BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
Deakins, James E.
James E. Deakins, farmer, was born in Washington County, December 15, 1827, the son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Beard) Deakins. The father was born in this county about 1795, the son of James Deakins, of English lineage. The father died about 1855, a successful farmer, and the mother, a daughter of a Mr. Beard, also English, was born in 1792, in Washington County. She died about 1849, a member of the Baptist Church. Our subject, the only one living of two sons and two daughters, grew up accustomed to country life, and enlisted in Company E, Eighth Tennessee Cavalry, and afterward was a recruiting officer. He became captain of Company H, Eighth Tennessee Cavalry (Eighth and Tenth consolidated), and was a major when he resigned, June 10, 1865. He then served four years as circuit clerk. He now owns a farm of 120 acres. In 1852, he married Elizabeth Smith, a daughter of John Smith. Their living children are William H. C., John C., and James S. A son and daughter are deceased. The family are Baptists, and politically Republican. Source: History of Tennessee from the Earliest Times to the Present (Chicago, IL, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1887), 1266.
Dulaney, Foy Wesley
Manager Hotel Planters; born Jonesboro, Tenn., Nov. 15, 1868; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Eph and Sallie (Watson) Dulaney; educated in the public schools of Washington Co., Tenn.; married Nellie A. Taggart May 3, 1893; member B. P. O. E.; Republican; former Circuit Court Clerk Washington Co. 12 years; reared on the farm; clerked in store until age of 20; interested in general insurance and real estate business for past 15 years; manager Hotel Planters, Johnson City, Tenn.; member of Methodist Episcopal church. Source: Who's Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseeans of To-Day (Memphis, TN, Paul & Douglas Company, 1911), 201.