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John Melvin Dalton
30 Oct 1854 – 31 Oct 1915
| Birth | 30 Oct 1854 |
| Death | 31 Oct 1915 |
| Cemetery | Evergreen Cemetery Springville , Utah County , Utah , USA |
| Added by | Judy Hansen on 29 Jul 2011 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45284549 |
Gravesite details
Cause of Death: Heart Failure.
Bio
John-8 Melvin Dalton was the son of Elnora-7 Lucretia Warner and her husband 2) Simon Cooker Dalton, b. 31 Aug. 1854, Centerville, Davis, Utah, d. 31 Oct. 1915, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah, buried in Springville, Utah, Utah; m. Adelaide Chase, daughter of Solomon Drake and Lydia Ann (Thorn) Chase on 1/20/1879 in Springville, Utah, Utah. John Melvin Dalton's mother, Elnora Lucretia (Warner) Berry-Dalton, died when he was just nine years old and his father shortly afterwards married Louisa (Durham) Bowen (widow of Israel Bowen). The family then moved to Springville on a farm. Here he grew to be a mature, versatile young man, and not only engaged in farming, but he and his brother Eugene established their own freighting company, running between Utah and Nevada. While living in Springville, he met Adelaide Chase and they were married there 1/20/1879. Taking his bride to a small wooden structure located on a few acres of ground near the center of town, Adelaide and John began their happy life together, and they had fourteen children (five boys and nine girls). He was a good father, an honorable missionary, a businessman with sharp acumen, and taught his children to get the most out of their lives. 14 DALTON children: 1. Miriam Dalton B-11/2/1879, Springville, Utah; m. 1) Levi Snow, m. 2) William H. Tobin, m. 3) James Drew. 2. Beulah Dalton B-3/17/1881, Springville, Utah, D-12/19/1937; m. 1)Charles Allen Bagley, m. 2) James Tanser Burrup. 3. Lydia Elnora Dalton 3/13/1883, Springville, Utah; m. James Riley Shupe. 4. Adelaide Dalton B-8/29/1884, Springville, Utah; md. 1) Percy Bishop Patterson, m. 2) Riley Boren House. 5. Melvin Emmett Dalton B-1/4/1887, Springville, Utah; m. Edna Hyde. 6. Sterling Dalton B-11/16/1888, Springville, Utah, D-3/30/1891. 7. Estella Dalton B-11/16/1888, Springville, Utah, D-5/13/1917; m. Richard Zaccheus Howard. 8. Joseph Clifford Dalton B-11/5/1890, Springville, Utah, D-9/2/1891. 9. Roberta Dalton B-6/14/1893, Springville, Utah; m. 1) Lynne P. Wilcox, m. 2) Floyd Collins Brundage. 10. Lawrence Dalton B-11/28/1896, Springville, Utah, D-4/4/1905. 11. Lois Dalton B-3/24/1898, Springville, Utah; m. Dr. Munn Quayle Cannon. 12. Audrey Dalton 3/4/1900, Montpelier, Ida.; m. Theodore Magnus Sorensen. 13. Edward Stanton Dalton B-1/14/1904, Salt Lake City, Utah, D-3/30/1904. 14. Helen Lamar Dalton B-3/13/1905, Salt Lake City, Utah; m. Lowell Smith Palmer. __________ Source: "The John Dalton Book of Genealogy," by Mark Ardath Dalton. Online. __________ Research: Mary E. Warner, 2013. __________ WARNER Lineage: John-7 Melvin Dalton, Elnora Lucretia (Warner) Berry and Dalton, Luther-6 Warner, David-5 Sr., Jesse-4, Samuel-3, Daniel-2, Andrew-1 WARNER, an Englishman who with his wife and several children sailed to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1632-33 from Broad Oak, Essex, England.
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Siblings
- Charles Wakeman Dalton 1826–1883 FaG
- George Simon Dalton 1828–1906 FaG
- Rosetta Mary Berry Robison 1843–1918 FaG
- Charles Alma Berry 1844–1930 FaG
- Frances Elnora Dalton Jennesen 1848–1918 FaG
- Simon Eugene Dalton 1852–1933
- Frank Heber Dalton 1856–1933 FaG
- Almeron Ambrose Dalton 1858–1934 FaG
- Joseph Alvin Dalton 1860–1933 FaG
- Alonzo Maylon Dalton 1862–1928 FaG
Children
- Miriam Dalton Drew 1879–1971
- Beulah Adelia Dalton Burrup 1881–1937
- Lydia Elnora Dalton Shupe 1883–1976
- Adelaide Dalton House 1884–1978
- Melvin Emmett Dalton 1887–1972
- Sterling Dalton 1888–1891
- Estella Dalton Howard 1888–1917
- Joseph Clifford Dalton 1890–1891
- Lawrence Chase Dalton 1896–1905
- Lois Dalton Cannon 1898–1988
- Edward S Dalton 1904–1904
- Helen LaMar Dalton Palmer 1905–1965
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