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The grave is in the northwest corner of the cemetery along with other Deck family members. The cenotaph is about 6" by 12" with John Deck's name engraved on it. It is flat to the ground.
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Author: Phillip Duane Finney
The following biography has been edited and augmented by PRS staff.
John Deck was born on 15 March 1765 in Lincoln County, North Carolina.
He served as a private in the North Carolina regiment commanded by Captain James Little and Colonel Frances Locke from October to December of 1781. His primary service was guarding about 300 British prisoners from the Battle of Eutaw Springs, South Carolina. He was discharged on 15 December 1781, with Colonel Locke reporting that John Deck served “as a good soldier under my Command” (Frances Locke).
John married Sarah Elizabeth Klingman [unproven by SAR/DAR] in North Carolina. There are several deeds in Cape Girardeau listing John Deck Sr. and his wife, Elizabeth. Side note: In the body of the deed, he is consistently called John, but he always signs his name as Johann. He was the father of the following known children:
Mary Ann was born in 1795 and married Nicholas Shrum.
John was born in about 1786.
Catherine was born in about 1787.
Isaac was born about 1789 and married Sarah Rhodes.
Abraham was born in about 1790 and married Mary Ann Baker.
Thomas was born in about 1801.
Fanny was born in about 1803.
Joseph was born in about 1811.
Sarah was born about 1814 and married Jacob Barks.
He purchased public land for farming in the district of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, through the General Land Office on 5 Nov 1823. He was recorded on the 1810 U. S. Census in Lincoln County, North Carolina. He was in the 1840 U. S. as a resident of Lorance Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
In 1835, John Deck Senr and Elizabeth, his wife, “in consideration of the natural love and affection which they have and bear for their son the said Thomas Deck [sold the land for] one dollar lawful money.” In 1837, he sold land in Cape Girardeau to his “son-in-law” Jacob Barks for one dollar.
The Patriot died in December 1841 in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. His burial site is believed to be in the Lower Deck Cemetery near Lutesville in Bollinger County, Missouri. No specific location or headstone for his cemetery burial can be found. A small cenotaph for him is in the Glen Allen Cemetery, Glen Allen, Bollinger County, Missouri.
Sources:
Pension application of John Deck R2826
John Deck in a letter from Francis Locke. "United States Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Applications, 1800-1900"
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