Anna Dalton

Anna Wakeman: The first wife of Simon Cooker Dalton.

Ann Wakeman married Simon Cooker Dalton in 1825 according to a newspaper article in the "Settler" from Wysox, Bradford co. Pennsylvania. See the history of Simon Cooker Dalton for a complete explanation and the document found on this marriage. It was thought for years that the name on Simon’s first wife’s surname was Annabelle. It is recorded in the “John Dalton Book” that her surname may even have been Hannibal. The marriage record that Rod Dalton found proves that her name was actually Wakeman. This is probably the reason that the first son of Simon Cooker Dalton was named Charles “Wakeman” Dalton. Earlier Dalton researchers have entered the wrong information about the family of Anna in the records for years. I have searched to find if any of these records has any truth. I can find No information to prove this.

Below is all I have found about “Anna Wakeman” This is one area of research that we must fill in, as we have no history about this Wakeman family is known.

There are no Wakeman's in the 1820 Pennsylvania Census.

Wakeman's in the 1830 Pennsylvania Census:

Alamo Wakeman, Phil. Co.

Evi Wakeman, Pott Co.

Taylor Wakeman, Luzerne Co.

Wiltback Wakeman, Luzerne Co.

In the 1840 Pennsylvania census:

Aaron Wakeman, Luzerne Co.

Bradley Wakeman, Luzerne Co.

In the 1830 Wysox, Bradford Co. Census;

Hawkins Wakeman

Brooks Wakeman

Hawkins Wakeman is a listed on page 54 in the 1830 Wyson, Penn. census. Our Dalton family is also listed on page 54. This proves they were neighbors.

So its possible that Hawkins Wakeman is the father of Anna Wakeman. He lived in the same area that our Dalton's did and therefore they must have known each other.

There is a marriage record of:

Benjamin E. Wakeman age 21 of Monroe, Bradford Co. and Harriet G. Phinney of Wyo. Co, marrying in Monroe in 1864

Note: Any one of these Wakeman names could be of Anna Wakeman's line.