GEORGE DEYO, was born in the town of New Paltz (now Lloyd), Ulster county, New York, February 26, 1822, the son of Joseph Henry and Jane (Deyo) Deyo. He is a descendant, on both his father's and mother's side, from the French Huguenots, by that name, who were among the twelve original patentees of New Paltz. His father had four sons and four daughters, Enis, Noah, Sallie, George, Catharine, Harriet, Phoebe Jane, and William Henry. Harriet died at the homestead, September 1, 1851, Ulster county, New York. All the rest are now living and have families, and reside in the town of Lloyd and Plattkill, except Noah and George who live near Springfield, Illinois. His grandfather, Henry Deyo, was a miller, and owned and carried on a grist mill at Shadigee Pond, in Lloyd. His father, Joseph H., was born in Lloyd, June 26, 1783, inheriting from his father about one hundred acres of land on Vineyard avenue, about one mile south of the village of Highland, to which eh afterwards added two hundred acres after his marriage, which occurred May 28, 1812. He settled on the place now owned by his son, William H., where all his children were born. His wife died June 7, 1847. He died July 1, 1858. Both are buried in the old Highland burial ground. The subject of this sketch received a common school education, and was raised on a farm, and was married first, April 30, 1845, to Rachel Delphina Deyo, who also was born in Lloyd, March 19, 1823. By this marriage they had two living children, Ellen, who married Charles J. Craft, and died in May, 1873, and Anna H., who married William Cora, and now reside in Sangamon county, Illinois. His wife died March 12, 1853, and he was again married in 1855, to Mary Ann F. Deyo, who was born in Ulster county, New York, October 26, 1829, and they have had five children, Adison J., who married Jerry S. Grub, of Sangamon county, and Sarah A., Irwin R., and Levi J., live near by, and one John William, died November 10, 1862. He came to Sangamon county, Illinois, February 26, 1856, and located in Rochester township, where he has continued to live, where his children were born. He now owns two hundred and sixty acres of land, which is under a fair state of cultivation, and worth $50 per acre. Politically, he is a Democratic.