When Enoch R. Deason was born on 28 April 1839, in Bedford, Tennessee, United States, his father, Joel R. Deason, was 39 and his mother, Levina or Louisa, was 22. He married Martha Ann Gobin on 23 August 1861, in Ray, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Crooked River Township, Ray, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Missouri, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1864. He died on 6 November 1871, in Hardin, Ray, Missouri, United States, at the age of 32, and was buried in Hardin, Ray, Missouri, United States.