Jacob Deal

Jacob Deal

Male 1778 - 1864  (86 years)

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  • Name Jacob Deal 
    Born 20 Apr 1778  Burke County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The Catawba River Valley, Rowan County NC, became in 1777: Burke County NC, and became in 1779: Lincoln County NC, and finally in 1842: Catawba County, NC.
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Nov 1864  Sugar Loaf, Alexander County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery, Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, U.S.A Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Eaker, p. 133:

      "4 Feb 1835 Jacob Wike willed to Catherine, wife of Jacob Deal and to Elizabeth Deal"

      Eaker, p. 134:

      "Jacob Deal, b. 1778 d.1864 m. Catherine Wike, b. 1784 d. 1870 Alexander, NC."

      [Edited by Roy Richard Thomas August 2007]
    • E.H. Diehl, "Addenda to Diehl Genealogy of 1915" (Berlin PA: Berlin Press, 1930), p. 142:

      "I. Jacob Diehl, b. 20 Apr 1778 near Newton NC, m. 1802 Catherine Wike, b. 20 Dec 1784. They occupied a farm in Alexandria [Alexander] County, NC in 1827, near Salem Lutheran Church.

      Issue: 1. Paul, 2. Ephraim, 3. Jacob, 4. Elmina, 5. Susanna, 6. Lavina, 7. Sarah, 8. Noah, 9. Aaron, 10. Silas, 11. Milas, 12. Catherine, 13. John."

      [Missing from this list of children is Anthony b. Abt. 1811.

      Edited by Roy Richard Thomas August 2008]

    • U.S. Army Register of Enlistments, Prior to the Peace Establishment of May 17, 1815, p. 126: [War of 1812-14]

      "No. 1632 Jacob Deal, artillery, Captain Neglees' company, General Cadwalder's brigade; orders dated 4th Military District 26 Nov 1814 Ordered on ship carpenter's duty."

      No. 1633 John Deal

      No. 1634 John Deal

      No. 1635 John Deal

      No. 1635 1/2 Joseph S. Deal"



      Revolutionary War Pension & Bounty-Land Applications, 1800-1900: "Jacob Deal, 1835, North Carolina."


      [More work is needed to reconcile the information given above since "Jacob," the three "Johns," and "Joseph S. Deal" are not otherwise identified in these two records reproduced in Ancestry.com. Roy Richard Thomas September 2013]
    Person ID I13288  Complete
    Last Modified 8 Sep 2013 

    Father Jacob Deal,   b. Abt. 1743, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef. 1812, Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Mother Margaret Ikert/Ikard/Ikerd,   b. Abt. 1754, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt. 1850, Lincoln, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 96 years) 
    Married Abt. 1773  Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6087  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Wike,   b. 20 Dec 1784, Catawba Area, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1870, Sugar Loaf, Alexander County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married Abt. 1805  Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Jacob Deal, (slaveowner),   b. 20 Apr 1807, Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1891, Alexander, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    +2. Susannah Deal,   b. Abt. 1809, Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt. 1890, Wikes, Alexander County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years)
    +3. Anthony Deal,   b. Abt. 1811, Lincoln, NC Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Lovina Deal,   b. 9 Feb 1811, Alexander, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1886, Alexander, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    +5. Sarah Deal,   b. 27 Jan 1815, Wilkes, Cumberland County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1906, Alexander, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    +6. Noah J. Deal, (slaveowner),   b. Abt. 1816, Lincoln, Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt. 1864, Alexander, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 48 years)
    +7. Aaron Deal,   b. 08 Jan 1817, Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1900, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    +8. Catherine Deal,   b. 15 May 1823, Lincoln, Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1885, Alexander, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    +9. Silas Deal, (slaveowner),   b. 25 Dec 1825, Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1875, Alexander, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
    +10. Milas Deal,   b. 28 Jan 1828, Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1892, Alexander, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    +11. John Ephrian Deal,   b. 28 Nov 1832, Wilkes County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1875, Alexander, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2011 
    Family ID F6354  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Apr 1778 - Burke County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt. 1805 - Lincoln County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Nov 1864 - Sugar Loaf, Alexander County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery, Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, U.S.A Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Jacob Deal (1778-1864)
    Jacob Deal (1778-1864)

    Find-A-Grave:

    Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery, Taylorsville, Alexander County, NC

    Census Records
    U.S. Census Alexander, NC 1850:  Jacob Deal (1778-1864) and Catherine Wike (1784-1870) and three grown sons: John E., Silas, & Milas Deal
    U.S. Census Alexander, NC 1850: Jacob Deal (1778-1864) and Catherine Wike (1784-1870) and three grown sons: John E., Silas, & Milas Deal

    All persons born North Carolina:

    "Jacob Deal, age 72 b. Abt. 1778, farmer real estate owned $2100, wife Katy age 66 b. Abt. 1784; three children, all farmers: Silas 24, Milas 22, John 19. Mary German, age 19." Mary German was also listed in a Deal household in the U.S. Census of 1860, 1870 as a "white, domestic servant."

    U.S. Census Alexander County, North Carolina 1860:

    "Silas Deal, age 33 b. Abt. 1827, farmer real estate owned $1800 other property $1115, wife M.C. Deal, age 29 b. Abt. 1831; two girls: C.E. Deal 2, S.L. Deal 4/12."

    Adjacent household:

    "Jacob Deal age 82, farmer real estate owned $2366 other property $4625; wife Catherine age 77, son: John Deal, age 29 b. Abt. 1831, farm laborer. Mary German, no occupation listed."
    U.S. Census Slave Schedule Alexander, NC 1850:  Jacob Deal
    U.S. Census Slave Schedule Alexander, NC 1850: Jacob Deal

    [Since the Slave Schedule does not specify the age of the slave owner, the "Jacob Deal" on this schedule could refer to the father, Jacob Deal (1778-1864) or to the son, Jacob Deal (1807-1891). Also, the two adult slaves listed may have worked at times on both family farms.]

    "Alexander, NC:

    Age 19 Female Black; Age 18 Male Black; Age 1 Female Black."