John Doyle Dalton

JOHN DOYLE DALTON, fourth child of Charles Wakeman and Sarah Jane (Lee) Dalton was b. 9 Apr. 1859, Ft. Harmony, Utah. Bapt. 9 Oct. 1940, end. 15 Oct. 1940 by proxy, d. 3 Jan. 1940, Beaver Utah and buried there Jan 5. Married 1 Aug. 1880, Beaver Utah, to Alice Mary, daughter of Charles and Mary Ann (Wastell) Williams. She was b. 18 May 1857 London., England. Bapt. 19 Oct. 1940. End. 1 Nov. 1940 and S. to H. 6 Mar. 1941. by proxy. d. 5 Jan. 1927, Beaver, Utah, and buried there Jan. 7th.

The following information on the life of John Doyle Dalton submitted by Marsena Charles Dalton.

We do not have a baptismal date of my father but he told me he was baptized when a child. His temple ordinances were pe formed for him by proxy, bapt. 9 Oct. 1940, end. 15 Oct. 1940.

His father had four wives other than his mother and there were twenty-three children, so father had little chance for an education. He was not too active in church as his work took him away from home most of the time.

He was an honest, hard working man and always willing to share what he had with his neighbors. He worked for "Big John" Murdock and P. T. Farnsworth for many years as cook on the cattle trail and during the winter months fed cattle for them for $50 a month.

Father worked as a blacksmith for years, with George Underwood, and shod all the horses that were brought to the shop. He loved fine horses and enjoyed this work. At one time he hauledlumber to San Francisco for the Horn giler Mine and freight back from Milford.

When I was about one year old he filed on a homestead entry. Having lost his three oldest sons, my sister, Lois, helped him in the hay field.

He gave his children every opportunity to go to school and wanted each of us to have an education. He taught us to do an honest days work for an honest days pay, He wanted his children to be active in church duties at all times.

He provided well for his wife and family, after he started farming; always had a large supply of flour and meat on hand, vegetables and fruit of various kinds; enough for all and to spare.

We have very little record of mothers early life, not even her father's name. She told us she sailed from England with her mother, in an old sailing vessel when she was a small child.

Her mother, Mary Ann Wastell, married Charles Williams. Mother was adopted to him and "Williams" is the only name I ever knew her by.

She too was not too active in church activities during her early married life as her eight children kept her busy and her hands were seldom idle. She was a dress maker and made clothes for the family and also helped Sarah Woolsey make most of the burial clothes for many years.

In later years she was a Relief Society block teacher until her death. Lack of an education kept her from being more active in other departments of church work.

She taught her children to pray, to be active in church and to be honest. She was a neat, tidy housekeeper and was always home to take care of her family, always willing to help the needy and shared her earthly goods with others.

She died of pneumonia at her home in Beaver.