He was a Cumberland Presbyterian Minister.
John Deaver graduated from the 9th District Agricultural School in Blountsville, Alabama, in 1907. He attended Southern University for a year and Birmingham College for a year, serving as a pastor during this time. He graduated from Howard College in East Lake, Alabama, in 1912 with an A.M. Degree. He spent three years while in East Lake in ministry at Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He then spent about three years as a pastor in Jackson, Tennessee. John Deaver enlisted in the Army on June 15, 1918 and received his commission on July 5, 1918. He served with the 3rd Battery, 61st Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division, AEF and was killed in action on October 13, 1918, while serving as Chaplain.
Source: Find a Grave ------------------------------ Born 1885. Enlisted 15 Jun 1918. Commissioned 5 July 1918. KIA in northern Argonne, France. Although buried in France, there is a memorial to him in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Oneonta, Alabama