Capt. William D. Deupree was born in Noxubee County, Miss., May 22, 1834; son of Dr. Elijah and Eliza M. (Wayne) Deupree, natives of Oglethorpe County, Ga. William D. was reared to manhood in his native State and county, and was educated at Union University, Murfreesboro, Tenn. He followed agriculture in Mississippi until the breaking out of the war, when he enlisted in Noxubee Cavalry, First Mississippi Regiment, and served as sergeant until 1863, when he was promoted to a captaincy in the Sixteenth Confederate Regiment, and served thus until the close of the war. He then resumed the management of his plantation, and followed merchandising in his native place until 1874, when he came to Jackson and began dealing in cotton. He has continued that occupation up to the present time, and has met with good success. He still retains his farm in Mississippi. In 1860 he married Miss Emma E. Bush, of Mobile, Ala., and by her is the father of three children: Willie A., a daughter and two sons - Albert B. and Thomas C. Mr. Deupree is a Democrat, but previous to the war was an old line Whig. He is a Mason, Knights Templar degree, and belongs to the K. of P. He and family are Baptists in their religious belief.

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