Washington Co., AR - Biographies - William S. Deaver

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William S. Deaver was born in Maryland on the 14th of April, 1813, and 
September 21, 1842, was married, in Virginia, to Sarah M. Martin, who 
was born on the 8th of June, 1823. In 1850 they started out to seek 
their fortunes in the far West, and located in Arkansas, where they 
resided until their respective deaths, May 9, 1876, and January 9, 
1853. They were the parents of five children: John Richard, Mary 
Elizabeth, George William, Benjamin Franklin and David Wilson, out of 
which only three are living, the two oldest boys, J. R. and G. W., 
having lost their lives in the Southern army. After his wife's death 
William S. Deaver was married to Sarah E., a daughter of Jacob 
Pearson, of Elm Springs, their union taking place August 11, 1853. 
This wife died on the 29th of May, 1887, leaving one son, J. P. 
Deaver. Benjamin Franklin Deaver, a son born to the first marriage, 
was born in the "Old Dominion" December 27, 1849, and came to Arkansas 
with his parents. He resided in Elm Springs until eight years of age, 
and then was taken to a farm about two miles east of that place, where 
he resided until 1880. October 11, 1874, he was married to Miss Ellen, 
daughter of William H. and Rebecca Holcomb, and by her became the 
father of three children, only one of whom is living, Bertha S., who 
was born May 14, 1879. Mrs. Deaver died on the 19th of June. 1882. In 
1881 Mr. Deaver moved to Springdale, Ark., and engaged in 
merchandising, being the senior member of the general dry goods firm 
of B. F. Deaver & Co. He has sole charge of the store, and is the 
first dry goods merchant of the town. He has been a member of the 
Methodist Episcopal Church since 1878; was made a Mason at Elm Spring 
Lodge No. 154 in 1875; has been a member of Springdale Lodge No. 316 
since 1881; since that time has served as W. M. four years. In his 
political views he supports the principles of the Democratic party. On 
the 4th of June, 1884, Mr. Deaver married his second wife, Mary B. 
Putman, a daughter of Dr. R. and Elizabeth Putman, of Fayetteville, 
Ark. She was born four miles south of Fayetteville August 27, 1859. 
She lived and was principally educated at the State University of 
Fayetteville, and graduated at Woodland College, Independence, Mo., 
June 7, 1881. She became the mother of one child, that was born and 
died September 10, 1885.