Most officers believed that Grat immediately escaped the county, but Sheriff Kay thought otherwise. This resulted in the first robbery at Whorton, May 1891, where the gang stole $1200. Emmett Dalton was born on month day 1927, to Percy Dalton and Laney Dalton (born Shields). Smith, Sheriff Kay learned from them that Grat had actually made the opening in the bars several days before the robbery after being slipped a saw from someone on the outside. The only evidence found at the robbery was a coat made from a tailor from Visalia. He then quickly charged down the mountainside tearing through the brush. They fired at the bandits through the car windows and from behind the train. Kay stopped Grat in the street and said, "Say, I hear you have some two-dollar bills. Virginia had the highest population of Dalton families in 1840. 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. Kay told Grat that he knew neither Bob or Emmett killed the fireman. His older brother Frank Dalton, a Deputy US Marshal, was by all accounts the strongest of the brothers, and always kept his brothers in line. On Nov 27, 1887, Frank Dalton and another deputy marshal, Jim Cole, went across the river from Fort Smith to arrest three whiskey bootleggers. There was also little incentive among Deputy Marshals to search for potentially dangerous outlaws, their only pay being for fees and a set amount for each criminal they arrested. When Kay returned to Visalia, he immediately went with detective Smith to the tailor of the coat found at the Ceres robbery. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------. Grat and Bob Dalton, Dick Broadwell, and Bill Powers were all killed. Bill Dalton and Bill Doolin had been waiting several miles away with extra horses to aid the gang's escape. They cut through Antelope Valley and skirted the desert down to San Diego County before taking the old trail to Yuma. The Daltons told their stories, but neither Kay or Beckenridge ever cleared up the murder point and ruined Grat's case. Their father, Lewis Dalton, a rambler and saloonkeeper, abandoned his wife Adeline (ne Younger), who was forced on her own to rear their 15 children during the difficult period of the American Civil War and Reconstruction. Kay talked to their mother for several hours and she even invited him in for breakfast. In it she implied that her father was the one who helped Grat Dalton escape from the Visalia Jail, lending credibility to an earlier claim made by Sheriff Gene Kay of this being true. Kay assumed that they were probably headed to El Paso, so he and Ford reentered the United States at Douglas. As a former lawman, Bob knew the difficulty officers had enforcing laws in Indian and Oklahoma Territories. One of the brothers moved to oklahoma yet died in California. When they came back into the front room both Maggie Rucker and the girl remained quiet as they both expected Kay to have been killed. This was a date that Grat had no intention on making. Neither was he in Merced or Livingston. 6 Jul 1879, d. 13 Sep 1928 in Oklahoma City. He was found 2 miles away, dead. Bob had planned for the gang to tie their horses to a post behind the Condon Bank, where it was protected from the center of town by brick walls. Though he did not participate in any of the hold-ups with his brothers, he acted as their spy and advisor. Walker in Wichita. 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. Charles Dalton 18 Oct 1850 Little Catalina, Newfoundland - 10 Oct 1904 managed by Stan Vardy. Hannah Adeline Dalton (a twin) b. Dalton was born to Lewis and Adeline Dalton and was the youngest of the Dalton brothers. 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. However, four of the 15 children loom large in western outlaw folklore: Grat, Bob, Bill and Emmett Dalton. Emmett was able to mount his horse unwounded, and began riding away, but after noticing Bob was hit, turned around and attempted to lift Bob onto his horse. A rail ticket from California to Indian territory was too expensive for the boys, so Bob and Emmett crossed the Tehachapi's and began riding across the Mojave Desert while Bill went ahead by train to lay out food and supplies for them. Hello!". This was unknown to Grat, since the Dalton brothers had all assumed that Emmett had killed the fireman. Emmett Dalton survived the raid but received 23 gunshot wounds. lton, Louis Kossuth Dalton, Beatrice "bea" "lelia" Elizabeth Dalton, Littleton Dalton, Franklin P "frank" D James Lewis Dalton, Adeline Lee (6) Dalton (born Younger). Geni requires JavaScript! He had gone to school at Robbins Corners near Coffeyville, and knew several hundred people in town. Some time later, the three dissatisfied members also returned and new plans began to form. 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. He then decided the sack bag was too heavy to carry, and ordered the silver taken out, then stashed what cash he could fit into his coat pockets. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. He is buried in the family plot in Kingfisher, OK. Simon and Minnie had no children. How did they ever cut that bar out without my knowing it?". Instead he caught a cold from sitting in the fog all night. This was about 13% of all the recorded Dalton's in USA. Delynn Jorgensen 7/29/12. At first, it looked to Kay as if it had been an inside job as it was obvious Grat had simply unlocked the cell door with a key and broke through the basement window to get out. Grat had already been known in the San Joaquin Valley as a heavy drinker, fighter, and gambler, so when Kay passed Grat on the street while in Modesto his deputy George Witty was easily able to recognize him. He began walking behind his plow when he felt a rifle poke him in the ribs. As Witty entered the room, he heard a noise come from somewhere inside. On October 5, 1892, the Dalton gang attempted this feat when they set out to rob the C.M. The John Dutton Name As 1883 shows us, James and Margaret Dutton travel out West with their daughter, Elsa, and young son John. Grat and Riley then made their way out of camp with their rifles on their backs and Kay decided they would set up an ambush and wait for their return. In order to persuade the townsfolk not to hang him, he agreed to tell them everything they wanted to know. The family will receive friends at the Willis Funeral Home on Saturday from 6:00 - 7:30 P. M. Interment will be Monday, March 6, 2023, at 12:30 P. M. at the Chattanooga National Cemetery. 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. 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. Christian Johannes Dalton abt 1892 - 09 Oct 1961 managed by Toni Andrews. Kay believed Chris was either protecting himself by helping Grat break from jail or returning the favor for Grat protecting him. They played poker all night in Traver and then traveled to Tulare to do the same. Bill Doolin, "Bitter Creek" Newcomb, and Charlie Pierce, none of whom was at Coffeyville, were the only members left of the original Dalton Gang. NOTARY PUBLIC NOTE: Complete reverse side of family tree form also Form FT-1 Grandparents Aunts and Uncles First Cousins **First Cousins Once Removed Looking to earn more money, Bob also became part of the Osage Nation police force in addition to his job as a deputy. The Dalton Gang family tree or offspring. With the help of non-Jewish friends, they began to collect guns to protect themselves. Knowing that Kay was hot on their trail, they traveled east through Arizona into New Mexico. 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. 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. Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love. This was on the property of a man named Jim Riley, about eight miles from the present-day town of Taloga, Oklahoma. Kay asked Rucker if there was anyone else around and she replied that there wasn't. Son of James Lewis Dalton and Adeline Lee Dalton 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. Bill Doolin complained that Bob was not dividing the money fairly, and accused Bob of squandering their money on women and gamblers. Married to Cara, he worked the Dutton homestead alongside his nephew,. Lewis Dalton was a saloon keeper in Kansas City, Kansas, when he married Adeline Younger, the aunt of Cole and Jim Younger. The eight armed guards on the train all happened to be at the back of the train when it pulled in. He was John Dutton III's brother but he died only hours after he was born. Kay decided to pursue them with his deputy, Jim Ford, and to capture them if possible. Brothers Bob, "Grat", and Emmett had first worked as lawmen for the federal court at Fort Smith, Arkansas and then for the Osage Nation. Review. Bryant opened the door to the rear platform, and, while Short had his attention on the mounted men, shot him in the back point blank. [7] The gang secured about $18,000. They then robbed the next train a few minutes later, securing about $50,000. After the gang separated with their share of the loot, Bill hid out with his family in a cabin near Elk, Indian Territory. 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. Hannah Adeline Dalton (a twin) b. After being left on the sidewalk by Bob and Emmett, Thomas Ayres had run into one of the hardware stores and grabbed a rifle. In 1918, he portrayed himself in the movie version of his book Beyond the Law. At about 8am, a telegraph messenger came into the room and handed the deputy marshal a telegram, reporting the robbery at Red Rock by the Daltons at 10pm the previous night. Kay and Ford traveled the fifty miles to Guthrie, but soon came into problems when dealing with different tribal jurisdictions. Marshals Service, but it was quickly becoming fragmented due to power struggles between newly formed district courts and jealousy between marshals over their different jurisdictions. The outlaws had worn masks during the Alila robbery, concealing their identities. He then rode away with the dog running ahead of him. James Lewis Dalton from Jackson County, Missouri and Kentucky was the father of all four boys. Several civilians were wounded in the fighting. After the train left Hennessey, and was approaching the stop at Waukomis, Oklahoma, Short noticed a group of mounted men who looked as if they were trying to beat the train, and feared it was the Dalton Gang coming to free Bryant. This was in addition to the jailer, J.M. Grat rode away from the house, jumped the horse over an old rock fence, and began yelling and firing his revolver in the air so that Dean would know that he had escaped. He then saw Grat begin to approach over the hill and planned to wait until he was thirty feet from him before making an arrest. The locals who identified him notified a deputy marshal named Ed Short. This is now known as Dalton Alley. They had been following the Southern Pacific pay car as it made its way down the valley from Oakland to Bakersfield to pay railroad employees. The second possibility is D'Alton, which was later shortened to Dalton, meaning a high hill. Bill had returned to Oklahoma several months earlier, living at his mother's house near Kingsfisher. He is buried in the family plot in Kingfisher, OK. Simon and Minnie had no children. Almost all of Beckenridge's witnesses were bar keepers, gamblers, saloon hanger-ons, or pimps. The next robbery was on July 14, at Adair, Oklahoma, near the Arkansas border. 6 Jul 1879, d. 13 Sep 1928 in Oklahoma City. After they realized they were no longer being pursued, Bob and Emmett began to form what would be known as the Dalton Gang. (He was pardoned in 1907, reformed, and led a respectable businessmans life in Los Angeles until his death on July 13, 1937.) William was born on March 24 1690, in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA. 6 July 1879, d. 6 Jul 1879 in MO. She then traveled to Visalia with her two daughters, as well as her sons Ben, Cole, Lit and Bill, for Grat's trial. Late in the afternoon, Kay and Witty were about four hundred yards from the station when they saw two men crouching as they crossed the road from the old stage barn to the station. To help pay him the two thousand dollars he asked for, Bill sold almost all of his horses and mules. Ken Haas 4/22/12. As the Daltons made their way west down the alley towards the horses, Town Marshal Charles T. Connelly came through the livery stable into the alley and ran east towards the plaza without noticing the bandits behind him. They did however find pieces of a file and a hack saw blade in the prisoner's toilet. They put the gold into the sack, forced Ayres in front of them as cover, and went out the front door. He married Minnie McDaniel on July 30, 1910. James Dalton Hatcher Obituary. 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. Share. Father of Roy Reynolds Dalton After their unsuccessful career in California, they decided they could do much better in their home country, and unlike their first attempts, they began carefully planning their robberies. Kay learned at the train depot that Bob and Emmett had bought tickets to Ogden and were carrying large telescope bags with them. Eventually, Bill Dalton left Doolin to form his own Dalton Gang. Bob Dalton had ambitions. Emmett Dalton (May 3, 1871 July 13, 1937) was a train robber and member of the Dalton Gang in the American Old West. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Dalton-Brothers, Okhlahoma Historical Society - Dalton Gang, Dalton brothers - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up). His contributions to researching the Dalton surname and his family lines will always be enshrined in the Dalton Chronicles. Build your family tree online ; Share photos and videos ; Smart Matching technology He is known for portraying James Bond in The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989), as well as Rhett Butler in the television miniseries Scarlett (1994), an original sequel to Gone with the Wind. A fourth brother, William M. "Bill" Dalton (1866-1894) was an outlaw as well and mainly rode with the Wild Bunch. Send flowers to the service of Pastor Terence Hundrey Hambrick In close order, the five crossed Walnut Street from the alley to the Condon Bank, holding Winchester rifles close along their legs. Bill Dalton agreed to join them and soon took part in several robberies, but Lit refused in disgust. 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. As Doolin and Dalton were accepted as leaders of the gang, it became known as the Doolin-Dalton Gang, and also as the Wild Bunch. I am trying to see if I am related, and if so, where. Kay moved quietly across the floor and pushed the door a little farther open with his revolver. 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. On September 21, Grat Dalton was brought into court to face sentencing, but this was instead postponed to October 6. He was given a life sentence in the penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas and pardoned after fourteen years. Grat began to say something about a horse, but then became suspicious. After making the opening, they ran around the corridors, kitchen, and basement for several nights. Also wounded were captains Kinney and LaFlore, but they recovered. Evans, however, claimed that he had received the bills from the Sol Sweet store after cashing a check there. Their older cousins were the outlaw Younger brothers. [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. Four of the gang were killed in the ensuing gun fight. Cole had split up with Grat at Gila Bend, Arizona after the two got in argument in which Cole was trying to convince Grat not to join Bob and Emmett. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. Bob pretended not to know Emmett, who then tipped him off to the hands of the others. Eddie Milton Payne, age 78, of Dalton, Georgia, passed away Monday February 27, 2023 at Hamilton Medical Center. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. Bob and Emmett returned fire and left Ayres on the sidewalk. Re: The Dalton Gang family tree or offspring. A posse assembled by U.S. Without making any noise, Bryant went to the messagebox and secured the revolver. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. Teresa was a member of the Full Gospel Outreach Church and . There were three Dalton brothers in the gang: Emmett "Em" Dalton, born in 1871; Robert "Bob" Renick Dalton, born 1869; and Gratton "Grat" Dalton, born 1861. This mountain would later be known as Dalton Mountain. 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]. Connect to the World Family Tree to find out. 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. Due to the sensationalism that surrounded the Dalton Gang's exploits, they were accused of robberies all over the country but operated chiefly in California, Kansas, Oklahoma Territory, and Indian Territory. John III leads what is known as the Dutton Ranch today. Right as she said this, Kay heard someone rush across the floor of an adjoining room and through the crack in the door he could see a man taking position at the window. He claimed that Bob, Grat, and Emmett had all made at least two trips to Bill's ranch in California during that time and that at least one of them would show up to his saloon to get a gallon demijohn full of whiskey to bring back to the rest. The Journal then went to state that, "The other dead body proved to be that of Tom Evans" and marked number six on their map of the shooting area as "Where Tom Evans fell" and in three other references to him The Journal called him Tom. This also suggests that John Dalton was not a young man, and this could have been a second wife. Grat and Middleton told Smith they planned to hide out in the Coast Range and invited him to come with them. On the night of September 27, Grat and two cellmates, Arvil Beck and W.B. 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. The only agency with jurisdiction over the whole territory was the U.S. The last night they dug a hole in the brickwall of the woodroom, but found heavy iron bars embedded in the wall that they couldn't get in between. Kay believed they did this to throw him off by going south instead of east. 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). Many members of the gang, including Emmett, complained that the $3500 each was not enough to meet their needs. Beckenridge showed up to the trial late and drunk, and neither the defense, nor the prosecution mentioned that the fireman had been accidentally killed by the expressman. Grat then rode to a home seven miles south of Livingston, the home of his friend ex-supervisor W.W. Gray. Bill arrived for breakfast like he said, and the four of them took the same table.