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PRIVATE JOHN T. DEIGHAN
was a member of a prominent Camden family. Born in Florence, New Jersey
on August 23, 1896, his family came to North Camden when he was a
boy.
John T.
Deighan was married and living with his wife Catherine Deighan at 1031
Carpenter
Street in the summer of 1918. He was drafted on September
5, 1918, and sent to Camp Humphreys VA, where he was assigned to Company
F, 7th Engineers. John T. Deighan was home on leave when he died of Spanish influenza
and pneumonia at his
mother's house at 839 Elm
Street in
North Camden on October 12, 1918. He was
survived by his
wife Catherine, his mother, Mrs. Ellen Deighan Park, his brothers
Neil
and Richard, his sisters Helen and
Sarah, his stepfather William Park,
and his stepsisters Elizabeth M., Catherine C., and Agnes V. Park. After
funeral services in Camden he was buried with full military honors at Calvary
Cemetery in Delaware Township (present day Cherry Hill) NJ.
John Deighan's brother
Neil F.
Deighan operated a popular nightclub and restaurant near the Airport
Circle in Pennsauken NJ during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.
Neil F.
Deighan was also a well known sports figure in Camden. He played
professional basketball and was a member of the Eastern Basketball
League's 1919-1920 champion Camden Crusaders, which were owned by Camden
veterinarian Dr. Charles B.
Helm. Rich Deighan
also had a long career as a professional basketball player in the 1920s
and 1930s.
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