William Abraham Deem

William was born on October 11th, 1818.  William's father was Peter Deem and his mother was Nancy Rollins.  His paternal grandparents were Jacob Deem Sr and Eva Ann Cox. He had four brothers and three sisters, named Jacob, Haymond, Enoch, Elias, Mary, Elizabeth and Charlotte.  He was the oldest of the eight children.  He died due to murder / assassination at the age of 45 on September 16th, 1864.