Rev. Jonas Benjamin Deaver ^194,204,247

  General Notes:

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Buried: Brush Hollow Cemetery, Viroqua, WI. Occupation-several: farme r, blacksmith, cabinet maker and was an ordained United Brethren Preacher.

Jonas Deaver owned a farm, and built a house on the hill east of the pres ent day Renville, Ohio.

Jonas B. Deaver: retired farmer, Rendville, Ohio; was born October 23, 1 816, in Muskingum County, Ohio; son of Jonas and Susanna (Hoover) Deave r, a native of Maryland. His paternal ancestry is English and French; h is maternal, German. Mr. Deaver, the subject of this sketch, was broug ht upnon a farm, but in early life learned the tanner's trade, which he fo llowed about twenty-five years. Also taught school a number of term s. In more mature life preached the gospel. He also is a chairmaker. M r. Deaver was married October 27, 1836, to Miss Sarah, daughter of Micha el and Catherine (O'Harrah) Longstreth of Deavertown, Perry County, Ohio.
Mr. Deaver is an old pioneer of Monroe township, having lived forty-six y ears in his present residence. About the year 1832 his father-in-law ente red the land where Rendville is located.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Burial Location. ¹⁹⁴ Brush Hollow Cemetery

Jonas married Sarah Longstreth, daughter of Michael George Longstreth and Catherine O'hara, on 27 Oct 1836 in Perry County, Ohio ¹⁹⁴.^,239 (Sarah Longstreth was born on 6 Dec 1811 in Perry County, Ohio ^194,239 and died on 15 Sep 1892 in Viroqua, Wisconsin ^194,239.)