The Heritage Book of Rowan Co NC, Volume I, 1991 published by The Genealogical Society of Rowan Co, Inc. Saw Town Settlers, Rowan Co NC. Located off of Hwy 152 three miles west of Landis, NC. Jacob Diehl [1] came to America on 12 Oct 1741. Jacob Diehl [2] born 31 Oct 1762, died 30 April 1855, son of Jacob I, came to Rowan County, NC in 1775, married Susanna Marie ___? born 15 Jan. 1760, died 12 May 1844, is buried at Mt. Zion Reformed Church, China Grove, NC. John Deal [Diehl] [3] born 29 Oct 1790, died 12 July 1871, son of Jacob II, married Mary ___?, born 12 Jan 1792, died 16 May 1872. John and Mary Deal were parents of 6 children. He is buried at Mt. Zion Reformed Church in China Grove, Rowan Co NC. Jacob Deal [4] born 16 Nov 1818, died 12 April, 1899, son of John, married Mary M. [Polly} Sechler. Jacob Washington Deal [5] born 22 Feb 1855, died 1931, son of Jacob, married in 1880, Margaret E. Fink, born 3 May 1858, died 8 Dec 1932. Leroy Fink Deal [6] born 4 April 1888, died 20 Nov, 1944, son of Jacob Washington Deal, married on 22 Dec 1909, Essie Mae Corriher, born 28 May, 1887, died 2 July, 1954, buried Mt. Zion United Church of Christ. There are more descendants of this line from 1909 to 1980's listed. ** Bruner Barringer Deal was born 26 Sept. 1890 in Rowan Co NC, the son of John Luther Deal and Minnie Elizabeth William. On Thanksgiving Day, 26 Nov 1914, he was married to Zeola Kimball, daughter of William Luther Kimball and Mary Ida Hileman. They had known each other all of their lives but started paying attention to each other when Bruner asked if he could take her to Sam Deal's wake. She went. Then he took her to a few school closing and some pound parties where the men took a pound of candy and the women took a cake. Zeola's father was a magistrate so he conducted the ceremony. Zeola's brother, Charlie, and Bruner's sister, Mary who'd been married about a year earlier stood up with them. For about a year following their wedding, they lived with Bruner's parents, then they got a farm of their own. Bruner has always farmed even when he was caretaker at Greenlawn Cemetery for 18 years and then at the China Grove Cotton Mill for a while until he retired. Bruner and Zeola had 7 children as follows; Elbert Oney Deal born 9 Dec 1915, married Lucille Kincaid, Bittie Oscar Deal born 7 Mar 1919 married Virginia Wilheim, John William Deal born 27 Jan 1922, married Evelyn Bunton, Ralph Lee Deal born 27 May 1926 married Jane Barringer, Basil Bernard Deal born 30 Mar 1924, married Maxine Walter, died 4 July, 1989, buried at Westlawn Cemetery, China Grove, Lala Eleanor Deal born Jan 1929, married Glen Lowder and Eva Mae Deal born 5 June 1933, married John H. Yost. All five of their sons served their country during World War II. They did not know that Bitle had been a German prisoner of war until he was released. He had been captured by the Germans the day after he crossed the Rhine River. That was close to the end of the war and 18 days later, he was free again. Bruner and Zeola Deal have been married six years longer than the Bible's promise of three score years and ten for life itself. ** Ginny My only connection with the Diehl/Deal family is through marriages to our Keefer family in PA much earlier. Ginny [email protected]

Hi Ginny, Thanks for the info. :) Since I posted my first query I just found these two deeds in Rowan County. I don't know who is in Cabarrus or Mecklenburg but Rowan Co., NC has 1802 Jacob Deal, Peter Albright, JACOB HEILMAN (HILEMAN) and Elizabeth Deal-all of Rowan Co. -193 acres next to Jacob Corell, John Stirewalt, Phillip Henry Berger, Phillip Yost, and Peter Stirewalt... Adam Stirewalt... grant to Joseph Deal on Nov. 4 1784 on Buffelow Creek. I just found this one. The other one is for Peter Diel 4 Feb 1817 Rowan Co. names his father as Joseph Diel who was deceased and had been granted the land.. mentions John Stirewalt. Do you know anything on this bunch ? Wonder if they are kin to the ones you mention. Marianne Dillow "Virginia L. (Ginny) Keefer" <[email protected]> wrote: The Heritage Book of Rowan Co NC, Volume I, 1991 published by The Genealogical Society of Rowan Co, Inc. Saw Town Settlers, Rowan Co NC. Located off of Hwy 152 three miles west of Landis, NC. Jacob Diehl [1] came to America on 12 Oct 1741. Jacob Diehl [2] born 31 Oct 1762, died 30 April 1855, son of Jacob I, came to Rowan County, NC in 1775, married Susanna Marie ___? born 15 Jan. 1760, died 12 May 1844, is buried at Mt. Zion Reformed Church, China Grove, NC. John Deal [Diehl] [3] born 29 Oct 1790, died 12 July 1871, son of Jacob II, married Mary ___?, born 12 Jan 1792, died 16 May 1872. John and Mary Deal were parents of 6 children. He is buried at Mt. Zion Reformed Church in China Grove, Rowan Co NC. Jacob Deal [4] born 16 Nov 1818, died 12 April, 1899, son of John, married Mary M. [Polly} Sechler. Jacob Washington Deal [5] born 22 Feb 1855, died 1931, son of Jacob, married in 1880, Margaret E. Fink, born 3 May 1858, died 8 Dec 1932. Leroy Fink Deal [6] born 4 April 1888, died 20 Nov, 1944, son of Jacob Washington Deal, married on 22 Dec 1909, Essie Mae Corriher, born 28 May, 1887, died 2 July, 1954, buried Mt. Zion United Church of Christ. There are more descendants of this line from 1909 to 1980's listed. ** Bruner Barringer Deal was born 26 Sept. 1890 in Rowan Co NC, the son of John Luther Deal and Minnie Elizabeth William. On Thanksgiving Day, 26 Nov 1914, he was married to Zeola Kimball, daughter of William Luther Kimball and Mary Ida Hileman. They had known each other all of their lives but started paying attention to each other when Bruner asked if he could take her to Sam Deal's wake. She went. Then he took her to a few school closing and some pound parties where the men took a pound of candy and the women took a cake. Zeola's father was a magistrate so he conducted the ceremony. Zeola's brother, Charlie, and Bruner's sister, Mary who'd been married about a year earlier stood up with them. For about a year following their wedding, they lived with Bruner's parents, then they got a farm of their own. Bruner has always farmed even when he was caretaker at Greenlawn Cemetery for 18 years and then at the China Grove Cotton Mill for a while until he retired. Bruner and Zeola had 7 children as follows; Elbert Oney Deal born 9 Dec 1915, married Lucille Kincaid, Bittie Oscar Deal born 7 Mar 1919 married Virginia Wilheim, John William Deal born 27 Jan 1922, married Evelyn Bunton, Ralph Lee Deal born 27 May 1926 married Jane Barringer, Basil Bernard Deal born 30 Mar 1924, married Maxine Walter, died 4 July, 1989, buried at Westlawn Cemetery, China Grove, Lala Eleanor Deal born Jan 1929, married Glen Lowder and Eva Mae Deal born 5 June 1933, married John H. Yost. All five of their sons served their country during World War II. They did not know that Bitle had been a German prisoner of war until he was released. He had been captured by the Germans the day after he crossed the Rhine River. That was close to the end of the war and 18 days later, he was free again. Bruner and Zeola Deal have been married six years longer than the Bible's promise of three score years and ten for life itself. ** Ginny My only connection with the Diehl/Deal family is through marriages to our Keefer family in PA much earlier. Ginny [email protected]