5. Settled for Life
The old newspaper, Dunolly & Betbetshire Express wrote: “Oates has, we believe, neither kith nor kin with whom to share his prize – but probably soon will have. Deason has a wife and family at Moliagul, where he holds 80 acres of land, which we believe he intends to settle down upon and cultivate.”
Deason did settle down and some of his descendants still live in the Moliagul area. However, Deason lost his fortune…