15. Thomas³ Deem (Johan Nicolas², Johannes Adam¹ Diehm) was born in KY May 30, 1796. Thomas died September 24, 1853 in Indiana, at 57 years of age. Thomas was administrator of his sister, Barbara Chamber's estate in 1846.

He married twice. He married Sarah Campbell in Butler Co.,OH, July 25, 1816. Sarah was born 1800. Sarah died 1824 in OH. He married Sarah Saylor in Preble Co.,OH, December 29, 1825. Sarah was born in KY October 20, 1809. Sarah died March 3, 1895 in IN, at 85 years of age. From History of Dectur County Indiana by Lewis A. Harding, the biographical sketch of John Wesley Deem : John Wesley Deem, a retired farmer and merchant of Greensburg, Indiana. Whose active life dates back to the pioneer history of the Hoosier State, is a native of Preble, Co. Ohio, his birth having occurred on November 22,1831. He is the son of Thomas and Sarah (Sayler) Deem, natives of Kentucky, whose family came originally from Virginia, and who removed form Kentucky to Ohio in an early day,and from that state to Indiana, settling in Decatur Co. in 1834, where they purchased land and Thomas Deem became a large land owner, possessing at one time five hundred acres. He was born on May 30, 1796, and died on September 24, 1853. His wife was born October 20,1809 and died March 3, 1895. The Deem homestead, consisting of one hundred and sixty acres, was purchased from Ellis and Elizabeth Warriner, December 3, 1834, for nine hundred dollars. The deed was recorded on September 24, 1835. Thomas and Sarah (Sayler) Deem were the parents of ten children, whose names are in the order of as follows: Mrs. Mary Ann Heaton, who was born on December 10, 1826, died on March 6, 1915; Mrs. Eliza A. Stewart, April 11, 1828, died December, 1911; Mrs. Catherine Dailey, the widow of E.G. Dailey, of Greensburg; Mrs. Elizabeth Hoodlow, of Topeka Kansas in 1829; Mrs. Lenora Corey, November 22,1830, lives on the old homestead; John Wesley, the immediate subject of this review; Lemuel, in 1836 in now deceased; Oliver, in 1840. lives in Greensburg; William Henry, in 1844, died in the service of his country during the Civil War, and Thomas Harvey, in 1847, died in 1864 and was also a soldier in the Civil War.

Thomas Deem and Sarah Saylor had the following children:

28 i. Mary Ann⁴ Deem was born in OH December 10, 1826. Mary died March 6, 1915 at 88 years of age. Mary Ann is mentioned in her brother, John Wesley Deem's biographical sketch as Mrs. Mary Ann Heaton, the first child of Thomas & Sarah Deem. "Mrs. Mary Ann Heaton, who was born on December 10, 1826, died on March 6, 1915".

29 ii. Eliza A. Deem was born in OH April 11, 1828. Eliza died December 1911. Eliza is mentioned in her brother, John Wesley Deem's biographical sketch as the second child of Thomas & Sarah Deem -"Mrs. Eliza A. Stewart, April 11, 1828, died December, 1911".

30 iii. Catherine Deem was born in OH about 1829. Catherine died after 1900. She married E. G. Dailey after 1846. Catherine is listed as the third child of Thomas & Sarah Deem and would have to have been the twin of either Eliza A. or Elizabeth, according to the biographical sketch of her brother, John Wesley Deem. She is called the widow of E. G. Dailey.

31 iv. Elizabeth Deem was born in OH 1829. Elizabeth died after 1900. Elizabeth mentioned in her brother, John Wesley Deem's biographical sketch as the 4th child of Thomas & Sarah Deem. " Mrs. Elizabeth Hoodlow, of Topeka Kansas born in 1829".

32 v. Lenora Deem was born in OH November 22, 1830. Lenora is mentioned in her brother, John Wesley Deem's biographical sketch as the 5th child of Thomas & Sarah Deem. "Mrs. Lenora Corey, (born) November 22,1830, lives on the old homestead".

33 vi. John Wesley Deem was born in Preble Co.,OH November 22, 1831. John died after 1903. He married Margaret Jane Logan in IN, September 20, 1855.(512) Margaret was born in Decatur Co.,IN November 9, 1832. She was the daughter of Samuel Logan. Margaret died September 28, 1903 in IN, at 70 years of age. History of Dectur County Indiana by Lewis A. Harding John Wesley Deem (Biographical Sketch): John Wesley Deem, a retired farmer and merchant of Greensburg, Indiana. Whose active life dates back to the pioneer history of the Hoosier State, is a native of Preble, Co. Ohio, his birth having occurred on November 22,1831. He is the son of Thomas and Sarah (Sayler) Deem, natives of Kentucky, whose family came originally from Virginia, and who removed form Kentucky to Ohio in an early day,and from that state to Indiana, settling in Decatur Co. in 1834, where they purchased land and Thomas Deem became a large land owner, possessing at one time five hundred acres. He was born on May 30, 1796, and died on September 24, 1853. His wife was born October 20,1809 and died March 3, 1895. The Deem homestead, consisting of one hundred and sixty acres, was purchased from Ellis and Elizabeth Warriner, December 3, 1834, for nine hundred dollars. The deed was recorded on September 24, 1835. Thomas and Sarah (Sayler) Deem were the parents of ten children, whose names are in the order of as follows: Mrs. Mary Ann Heaton, who was born on December 10, 1826, died on March 6, 1915; Mrs. Eliza A. Stewart, April 11, 1828, died December, 1911; Mrs. Catherine Dailey, the widow of E.G. Dailey, of Greensburg; Mrs. Elizabeth Hoodlow, of Topeka Kansas in 1829; Mrs. Lenora Corey, November 22,1830, lives on the old homestead; John Wesley, the immediate subject of this review; Lemuel, in 1836 in now deceased; Oliver, in 1840. lives in Greensburg; William Henry, in 1844, died in the service of his country during the Civil War, and Thomas Harvey, in 1847, died in 1864 and was also a soldier in the Civil War. After his father had purchased the homestead farm, John Wesley Deem assisted in clearing the land, and did his share toward the improvement and cultivation of the home farm. The family lived at this time in a hewed log house, and experienced all the privations and hardships, as well as the joy of true pioneer life in southern Indiana. When he was 24 years of age in 1833, John W. Deem removed to Shelby Co.,Indiana where he lived for two years. During this period he and his wife lived in a round log cabin which was notched, daubed and chinked with mud. It consisted of one room, eighteen by fifteen feet, with one window and a door on the opposite side from the window. The chimney was built of mud and sticks with mud jambs and a clapboard roof. It was a typical pioneer's cabin, the door having a wooden latch with a string on the outside, which could be locked by pulling the string on the inside. Mr. Deem sawed lumber at night during the winter season,by the use of the water mill, four miles away, and in this way secured lumber enough to build a new house. His father had built what is believed to have been the first brick house in Decatur County. After two years residence in Shelby County, Mr. Deem returned with his family to Decatur County, and here he engaged in the mercantile and grain business at Adams, where he remained for six years. He operated a saw mill for a number of years and then moved his farm in Adams township. At one time he was the owner of four hundred acres of land, but has sold the greater portion of this land and now has two hundred and fifty acres. In 1894 Mr. Deem retired from active farm life and moved to Greensburg, where he engaged in the hardware and implement business, in which he continued for a period of eighteen years. On account of the poor health of Mrs. Deem, he retired form business at this time and cared for his wife until her death. John Wesley Deem was married on September 20, 1855, to Margaret Jane Logan, who was born November 9, 1832, in Decatur County, the daughter of Samuel Logan and wife. Mrs. Deem died September 28, 1903. JohnW. Deem and wife were the parents of six children, Sarah Susanna, who was born on August 11, 1856, was married to Arthur Doggett, March 4, 1875, and died ten years later on October 17, 1885. leaving two children, Mrs. Sarah Alberta Brockelmeir and Otis; Samuel Logan, February 15, 1838, married Flora King; Kate, March 23, 1860, died on December 20, 1863; William Henry Ellsworth, August 13,1862, died August 22,1863; Mary, October 13, 1864, married J.C. Bird, December 21,1881, and on May 29, 1893, her death occurred, leaving two children, Mrs. Ethel Koester, Who is a resident of Cincinnati, and has two children, Robert and one unnamed, and Harry Bird, a resident of Greensburg; John Franklin, who was born on March 29,1871, lives on the home place. He married Julia E. Sefton December 24,1890. John Wesley Deem, during his lifetime, has been an ardent believer in Republican principles and has always voted the republican ticket. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, but on account of defect in hearing, cannot enjoy attending. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge, in which he is deeply interested.

34 vii. Lemuel Deem was born in IN 1836. Lemuel died before 1900.

35 viii. Oliver Deem was born in IN 1840. Oliver died after 1900.

36 ix. William Henry Deem was born in IN 1844. William died about 1865 in Civil War.

37 x. Thomas Harvey Deem was born in IN 1847. Thomas died 1864 in Civil War.

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