the family is primarily from Timothy Futch
| Deaton, as gathered mainly from interviews with various
| family members.
|
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William Jesse Deaton ("Jesse")
Born: 12/14/1883 in Montgomery County, NC
Died: 5/20/1957 in Red Springs, Robeson County, NC
Parents: Henry Lee Deaton & Ann E. Macon D.
Married: 8/16/1903 in Montgomery County, NC
Wife: Mary Willer Mauldin ("Willar")
Born: 2/9/1884 in Montgomery County, NC
(2/9/1885 per her parents' family Bible, which
shows parents' marriage as 5/4/1884)
Died: 11/4/1960 in Scotland County, NC
(note: lived in Red Springs, NC til death; hospital
was in Scotland County.)
Father: Benjamin Rufus Mauldin (7/20/1860-3/15/1924)
Mother: Eliza Usrey (12/16/1862-1/4/1934)
Buried: Red Springs, NC city cemetery
Notes:
Jesse & Willar Deaton farmed around the PeeDee
River until 1919-1921, when they moved to Shannon, NC
(3 miles east of Red Springs) in Robeson County. They
rented a farm in Shannon until about 1949-1950, when
they moved into Red Springs. He then operated a small
community store until his death in 1957. The entire
time they lived in the Shannon/Red Springs area the
family attended First Baptist Church of Red Springs.
Buried at Red Springs city cemetery.
Children:
1. Lenoir Ethel Deaton (5/19/1904 - 1/9/1979)
2. Viola Elizabeth Deaton (6/21/1905 - 11/12/1993)
3. Jesse Bernice Deaton (2/16/1907 - 1/13/1982)
4. Benton Rufus Deaton (9/27/1908 - 10/16/1979)
5. Mary Willer Virginia Deaton (1/26/1910 - 3/8/1994)
6. Birty Lillian Deaton (4/6/1911 - 1/29/1987)
7. Flader "Flada" Belle Deaton (3/19/1913 - 2/20/1998)
8. Joseph "Joe" Curtis Deaton (11/24/1914 - 1/26/1997)
9. Henry Ervin Deaton (4/30/1916 - 12/18/1944)
10. Thomas Paul Deaton (4/23/1917 - 6/13/1994)
11. Alice Lee Deaton (7/7/1919 - 1/3/1993)
12. William Jesse Deaton Jr. (9/3/1921 - 5/15/1978)
13. Josephine Mildred Deaton (5/12/1923 - 11/6/2003)
14. Mary Elizabeth Deaton (4/13/1925 - 10/2/1976)
