Ron Deaton was born a twin in the family of nine children in 1945 in Laurel County, Kentucky in a log home overlooking the Little Laurel River. These pioneer beginnings are rooted in his ancestry to the point that he must continue to write about his Appalachian heritage. A lifetime of exloring and hunting the hills of kentucky are added to his years of research of his Appalachian family to give him qualifications for becoming the expert in the fields of which he now writes. A reader with interest in Appalachian family life and its connection with the true pioneers and woodsmen of Kentucky will definately want to include the writings of Ron Deaton in their libraries.