SAMUEL DEATON, farmer; P. 0. Christiansburg ;was born in Botetort Va., March 30, 1813, a son of George and Susannah Deaton. She was a native of Lancaster Co., Penn., born in 1787, a daughter of Andrew and Mary Ream. Andrew was  a soldier in the Revolutionary war, enlisting at the age of 15. George Deaton  was born in Amelia Co., Va., about 1791. He died at the age of 37, the father of nine -William (deceased), Samuel, George W., Andrew J., Nathan (deceased), Mary, Martha, Susan and Levi. In the summer of 1828, Mrs. Deaton and family moved to Ohio  and located near Northampton, Clark Co. She died in Champaign Co. in 1867. Samuel was raised a farmer, but after coming to this county he worked by the month and like Abraham Lincoln, got his start in the world by making rails. The first money he ever earned for himself was on Christmas Day, 1830. He made 101 rails before breakfast when the snow was four inches deep. Wages then were 25 cents per hundred. He  gradually worked along, saving what he made until he was able to purchase a home.  Although severely afflicted with rheumatism for nineteen years, he has succeeded in being comfortably situated for declining years, besides assisting his children. At the age of 16, he was unable to read, but by his own earnest effort he qualified himself for  the business of life, and taught school eighteen or twenty terms. He has served his  township as Assessor two years, Trustee seven years and Constable six years. On the 29th of June, 1841, he was united in marriage with Nancy Carmin. She was born  June 4, 1814, and died June 21, 1856, the mother of ten children. Six grew  to maturity-William C. (now deceased), Samuel H., Charlotte L, James M., Martha V and  A. B. C. Mr. Deaton married for his second wife Juretta Priest, a daughter of Jere miah and Sarah Priest, born in Miami Co. June 11, 1833. Mr. Deaton and three children are members of the M. E. Church.

GEORGE W. DEATON, farmer; P.O. Christiansburg; was born in Virginia April 3, 1815. Is a son of George and Susannah Deaton, of whom mention in the sketch of Samuel Deaton. George W. was left an orphan at the age of 12 and from that time he made a living as best he could. His mother being poor, he worked by the  month till he was married. He then rented farms till he was able to buy his own. His first purchase was a piece of wild land in Indiana, which he sold, and in the  fall of 1850, he purchased his present home. In the spring following, he moved on his  farm and completed the improvements. He now has a comfortable home of 117 acres under good cultivation. 0n Oot. 26, 1837, he was united in marriage witb Hannah Leffel. She was born in Clark Co.. Ohio, Dec. 13, 1818. Her parents, Thomas and  Margaret Leffel, were natives of Virginia, but were early settlers in Clark Co, George W. and Hannah Deaton are the parents of nine children-Mary Ann (deceased wife of Jonathan Verity, and mother of two children), Susan (Now Mrs John Tullis), Jennie (noe Mrs John Marrett), Levi (deceased), Ezra, John, Milton, Willis and maggie. Mrs and Mrs Deaton and several of the children are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.