The son of Elijah and Elizabeth Deaton, and grandson of William Deaton, William was born by Conneross Creek, in what was at the time known as the Pickens District of South Carolina, in the northwestern corner of the state. He fathered an illegitimate child with local girl Catherine Rothell in 1838, and was formally accused of it on December 10 of that year. Three days later, on December 13, 1838, he married Eleanor Alexander. He and Eleanor raised a family of 8 children together.
He was a veteran of the Indian Wars in the 1830's, during which he assisted in Indian Removal, and he served as a captain of his local militia before the Civil War. His family had Confederate sympathies, with three of his sons serving in the 24th Georgia Infantry.
He spent most of his life in the corner area of South Carolina that borders Georgia. A Baptist, he was a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church. He lived the final years of his life drawing a pension for his service in the Indian Wars. He was buried in his family graveyard in Oconee County, survived by his wife.
Original obituary from the January 3, 1906 edition of the Keowee Courier:
"Death of a Very Old Citizen.
Died, from the infirmities of old age, after a long, useful and honorable life, at his home, in Pulaski township, Oconee county, on the 22d of December, 1905, William D. Deaton, aged 93 years on the 4th day of last September. His body was buried on the old homestead on Sunday, December 24th, the funeral services being conducted by Rev. Garnett Fuller in the presence of many sorrowing relatives and friends.
Mr. Deaton was born on Conneross creek and grew up to manhood's estate there. His father, Elijah Deaton, came from North Carolina. In 1837 he was happily married to Eleanor Alexander, daughter of Thomas Alexander. Of this union eight children were born, three of whom preceded him to the grave. The surviving children are : Warren J. Deaton, Toccoa, Ga.; Mrs. B. C. Rothell, of Toccoa, Ga.; Mrs. R. U. Powell, of Pulaski; W. H. Deaton, of Arkansas, and L. B. Deaton. His wife is still living at the ripe old age of 87 years.
Mr. Deaton was one of Oconee's prosperous farmers and stock-raisers, having accumulated during his long life a nice property in South Carolina and Georgia. He was a gentleman of high character, an able counsellor and a leading light on Tugaloo river for about fifty years.
Before the Confederate war Mr. Deaton was a captian of the militia in Oconee county. He also served in the Indian wars about the year 1835, when the red man was driven out of Georgia to the Indian reservations in the far West. In the due course of time he became a pensioner of the United States Government by virtue of his services in the Indian wars. He drew up to the time of his death $8 per month, or $96 per year. He also received from the Government a land grant or warrant for 160 acres which he sold for $600.
Truly a good man has gone to his reward. Peace to his ashes."
He was a veteran of the Indian Wars in the 1830's, during which he assisted in Indian Removal, and he served as a captain of his local militia before the Civil War. His family had Confederate sympathies, with three of his sons serving in the 24th Georgia Infantry.
He spent most of his life in the corner area of South Carolina that borders Georgia. A Baptist, he was a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church. He lived the final years of his life drawing a pension for his service in the Indian Wars. He was buried in his family graveyard in Oconee County, survived by his wife.
Original obituary from the January 3, 1906 edition of the Keowee Courier:
"Death of a Very Old Citizen.
Died, from the infirmities of old age, after a long, useful and honorable life, at his home, in Pulaski township, Oconee county, on the 22d of December, 1905, William D. Deaton, aged 93 years on the 4th day of last September. His body was buried on the old homestead on Sunday, December 24th, the funeral services being conducted by Rev. Garnett Fuller in the presence of many sorrowing relatives and friends.
Mr. Deaton was born on Conneross creek and grew up to manhood's estate there. His father, Elijah Deaton, came from North Carolina. In 1837 he was happily married to Eleanor Alexander, daughter of Thomas Alexander. Of this union eight children were born, three of whom preceded him to the grave. The surviving children are : Warren J. Deaton, Toccoa, Ga.; Mrs. B. C. Rothell, of Toccoa, Ga.; Mrs. R. U. Powell, of Pulaski; W. H. Deaton, of Arkansas, and L. B. Deaton. His wife is still living at the ripe old age of 87 years.
Mr. Deaton was one of Oconee's prosperous farmers and stock-raisers, having accumulated during his long life a nice property in South Carolina and Georgia. He was a gentleman of high character, an able counsellor and a leading light on Tugaloo river for about fifty years.
Before the Confederate war Mr. Deaton was a captian of the militia in Oconee county. He also served in the Indian wars about the year 1835, when the red man was driven out of Georgia to the Indian reservations in the far West. In the due course of time he became a pensioner of the United States Government by virtue of his services in the Indian wars. He drew up to the time of his death $8 per month, or $96 per year. He also received from the Government a land grant or warrant for 160 acres which he sold for $600.
Truly a good man has gone to his reward. Peace to his ashes."
The son of Elijah and Elizabeth Deaton, and grandson of William Deaton, William was born by Conneross Creek, in what was at the time known as the Pickens District of South Carolina, in the northwestern corner of the state. He fathered an illegitimate child with local girl Catherine Rothell in 1838, and was formally accused of it on December 10 of that year. Three days later, on December 13, 1838, he married Eleanor Alexander. He and Eleanor raised a family of 8 children together.
He was a veteran of the Indian Wars in the 1830's, during which he assisted in Indian Removal, and he served as a captain of his local militia before the Civil War. His family had Confederate sympathies, with three of his sons serving in the 24th Georgia Infantry.
He spent most of his life in the corner area of South Carolina that borders Georgia. A Baptist, he was a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church. He lived the final years of his life drawing a pension for his service in the Indian Wars. He was buried in his family graveyard in Oconee County, survived by his wife.
Original obituary from the January 3, 1906 edition of the Keowee Courier:
"Death of a Very Old Citizen.
Died, from the infirmities of old age, after a long, useful and honorable life, at his home, in Pulaski township, Oconee county, on the 22d of December, 1905, William D. Deaton, aged 93 years on the 4th day of last September. His body was buried on the old homestead on Sunday, December 24th, the funeral services being conducted by Rev. Garnett Fuller in the presence of many sorrowing relatives and friends.
Mr. Deaton was born on Conneross creek and grew up to manhood's estate there. His father, Elijah Deaton, came from North Carolina. In 1837 he was happily married to Eleanor Alexander, daughter of Thomas Alexander. Of this union eight children were born, three of whom preceded him to the grave. The surviving children are : Warren J. Deaton, Toccoa, Ga.; Mrs. B. C. Rothell, of Toccoa, Ga.; Mrs. R. U. Powell, of Pulaski; W. H. Deaton, of Arkansas, and L. B. Deaton. His wife is still living at the ripe old age of 87 years.
Mr. Deaton was one of Oconee's prosperous farmers and stock-raisers, having accumulated during his long life a nice property in South Carolina and Georgia. He was a gentleman of high character, an able counsellor and a leading light on Tugaloo river for about fifty years.
Before the Confederate war Mr. Deaton was a captian of the militia in Oconee county. He also served in the Indian wars about the year 1835, when the red man was driven out of Georgia to the Indian reservations in the far West. In the due course of time he became a pensioner of the United States Government by virtue of his services in the Indian wars. He drew up to the time of his death $8 per month, or $96 per year. He also received from the Government a land grant or warrant for 160 acres which he sold for $600.
Truly a good man has gone to his reward. Peace to his ashes."
He was a veteran of the Indian Wars in the 1830's, during which he assisted in Indian Removal, and he served as a captain of his local militia before the Civil War. His family had Confederate sympathies, with three of his sons serving in the 24th Georgia Infantry.
He spent most of his life in the corner area of South Carolina that borders Georgia. A Baptist, he was a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church. He lived the final years of his life drawing a pension for his service in the Indian Wars. He was buried in his family graveyard in Oconee County, survived by his wife.
Original obituary from the January 3, 1906 edition of the Keowee Courier:
"Death of a Very Old Citizen.
Died, from the infirmities of old age, after a long, useful and honorable life, at his home, in Pulaski township, Oconee county, on the 22d of December, 1905, William D. Deaton, aged 93 years on the 4th day of last September. His body was buried on the old homestead on Sunday, December 24th, the funeral services being conducted by Rev. Garnett Fuller in the presence of many sorrowing relatives and friends.
Mr. Deaton was born on Conneross creek and grew up to manhood's estate there. His father, Elijah Deaton, came from North Carolina. In 1837 he was happily married to Eleanor Alexander, daughter of Thomas Alexander. Of this union eight children were born, three of whom preceded him to the grave. The surviving children are : Warren J. Deaton, Toccoa, Ga.; Mrs. B. C. Rothell, of Toccoa, Ga.; Mrs. R. U. Powell, of Pulaski; W. H. Deaton, of Arkansas, and L. B. Deaton. His wife is still living at the ripe old age of 87 years.
Mr. Deaton was one of Oconee's prosperous farmers and stock-raisers, having accumulated during his long life a nice property in South Carolina and Georgia. He was a gentleman of high character, an able counsellor and a leading light on Tugaloo river for about fifty years.
Before the Confederate war Mr. Deaton was a captian of the militia in Oconee county. He also served in the Indian wars about the year 1835, when the red man was driven out of Georgia to the Indian reservations in the far West. In the due course of time he became a pensioner of the United States Government by virtue of his services in the Indian wars. He drew up to the time of his death $8 per month, or $96 per year. He also received from the Government a land grant or warrant for 160 acres which he sold for $600.
Truly a good man has gone to his reward. Peace to his ashes."
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