George William "Billy" Deaver

DEAVER, George William – On March 21, 1865, John T. McCamey, and father’s brother, George William Deaver, were on their way home on a furlough. They were overtaken by the enemy. Their horses were taken from them. They were killed, put on a brush pile with their saddles and burned. The sisters of these two young men borrowed an ox cart and went after their bodies. They returned them to Elm Springs and buried them in the same grave. The headstone reads: “John T. McCamey Born Apr. 6, 1842, died March 21, 1865 (23 years old) and George William Deaver, Born Aug. 27, 1847, died March 21, 1865 (age 18 years old) by D.D. Deaver, Springdale, Arkansas [Benton County Pioneer Vol. 7, No. 5]