Dalton family history shows that the name has two possible derivations. Alex Murdaugh claimed the family dogs caused Satterfield, 57, to trip, but her death was not reported to the coroner and an autopsy was not initially . Bill Dalton and Bill Doolin had been waiting several miles away with extra horses to aid the gang's escape. Following behind Marshal Connelly was John Kloehr, still in the stable. 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. Bob would not allow Emmett to check out the town beforehand in fear that he would be recognized, so this was not factored into their plan. After being left on the sidewalk by Bob and Emmett, Thomas Ayres had run into one of the hardware stores and grabbed a rifle. 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]. 6 July 1879, d. 6 Jul 1879 in MO. Simon Noel Dalton (a twin) b. [15] Chris was also reported by a Visalia newspaper to have attended every day of Grat's trial for the Alila robbery. Witty had gone to the livery stable in Modesto, at the time being jointly run by Chris Evans and John Sontag, and learned that Grat had sold the horse to Evans who in turn gave him the two dollar bills. This resulted in the first robbery at Whorton, May 1891, where the gang stole $1200. 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. 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. After securing bondsmen, Bill immediately went to Merced and hired John W. Beckenridge, the best attorney in the San Joaquin Valley, to defend Grat. As a former lawman, Bob knew the difficulty officers had enforcing laws in Indian and Oklahoma Territories. Right as Hensley left, deputy McCardle heard the sound of footsteps come from the same direction where they had spotted Dean. 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. Bob and Emmett were able to steal horses and riding rigs. 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. On the night of September 27, Grat and two cellmates, Arvil Beck and W.B. They played poker all night in Traver and then traveled to Tulare to do the same. Looking to earn more money, Bob also became part of the Osage Nation police force in addition to his job as a deputy. 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. Evans, however, claimed that he had received the bills from the Sol Sweet store after cashing a check there. The baggageman carelessly stuck the revolver into a pigeon-hole messagebox and went to work at the other end of the car. Deputy Witty entered shortly after, and was told by Kay to go in the room and grab Bill's rifle. They cut through Antelope Valley and skirted the desert down to San Diego County before taking the old trail to Yuma. Elizabeth was born on January 13 1715, in Baltimore, Prince George's, Maryland, USA,. na Randolph Dalton, Emma Dalton, Emmett Dalton, Robert Rennick Dalton, Eva May Dalton, Mason Dalton, Henry Coleman Coleman Dalton, Gratto May 3 1871 - Belton, Cass, Missouri, United States, July 13 1937 - Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States, James Lewis Dalton, Adeline Lee Dalton (born Younger). [11] He was given a life sentence in the Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas, of which he served 14 years before being pardoned. 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. 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. After they realized they were no longer being pursued, Bob and Emmett began to form what would be known as the Dalton Gang. 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. In August 1891, Charlie Bryant was spotted in Hennessey, Oklahoma, after leaving the gang's hideout to visit his brother in Mulhall. Williams. This was in addition to the jailer, J.M. 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. Four of the gang were killed in the ensuing gun fight. It became apparent to Kay that Bill had been busy hiding Dean when he arrived, otherwise they would have heard him come in. They were recognized and, coming out of one bank, were met by wild gunfire from vigilante citizens. So you see there are direct relatives all over! Isham had 10 siblings: david Dalton Sr. of Rutherford Co. NC, James Dalton and 8 other siblings. Emmett Dalton survived the raid but received 23 gunshot wounds (as referenced on Q102). 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". (UP) , Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA, May 3 1871 - Belton, Comt De Cass, Missouri, tats-Unis, July 13 1937 - Comt De Los Angeles, Californie, tats-Unis. Coleman Dalton, Louis Kossuth Dalton, Littleton Lee Lit Dalton, Franklin Frank Dalton, Gratton Grat Hanley Dalton, William Bill Mason Wil farmers of this country. Right before the deputy ordered Grat to drop his weapon, a dog appeared ten feet from Grat and began barking at the lawman. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. Bill Dalton agreed to join them and soon took part in several robberies, but Lit refused in disgust. 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. Simon Noel Dalton (a twin) b. One night, Jim Wagy heard a noise in the basement and upon investigation discovered that someone had tried to break the lock to the grated window. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of James Dalton Hatcher to show support. . 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 . Grat and Middleton told Smith they planned to hide out in the Coast Range and invited him to come with them. In her unpublished novella, Grat Dalton's Ride, Eva Evans, the daughter of the famous California outlaw Chris Evans, tells the story of Grat Dalton's escape from California after the Alila robbery. Build your family tree online ; Share photos and videos ; Smart Matching technology Kay asked Rucker if there was anyone else around and she replied that there wasn't. They waited until the heavy bearded, two-hundred and thirty pound man was thirty feet from them. ratton Hanley DALTON, Charles Benjamin DALTON, Henry Coleman DALTON, Litlleton Lee DALTON, William Mason DALTON, Eva May DALTON, Robert R "Angeles, July 14.W)A retired and respected citiaen at his death, James Lewis Dalton, Adelaine Sullivan Dalton (born Younger). After serving 14 years in prison for the crime, Dalton capitalized on his notoriety to author books and become an actor in Hollywood. Tuvia, who had been protected farther to the northalong with a few family membersby non-Jews, soon joined his brothers. Bill arrived for breakfast like he said, and the four of them took the same table. When Grat recovered, he was able to escape with the help of his brother Cole. Lit said that Emmett's book, When the Daltons Rode (1931), was largely fabrication. At 10pm he looked at his watch and announced to Yoes aloud that it was his bedtime, but that he would be back to have breakfast with him in the morning. Bill went to Paso Robles and bought a saddle, but after that could not afford anything else as he was broke. He was then taken back to Visalia to await his trial for the Alila robbery. Bill Doolin complained that Bob was not dividing the money fairly, and accused Bob of squandering their money on women and gamblers. Ken Haas 4/22/12. Ignoring the advice of the people in Hennessy, he also took the prisoner without a guard. 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. Kay assumed that they were probably headed to El Paso, so he and Ford reentered the United States at Douglas. Unlike the marshals office, the Osage Police paid a monthly salary. Ayres was not killed, but he remained paralyzed for life. But that is not known. [12], Lit, the last surviving Dalton brother, responded to a book written by his brother Emmett after the latter's death. Kay tracked the Daltons to their mother's home, and kept watch of the house for a few days before being forced to return to Kingfisher because of bad weather. Save. After Bill and Riley Dean were brought to the Visalia jail, Sheriff Pervis of Stanislaus County, S.P. Doctors W. L. Goff and Youngblood were sitting on the porch of the drug store near the depot. Many members of the gang, including Emmett, complained that the $3500 each was not enough to meet their needs. He then went to Fresno to check on Lit and Cole Dalton, and was convinced of the same. Husband of Julia Johnson Lewis 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. On June 1, 1892, the gang robbed the Santa Fe train at a small station called Red Rock at 10pm. Smith instead went north and several weeks later was arrested by Kay. Powers tried to mount his horse, but shots from the store also killed him. Share. Bob shot him in the head, killing him. This was the gang's only job. Kay's buggy was directly facing the setting sun, so they could not tell who the men were. In the album the disastrous double bank robbery of Coffeyville, Kansas is depicted but different to what took place, Emmett Dalton is seen killed along with his brothers which also include Bill Dalton who actually never took part in the raid. 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 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. Doolin, Newcomb, and Pierce visited the Daltons' mother in Kingfisher to console her after her sons' deaths. Most officers believed that Grat immediately escaped the county, but Sheriff Kay thought otherwise. When Jim approached Bill said, "Jim, the birds have flown." 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. After getting tired of waiting, they left, only to learn later the fate of the gang.[10]. Hello!". He then put the baggage man in charge of Bryant and gave him his revolver. 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. 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. Years after the robberies and his release from prison, Emmett Dalton said that the relentless pressure put on them by Deputy US Marshal Heck Thomas as he hunted for them was a key factor in his gang's decision to commit the robberies. [9] Bob had planned the entire robbery. He was born to Lewis and Adeline Dalton and was the youngest of the Dalton brothers. Grat and McCardle fired at each other almost simultaneously. [7] The gang secured about $18,000. 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. A very large portion in the Oregon Area as well! The mountain was a natural fortress, rocky and heavily wooded, with a good view of the surrounding countryside. Bob pretended not to know Emmett, who then tipped him off to the hands of the others. The three returned fire and held out, waiting for the time lock to open. 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. Grat first rode to Charles Owen's ranch across from Clovis Cole where he stayed for a few days. Explore the world's largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources. Arrangements by Willis Funeral Home, LLC, Dalton, Georgia. Leona outlived all of her brothers and sisters. Soon after, Jim Ford noticed Emmett exit a department store, who quickly ducked back inside upon noticing Kay. The locals who identified him notified a deputy marshal named Ed Short. He died in Los Angeles on July 13, 1937. The only evidence found at the robbery was a coat made from a tailor from Visalia. 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. On the night of February 6, 1891, two masked men carrying 44-calibre revolvers held up a Southern Pacific Railroad passenger train near the town of Alila (present day Earlimart, California). In order to persuade the townsfolk not to hang him, he agreed to tell them everything they wanted to know. 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. This led to a heavy argument between Bob and Emmett and created bitterness between them on the way to the robbery. 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. Kay doubled back to Kingman and learned that the boys had taken a train to Phoenix with the money they made. Through her brother, Adeline was an aunt of Cole and Jim Younger, of the famous James-Younger Gang. Judson Elwood was plowing his six-horse team when he heard the shots up the mountain. He was found 2 miles away, dead. One of the brothers moved to oklahoma yet died in California. Meanwhile, Emmett and Bob had entered the First National Bank, covered the officers and two customers, and ordered the cashier, Thomas Ayres, to open the safe with gold and cash. Hannah Adeline Dalton (a twin) b. 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. There is the head of the family, John (Kevin. The gang specialized in bank and train robberies. John Dutton III John Dutton III ( Kevin Costner) is a man that hardly needs any form of introduction. Grat was taken back to jail to await his sentence. Also wounded were captains Kinney and LaFlore, but they recovered. 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. Broadwell was hit several times, but managed to ride away. Lindsey in Ardmore, Oklahoma, tracked him to the cabin and surrounded it on June 8, 1894. The Daltons resided first in Cass county, Mo., then Coffeyville, Kan., then back in Missouri, and finally in the wild Oklahoma Indian Territory. On the morning of October 5, the gang emerged from the alley onto the plaza of Coffeyville. A largely fictional film version of the Daltons' lives was adapted from Emmett's 1931 book. Hannah Adeline Dalton (a twin) b. Towards the end of the trial, Sheriff Kay, Detective Smith, and District Attorney Power talked to Grat while taking him back to his cell from the court room when Beckenridge wasn't present. 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 Dalton came into the hotel lobby and began to speak to deputy Yoes in a loud voice, so everyone around them could hear. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------. When the train came in at 9:45pm, they backed a wagon up to the express car and unloaded all the contents. Connect to the World Family Tree to find out. To help pay him the two thousand dollars he asked for, Bill sold almost all of his horses and mules. The remaining years of Emmetts life were spent on the stage, writing a book on the family and the Raid "When the Daltons Rode" in 1931 and as a real estate developer in California. When approached by Kay, Bill told him, "The boys were there when I went to sleep, and when I awakened they had unlocked and gone. Kay and his deputy went to Ogden where they notified the police to keep watch for the Daltons. This is why Grat was able to notice Deputy Wagy hiding in a yard across the street from the jail. Hannah (Dalton) Pecker 29 Sep 1756 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 29 Sep 1838 managed by E. Gatlin last edited 7 Dec 2022. 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. GANGSTER DIES HOLLYWOOD, July 14. 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. Bill, thrown off his guard, quickly turned around and mimicked the greeting, "Kay!