The Confederate Army military service record of private Elias M. Deaton indicates he was from Montgomery county North Carolina and died of disease in either Mar.or Apr.of 1863, less than two months after he mustered into the army. This Elias M. Deaton is likely the same one who married Elizabeth Yarborough in 1852 in Montgomery county. Also see images D__0086 and D__0088. [D__0146]
