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Click here to view profile Thomas Granville Carver Sr. About 1800 - About 1860 Thomas Granville Carver was born about 1800 probably in Blount County, Tennessee. He was one of the first settlers in Cades Cove. His first wife is unknown. He had at least five children, Azor , Sela, Lawson, Ake, and Thomas Carver. All of these children were born in Tennessee with the exception of Azor, who was born in Cherokee County, NC. He was married the second time on May 25, 1840 to Dicy Duncan in Blount County, TN. She was born 1810 in Yancy County, NC. They lived near Murphy, NC. They had four children; Jane, Eveline, Warren, and Babery Carver. Thomas Carver died before 1860. In 1880 Dicy Carver was living with her son Doctor Warren Carver in Yancy County, NC. She later moved back to Graham County, NC where she died about 1885. They are buried in Lone Oak Cemetery, Graham County, NC with family members close by. Thomas Granville Carver was the great-grandfather of Etta Davis Deaton Meeler and the grandfather of Loutisha “Tishie" Carver Deaton. Fa ther: Thomas Benjamin Carver Mother : Delilah Horton ____________________ Wife: Dicey Dixie Duncan Headstone of Thomas Granville Carver

Click here to view profile Sarah Honeycutt 1853 – 18 May 1909 Into the Life Sarah Honeycutt was born in 1853 to George and Mary Honeycutt in Stanly County, North Carolina. In 1867, she married James M. Eury. They had 6 children: Amanda Elizabeth Eury (born 1868), William Henderson Eury (born 1873), Eva Helen Eury (born 1882), Josephus Sanford Eury (born 1884), Mary Jane Eury (born 1889), Lela Pearl Eury (born 1890). Sarah died in 1909 due to unknown reasons (Death certificates in NC weren't required until 1913). Father: Rueben George Hiram Huneycutt Mother : Mary Louise "Polly" Brooks ________________ _______ Husband: James M. Eury Children : Amanda Elizabeth Eury, William Henderson Eury, Eva Helen Eury, Josephus Sanford Eury , Mary Jane Eury, Lela Pearl Eury James and Sarah's headstone at Cottonville Baptist Church

Click here to view profile Hugh B. Ausburn August 15th 1827- March 26th 1890 Headstone of Hugh B. Ausburn. It is very hard to read due to age. It reads "H.B. Ausburn" at the top. Hugh B. Ausburn was the second child of Thomas and Virginia Jane Brown Ausburn. He is Benjamin Ausburn's Father. He was born August 15, 1827 in Habersham County, GA. He married Mary Ann 'Polly' Murray on December 28, 1850 in Franklin County, GA. She was born in Franklin County, GA to John and Sarah Caudell Murray. She was born January 6, 1832. Hugh B. Ausburn served in Company G, First Regiment, Georgia State Line with the Chattahoochee Rangers of Banks and White Counties in the Civil War. He and 'Polly' had ten children. He died March 26, 1890 in Banks County, GA. He is buried in the Ausburn Family Cemetery in Banks County, GA with his parents. She died June 26, 1899 in Banks County and is buried in the Damascus Church Cemetery in Banks County, GA near her son, Joseph B. Ausburn. Fa ther: Thomas Ausburn Mother : Virginia Jane Brown ____________________ Wife: Mary Ann Murray

Click here to view profile Leonard James Eury 7 July 1907 – 12 March 1985 Into the Life Leonard James Eury was born on July 7th, 1907, in Stanly County, North Carolina. He was the eldest child of Josephus Sanford Eury and Rosa Agnes Hill. Leonard registered for the military draft in 1943 while living in Atco, Bartow County, Georgia. Leonard was not drafted to active duty, as he was too old at the time. Throughout his life, Leonard moved between North Carolina and Georgia, eventually residing in Rockingham, North Carolina, by June 21, 1960. Leonard married Bertha Fay Howard, whom he had several children with. Leonard passed away on March 12, 1985, at the age of 77. He was laid to rest in North Carolina at Cottonville Baptist Church Cemetery in Norwood. Father: Josephus Eury Mother : Rosa Agnes Hill Brothers: Lester , Hugh , Paul , Willie , Joe Jr , Edward , Lawson , Craig Sisters: Mary Velma , Nannie (died at age 2), Lela ________________ _______ L to R: Leonard and brother Joseph Jr at his grocery store. Leonard's welding operators identification Hugh Eury's Funeral (Leonard's brother) Top Row: Joseph Jr. Middle Row (L to R): Lawson and Craig Bottom Row (L to R): Paul, Lester, Leonard Obituary Death Certificate

Click here to view profile David Zebedee Poole May 15th 1867 - April 18th 1935 Into the Life David Zebedee "Zeb" Poole was born May 15th, 1867 to David Wilson Poole and Flora Livingston in Montgomery County, North Carolina. On January 19th, 1887 he married Charlotte Parsons. They had four children together: Johnsie A Poole (born 1888), Annie Belle Poole (born 1889), David Franklin Poole (born 1993), Horace Ceaser Poole (born 1895). His wife, Charlotte, died in 1913 due to an unknown cause (Death Certificates weren't required in NC until a few months after Charlotte passed). He remarried Hannah Bell Freeman on March 7th, 1916 in Randolph County, North Carolina. Zeb passed away on April 18th, 1935 due to arteriosclerosis. Father: David Wilson Poole Mother : Flora Livingston ________________ _______ 1st Wife : Charlotte Parsons Children : Johnsie A Poole, Annie Belle Poole, David Franklin Poole, Horace Ceaser Poole 2nd Wife : Hannah Bell Freeman The picture to the left is believed to be Zeb Poole (right) making moonshine. It is possible that the man to the left is Zeb's son, David Franklin Poole. Having multiple conversations with Zeb's grandchildren, he was often reported being a mean man with a big mustache.

Click here to view profile Jacob Leander Deaton March 8th 1904 – April 23rd 1942 Jacob Leander Deaton was the second son of John Starlin Deaton and Etta Icie Davis Deaton. He was born March 8, 1904 in Graham County, NC. After John Starlin Deaton was killed Etta Deaton and her family lived with James and Martha Ann Wheeler in Towns County, GA for a few years. Etta Deaton married James Meeler and there were hard times. Etta’s children from the Deaton family were sent out to work for other families. Jacob stayed with Ulysses and Rhilla Martin where he worked in the cotton gin. John Deaton, Jacob’s brother, also stayed with this family. He farmed most of his life in Banks and Franklin Counties. He also worked on the WPA and cut cross ties in the winter for the railroad. He married Bertha Cornelia Smith on August 24, 1924. Bertha Smith was born on September 26, 1907 in Hart County, GA. Her parents were Earl and Millie Mae Saylors Smith. They had six children: Carrie Mae, Earl Starlin, Eddie Daniel, Ophelia Henrietta, Thomas Emory, and Ernest Lee Deaton. When he was going to the hospital with pneumonia he told Carrie, “Sis, you are the oldest. Take care of the little ones”. He was not to come home again for he died of kidney failure on April 24, 1942. He is buried in Fairfield Cemetery in Demorest, GA. Carrie took this challenge seriously. She went to Belmont, NC to stay with her Grandmother Smith. She lied about her age and got a job in the cotton mill. She sent her mother every penny that she did not need to live on. Fa ther : John Starlin Deaton Mother : Etta Icie Davis Brothers : Harve Wesley Deaton , John Henry Deaton Half Brothers : Reuben Deaton , David Deaton , Isaac Deaton , Robert Lee Deaton , Charlie Meeler , Robert Lee Meeler Half Sisters : Odell Meeler , Elsie Meeler ____________________ Wife : Bertha Cornelia Smith Children: Carrie Deaton, Earl Deaton, Eddie Daniel Deaton, Ophelia Deaton, Thomas Emory Deaton, Ernest Lee Deaton Jacob "Jake" Deaton L to R: Jake, Carrie, Bertha Jake and wife Bertha Jake is on the far left L to R: Earl Deaton, Ernest Lee Deaton, Robert Meeler, Daniel Deaton, Jacob Leander Deaton Later in Life Jake was six feet seven inches tall. He was a hard working man who taught his children to work hard. On Sundays he liked to play with the children. He made toys for the children using tall round trees to saw wheels and using hot iron rods to burn holes in the wheels. With these wheels he made wagons, wheelbarrows and cars. The family was very happy. He liked to rabbit hunt and fish. He loved his family. On his birthday his wife always made him a huge chicken pie. All of his family would come by to see him that day. When any of his brothers visited the children would gather around to hear all the jokes, hunting tales, and laughter. Jake holding niece, Ruth Deaton L to R: Eddie Daniel, Thomas Emory, Earl, Jake, Bertha, Ernest, Ophelia, Carrie Jake Deaton Carrie Deaton's Recollections of her Father Death One day when plowing the fields, Jake hit a rock and the plow came back and hit him in the chest. As a result of this, he had to go to the hospital with pneumonia and he told his daughter, Carrie, “Sis, you are the oldest. Take care of the little ones”. He was not to come home again for he died on April 24, 1942. He is buried in Fairfield Cemetery in Demorest, GA. Carrie took this challenge seriously. She went to Belmont, NC to stay with her Grandmother Smith. She lied about her age and got a job in the cotton mill. She sent her mother every penny that she did not need to live on. Location of where Jake Deaton was plowing that caused his death. Coordinates: 34.60791° N, 83.63753° W Homes Jake Deaton's Baldwin home in the 1930s. Coordinates: 34.42173° N, 83.46785° W Jake Deaton's house was in location of white car pictured. Oak tree was still there and Jake once killed a hen in the same oak tree pictured on the right and ate it for dinner. Jake Deaton's Baldwin home in the 1940s. Coordinates: 34.60791° N, 83.63753° W Jake Deaton's house was in location of red circle. This was his last home and the land in which he died. Every Photo I have seen of Jake Deaton All Census Records

Explore the life of James Phillip Eury through family stories, marriages, and cherished memories. Discover James Phillip Eury's legacy today. James Phillip Eury October 5th 1936 – November 17th 1975 James Phillip Eury was born in 1936 in Stanly County, North Carolina, to Hugh Eury and Annie Livingston. He had three brothers: an older brother, Alvin Eury (born in 1934), a younger brother, Carvin Eury (born in 1939), and a half-brother, Malcolm Tucker, (born in 1933) who was conceived before Hugh and Annie were married. Among family and friends, James was affectionately known as "Brother," a nickname that stuck with him throughout his life. Father: Hugh Kennie Eury Mother : Annie Rachel Livingston Brothers: Alvin Eury , Carvin Eury ________________ _______ 1st Wife : Dorothy Newell Children : Cynthia Eury, Sheila Eury 2nd Wife : Martha Ann Deaton Children : Angela Eury The Eury Family in early 1940s. Top Row (L to R): James and Alvin Eury Middle Row (L to R): Hugh and Annie Eury Bottom Row: Carvin Eury L to R: Alvin, Carvin, James L to R: Alvin Eury, Hugh Eury, James Eury L to R: James and brother Alvin with their cousins James is on the far left L to R: James and brother Alvin L to R: James and brother Alvin with their cousins L to R: James and brother Alvin with their cousins L to R: Alvin, Carvin, James James This is what the classrooms looked like when James attended Hartsell School. This picture was taken Dec. 22nd, 1948, in one of the science classrooms of Hartsell School Hartsell School James attended Hartsell School in Concord, NC. The school is no longer operating but its former site now houses the Hartsell Recreation Center. Located at 60 Hartsell School Road in Concord. James and his family were living on Swink Street, which was just a short walk away from the school so it was quite convenient for James and his brothers to get to school. His parents ran a small grocery store which was directly beside their home on Swink Street. James is in the middle with his brothers and cousins standing in front of Hartsell School James Phillip Eury's School Pictures L to R: Alvin, Hugh, Carvin, Annie, James First Marriage When James was in school, he met a girl named Dorothy Newell. Their young love led him to leave school to marry her, and together they had two children: Cynthia Dianne Eury born March 16th, 1954 and Shelia Ann Eury born February 14th, 1956. However, their marriage ultimatley ended in divorce. Carvin's Death In 1958, James and his family received devastating news that James' brother, Carvin, had passed away in an automobile accident while overseas in Germany serving in the military at the age of 19. Carvin in his military uniform Obituary, December 18th 1958, Charlotte Observer, Page 12 Carvin and girlfriend Joyce Elaine Lee in Germany (Electoral Palace Fountain in Trier) a few months before Carvin's death L to R: James, Charles Vest (Carvin's friend), Alvin, Hugh 2nd Marriage James built a career as a skilled repairman, working for Sears and Roebuck. One day, a service call took him to the Deaton family farm in Concord, where Martha Ann Deaton needed help fixing her sewing machine. Martha, a single mother, lived with her father, Harve. After quickly repairing the machine, James took a chance and asked Martha if she’d like to go out sometime. She agreed. On the evening of their first date, Martha’s young son, Daryll, unexpectedly fell ill and threw up all over the living room rug. She was ready to cancel, but her father, Harve, reassured her: "Sis, I'll look after the boy—go out and have fun.", James and Martha married on December 27, 1968, in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. A few months after the wedding, James' father, Hugh Eury, died of a heart attack at his home. Wedding Photos L to R: Susan Deaton, Karen Deaton, Martha Ann Deaton, James Eury, Wayne Deaton L to R: Lois Eury, Martha Ann Deaton, James Eury, Roger Eury, Alvin Eury L to R: Annie Eury, Martha Ann Deaton, James Eury, Hugh Eury L to R: Cynthia Eury, Daryll Duncan, Martha Ann Deaton, Shelia Eury, James Eury Martha Ann Deaton and James Eury L to R: Wayne Deaton, Harve Deaton, Daryll Duncan, Martha Ann Deaton, James Eury L to R: Nora Biggers, Martha, Daryll, James, Angela L to R: James, Martha, Angela, Daryll L to R: Martha and James James at his grandmother's (Fannie Mae Livingston) 82nd birthday Later Years James purchased land with plans to build a home, and he and Harve had already begun clearing it. However, when Martha became pregnant, they decided to buy a house instead, settling at 129 Autumn Lane in Harrisburg, North Carolina. On August 13, 1970, they welcomed their daughter, Angela Renee Eury. Wanting to give more children a loving home, James and Martha also took in a foster child, Nora Biggers. James had a deep love for the outdoors and enjoyed camping in his camper whenever he could. He would go on deep sea fishing trips once a year with his friends. James and daughter Angela James and daughter Angela James and his family L to R: Martha, Angela, James James and daughter Angela L to R: James with daughter, Shelia, in Georgia James and Martha at Valley Courts Motel in Tryon, NC L to R: Fred Gibson and sons, with James in Georgia L to R: James, Martha, Etta Meeler , Daryll, and Harve in Georgia James and daughter Angela James and Martha Cynthia's Wedding James and daughter Angela L to R: Martha, Angela, Daryll, James, Cynthia, Shelia Death James Phillip Eury's Death Certificate James in his Garden Funeral Tribute In 1975, he began feeling unwell. After seeking medical attention, doctors decided to perform exploratory surgery. Tragically, complications arose, and James fell into a coma. He never regained consciousness, passing away on November 17, 1975, from hepatic failure. Though his life was cut short, James Eury left behind a legacy of love, resilience, and devotion to family. L to R: Nora Biggers, Martha, Angela, James The only known existing video footage of James Phillip Eury

Click here to view profile Lucinda Duncan 1844 – 21 March 1900 Lucinda Duncan was born in 1833. She married Azor Carver on January 22nd 1861. The minister was Jacob Weaver . "R.B Vance" was their witness. They had three children: Robert Lee Carver, Leutica Candis Carver, John Henry "Jack" Carver. Lucinda's husband, Azor, went off to serve in the civil war. When he came back, he was able to own a fair amount of land. Azor was a farmer. Lucinda's granddaughter, Etta Davis, always said she was raised by her grandparents. This likely would have been around 1890. Lucinda died on March 21st 1900 and her husband, Azor, died a few months after. Picture of Lucinda Duncan Fa ther: John Henry Duncan Mother : Matilda Owens _______________________ Husband: Azor Carver Children : Robert Lee Carver, Leutica Candis Carver , John Henry Carver Lucinda's son, John Henry Carver Headstone of Lucinda Duncan Marriage Registry of Lucinda and Azor All Census Records

Click here to view profile James W. Meeler January 8th 1858 – June 1928 Fa ther: Matthew Meeler Mother: Arletta Smith _______________________ Wife : Etta Icie Davis Children : Charlie Meeler , Odell Meeler , Robert Lee Meeler , Elsie Lucille Meeler _______________________ James W. Meeler was born on January 8th, 1958. On August 22nd, 1910 he married Etta Icie Davis. Rev. Robert Freeman Rice performed the ceremony. James Meeler was thirty years older than Etta; however, she brought three other children from her previous marriage to John Starlin Deaton: John Henry Deaton, Jake Leander Deaton, and Harve Wesley Deaton. He was a sharecropper and farmed on other peoples land. Etta and James Meeler had five children, Charlie, in 1912. Odell in 1916, Annie Mae in 1920, Robert in 1923, and Elsie in 1927. Their two year old daughter, Annie Mae, passed away in 1922 due to pneumonia. James Meeler was said to have been very mean to Etta's Deaton children. John Henry, Jake and Harve frequently huddled up outside the house in the chimney corner to stay warm. Etta would secretly slip them in through the window at night after Meeler had went to sleep. During the day they stayed in the barn and Etta had to slip them bread out of the house in her apron in order to feed them. Things continued to get worse and Etta had to start begging the neighbors to raise the older children. James Meeler had cancer that had started to rot his eye out. During the night, he used a net to cover his face to keep the bugs off it. James Meeler died in 1928. When news got to his step son, Jake Deaton, he told them to throw him in a red gulley and he kept on plowing the fields. He is said to be buried at Lamar Christian Church Cemetery where he and his son, Charlie, went to church. Carrie Deaton talks about James Meeler

Click here to view profile Joab M. Dayton/Deyton/Deaton 1837 – July 22th 1862 Joab M. Deyton/Dayton/Deaton varied to was the son of John N. Deaton and Sarah "Reed" Deaton. Joab M. Dayton was married to Eliza "Cantrell" Deyton on 22 March 1860, in Georgia. Joab M. Dayton served with Company D, of the 24th Regiment, of the Georgia Volunteers (CSA). He died of Fever in General Hospital #14 (which is still standing today) at 16 N 20th St Richmond, Virginia on July 22nd, 1862. He is presumed to be buried with the CSA war dead at Oakwood Cemetery in Richmond. (No Headstone) Joab M. Deyton/Dayton/Deaton married Eliza Cantrell on March 22nd, 1860 in Towns County, Georgia. When Joab died in the war, Eliza received a pension from the Widows' Pension in the State of Georgia from 1891-1897. Eliza and Joab are presumed to have had only one child together: Silas L. Dayton (born 1861), who lived with his paternal grandparents after his father, Joab, died in Civil War. Eliza had four children total (all of whom took Joab's last name): John Starlin Deaton born 1866 and father is unknown. Martha Ann Deaton Wheeler born 1869 and father was Jeremiah Marion Osborn. James Wesley Dayton born 1873 and father was Wyle Trusty. Fa ther: John N. Deaton Mother : Sara "Reed" Deaton _______________________ Wife: Eliza Cantrell Children : Silas Dayton Step Children (postmortem): John Starlin Deaton, Martha Ann Deyton, James Wesley Dayton _______________________ General Hospital #14 (Joab's death location) at 16 N 20th St Richmond, Virginia Clipping saying Joab died at Second Georgia Hospital (which was considered #14 General Hospital )

Click here to view profile James Thomas Davis November 23th 1866 – February 25th 1904 James Thomas Davis was born on November 23rd in Robbinsville, North Carolina. He is understood to be the father of both Etta and Cena Davis but there is no hard evidence of this. The mother was Leutica Carver. It is unknown whether James Davis had a relationship with these children. But Etta always said James Davis was her father. I currently have not seen any photos of James Thomas Davis. It is unknown if one still exists today. James Davis married Mahala Jane "Billie" Cooper on Jan 14th 1889 in Robbinsville. They had six children. They stayed married until his death in 1904. He is buried several feet away from his parents and the Carver family; consisting of Leutica, Azor, and Lucinda Carver. Fa ther: John Robert Davis Mother : Annie Starkey ____________________ Children with Leutica Carver : Etta Davis , Cena Davis Wife: Mahala Jane "Billie" Cooper Mahala Jane "Billie" Cooper Headstone of James Thomas Davis

Click here to view profile Jack Peyton May 23rd 1916 – December 24th 1989 Jack Peyton 1940s Jack Peyton holding Martha Ann Deaton Banks County Jack Peyton was born in May 1916 in the Washington District of Banks County, Georgia to Dover and Nancy Peyton. In his teenager years, he had a falling out with his father Dover and left home. He found work in the same district for a man named Harve Deaton who took him in as a farmhand. Harve Deaton's wife, Bertie Mae Ausburn, knew Jack as they were distant cousins and grew up near one another. On Jack's WW2 registration card, he lists his cousin, Bertie Mae, as someone who would always know his location. In 1941, Jack Peyton and Bertie Mae Ausburn, had a daughter named Martha Ann Deaton. The circumstances of this event are unknown. DNA Testing Father : Dover Peyton Mother : Nancy Segars Brother: John Sisters : Lela, Emma, Sally, Mollie, Julia ________________ _______ Child with Bertie Mae Ausburn: Martha Ann Deaton Wife : Annie Ruth Tipton Child : Ronald Peyton Jack Peyton's paternity was not discovered by Martha Ann Deaton's family until 82 years later, in August of 2023, when Martha Ann Deaton's daughter took a DNA test that revealed Jack Peyton as her grandfather instead of Harve Deaton. It is likely that Martha Ann Deaton never knew, as she passed away in 2020, three years before the DNA test was taken. It is also unknown if Harve Deaton ever knew of this. After receving the DNA results from ancestry.com, it was readily apparent that there were no "Deaton" surname DNA matches, even while knowing many of Martha Ann's cousins had taken the same DNA test. It did however show many matches with the name "Peyton", which was familiar due to the fact that Bertie Mae kept two photos of a man named Jack Peyton, one in which he was holding one-year old Martha Ann. After researching Jack Peyton, it was found that his only other child, Ronald Peyton, was still alive and lived in Albany, Georgia. Having contacted Ronald, he told us that he always knew he had a half-sister that lived in North Carolina but did not know who she was. He said he was told this by his uncle John after his father had passed away in 1989. Ronald agreed to take a DNA test and results showed that he is the half-uncle of Martha Ann Deaton’s daughter and son, confirming that Jack was Martha Ann's biological father. L to R: Carl Maney, Hoyt Moss, Unknown, Jack Peyton Jack Peyton WW2 and Marriage Jack Peyton served in WW2 and was awarded a purple heart and a bronze star. After the war, he married a woman named Annie Ruth Tipton. They had one child together in 1946, named Ronald Peyton in Greenwood SC. December 22nd 1944 The Greenville News- Greenville SC December 16th 1944 The Index Journal- Greenwood SC Jack Peyton with wife, Annie Ruth Tipton