class:
namespace ScriptSQLiteDB
{
    [Serializable()]
    [XmlRoot("Settings")]
    public class Settings
    {
        [XmlElement("DatabaseName")]
        public string DatabaseName { get; set; }

        [XmlElement("DatabaseLocation")]
        public string DatabaseLocation { get; set; }
    }
}

deserialization:
                XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Settings));

                StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(settingsLocation);
                settings = (Settings)serializer.Deserialize(reader);
                reader.Close();