William Henry Cook Dalton did have other children, This may be the connection I was looking for...Let me check with the Carroll Co. list....anyone???? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simmons" <simmons@inetone.net> To: <DALTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 8:41 PM Subject: Re: [DALTON-L] Re: William, brother of Millard > Hi, Sheila - > I "lurk" and look at the Dalton list, but have never written, because > frankly I know very little about genealogy and what little I do know about > my Daltons has me really confused. > I am Ann Dalton Simmons, daughter of Harry Leonard Dalton, who is 94 and > doing well. He is the son of William Riley Dalton and Winnie Portis Dalton. > William Riley Dalton was born in Carroll County, Va in 1881 and Winnie > Dalton was born in Wytheville, Va. in 1883. Those are facts I am sure of. > Now is where it gets a little murky for me. > William Riley Dalton's mother was Julia Dalton, or July Dalton or Julia > Ann Dalton - have seen her referred to in all these ways and have heard her > called that. I was told by my mother, who died in 1969, that William Riley > was illegitimate, which could very well be true. However, he had three > sisters and the only one I have met and know for sure was Dora Dalton, who > was born in Carroll County, in 1879, I believe. Another daughter may have > been named Carlys. Julia and William Riley are listed as living in > Wytheville, Va. in 1890 and supposedly she lived there when she died around > 1910-12. My dad has only vague recollections of her, but knows she died when > he was a very young boy. (He was born in 1906.) > If Julia was not married, then her maiden name was Dalton. > Family tradition and my father says that William Riley and Dora's dad > was Henry Clay Dalton, or William Henry Clay Dalton. I have searched at the > Carroll County Courthouse, but not hard or extensively - and did find a > record of William Riley's birth in Carroll County and it said that his > parents were Julia Dalton and William H.C. Dalton. He was listed as a farmer > in Carroll County and she was a housewife, I think. Anyway, there was some > mark or word with the name and I asked the clerk what that meant and it said > it meant he was illegitimate. Dora was born before him, had the same parents > listed, as did Carlys, born, I believe, abot two years after. > Just a little more and I'll quit! > In some record, maybe a census, but a little later, there is listed a > William Henry Clay Dalton in Wythe County, Va., which is adjacent to > Carroll, which you probably know. He had a wife(Mahala?) een a Mabry, but > not named Julia and lots of children, including two daughters named > Ississippi and Missouri. On down the list was a boarder, Julia Dalton and a > child, William Dalton. > Do you have any info about this long, complicated history. Could William > Henry Cook and William Henry Clay be the same man, do you supposed. Family > oral history also says that Dora was raised by another man or family and her > marriage license says "father unknown." > Would you be kind enough to tell me what you think? > Thank you so much in advance... > Ann Dalton Simmons > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sheila Anderson-Lewis" <magickrn@bellsouth.net> > To: <DALTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 10:17 AM > Subject: [DALTON-L] Re: William, brother of Millard > > > > William Henry Cook Dalton married Sarah Ann "Sally" Sutphin in Carroll Co. > > VA. He had a daughter, Dora California Dalton that married Ennis Lee > Spence, > > son of Eli Jackson Spence and Mary Ann "Polly" Bolt. W. H. C. Dalton was > > stricken with what we now call "Alzheimer's" disease. My grandmother, > Gussie > > Ellen Spence, had to feed him in his last few years. His mind had rapidly > > declined. He was a very strong man, I was told by my grandmother. > > > > Sheila Anderson-Lewis > > magickrn@bellsouth.net > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "MSN/kennethhaas" <kennethaas@email.msn.com> > > To: <DALTON-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 9:49 PM > > Subject: Re: [DALTON-L] Fw: [VACARROL] Mildred ?? > > > > > > > Sheila - No Mildred. Millard Fillmore Dalton was born ca 1854. > > > Siblings were William A. born 1852; Sanders N. born 1856; Julius A. > > > born 1858 who married Alverda Dalton in 1878; James Jefferson > > > (1860-1936) m. Mary J. Reynolds (1866-1946) . Five sons, no daughters > > > by my records. Anyone lnow what happened to sons William, Sanders and > > > Millard ?? --- Ken > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Sheila Anderson-Lewis" <magickrn@bellsouth.net> > > > To: <DALTON-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 7:24 PM > > > Subject: [DALTON-L] Fw: [VACARROL] Mildred ?? > > > > > > > > > > Was there a Mildred in my bunch or is this correct as Millard?? > > > William was > > > > my 3rd great grandfather, William H. was my 2nd great grandfather, > > > William > > > > Henry Cook Dalton. > > > > > > > > Sheila > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: <JASONSEM@aol.com> > > > > To: <VACARROL-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 6:20 PM > > > > Subject: [VACARROL] Mildred ?? > > > > > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 04/30/2001 7:33:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > > > > > family@sprynet.com writes: > > > > > > > > > > << Willard to Millard (but I guess only in my mind not on paper) > > > I knew I > > > > had > > > > > found him in the 1860 census on line. Don't know why I didn't > > > make the > > > > > corrections. Thanks again. > > > > > 30/30 William Dalton 33 m Farmer > > > > > Sarah '' 29 f House Keeper > > > > > Wm. H. '' 8 m > > > > > Millard F. '' 6 m > > > > > Sanders N. '' 4 m > > > > > Julius A. '' 2 m > > > > > James J. '' 4/12 m > > > > > Timothy '' 77 m Farming >> > > > > > I recieved data that this family also had a dau. Mildred..?? Was > > > she > > > > mistaken > > > > > for the Millard above ? Or could there have been twins.? > > > > > Death records show there was a Mariah A 1860c/ 9 Aug 1866 also > > > sent by > > > > > another searcher.. Louise > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== VACARROL Mailing List ==== > > > > > The Carroll Co VAGenWeb "Books" page is located at URL: > > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vacarrol/carr-lup.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== DALTON Mailing List ==== > > > > Post your Queries to the Dalton Query Board > > > > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Dalton > > > > Visit the Dalton/Daulton/Dolton Family Web Page at > > > > http://members.home.net/sondowner/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== DALTON Mailing List ==== > > > Subscribe to the free email Dalton Gang Newsletter. Email Melanie Dalton > > > Crain at mdcrain@mindspring.com > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== DALTON Mailing List ==== > > "The Dalton Genealogical Society". Some 27 years of research has > > developed links to Irish, Australian, English and American Daltons. If > > interested Please mail your request to: Millicent V. 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