A storekeeper who was sweeping the sidewalk a few feet away noticed Bob, Emmett, and even Grat, who was wearing a fake mustache, and ran inside his store. Dalton family history shows that the name has two possible derivations. A largely fictional film version of the Daltons' lives was adapted from Emmett's 1931 book. As they approached the camp the bootleggers began to fire on them. Let me look at one." By Stephanie Dalton March 03, 2008 at 03:10:47 Hello, I am trying to find a family tree for the Dalton family of which 2 members of the Dalton gang are from. The night before the robbery at Red Rock, Judge Burford, US District Attorney for Oklahoma Horace Speed, and deputy marshal George Yoes (son of Marshal Jacob Yoes, the Daltons former employer at Fort Smith) were sitting in a hotel lobby in Kingfisher, where they were talking about the cases that would be in court the next day. Left to right: Bill Powers; Bob Dalton; Grat Dalton, Dick Broadwell, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "DALTON Family History: Old West Kansas Dalton Gang KS Heritage Group www.kansasheritage.org", "The Dalton Gang Train Robbery at Adair, I.T. In 1840 there were 39 Dalton families living in Virginia. Sometime before the Alila robbery, but after Grat, Bob and Emmett had all arrived at Bill's ranch in 1890, Grat had been rumored to have been in possession of rare two dollar bills. Since the horse was lame, they could only get $60 for it and Grat was unable to find another horse afterwards. His deputy abandoned him after being wounded. Sheriff Kay soon learned of the horses at Ludlow and that the description of the men who left them matched that of Bob and Emmett. Laney was born on May 23 1903. In order to persuade the townsfolk not to hang him, he agreed to tell them everything they wanted to know. The baggageman carelessly stuck the revolver into a pigeon-hole messagebox and went to work at the other end of the car. While the Indian Nations had their own tribal law enforcement, these agencies had no jurisdiction over non-Indians. On May 23, 1894, Dalton and his new gang robbed the First National Bank at Longview, Texas. This train was always accompanied by a crowd of gamblers and prostitutes looking to make money off the recently paid employees, and Grat and Bob had "followed the pay car" together several times before. Kay apologized to Grat and let him go, but upon visiting the Sol Sweet store Kay learned that Evans had received gold instead of two dollar bills when cashing his check. There is the head of the family, John (Kevin. Dalton was born to Lewis and Adeline Dalton and was the youngest of the Dalton brothers. After the robbery at Adair, officials of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad offered a reward of $40,000 for anyone who could capture and convict the Dalton Gang, and a reward of $5,000 for the arrest of any of them.[8]. Brother of Charles Benjamin Dalton; Henry 'Cole' Coleman Dalton; Louis Kossuth Dalton; Bea Elizabeth Dalton; Littleton "Lit" Lee Dalton and 11 others; Lelia Dalton; Frank Dalton, Deputy U.S. The most Dalton families were found in USA in 1880. Dont stop looking you will find out! Four of the gang were killed in the ensuing gun fight. Born December 3, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, he was a son of the late Winston S. and Walburga (Petersen) Dalton. 108 reviews #16 of 84 Restaurants in Amherst $$ - $$$ American Greek Vegetarian Friendly. [18] No one then or later asked him about the horse tending remark, but it couldn't have referred to Bill Powers because his role as an active participant is well recorded. When we first meet the Duttons owners of the sprawling Yellowstone-Dutton Ranch in Montana we see right away this is no ordinary family. Grat lowered his winchester, fired, and the jumped behind cover all in one quick motion. The Dalton brothers were raised in a large family of mostly well-mannered siblings. Emmett reappears on a wanted poster in Les Cousins Dalton his character of tallest of the Dalton Brothers being taken over by Averell Dalton. After having a deputy watch Middleton's place, he learned that Middleton was buying enough groceries to last three months and was seen driving east of Sanger. Kay and Ford traveled the fifty miles to Guthrie, but soon came into problems when dealing with different tribal jurisdictions. Gratton Dalton, called "Grat" Dalton, (March 30, 1861 to October 5, 1892) was an outlaw of the Old West, and leader of the Dalton Gang. This would've been while Grat was on active duty as Deputy Marshal in Indian Territory, but Sheriff Kay claimed that Grat had told him that he had made two extended trips to California while serving as U.S. The John Dutton Name As 1883 shows us, James and Margaret Dutton travel out West with their daughter, Elsa, and young son John. [11] He was given a life sentence in the Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas, of which he served 14 years before being pardoned. Brothers Bob, "Grat", and Emmett had first worked as lawmen for the federal court at Fort Smith, Arkansas and then for the Osage Nation. Bill arrived in Paso Robles and was arrested by Sheriff Kay fifteen minutes after getting off the train and was taken to Visalia. Instead he caught a cold from sitting in the fog all night. When Bill and Dean were acquitted, Bill was rearrested by Kay after his bondsmen were convinced to withdraw by detective Hume. Bob and Emmett, meanwhile, had been busy in Oklahoma forming their gang. Emmett was sentenced to life in the state prison at Lansing, Kansas, by Judge J.D. However, four of the 15 children loom large in western outlaw folklore: Grat, Bob, Bill and Emmett Dalton. Timothy Peter Dalton (born 21 March 1946) is a Welsh actor of film and television. He then ordered the bags of silver on the vault floor into his bag, containing $1000 and weighing about 200lb. This was only a few months after $2,000 in rare two dollar bills had been stolen during a train robbery outside of Goshen (a robbery later attributed to Chris Evans and John Sontag). Though he did not participate in any of the hold-ups with his brothers, he acted as their spy and advisor. Notes from Obituaries. The Dalton brothers were descendents of Timothy and Elizabeth Dalton of Bedford Co., Virginia and "Lighthorse" Harry Lee and Charles Younger through their parents, James Lewis Dalton (1826-1890) and Adeline Lee Younger (1835-1925). How did they ever cut that bar out without my knowing it?". The road curved behind some willow trees, and Kay told Witty to drive past the house, passing close to the door, and then to drive back. A detailed bio on a Dalton Brothers webpage declares "We play two kinds of music: Country and Western" and notes that the group took inspiration from country legends including Willie Nelson,. Kay decided to place both men under arrest and took them to Visalia. The eight armed guards on the train all happened to be at the back of the train when it pulled in. When they entered the cell, Bill took out his guitar, sat on a soap box, leaned against the bars of the corridor and began to play a popular song he put his own words to and titled, "You'll Never Miss My Brother Till He's Gone". This was in addition to the jailer, J.M. After they realized they were no longer being pursued, Bob and Emmett began to form what would be known as the Dalton Gang. Kay found out that, before they had arrived, Bob and Emmett had got into a fight at one of the saloons there and badly beat up two cowboys before leaving for Topeka. Bob shot him in the head, killing him. Bill was interviewed by the Fresno Expositor in September 1891 saying, "The truth is I am like Paddy Miles' boy --- no matter what goes wrong or what depredation is committed, Bill Dalton is always charged with the same."[5]. In 1910 he bacame a special Peace Officer in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dalton Brothers, four train and bank robbers famous in U.S. Western history: Grattan ("Grat"; 1861-92), William ("Bill"; 1863-94), Robert ("Bob"; 1870-92), and Emmett (1871-1937). The tailor remembered the coat, but he couldn't remember who had bought it, only that some girl had picked it up once it was clean. He arrested Bryant and took him on a train to be committed to the jail at Wichita, Kansas, without notifying Marshal Grimes at Fort Smith. The actor Tyler MacDuff portrayed Emmett Dalton in the 1957 episode of the CBS documentary drama series You Are There entitled "The End of the Dalton Gang (October 5, 1892). [7] The gang secured about $18,000. Grat entered the Condon Bank and pointed his Winchester at the cashier, ordering his hands up, while Powers and Broadwell took positions at the door. Hannah Adeline Dalton (a twin) b. He was a saloon keeper in Kansas City, Missouri when he married Adeline Lee Younger. alton, Louis Kossuth Dalton, Bea Elizabeth Lelia Phillips (born Dalton), Littleton "lit" Lee Dalton, John Franklin Dalton, Grat Roy Reynolds Dalton, Roy Johnson, Genie Gilstrap Perrier (born Dalton), May 3 1871 - Cas Co, Belton, Cass County, Missouri, United States, July 13 1937 - Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, United States. He moved to Hollywood, California, and became a real estate agent, author, and actor, and died in 1937 at age 66. Evans, however, claimed that he had received the bills from the Sol Sweet store after cashing a check there. 6 Jul 1879, d. 13 Sep 1928 in Oklahoma City. On his death bed, Emmett told Frank Forrest Latta that he had robbed a train in California, and had used the alias William McElhanie. Grat went to the back office and ordered the manager into the front, he then handed the cashier a sack bag and ordered him to fill it with cash from the money drawer. Re: The Dalton Gang family tree or offspring. Frank is buried in Coffeyville, Kansas. He decided to watch the outside of the place at night to see if he could catch in the act whoever was trying to open the grating. Kay stopped Grat in the street and said, "Say, I hear you have some two-dollar bills. Kay's buggy was directly facing the setting sun, so they could not tell who the men were. On October 5, 1892, the Dalton gang attempted this feat when they set out to rob the C.M. Also wounded were captains Kinney and LaFlore, but they recovered. Kay's deputies were carrying ten gauge, double-barrel shotguns, loaded with buckshot, and they leveled them at Dalton. The Dalton Gang was a group of outlaws in the American Old West during 18901892. In August 1891, Charlie Bryant was spotted in Hennessey, Oklahoma, after leaving the gang's hideout to visit his brother in Mulhall. Emmett had denied accompanying Bob to California. Father of Roy Reynolds Dalton Bob and Emmett ran through the back door and ducked into a saloon across the alley. When Middleton returned, Kay arrested him at his home and threatened to send him to San Quentin if he didn't give up Grat's hideout. Re: The Dalton Gang family tree or offspring. It had been raining for several days prior, and it was so cold the ground was covered in ice. Walker in Wichita. Eddie Milton Payne, age 78, of Dalton, Georgia, passed away Monday February 27, 2023 at Hamilton Medical Center. There have been several other nominees suggested to be the sixth man seen riding into Coffeyville, including Bill Dalton, George Newcomb, and Bill Doolin, all of which have never been confirmed. Bill had returned to Oklahoma several months earlier, living at his mother's house near Kingsfisher. Through her brother, Adeline was an aunt of Cole and Jim Younger, of the famous James-Younger Gang. Rumors had circulated for months that Bob had planned to come and liberate Grat, so two of sheriff Kay's deputies, Jim Wagy and Bob Hockett, had been hired by Wells Fargo to guard Grat's cell until he was sentenced and sent to San Quentin. Geni requires JavaScript! A fourth brother, William M. "Bill" Dalton (1866-1894) was an outlaw as well and mainly rode with the Wild Bunch. They started stealing horses to make more money, and then fled the area. He had Bill lift the carpet and open the trap door and, instead of Bob, they discovered a man named Riley Dean, a saloon hanger-on from Visalia and Traver. In El Paso, they found out that Bob and Emmett had headed to Albuquerque and then took the train to Topeka, Kansas, where the rail ended. Doolin quit the gang, along with Newcomb and Pierce, due to the mismanagement of finances. Kay believed they did this to throw him off by going south instead of east. During the robbery, one member of the gang and four citizens were killed in a shootout. John Dalton, who was the brother of William Dalton the Elder, married Mary Newman Brockenbrough, the widow of William Brockenbrough on 6 May 1702. Leona outlived all of her brothers and sisters. Without making any noise, Bryant went to the messagebox and secured the revolver. Bill escaped through a window at the back of the house, but as he ran through a patch of corn he was shot and killed by the deputy marshals. In the gunfight, 200 shots were fired. Chris Evans' family ridiculed reports of any such involvement or that Tom had been killed, but otherwise never disclosed his actual whereabouts. The Daltons had plenty of friends in the area willing to hide them and easily lost Kay once they were in familiar territory. The Lehman family is a prominent family of Jewish German-Americans who founded the financial firm Lehman Brothers.Some were also involved in American politics. Gloria Satterfield died on Feb. 8, 2018. 6 Jul 1879, d. 13 Sep 1928 in Oklahoma City. For the film based on them, see, Dalton gang following the 1892 Coffeyville, Kansas raid. Several civilians were wounded in the fighting. After Kay finished talking to the cleaner, Deputy George Witty reported to him that telegrams from the coast said Bill was not in Paso Robles or Estrella. Part of the ill-fated Dalton raid on two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas, he survived despite receiving 23 gunshot wounds. The ride from Mojave to Barstow almost cost them their lives, as they only saw water once in those seventy-five miles of desert. After being found innocent by a Visalia jury, Bill was acquitted and released on October 15. Lindsey in Ardmore, Oklahoma, tracked him to the cabin and surrounded it on June 8, 1894. Kay talked to their mother for several hours and she even invited him in for breakfast. This also suggests that John Dalton was not a young man, and this could have been a second wife. As Emmett reviewed the roles of the various participants, he concluded by saying, "Then there was Tom Evans down tending the horses." The two left California in February 1892 and rode for a hundred and seven days before reaching Kingfisher. Grat heard the revolver shots from the Express agent. Condolences can be left for the family at www.mynattfh.com. It has been speculated by those seeking to answer the confusion that Bill Powers possibly escaped and it was Tom Evans who was killed, as originally reported, or that Tom Evans was just an alias of Bill Powers. [2] He was paroled after serving 14 years in prison.[3]. He attended Irving elementary school and he graduated from Morton East High School in. Emmett, however, was against the idea. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Leona outlived all of her brothers and sisters. na Randolph Dalton, Emma Dalton, Robert Rennick Dalton, Eva May Dalton, Mason Dalton, Henry Coleman Coleman Dalton, Gratton Hanley Dalton July 13 1937 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. Wagy told him that he must've slept in a draft, to which Grat replied, "Yes, it must have been pretty cold in the yard over there last night." But that is not known. Chris had continually attested his innocence and any confirmation of his already rumored association with the Dalton Gang would have damaged his case. This was on the property of a man named Jim Riley, about eight miles from the present-day town of Taloga, Oklahoma. Witty did have a clue from another deputy that two strange men had been seen hanging around after dark on the open plain near Traver and at the abandoned Overland Stage station at Cross Creek. Kay knew that, besides Beckenridge's sabotage of the case, Grat would probably be found innocent and their case against Bob and Emmett would fall through. He spent 15 years in prison in Kansas State Prison, before winning a pardon in 1907. With his revolver in hand, Kay dropped to the ground as they passed the door and slowly entered the station. What Bill didn't know is that Beckenridge was also a consulting attorney for the Southern Pacific railroad. Knowing that Kay was hot on their trail, they traveled east through Arizona into New Mexico. Family Tree. She was born on April 10, 1956, in Berea, Kentucky, the daughter of the late John M. & Eliza Jane (Isaacs) Webb. They had planned to meet with Grat and cross the plaza to the alley, where they could make their escape, but word of the robbery had spread through town. The deputy handed the message to Judge Burford, who read it aloud to the audience. Even though Sheriff Kay had given up his pursuit of the boys, they still had a $3000 bounty on their heads posted by Wells Fargo and the Southern Pacific Railroad, encouraging lawmen in the area to pick up where Kay had left off. The plan was that Bob and Emmett were to rob the First National Bank while Grat, Broadwell, and Powers robbed the Condon Bank across the street. They were also accused of robbing a bank in El Reno, Oklahoma, on July 28, but this was based on little evidence, as no one identified any members of the gang. 6 July 1879, d. 6 Jul 1879 in MO. Grave of Dalton gang in Coffeyville, Kansas, Bob Dalton, with an unidentified woman (possibly Eugenia Moore), May 9, 1889. Dalton took part in several robberies with the Wild Bunch, including a gun battle on September 1, 1893, at Ingalls, Oklahoma Territory, where three deputy U. S. marshals were killed. Ford drew his revolver and ran into another store to the alley to cut them off, but soon lost them. Son of James Lewis Dalton and Adeline Lee Dalton Kay asked Rucker if there was anyone else around and she replied that there wasn't. However, James and Adeline only had one grandchild who carried on the Dalton name. The second train robbery by the Dalton Gang in Oklahoma was at a small station called Lelietta on September 15, 1891, about four miles north of Wagoner, Oklahoma. Afraid to go near them, Bill left out supplies and food, while there were several times the boys visited Bill's house at night. On the morning of Oct. 5, 1892, Bob, Grat, and Emmett, together with Dick Broadwell and Bill Powers, rode into Coffeyville, Kan., intent upon robbing the towns two banks. As Witty entered the room, he heard a noise come from somewhere inside. Bill immediately threw his guitar on the bed and exclaimed, "Now what in the world do you know about that? James Lewis Dalton from Jackson County, Missouri and Kentucky was the father of all four boys. Marshal S.T. Bob and Emmett were able to steal horses and riding rigs. Emmet's grave is pictured in the final panel of the story alongside his brothers and a sign that says "The Daltons died without taking their boots off" Each grave has the hat of the respective owner placed on the Crucifix with Bob Dalton's being shredded with bullet holes. When Jim approached Bill said, "Jim, the birds have flown." The $50,000, however, came out to only $1800 after drafts and securities had been thrown out. Emmett Dalton survived the raid but received 23 gunshot wounds. Short took the prisoner back and placed him in the baggage car. For a time, Bill Doolin and his partners operated under outlaw Henry Starr (Cherokee), hiding out about 75 miles northeast of Kingfisher, from where they made several raids. Since Emmett had originally attempted to convince his captors that he was Charles Dryden, until he realized that it was hopeless, his word is considered by many to be of questionable value. He then sold the lease to his ranch in San Luis Obispo County, moved his family to his wife's parents in Livingston, California, and left for Kingfisher. Before the Coffeyville raid, Bill Dalton had returned to Oklahoma, later joining Bill Doolins gang and then forming his own gang. The posse reached Dalton's camp at nine and split into two groups in order to surround the camp, Kay leading one and Hensley the other. After serving 14 years in prison for the crime, Dalton capitalized on his notoriety to author books and become an actor in Hollywood. Grat and Bob Dalton, Dick Broadwell, and Bill Powers were all killed. After Bill and Riley Dean were brought to the Visalia jail, Sheriff Pervis of Stanislaus County, S.P. The outlaws had worn masks during the Alila robbery, concealing their identities. In 1931, he published When the Daltons Rode, which was later made into a 1940 movie starring Randolph Scott. Percy was born on October 4 1897. Wagy said, "Here is your hole", and kicked the broom handle onto the floor. Grat first rode to Charles Owen's ranch across from Clovis Cole where he stayed for a few days. Their only grandchild with the surname Dalton was Charles Coleman Dalton. The Dalton Gang family tree or offspring. The man was Riley Dean and he did as he was told. The mountain was a natural fortress, rocky and heavily wooded, with a good view of the surrounding countryside. He married Minnie McDaniel on July 30, 1910. Isham passed away on month day 1811, at age 71 at death place, Virginia. Simon Noel Dalton (a twin) b. Kay promised Middleton secrecy, and a horse and buggy, if he led him to within a half mile of Dalton's camp. On September 21, Grat Dalton was brought into court to face sentencing, but this was instead postponed to October 6. For some reason, however, the body was buried as Bill Powers. He is the cowboy in charge of it all, and now current governor of Montana. Bill Dalton agreed to join them and soon took part in several robberies, but Lit refused in disgust. The account given on October 7, 1892, by Coffeyville's The Journal is considered to be the most authentic on events the day of the robbery. He would, he claimed, "beat anything Jesse James ever didrob two banks at once, in broad daylight." Bill Powers was somewhat of a man of mystery. Emmett thought Grat would mess things up if he went alone with Powers and Broadwell, and thought they should trade places. As they exited the door, an American Express agent opened fire with his revolver. Attention: . Explore the world's largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources. Bill Dalton and Bill Doolin had been waiting several miles away with extra horses to aid the gang's escape. Maggie Rucker, the woman who once ran the Cross Creek Overland station, was sitting with another girl alone in the front room, silently making dresses. This is why Grat was able to notice Deputy Wagy hiding in a yard across the street from the jail. They had no children. Standing with his back towards him was Bill Dalton, watching the horses and buggy Kay had just left, while nervously working the lever of his winchester. Kay doubled back to Kingman and learned that the boys had taken a train to Phoenix with the money they made.
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