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Michael Daniel Deal     Born: Dec 1833, Indiana Died:  Aft. 1900, Iowa   Michael Daniel Deal was born Dec 1833 in Indiana.  He was the 3rd child born to Michael Daniel Deal I (1784-1858) and Mary M. Wheeler. He was the grandson of William Deal (1742-1789) and Susannah Ikert and the great-grandson of Johannes Wilhelm Diehl/Deal (1717-1790) and Mary Ann Crosby.     Michael Daniel Deal married Melissa Ann Hussong on 11 Jun 1863.  Their marriage produced seven children.   The Michael Daniel Deal Family (Standing, Left to Right) Hattie, Carrie, Wirt, Cora, Sam (Sitting, Left to Right) Lem, Daniel, Melissa, Grant       Children of Michael Daniel Deal and Melissa Ann Hussong Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse Ulysses S. Grant Deal Dec 1864 Story Co, IA 05 Nov 1951 Tucker, WV Melissa Ellen Deal m. 31 Dec 1885 Story Co, IA Lemuel Marston  Deal 14 Feb 1869 Story Co, IA 03 Dec 1955 Olive Celia Stillman m. 03 Oct 1894 Gilbert, Story Co, IA Wallis Ellsworth "Wirt" Deal Mar 1872 Story Co, IA 11 May 1920 Akeley Hubbard Co, MN Mable Hortense Weston m. 28 Oct 1896 Boone, IA Frances Cora Deal Jan 1875 Story Co, IA 14 Jan 1931 Cass Co, MN Thomas Lithio m. 16 Mar 1892 Story Co, IA Carrie Josephine Deal 11 Jun 1877 Franklin Twnship Story Co, IA 22 Mar 1962 Ames Story Co, IA Fred Elmer McCoy m. 19 Sep 1895 Neada, Story Co, IA Samuel Nelson Deal 12 Nov 1879 Boone Co, IA 1948 Boone, Boone Co, IA Vina Jane Arrasmith m. 01 Apr 1899 Boone Co, IA Hattie Mae Deal Jun 1881 Ames, Story Co, IA 1964 (1) Joseph Bonard Grove m. 18 Jul 1901, Story, IA (2) Jesse Leroy Bradford m. 11 Apr 1928, Clarion, IA       Michael Daniel Deal and Melissa Ann Hussong Deal       The 1880 Census for Boone County, Iowa, shows Daniel and Melissa living in Jackson Township with six children.  The Census indicates that Daniel was born in Indiana and both of his parents were born in Iowa.  The Census also shows that Melissa was born in Indiana.  Their son, Grant, was born in Iowa, but the Census "Incorrectly" shows that his parents were born in Iowa (the Census shows they were born in Indiana).      1880 Census for Jackson Township, Boone County, Iowa   Name Race Sex Age Relation S/M/W Occupation Birth Birth of Father Birth of Mother Last First Deal Mikle D. W M 40   M Farmer Indiana Iowa Iowa ---- Melissa W F 34 Wife M Keeping House Indiana " " ---- Grant W M 15 Son   At Home Iowa " " ---- Lem W M 11 Son   At Home Missouri Indiana Indiana ---- Wallis W M 8 Son   At School Missouri " " ---- Cora W F 5 Daughter   At Home Iowa " " ---- Carrie W F 3 Daughter   At Home Iowa " " ---- Samuel W M 7/12 Son   At Home Iowa " "       The 1885 Iowa Census lists Daniel (M.D.), Melissa (Malissa) and their seven children: Grant (age 20), Lem (age 16), Wallace (age 13), Cora (age 10), Carrie (age 7), Sam (age 5) and Hattie (age 3).  Daniel's age was 45 and Melissa was 39.   1885 Census of Story County, Iowa   Name Residence Age Sex S/M/W Occupation Last First Deal M. D. 8 1/2 NE 45 M M Farmer Deal Malissa   39 F M Housekeeper Deal Grant   20 M S   Deal Lem   16 " "   Deal Wallace   13 " "   Deal Cora   10 F "   Deal Carrie   7 " "   Deal Sam   5 M "   Deal Hattie   3 F "       Two Pages from Cora Deal's Forget-Me-Not Book dated Dec 15, 87 These pages seem have been written on by Cora's parents, Melissa Ann and Michael Daniel Deal                                   Dec the 25 87 Miss Cora Honor Thy Father & Mother & all thy relations in spite of all creation.                                Melissa A. Deal                                  Dec 25 87 Cora     Oner Thi father and Mother                                   M. D. Deal       Michael Daniel Deal (right) and his brother Eli (left), both born in 1833     The 1900 Iowa Census shows some changes for (Michael) Daniel & Melissa.  The family was living in Washington Township of Story County.  Daniel's age was 66 and his occupation was listed as a "Day Man".  The Census further states that he had worked every month for the entire year.  Son Grant is living with the family and is 35 years old.  The Census indicates that Grant was married, but no indication of where his wife was.  Grant's occupation was listed as "Day Laborer" and he had been unemployed for 3 months out of the year.  We further learn that Daniel & Melissa own a house (as opposed to a farm) and that it is mortgaged.  Daughter Hattie, age 18, was also still living with her parents.   Everyone listed on the Census could read, write and speak English.   As opposed to the 1880 Census, the 1900 Census states that Daniel's father (Michael Daniel Deal) was born in Germany and his mother (Mary M. Wheeler) was born in England.   1900 Census for Washington Township, Story County, Iowa   Name Relation Race Sex Birth Age S/M/W Yrs Md Birth Occup. Last First Mth Year You Father Mother Deal Micheal D. Head W M Dec 1833 66 M 37 Indiana Germany England Day Man ---- Melissa A. Wife W F Sep 1844 55 M 37 Indiana Indiana Tennessee   ---- Grant Son W M Dec 1864 35 M   Iowa Indiana Indiana Day Laborer ---- Hattie M. Daughter W F Jun 1881 18 S   Iowa Indiana Indiana        Michael died after 1900, probably in Iowa.     Photos of the Children of Michael & Melissa Deal     Samuel Deal & his sister, Cora           Lemuel Deal, Sam Deal & Unknown Man   (Left) Lemuel Deal; (Right) Lemuel with two of his children, Leonard & Margaret     (Left) Margaret Deal - Lemuel's daughter; (Right) Ardell Deal - Lemuel's son     The Wirt Deal Family     Wirt Deal with his Shetland pony on the farm at Battle Lake, Minnesota     Hattie Deal with Clarence's cousins     (Left to Right) Unknown, Hattie and Ralph       Jim Hussong's Blacksmith Shop           SOURCES   Thanks to Tom Lithio for all of the photos of the Michael Daniel Deal Family You can contact Tom at ctalith@hotmail.com       If you have additional photos or information on the Deal / Diehl Family, please contact me.