He married Minnie McDaniel on July 30, 1910. They sat to wait for the next train on a bench on the platform, talking and smoking, with their Winchester rifles across their knees. On the night of September 27, Grat and two cellmates, Arvil Beck and W.B. Richard Henry Dick Dalton, 85, of Columbia City, died peacefully at 9:40 a.m. Thursday, November 11, 2021, at his home. Kay was informed by Bill's father-in-law, Clark Bliven, that Bob and Emmett planned to meet Cole in Salt Lake, so Kay headed to Chico where he planned to cut him off. Dalton family history shows that the name has two possible derivations. This is where. When Bill and Dean were acquitted, Bill was rearrested by Kay after his bondsmen were convinced to withdraw by detective Hume. When they arrived, Bob had to think quickly, and decided instead to tie their horses in an alley across from the bank to the west, near the city jail, which offered them little protection. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). 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. Bob ordered him to drop the gun, and when he failed to answer, shot him with his Winchester, killing him. He then went to Fresno to check on Lit and Cole Dalton, and was convinced of the same. 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. Emmett Dalton survived the raid but received 23 gunshot wounds (as referenced on Q102). 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. Here, they secured more than $19,000. The Dalton Gang's criminal enterprise was ended on October 5, 1892 when they attempted to rob two banks at once in Coffeyville, Kansas. 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. There has been much debate over the identity of the, "sixth man at Coffeyville" reported by witnesses who claimed was accompanying the gang as they arrived in town right before the robbery. Emmett thought Grat would mess things up if he went alone with Powers and Broadwell, and thought they should trade places. The Daltons were also featured in yet another Randolph Scott Western, Randolph Scott himself plays Bill Doolin in the film, "The Dalton Gang" is a half-hour, 1954 episode of the American TV series, The Dalton Gang appears in the Italian comic book, This page was last edited on 4 March 2023, at 07:01. The ride from Mojave to Barstow almost cost them their lives, as they only saw water once in those seventy-five miles of desert. Bill arrived for breakfast like he said, and the four of them took the same table. Bob and Emmett, meanwhile, had been busy in Oklahoma forming their 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. Smith instead went north and several weeks later was arrested by Kay. He is buried in the family plot in Kingfisher, OK. Simon and Minnie had no children. Kay noticed the bills were perfectly new and asked Grat where he got them. 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). Bob pretended not to know Emmett, who then tipped him off to the hands of the others. 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. Ayres was not killed, but he remained paralyzed for life. Some years later, Lit Dalton asserted that Bob and Emmett had told him many times that they had robbed the train. Evans, however, claimed that he had received the bills from the Sol Sweet store after cashing a check there. The $50,000, however, came out to only $1800 after drafts and securities had been thrown out. In 1840 there were 39 Dalton families living in Virginia. The Dalton Chronicles consists of articles contributed by the late DGS Member Rodney Garth Dalton of Utah who passed away on August 28th, 2012. This was on the property of a man named Jim Riley, about eight miles from the present-day town of Taloga, Oklahoma. Short took the prisoner back and placed him in the baggage car. Officers were watching Lit at Clovis Cole's, but didn't think to watch Owen's place. The family traces back to Abraham Lehmann, a cattle merchant in Rimpar, Bavaria, who changed his Yiddish (German-Jewish) surname Lw (Loeb) to the German . However, four of the 15 children loom large in western outlaw folklore: Grat, Bob, Bill and Emmett Dalton. For the four months that Bob and Emmett spent trying to lose Sheriff Kay in the desert, Grat sat in the Tulare County jail in Visalia awaiting his trial. In 1883, viewers meet the Duttons who settle in Montana near Yellowstone National Park and found the Yellowstone Ranch.James Dutton (Tim McGraw) is the patriarch of the family, a Civil War veteran . 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. Grat ordered the employees to lay on the floor in the back office, and after receiving the signal from Bob, told Powers and Broadwell that it was time to leave. Emmett married first name Dalton (born Arthur) on month day 1950, at age 23 at marriage place, North Carolina. 6 July 1879, d. 6 Jul 1879 in MO. This resulted in the first robbery at Whorton, May 1891, where the gang stole $1200. Bill was finally able to get a loan on some horses from a local rancher, but they were still short one saddle and one of the horses was not fit for a hard ride. He then put the baggage man in charge of Bryant and gave him his revolver. Grat ordered Elwood to unhitch one of his horses, which he did. He was afraid some of his friends would be hurt, but Bob assured him there would not be any shooting, and that it would all be over before anyone knew what happened. 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. They hoped that a big haul from the banks would allow them to leave the territory and escape Thomas' heat. 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. The Dalton brothers were raised in a large family of mostly well-mannered siblings. A later report in the Visalia Times-Delta, a major newspaper in Visalia, California, attributed to "a relative of Mrs. Evans" (most likely Chris Evans brother-in-law Perry Byrd, a deputy of Sheriff Gene Kay) stated, "Tom Evans killed at Coffeyville, Kansas, when the Dalton brothers made their famous raid on the banks of that town, was the twin brother of Chris."[19]. In the spring of 1942, the brothers, under Tuvia's leadership, decided to gather 30 surviving family members and a few friends. 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 told Kay that Grat's camp was on a steep mountain in the Sierra Nevada, close to the Kings River and about fifteen miles northeast of Sanger, but that they would never find the place. He moved to Hollywood, California, and became a real estate agent, author, and actor, and died in 1937 at age 66. Emmett Dalton received 23 gunshot wounds and survived (he was shot through the right arm, below the shoulder, through the left right, in some accounts hip and groin, and received 18-23 buckshot in his back). Street work was being done at the time, and one of the workers noticed the men dog-trotting across the alley with rifles, and began to yell, "The Daltons are robbing the bank!" As he lifted the rifle up, Bob shot and killed him. Short then turned and the two shot each other to death. This was also confirmed by Lit Dalton who had also attended the trial and claimed to have had several hour long conversations with Evans.[16]. After being found innocent by a Visalia jury, Bill was acquitted and released on October 15. ", A caricature of Dalton appeared in the 1954 Lucky Luke album Hors-la-loi where he's depicted as the tallest of the Dalton brothers. Afraid to go near them, Bill left out supplies and food, while there were several times the boys visited Bill's house at night. Bob and Emmett were hiding out in a ranch barn a mile west of Malaga, and after arriving the brothers talked until morning. 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. Their older cousins were the outlaw Younger brothers. Doolin, Newcomb, and Pierce visited the Daltons' mother in Kingfisher to console her after her sons' deaths. In close order, the five crossed Walnut Street from the alley to the Condon Bank, holding Winchester rifles close along their legs. 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. Corrections? He spotted Bob just as he had killed Brown and aimed his rifle at him from behind the store window. Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love. Though much of the evidence showed that Grat was in Fresno the night of the Alila robbery, including the testimony of several witnesses, the influence of the powerful Southern Pacific Railroad caused him to receive an unfair trial. Kay did not think much of this until later, when Perry Byrd mentioned Chris breaking Grat out of jail. Detective Smith decided to chime in, but Grat said he wouldn't say a word while Smith was present. As Emmett reviewed the roles of the various participants, he concluded by saying, "Then there was Tom Evans down tending the horses." Frank shot and killed two, but his gun jammed and he was killed by the remaining bootlegger. One of the bars had been cut out and replaced with a broom handle blackened by soot. Hannah Adeline Dalton (a twin) b. 6 Jul 1879, d. 13 Sep 1928 in Oklahoma City. Lewis Dalton came west from Kentucky to Missouri during the late 1840s and in the 1850s, he was trading horses and running a saloon in Westport, Missouri (now Kansas City) when he married Adeline. Bob and Emmett then made their way to the end of the back alley onto Eighth Street, where they could hear the townspeople shooting at the Condon Bank. The four future outlaws first worked as cowboys, but, in 1887, their older brother Frank, a federal deputy marshal, was killed by whiskey runners; in deference, Grat, Bob, and Emmett pinned on lawmens badges. In 1918, he portrayed himself in the movie version of his book Beyond the Law.[3]. Grat first rode to Charles Owen's ranch across from Clovis Cole where he stayed for a few days. . Kay's buggy was directly facing the setting sun, so they could not tell who the men were. Teresa was a member of the Full Gospel Outreach Church and . 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Christian Johannes Dalton abt 1892 - 09 Oct 1961 managed by Toni Andrews. This was unknown to Grat, since the Dalton brothers had all assumed that Emmett had killed the fireman. Bill Powers was somewhat of a man of mystery. 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. Hannah (Dalton) Pecker 29 Sep 1756 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 29 Sep 1838 managed by E. Gatlin last edited 7 Dec 2022. Kay's deputies were carrying ten gauge, double-barrel shotguns, loaded with buckshot, and they leveled them at Dalton. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Dalton. As they exited the door, an American Express agent opened fire with his revolver. Lit said that Emmett's book, When the Daltons Rode (1931), was largely fabrication. The Daltons were featured in Randolph Scott's Western. 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. All in the band were killed except Emmett, who was wounded and spent 14 years in Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing. 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. Henry Starr was arrested in 1893 and held for trial at Fort Smith. The boys left their horses in Ludlow, which were then discovered a few weeks later by railroad detectives. He then corrected himself, saying that he meant Bill Powers. After the gang separated with their share of the loot, Bill hid out with his family in a cabin near Elk, Indian Territory. Kay and Ford traveled the fifty miles to Guthrie, but soon came into problems when dealing with different tribal jurisdictions. Grat could not see the yard Wagy had laid in from his cell and the deputy hadn't told anyone what he had done that night. While six men were confirmed to had been seen riding into town, other witnesses that day were all in agreement that upon reaching town there were only five men in the group. Doolin quit the gang, along with Newcomb and Pierce, due to the mismanagement of finances. Closed now : See all hours. 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. ", "Emmett Dalton Biography Oct. 5-10, 1892", "The Eagles on Desperado: "We were quite taken with the idea of being outlaws", "Emmett Dalton His Life After the Coffeyville Raid", "Heck Thomas Tough Law in Indian Territory", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dalton_Gang&oldid=1142764666, Articles needing additional references from December 2022, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Charles Benjamin "Ben" Dalton (18521936). 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. Save. When Emmett and Bob went out the back door of the First National Bank, they were met by Lucius Baldwin, who had been watching the door with his pistol. While the Indian Nations had their own tribal law enforcement, these agencies had no jurisdiction over non-Indians. Ken Haas 4/22/12. Family Tree. Kay talked to their mother for several hours and she even invited him in for breakfast. Bill told Kay that Bob was not in the country, that he had stopped at Rucker's place alone to spend the night. He was a saloon keeper in Kansas City, Missouri when he married Adeline Lee Younger. When Bill left Barstow by train towards Needles, he decided the boys could not make the trip by horseback so he stopped in Ludlow to intercept them. [12], Lit, the last surviving Dalton brother, responded to a book written by his brother Emmett after the latter's death. Emmett had denied accompanying Bob to California. One of the brothers moved to oklahoma yet died in California. The man was Riley Dean and he did as he was told. Thinking it might be Bob, Kay demanded that Bill tell him where he was. Emmett Dalton (May 3, 1871 July 13, 1937) was an American outlaw, train robber and member of the Dalton Gang in the American Old West. 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. I am trying to see if I am related, and if so, where. He began walking behind his plow when he felt a rifle poke him in the ribs. In 1910 he bacame a special Peace Officer in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The eight armed guards on the train all happened to be at the back of the train when it pulled in. Re: The Dalton Gang family tree or offspring. What Bill didn't know is that Beckenridge was also a consulting attorney for the Southern Pacific railroad. For the film based on them, see, Dalton gang following the 1892 Coffeyville, Kansas raid. Attention: . Bob and Emmett returned fire and left Ayres on the sidewalk. With the help of non-Jewish friends, they began to collect guns to protect themselves. The two left California in February 1892 and rode for a hundred and seven days before reaching Kingfisher. Looking to earn more money, Bob also became part of the Osage Nation police force in addition to his job as a deputy. In order to persuade the townsfolk not to hang him, he agreed to tell them everything they wanted to know. 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. Bob and Emmett ran through the back door and ducked into a saloon across the alley. Following behind Marshal Connelly was John Kloehr, still in the stable. After spending a few weeks tracking and arresting Arvil Beck and W.B. 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. By that time, Bill had been moved downstairs into what was Grat's cell. So you see there are direct relatives all over! Their older cousins were the outlaw Younger brothers. In the two weeks following the robbery, Bob and Emmett hid out in the mountains near Bill's ranch. 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. Brothers Bob, "Grat", and Emmett had first worked as lawmen for the federal court at Fort Smith, Arkansas and then for the Osage Nation. Dalton was born to Lewis and Adeline Dalton and was the youngest of the Dalton brothers. 4346 Bailey Ave, Amherst, NY 14226-2133 +1 716-838-2233 Website. 6 Jun 2001 Family Group Sheet Husband: James Lewis DALTON died at age: 64 Born: 16 Feb 1826 in Mt. The three returned fire and held out, waiting for the time lock to open. 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. James is also a Civil War veteran, one who suffers from PTSD in a time long before we knew what it was. His deputy abandoned him after being wounded. Coleman Dalton, Louis Kossuth Dalton, Littleton Lee Lit Dalton, Franklin Frank Dalton, Gratton Grat Hanley Dalton, William Bill Mason Wil farmers of this country. Father of Roy Reynolds Dalton Timothy Peter Dalton (born 21 March 1946) is a Welsh actor of film and television. [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. 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. Family will receive friends for visitation on Friday, December 2, 2022, at Mynatt Funeral Home Halls Chapel from 4:00pm until time of memorial service at 6:00pm. Teresa Mae Estes, age 66 of Franklin, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at the Kettering Health Network - Main Campus surrounded by her loving family. Hannah Adeline Dalton (a twin) b. Kay and Ford checked all the stages and trains out of Ogden and telegraphed ahead of all others. 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------. Build your family tree online ; Share photos and videos ; Smart Matching technology Part of the ill-fated Dalton raid on two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas, he survived despite receiving 23 gunshot wounds. In 189091 they took to robbing gambling houses, trains, and banks and were joined by their brother Bill, until then a married, respectable citizen, whose career had been wrecked by his being linked to his brothers. 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. 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.
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