John Deats was born in 1769 to William Deats (also spelled Deitz), a German immigrant, and wife Mary at their home about four miles northwest of Flemington. He married Ursula Barton (1767–1853) and they had four children: Elisha Deats (1800–1862), Rhoda Deats Thurston (1803–1880), Gilbert Deats (1808–1870), and Hiram Deats (1810–1887).[1][2]
He was a wheelwright, like his father, and worked in that trade. After designing a plow and unable to find a manufacturer locally, he moved west.[1] He died in Newark, Ohio in 1841.[2][3]
Deats plowedit
Patent Diagram for the Deats Plow
After experimenting in building plows, Deats was issued a patent for an improved plow in 1828.[1][4] He was issued another patent in 1831, which detailed improvements in the moldboard, main landside, bottom landside, cutter, share, plate of iron under the share, and clevis.[5] After his death, his son, Hiram Deats, as administrator, was granted a reissue of this 1831 patent on May 16, 1845.[6][7] The plow was successfully manufactured and sold by Hiram for many years.[8] The improved moldboard was said to scour better than others.[9] Hiram's nephew, Hiram Deats Jr. (1853–1928), son of Gilbert Deats (1808–1870), later ran the company at Pittstown until 1904.[4][10][11]
Legacyedit
In 1929, his grandson, Hiram Edmund Deats, donated several pieces of agricultural equipment, including a Deats plow, made by the Deats company to Rutgers University for their agricultural museum under the care of Professor Wabun C. Krueger.[8][12] This collection became important in the creation of the New Jersey Museum of Agriculture in 1990.[13]
Referencesedit
^ abcdSnell, James P. (1881). History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey. Everts & Peck. pp. 444–445.
^ abChambers, Theodore Frelinghuysen (1895). The Early Germans of New Jersey: Their History, Churches, and Genealogies. Dover Printing Co. pp. 323–4.
^Deats, Edwin R. (1973). The Deats Families (Also Teats, Teets, Dates, Deets, Dietz and Deitz). p. 4.
^ abRamsburg, Bernard F. (2014). "Industry, 1964". The First 300 Years of Hunterdon County, 1714–2014. Flemington, New Jersey: Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission. p. 129. LCCN 2013957213.
^US patent 6883X, John Deats, "Improvement in Plows", published 1831-12-28
^"American Patents". Journal of the Franklin Institute. 1846. p. 263.
^ abBarth, Linda J. (2018). "Deats Plow". New Jersey Originals: Technological Marvels, Odd Inventions, Trailblazing Characters & More. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 26–27. ISBN978-1-4671-3926-7.
^Ramsburg, Bernard F. (2014). "Agriculture, 1964". The First 300 Years of Hunterdon County, 1714–2014. Flemington, New Jersey: Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission. p. 45. LCCN 2013957213.
^Deats, Hiram Jr. (September 1889). "Advertisement". The Jerseyman. A Quarterly Magazine of Local History. Flemington, N. J.: H. E. Deats. 1 (2): 22. We make the Original Deats Plow which has been extensively used for the past 60 years.
^Brecknell, Ursula (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pittstown Historic District". National Park Service. Section 8, Page 8. With accompanying 50 photos
^Soul, Louise (December 14, 1986). "State Agricultural Museum: A Collection Without a Home". The New York Times.
^Mautner, Lyn (December 17, 1989). "New Museum's Focus Is Agriculture". The New York Times.
john, deats, february, 1769, 1841, american, wheelwright, inventor, deats, plow, from, hunterdon, county, jersey, born, 1769, february, 1769diedmay, 1841, 1841, aged, known, forinvention, deats, plow, contents, life, family, deats, plow, legacy, references, ex. John Deats February 1 1769 May 1 1841 was an American wheelwright and inventor of the Deats plow from Hunterdon County New Jersey 1 John DeatsBorn 1769 02 01 February 1 1769DiedMay 1 1841 1841 05 01 aged 72 Known forInvention of the Deats plow Contents 1 Life and family 2 Deats plow 3 Legacy 4 References 5 External linksLife and family editJohn Deats was born in 1769 to William Deats also spelled Deitz a German immigrant and wife Mary at their home about four miles northwest of Flemington He married Ursula Barton 1767 1853 and they had four children Elisha Deats 1800 1862 Rhoda Deats Thurston 1803 1880 Gilbert Deats 1808 1870 and Hiram Deats 1810 1887 1 2 He was a wheelwright like his father and worked in that trade After designing a plow and unable to find a manufacturer locally he moved west 1 He died in Newark Ohio in 1841 2 3 Deats plow edit nbsp Patent Diagram for the Deats PlowAfter experimenting in building plows Deats was issued a patent for an improved plow in 1828 1 4 He was issued another patent in 1831 which detailed improvements in the moldboard main landside bottom landside cutter share plate of iron under the share and clevis 5 After his death his son Hiram Deats as administrator was granted a reissue of this 1831 patent on May 16 1845 6 7 The plow was successfully manufactured and sold by Hiram for many years 8 The improved moldboard was said to scour better than others 9 Hiram s nephew Hiram Deats Jr 1853 1928 son of Gilbert Deats 1808 1870 later ran the company at Pittstown until 1904 4 10 11 Legacy editIn 1929 his grandson Hiram Edmund Deats donated several pieces of agricultural equipment including a Deats plow made by the Deats company to Rutgers University for their agricultural museum under the care of Professor Wabun C Krueger 8 12 This collection became important in the creation of the New Jersey Museum of Agriculture in 1990 13 References edit a b c d Snell James P 1881 History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties New Jersey Everts amp Peck pp 444 445 a b Chambers Theodore Frelinghuysen 1895 The Early Germans of New Jersey Their History Churches and Genealogies Dover Printing Co pp 323 4 Deats Edwin R 1973 The Deats Families Also Teats Teets Dates Deets Dietz and Deitz p 4 a b Ramsburg Bernard F 2014 Industry 1964 The First 300 Years of Hunterdon County 1714 2014 Flemington New Jersey Hunterdon County Cultural amp Heritage Commission p 129 LCCN 2013957213 US patent 6883X John Deats Improvement in Plows published 1831 12 28 US patent RX70 Hiram Deats of Quakertown New Jersey administrator of John Deats deceased Plow published 1831 12 28 American Patents Journal of the Franklin Institute 1846 p 263 a b Barth Linda J 2018 Deats Plow New Jersey Originals Technological Marvels Odd Inventions Trailblazing Characters amp More Arcadia Publishing pp 26 27 ISBN 978 1 4671 3926 7 Ramsburg Bernard F 2014 Agriculture 1964 The First 300 Years of Hunterdon County 1714 2014 Flemington New Jersey Hunterdon County Cultural amp Heritage Commission p 45 LCCN 2013957213 Deats Hiram Jr September 1889 Advertisement The Jerseyman A Quarterly Magazine of Local History Flemington N J H E Deats 1 2 22 We make the Original Deats Plow which has been extensively used for the past 60 years Brecknell Ursula August 1989 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Pittstown Historic District National Park Service Section 8 Page 8 With accompanying 50 photos Soul Louise December 14 1986 State Agricultural Museum A Collection Without a Home The New York Times Mautner Lyn December 17 1989 New Museum s Focus Is Agriculture The New York Times External links edit nbsp Media related to John Deats at Wikimedia Commons John Deats at Find a Grave nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Deats amp oldid 1197316856 Deats plow, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
