John Melvin Dalton

John Melvin Dalton's mother died when he was just nine years old and his father shortly afterwards married Louisa (Durham) Bowen (widow of Israel Bowen). The family then moved to Springville on a farm. Here he grew to be a mature, versatile young man, and not only engaged in farming, but he and his brother Eugene established their own freighting company, running between Utah and Nevada. While living in Springville, he met Adelaide Chase and they were married there 20 Jan. 1879. Taking his bride to a small wooden structure located on a few acres of ground near the center of town, Adelaide and John began their happy life together, and they had fourteen children (five boys and nine girls). He was a good father, an honorable missionary, a businessman with sharp acumen, and taught his children to get the most out of their lives.

John Melvin Dalton was a very active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. On Sunday morning, 31 Oct. 1915, he had been to church and returned to his home from his Priesthood meeting early, complaining he did not feel well. The doctor was called. He died quietly several hours later, leaving his testimony of the divinity of the Gospel of Jesus Christ as an everlasting legacy to his family.

• Residence: Springville, Utah, Utah, United States - 1880
• Census: 1900 - Montpelier city, Bear Lake, Idaho, USA
• Residence: ED 14 East Montpelier, Nuphar, Thomas Fork Precincts Montpelier city, Bear Lake, Idaho, United StatesED 14 East Montpelier, Nuphar, Thomas Fork Precincts Montpelier city, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States - 1900
• Census: 1910 - Salt Lake City Ward 4, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
• Residence: Salt Lake City Ward 4, , UtahSalt Lake City Ward 4, , Utah - 1910
• Residence: Salt Lake City, Utah - 1915
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: May 24 2019, 15:08:32 UTC

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John Melvin Dalton was the son of Elnora Lucretia Warner and her husband Simon Cooker Dalton, born in Centerville, Davis, Utah, October 30, 1854, and died October 31, 1915, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, and buried in Springville, Utah, Utah. He married Adelaide Chase, daughter of Solomon Drake and Lydia Ann (Thorn) Chase on January 20, 1879, in Springville, Utah.

John Melvin Dalton's mother, Elnora Lucretia (Warner) Berry-Dalton, died when he was just nine years old and his father shortly afterwards married Louisa (Durham) Bowen (widow of Israel Bowen). The family then moved to Springville on a farm. Here he grew to be a mature, versatile young man, and not only engaged in farming, but he and his brother Eugene established their own freighting company, running between Utah and Nevada.

While living in Springville, he met Adelaide Chase and they were married there January 20, 1879. Taking his bride to a small wooden structure located on a few acres of ground near the center of town, Adelaide and John began their happy life together, and they had fourteen children (five boys and nine girls). He was a good father, an honorable missionary, a businessman with sharp acumen, and taught his children to get the most out of their lives.

Their children were:

1. Miriam Dalton born-11/2/1879, Springville, Utah; married 1) Levi Snow, m. 2) William H. Tobin, m. 3) James Drew.

2. Beulah Dalton born-3/17/1881, Springville, Utah, D-12/19/1937; married 1) Charles Allen Bagley, m. 2) James Tanser Burrup.

3. Lydia Elnora Dalton born-3/13/1883, Springville, Utah; married James Riley Shupe.

4. Adelaide Dalton born-8/29/1884, Springville, Utah; married 1) Percy Bishop Patterson, m. 2) Riley Boren House.

5. Melvin Emmett Dalton born-1/4/1887, Springville, Utah; married Edna Hyde.

6. Sterling Dalton born-11/16/1888, Springville, Utah, died -3/30/1891.

7. Estella Dalton born-11/16/1888, Springville, Utah, died-5/13/1917; m. Richard Zaccheus Howard.

8. Joseph Clifford Dalton born-11/5/1890, Springville, Utah, died-9/2/1891.

9. Roberta Dalton born-6/14/1893, Springville, Utah; married 1) Lynne P. Wilcox, m. 2) Floyd Collins Brundage.

10. Lawrence Dalton born-11/28/1896, Springville, Utah, died-4/4/1905.

11. Lois Dalton born-3/24/1898, Springville, Utah; married Dr. Munn Quayle Cannon.

12. Audrey Dalton born 3/4/1900, Montpelier, Idaho; married Theodore Magnus Sorensen.

13. Edward Stanton Dalton born-1/14/1904, Salt Lake City, Utah, died-3/30/1904.

14. Helen Lamar Dalton born-3/13/1905, Salt Lake City, Utah; m. Lowell Smith Palmer.

Source: "The John Dalton Book of Genealogy," by Mark Ardath Dalton. Online.

Research: Mary E. Warner, 2013.

WARNER Lineage: John-7 Melvin Dalton, Elnora Lucretia (Warner) Berry and Dalton, Luther-6 Warner, David-5 Sr., Jesse-4, Samuel-3, Daniel-2, Andrew-1 WARNER, an Englishman who with his wife and several children sailed to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1632-33 from Broad Oak, Essex, England.

Parents:

Simon Cooker Dalton (1806 - 1885)

Elnora Lucretia Warner Berry-Dalton (1822 - 1865)

Spouse:

Adelaide C. Chase Dalton (1860 - 1948)

Children:

Miriam Dalton Drew (1879 - 1971)

Lydia Elnora Dalton Shupe (1883 - 1976)

Melvin Emmett Dalton (1887 - 1972)

Sterling Dalton (1888 - 1891)

Joseph Clifford Dalton (1890 - 1891)

Lawrence Dalton (1896 - 1905)

Edward S Dalton (1904 - 1904)

Helen LaMar Dalton Palmer (1905 - 1965)

Siblings:

Charles Wakeman Dalton (1826 - 1883)

George Simon Dalton (1828 - 1906)

Rosetta Mary Berry Robison (1843 - 1918)

Charles Alma Berry (1844 - 1930)

Frances Elnora Dalton Jennesen (1848 - 1918)

Simon Eugene Dalton (1852 - 1933)

John Melvin Dalton (1854 - 1915)

Frank Heber Dalton (1856 - 1933)

Almeron Ambrose Dalton (1858 - 1934)

Joseph Alvin Dalton (1860 - 1933)

Alonzo Maylon Dalton (1862 - 1928)

Note: Cause of Death: Heart Failure.

Created by: Rose Wright

Record added: Dec 09, 2009

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