Simon Cooker Dalton

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The History of Simon Cooker Dalton, 1806 – 1885:

The third son of John Dalton Sr.

by Rodney G. Dalton.

Simon Cooker Dalton was born on Jan. 10th, 1806 in Wilkes-Barre Luzerne Co. Pennsylvania, the 7th child of John Dalton & Elizabeth Cooker. The Dalton family moved to Bradford Co. Penn. sometimes around 1807 and lived on a little farm they called "Dalton Hollow". It was near the village of Wysox on the little Wysox Creek. Nothing is known of Simon's childhood, but we can only assume that like all of John Dalton's children he had to do chores, like feeding chickens, collecting eggs, milking cows, planting seeds and pulling weeds in the garden. Simon pumped water from the well, chopped wood for the fireplace to cook and to keep warm. He soon learned to pluck a chicken, slop the pigs and gut out a deer if the family was going to eat. As adults, he and his brothers all worked as blacksmiths, farmers and coopers, all trades they would need to survive in a world none of them could ever dream of.

Simon C. Dalton was 19 years old when he married Anna Wakeman of Wysox.

Source: From “The Settler" a newspaper printed at the time in Bradford County.

There had been many early Dalton family researchers that have had the marriage of Simon Cooker Dalton as married to the wrong “Anna” Why? Because of one early Dalton historian who entered the wrong Anna in the Church records. Then over the years this record was copied over and over again.

Here is the proof that Simon Dalton married Anna Wakeman!

MARRIED,

By Harry Morgan esq, On the 11th inst.

Mr. Egbert Lent to Miss Polly

Stocking; and on the 21st.

Mr. Simon Dalton to Miss Anna Wakman,

All of Wysox township.

Harry Morgan was a Justice of the Peace for Bradford County for 40 years.

The Settler started out as the “Bradford Gazette” in 1813. It was purchased in 1818 by Streeter & Benjamin who renamed it “The Settler” It has been published in Towanda, Bradford Co. up to the present time.

This is copied from this newspaper, dated August 25, 1825 that shows this marriage.

“MARRIED, By Harry Morgan Esq. on the 21st, Mr. Simon Dalton and Miss Anna Wakeman, all of Wysox Township.”

Simon Cooker Dalton would during the course of his life marry five wives. Yes he became a polygamous after he joined the LDS Church.

Below is listed all of Simon Cooker Dalton's wifes and children.

Simon Cooker Dalton & Anna Wakeman: Married August 21 1825, Wysox, Bradford Co. Penn.

1- Charles Wakeman Dalton, born July 10 1826 in Wysox, Pa.

2- George Simon Dalton, born Sept. 7 1828 in Wysox, Pa.

3- Sarah Elizabeth Dalton, born July 15 1831 in Wysox, Pa.

4- Henry Harvey Dalton, born July 22 1834 in Wysox, Pa.

5- Marriet Maria Dalton, born May 28 1836 in Sharon, Michigan.

Simon Cooker Dalton & Elnora Lucretia Warner: Married February 6, 1846.

1- Don Carlos Dalton, born Oct. 24 1846 in Nauvoo, Ill.

2- Frances Elnore Dalton, born June 3 1848 in Kanesville, Iowa.

3- Miriam Tersey Dalton, born Mar. 25 1850 in Kanesville, Iowa.

4- Simon Eugene Dalton Sr., born August 1 1852 in Centerville, Utah.

5- John Melvin Dalton, born August 30 1854 in Centerville, Utah.

6- Frank Heber Dalton, born Nov. 4 1856 in Centerville, Utah.

7- Janthis Dalton, born Dec. 6 1858 in Centerville, Utah.

8- Joseph Alvin Dalton Sr., born Dec. 12 in Centerville, Utah.

9- Alonzo Malon Dalton Sr., born May 17 1862 in Centerville, Utah.

10- baby Dalton, born 1865 in Centerville, Utah.

Simon Cooker Dalton & Lura Ann Warner: Married about 1847 in Winter Quarters.

1- Frances Dalton, born 1849 on the Iowa desert.

2- Mary Ann Dalton, born Mar. 29 1850 in SLC, Utah.

Simon Cooker Dalton & Elizabeth Veach: Married July 30 1854 in Centerville, Utah.

1- Luchritta Dalton, born April 12 1856 Centerville, Utah.

2- Zelmora Dalton, born Aug. 4 1857 in Centerville, Utah.

3- Almeron Abrose Dalton, born Jan. 12 1858 in Centerville, Utah.

Simon Cooker Dalton & Louisa Bowen Durham: Married Dec. 30 1865 in Centerville, Utah.

No Children.

The names of Simon Cooker Dalton's children in order of birth.

1- Charles Wakeman Dalton, July 10 1826 in Wysox, Pa.

2- George Simon Dalton, Sept. 7 1828 in Wysox Pa.

3- Sarah Elizabeth Dalton, July 15 1831 in Wysox Pa.

4- Henry Harvey Dalton, July 22 1834 in Wysox Pa.

5- Marriet Maria Dalton, May 28 in Sharon Michigan.

6- Don Carlos Dalton, Oct. 24 1846 in Nauvoo Ill.

7- Frances Elmore Dalton, June 3 1848 in Kanesville Iowa.

8- Frances Dalton, 1849 on the Iowa desert.

9- Miriam Tersey Dalton, Mar. 25 1850 in Kanesville Iowa.

10- Mary Ann Dalton, March 29 1851 in SLC Utah.

11- Simon Eugene Dalton, Aug. 1 1852 in Centerville Utah.

12- John Melvin Dalton, Aug. 30 1854 in Centerville Utah.

13- Luchritta Dalton, April 12 1856 in Centerville Utah.

14- Frank Heber Dalton, Nov. 4 1856 in Centerville Utah.

15- Zelmora Dalton, Aug. 4 1857 in Centerville Utah.

16- Janthis Dalton, Dec. 6 1858 in Centerville Utah.

17- Almeron Abrose Dalton, Jan. 12 1858 in Centerville Utah.

18- Baby Dalton, 1865 in Centerville Utah.

Here is the 1830 Pennsylvania Census Index:

1830 DALTON, HENRY- Bradford County, PA. page 054, Wysox Township

1830 DALTON, JOHN- Bradford County, PA. page 054, Wysox Township

1830 DALTON, JOHN JR.- Bradford County, PA. page 054, Wysox Township

1830 DALTON, SIMON - Bradford County, PA. page 054, Wysox Township

Simon and all the Dalton's packed up and moved to Washtenaw, Co. Michigan sometime after October 7th, 1835. On this date Simon Cooker sold his land and home to Zenaz Thomas from Towanda Township. I have in my possession a copy of a deed or Indenture recording this sale. Simon Cooker Dalton and his older brother John Dalton Jr. together owned this plat of land. They received $400 for the land and the houses on it. Also an interesting fact is that I have a document that shows Betsy Dalton as having some ownership of property in 1835. Was this because her husband had died in Wysox before the trip to Michigan? This is something we need to find out, because its been told that John Dalton died in Michigan before 1838.

The Deed for land sold by Simon Cooker Dalton: Deed Book No. 15- Pages 476 & 477.

JOHN DOLTON JR. & SIMON C. DOLTON - DEED TO ZENAS THOMAS

“This indenture made the 7th, day of October A.D. 1835 Between John Dolton Jr. & Simon C. Dolton of the Township of Wysox, County of Bradford and the State of Pennsylvania of the one part and Zenas Thomas of the Borough of Towanda and State aforesaid of the other part. Whereas that the said John Dolton Jr. & Simon C. Dolton for and in the consideration of the sum of four hundred and sixty dollars to them in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, haft granted, bargained and sold, aliened and confirmed and by their present, do grant, bargain and sell, alien and confirm unto the said Zenas Thomas, his heirs and assigns forever all that piece of parcel of land lying and situated in the Township of Wysox, being a purchased from Stephen Furgasan who purchased thru Joesph Atwood from Shephard & Dorrance, formerly in Claverack Township bounded as follows. Beginning at Hickory sapling, adjoining lands of Samuel Coolbaugh & running as a division line between him said Samuel and the said John & Simon Dolton in the division of two and a half lots in Shephard & Dorrance running North 59-3/4 degrees East two hundred and forty one rods to Chestnut sapling, hence North 31 degrees West eighty rods to a Pitch Pine corner, hence South 59-3/4 degrees West two hundred and forty one rods to the corner, half division of lot no.142 hence south 31 degrees East eighty rods to the place of beginning, being one forth of lot no.142, one half of lot no. 143 & one half of lot no. 144 running one hundred seventy three rods near and on the water of the Little Wysox Creek, saving and excepting the undisclosed third part of said lot which is left by the said John & Simon Dolton for the widow of Henry Dolton, deceased, for the use of their children to be taken off the North West side of said lot adjoining Harry Morgan and John Atwood and along their line except the saw mill & privileges of the flowing of waters & mill yard which is loosely conveyed to the said Zenas Thomas being our separate right. The one half only owned with Harry Morgan. The two thirds wherefore of said lot adjoining Samuel Coolbaugh’s line together with the one half of the saw mill as before mentioned is hereby granted by the said John & Simon C. Dolton to the said Zenas Thomas and his heirs assigns for all the described track of land on the two thirds for such rights as belongs to Shephard & Dorrance and the said Zenas Thomas to discharge the lien of the Commonwealth except the dollars which we have paid to Samuel Coolbaugh towards the patenting fee which said Thomas is entitled to count to his use & to and for the only use on behalf of the said Zenas Thomas, and his heirs assigns forever and the said John Dolton Jr. & Simon C. Dolton with warrant by these presents by order we have herewith sit our hand and seals this day before the presence of Harry Morgan, JP.”

                                                                                                 John Dolton Jr.    (seal)

Simon C. Dolton (seal)
Personally came before me, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County – John Dolton Jr. & Simon C. Dolton and acknowledged the above and foregoing tabulation to be their free act & deed and desire the same be recorded as such- witness my hand & seal this 7th, October 1835. Harry Morgan JP (seal)

Zenas Thomas is listed in the 1830 Towanda, Bradford Co. Pennsylvania census and the

1840 Wysox census. So he may have moved onto the land he bought from Simon in 1835.

Simon C. Dalton, Taxable Property, one house valued at 10 dollars.

Source: The 1812 Tax Assessment of Wysox Township. Listed under Taxables.

Simon Dalton packed his family belongings for the trip to Michigan before the rest of the Dalton’s did. This trip was taken in the spring of 1835 and must have been very hard on everyone in the party. Simon bought land for his family to start a new life in a strange frontier. There were many Indian’s in the area that he and his family had to deal with.

Simon must have scouted the area and sent word back to his brothers that he was safe and there was plenty of timber and water for all.

Again we mention as to why did our Dalton family pack up as a group and move so quickly to the far off county of Washtenaw, Michigan? One reason could have been because of the large and uncut forests that were in this area of Michigan. Remember that they owned a saw mill in Wysox and the history books tells us that the lumber there was running out and there were a lot of new settlers coming into Bradford Co.

The first we find of Simon Dalton in Michigan is this land patent record:

From the book; “Landsmen of Washtenaw County”

“Dolton, Simon C., res. of Bradford Co. Pa., Southeast ¼ of the Northwest

¼ of Section 18, 40 acres, of Township 3 South, Range 3 East.

Patent Date: June 3rd, 1835.”

Note that Simon spelled his name, Dolton and the others spelled theirs, Dalton.

This plat of land is in Sharon Township, which is directly west of Freedom Township.

So as you can see, our Dalton’s were in Washtenaw Co. and we first thought that they settled in Freedom Township, but in fact, at least Simon Cooker Dalton first bought property in Sharon Township.

Sharon, Washtenaw County: Lewis C. Kellam and Daniel C. located the first land in the area in 1830, but Ira Anabil and John Bessey became the first settlers in 1831. The settlement was known as Peppergrass until the township was organized in 1834 and named Sharon. Sharon has also had various names over the years; Sharon Plain, Sharonville and today is known as Sharon Hollow.

Notice the name Ira Anabil. I believe that this name of Anabil in Washtenaw Co. Is the reason that past Dalton researchers has gotten the marriage of Simon C. Dalton to Anna Annabelle wrong! Ira Anabil was from New England and then moved to Michigan. I couldn't not find a daughter named Ann, Anna, or Annabelle anywhere.

Simon’s family lived and farmed on this first piece of land for about 7 years before he was to moved again, this time to Nauvoo to join the other Saints. See below.

This is a copy of the official Land Plat Record of Simon Cooker Dalton:

“The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” - certificate # 19263

To all to whom these presents shall come, Greetings:

Where as: SIMON C. DOLTON, of Washtenaw County, Michigan.

Has deposited in the General Land Office of the United States, a certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Detroit, whereas it appears that full payment has been made by said SIMON C. DOLTON, according to the provisions of the Act of Congress of the 24th, of April, 1820, entitled, “An Act making further provisions for the public lands” for:

“The west half of the southeast quarter of section 24 in Township 3 south, of Range 2 east, in the District of lands, subject to sale at Detroit, Michigan, Meridian-Toledo Strip, containing 80 acres in Jackson County”

According to the official plat of the survey of the said lands, returned to the General Land Office by the Surveyor General, which said tract, has been purchased by the said SIMON C. DOLTON,

Now Know Ye, that the United States of America, in consideration of the Premises, and in conformity with several acts of Congress, in such case made and provided, Have Given and Granted, unto the said, SIMON C. DOLTON , and to his heirs, the said tract above described: To Have and to Hold the same, together with all the rights, privileges, immunities and appurtenances of whatsoever nature, thereunto belonging, unto the said,

SIMON C. DALTON and to his heirs and assigns forever.

In Testimony Whereof, I, MARTIN VANBUREN President of the United States of America, have caused these letters to be made Patent, and the Seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed,

Given under my hand, at the City of Washington, the Second day of August in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and THIRTYSEVEN.

By the President, MARTIN VANBUREN

By: A. VANBUREN Sec’y

Jos. J. Wilson, Acting, ad interim, Recorder of the General Land Office

You will note that Simon Cooker Dalton has now moved west into Jackson County.

The 1840 U.S. census in Grass Lake, Jackson Co. Michigan lists the family of Simon Cooker Dalton and his mother Elizabeth Cooker Dalton. While in Michigan, most of the Dalton’s joined the Latter-day Saints Church. Simon C. Dalton was baptized on April 13th, 1842 by William Burton.

Grass Lake, Jackson County Michigan:

David Sterling and his family were squatters here when a party from Niagara County,

New York. Lorenzo D. Hale became the first post master on Dec. 30 1839. Glass Lake was not incorporated as a village until 1870. Grass Lake is named after the lake lying just north of the village.

After living in Michigan for approximately 8 years, Simon C. Dalton, and his family moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, sometimes between of 1842 & 1843, where they became acquainted with the Prophet Joseph Smith. Simon received an elder’s license in Nauvoo on Oct. 30th, 1843. After locating at least some sort of temporary housing in Nauvoo, one of the first things Simon had to do was to register for the Militia. The law required that every able bodied male, who became residents of Nauvoo, must join the Nauvoo Legion. (The Mormon Legion was organization on Feb. 3rd, 1841) Charles and Simon C. Dalton were tenants at the Nauvoo Hotel in Room # 37. In Nauvoo all the Dalton brothers worked on the new Temple & Nauvoo House. In Nauvoo, Simon's trade was that of a knife-maker, guard and a blacksmith. When any undesirable people came to the city, he and others got together with knifes and while whittling on sticks and whistling, they would gather about the undesirables and invite them to leave Nauvoo. This purpose was often accomplished. He was also a postmaster as other documents show. While in Nauvoo, Simon, his son Charles W. and Henry S. Dalton petitioned the Free Mason Society for membership. They were all accepted.

Source: From a book by Leslie Dalton Crunk.

The John Dalton Book of Genealogy tells us that Simon's wife did not go to Nauvoo with him, but Church Records show that Anna Dalton was in Nauvoo with Simon and received her endowments in the Nauvoo Temple on Jan. 10th, 1846. Simon and Anna were not sealed to each other at this time, because we think Simon had broached Plural marriage to her and she refused him. She took the three younger children and went back to Michigan where she would live out the rest of her life not knowing much about where her older children were.

Simon C. Dalton received his Patriarchal Blessing from John Smith in Nauvoo on Dec. 27, 1845. Simon was married to his second wife, Elnora Lucretia Warner on Feb 4th 1846 by Heber C. Kimball in the Nauvoo Temple. Simon married his third wife, Elnora's sister Lura Ann Warner sometime during 1848, where we don't know.

The story of the Nauvoo Temple from Feb. 2 1846 to Feb. 8 1846:

On February 2, 1845, Brigham Young announced that temple ordinances would cease. When he came to the temple on the following morning he found a large crowd of people seeking their ordinances. President Young was somewhat frustrated because he knew they had to leave Nauvoo before their enemies could intercept them. He told the brethren that it was not wise to continue and that more temples would be built in the future. He the crowd that he was going to get his wagons started and be off. He walked a distance from the Temple, hoping that the crowd would disperse, but when he returned he found the temple overflowing with people. Looking at the multitude, understanding their anxiety and thirst for knowledge, he decided to continue working in the temple for a few more days. February 7, 1846, was the final day for temple ordinances in the Nauvoo Temple. Work had been performed around the clock for two days. About 600 people received their ordinances on that final day. At least 5,615 Saints were blessed to have received their endowments in the Nauvoo Temple. The brethren then turned their attention to leaving for the west. On February 8, 1846, members of the Twelve knelt around the altar of the temple asking the Lord to bless their move to the west and asked Him to enable them to complete the temple and have it formally dedicated.

While Simon Cooker Dalton and his family was living in Kanesville, Iowa awaiting their turn to join a wagon train for the trip to the Salt Lake Valley, Simon placed an ad in the " Frontier Guardian", a local newspaper for "Blacksmithing". He was trying to make a little extra money for their long journey, which would begin in a few months.

                                                                BLACKSMITHING

The undersigned has fitted up a shop, a few doors west of the
Printing Office, and is now prepared to invoke all kinds of work
in the shape of blacksmithing. Persons wishing blacksmithing
done will please give me a call. I feel confident that I can give
satisfaction. All work entrusted to my care will be executed
promptly and in good order.
(Signed) Simon Dolton - Kanesville, March 20th, 1849
Simon Cooker Dalton and family crossed the plains to the Great Salt Lake Valley with the Silas Richards Company. This wagon train left Kanesville, Iowa on July 10th, 1849 with about 100 wagons and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on Oct. 27th 1849. Simon C. Dalton had one wagon, six oxen, two cows, two loose cattle. Simon's family included:

   Simon C. Dalton, age 42. 

Elnora L. Dalton, age 27.
Mary R Dalton, age 6.
Charles A. Dalton, age 5.
Francis E. Dalton, age 1
In 1848, with the arrival of the last wagon train of the season, there were now approximately 5,000 saints in the valley. There were at least three forts built at this point. Each of these forts was about half a mile long and 40 rods wide. Within these forts, the Territory of Deseret was organized. The first legislature met here and the first school was taught. For safety purposes these forts is where all the Dalton's would spent their first winter in the Valley. In Feb. of 1849 the residents of the Territory organized a temporary government which they called the "State of Deseret". After much debate, in Sept. of 1850, an act of Congress created the "Territory of Utah." Congress did not make it a State because too many Southern States did not want another Anti-slavery State added to the union. Brigham Young was appointed Governor of the Territory.

On Jan. 14th, 1849, Salt Lake City was divided into 17 Church Wards, each containing nine city blocks. The Dalton's chose land a few blocks east and south of the old fort, near where the present day Liberty Park is now. It was here the 10th Ward was organized on Feb. 22nd, 1848. For protection, a fence was built around the Ward boundaries. 10th Ward records of this time shows: “John Dalton, Edward Dalton, Charles Dalton, Henry Dalton donated, self and teams for two days work"

Simon Cooker Dalton owned Lot #5 on block 40 in Salt Lake City in 1850.

His son Charles Wakeman was two doors away on Lot #7. Simon was a member of the 10th Ward, Salt Lake Stake, Great Salt Lake City. The boundary of the 10th, ward was Third South to the North, Sixth South to the south, Sixth West to the west and Tenth East to the east.

The10th Ward records of Oct. 1851 shows the following Tithing due and paid:

                 Name                    Sum Total         Due          Paid

John Dalton Jr. $540 $54 paid in full
Charles Dalton $155 $15.50 credited $15
Simon C. Dalton $928 $92.80 paid in full
10th Ward Records for S.L.C. Oct. 1851: Simon Cooker Dalton - Tithing due and paid; sum total of $928 paid. $92.80 due. Paid.

Ward records tells us that a meeting was held on September 27th, 1850 regarding the

Awarding of land in the boundaries of Salt Lake City. Our Dalton’s had by this time

Built their cabins on lots laid out by Brigham Young. They owned the following lots:

BLOCK 32 –

HENRY HARRY DALTON LOT 2

EDWARD DALTON LOT 3

JOHN DALTON JR. LOT 4

CHARLES DALTON LOT 5

BLOCK 40 –

SIMON C. DALTON LOT 5

CHARLES W. DALTON LOT 7

The Census of Salt Lake County in 1851 shows:

         Head of Family         Age       Sex     Where Born

Simon C. Dalton 45 M Penn.
Anose (sic) 38 F N.Y.

Rosetta (Berry) 7 F N. Y.

Charles (Berry) 6 M N. Y.

Francis 3 M Iowa

Mary Ann 1 F Desert

Rossetta and Charles berry are the children of Simon’s 2nd wife, Elnora Warner Berry Dalton.

Here is a interesting story about the relationship between Simon, Elnore and her first husband, Robert Berry; Copied from a page in Leslie Dalton Crunk’s book; “The History of Charles Dalton”:

“Robert Berry married Elnora Warner in 1842 in Reading, Michigan. They had two children, Mary Rosetta and Charles Alma Berry. This family left Michigan with a caravan for the west to Nauvoo. As the work was scarce in Nauvoo, Robert Berry decided to return to Michigan, leaving his family in Nauvoo with her family who was also in Nauvoo at this time. As Elnora did not receive letters or money from Robert, she was persuaded to believe that he had left her and would never return. Simon Cooker Dalton, who was the postmaster in Nauvoo at this time, become her ardent and persistent suitor and admitted many years later when he was a old man with a family in Utah that he had confiscated her mail!

Meantime Robert Berry returned to Nauvoo to get his family. He found the city deserted and his family gone. It is claimed that so great was his grief that his hair turned white overnight. Robert Berry, not knowing where to find his family returned to Michigan with a broken heart.

Later in life, Robert Berry’s daughter, Rosetta, whose father in-law was on his LDS mission to Michigan, found Robert Berry. Robert then found out about the story of what Simon had done. Robert Berry was heard to tell if he ever-met Simon Dalton, he would kill him! Years later he did go west and to find Simon, and at his field gate in Centerville, Utah, Robert said to Simon, “I have always claimed that I would kill you, but I will let the Lord take care of you”

"The first Blacksmith shops were owned by Simon Cooker Dalton and others.”

Source: From an article appearing in the Deseret News; July 17th, 1931. Calling attention to the low cost of housing in the early days and to Simon Cooker Dalton.

From a muster roll of Company A, Battalion Life Guards, commanded by Major George D. Grant. Mustered in G.S.L. City, May 31st, 1851:

Henry S. Dalton.

George Dalton.

Simon C. Dalton.

Other Dalton Nauvoo Legion records:

Muster Roll of May 29th, 1852:

John Dalton.

Henry Dalton.

Pay roll of a detachment of Caption George D. Grant, Company A. Mounted Rangers, Nauvoo Legion ordered out in pursuit of Shoshone Indians during the month of Sept. and Oct. 1850. We the under-signed, acknowledge to have received of Wm. J. Appleby, pay master, Nauvoo Legion: the sums set opposite of our names respectively in full payment for our services for the times respectively specified.

Charles Dalton - Private - No. of Days 11 - paid $2.50 from Sept. 25th to Oct. 5th, 1850.

Henry Dalton - Private - No. of Days 11 - paid $2.50 from Sept. 25th to Oct. 5th. 1850.

Source: Film # 0485555 at S. L. C Family History Library.

Report of the detachment of Life Guards, Nauvoo Legion, Feb. 19th, 1851:

Commander George D. Grant; Captain Charles H. Kimball; Return Roll:

Simon Dolton, Private - 12 days in service; 2 horses. 17 days in service; 7 horses.

Some time before 1852 Simon C. Dalton moved his family a few miles north to Centerville, Utah to make a permanent home. Simon and Elnora Lucretta Warner had nine children and Elnora died in bed after giving childbirth to their 10th child. This child was never named. Elnora was buried Dec. 5th, 1865, at Centerville.

Simon C. Dalton married his fourth wife, Mary Elizabeth Veach on July 30th, 1854.

Simon Cooker Dalton was baptized on April 13, 1842, by William Burton in Grass Lake, Jackson Co. Michigan. He was confirmed by Charles Dalton. He was ordained a High Priest by Charles Dalton in Centerville, Utah on March 12th, 1854.

Source: From the Centerville Ward, Davis Stake Records.

Simon C. Dalton, Elnore L. Dalton, Charles E. Dalton, Charles Dalton, Rosetta Dalton,

Elizabeth Dalton.

Source: From the Centerville Ward records; 1856-1894, Page 9.

In 1860 Simon Cooker Dalton had a household of 9 people with $2000 dollars in real wealth and $290 dollars in personal wealth. In 1870, Simon had a household of 7 people with $800 in real wealth and $400 in personal wealth.

Source: The 1860, 1870 Utah census.

Simon C. Dalton married his fifth and last wife, Charlotte Louise Durham on Dec. 30th, 1865 in the Centerville, Utah ward and was married by William Reeves.

A story that mentions Simon Cooker Dalton:

“I was Healed”

An account of the healing of my father, William H. Dickson at Centerville, Davis Co. Ut.

“When I was a small boy ten or eleven years of age, I was playing with a companion by the name of Billie Clawson. We were playing on top of a haystack. At the side of the stack was a two-tined pitchfork, with the tines upward and with a pole in between, the tines used as a drop to keep the stack from falling over.

When I went to get down, instead of sliding, I put my head on the stack and keeled over. I then found myself in the terrible predicament of hanging on the fork, the tines entering my body just above the left hip ranging upward. My companion, seeing my predicament and being unable to help me, ran about four rods away, returning in a few minutes with two young ladies, Arilla Stoddard and Cornelia Clawson. Arilla was too frightened and excited to help at all, so it fell to Cornelia to relieve my suffering and lift me off the fork. As soon as I was on the ground I ran home, a distance of about one hundred yards. I fell upon my bed very ill and vomited for about a week. I gradually grew worse and become very weak and emaciated. While everything possible was being done for me at this time, without any warning and without our knowledge, a man came into the room. At this time, mother and I was alone. He ask my mother if he might have the privilege of administering to me by the laying on of hands. She gave her consent at this time saying, “I’ll step across the street to get an elder, brother SIMON DALTON to assist you.” The man replied, “I do not need any assistance” Then stepping up to the couch on which I was lying, knelt down and placed his hands upon my head, an I will never forget the glorious feeling that attended that prayer. My whole being was thrilled as with a mighty power, and I was instantly healed and no scar remained. The man went as he had come. When my mother went to the door to express her thanks to him for what he had done, he was nowhere to be seen. Upon inquire no one had seen him enter or leave our home”

Source: Treasures of Pioneer History: Vol. 4.

Centerville, a little town north of SLC:

As far as we know, only Simon Cooker Dalton and Henry Simon Dalton and their families lived in Centerville. I’m sure this was because of being a part of the first mission sent by Brigham Young to colonize the area. Simon lived here until old age, then moved south to Springville, Utah Co.

Situated some twelve miles north of Salt Lake City, Centerville encompasses the area from Lund Lane on the north to Pages Lane on the south, a distance of 3.3 miles, and extends, with some minor deviations, from the mountains on the east to the shores of the lake.

Thomas Grover, and the Deuel brothers, Osmyn and William, were the first settlers, arriving in early 1848. They were soon followed by other families including Simon Cooker Dalton. There were possibly others of our Daltons that lived here before they moved on. They dragged logs to build homes down the steep mountains. They lacked nails, so many of the homes were held together by wooden pegs or rawhide thongs. Later, some built their houses of adobe, made of clay and straw dried in the sun. More substantial homes were constructed from rocks washed down from the hills or found in the beds of streams.

A fort wall was commenced in 1853 to protect against Indian attack, but the project was soon abandoned. A new wall was started in 1854, made of rocks and dirt. It was six feet wide at the base, and about eight feet high. As the expected Indian attacks never materialized, this second wall also never was completed. Centerville was variously known in the early days as Deuel Creek Settlement, then as Cherry Settlement, and finally as Centerville.

The early small settlements of Utah were characterized by the unplanned mix of men and women from widely scattered places and vastly different cultures who came together for a common cause, and who generally discovered that the talents, skills, and determination that a struggling group of people needed for their survival were to be found among them.

Some had proficiency as carpenters and builders. Some were competent farmers or livestock raisers. Others were or learned to become weavers, blacksmiths, coopers, shoemakers, millers, wheelwrights, seamstresses, teachers, midwives, dentists, merchants, masons, musicians. Many were self-trained and self-taught. Others had served apprenticeships in their homeland. Some of their skills were vital to the actual physical survival of the communities. Others were valuable as respite from their difficult yet often humdrum existence. Simon Cooker Dalton’s main trade was that of a blacksmith.

Many housewives carded wool and spun the yarn on spinning wheels; others had looms for weaving cloth from which they fashioned clothing, bedding, tablecloths, and rag carpets. They made dyes of different colors from various plants in their yards and gardens; they made soap, using their own homemade lye; they made candles. Starch was made from potatoes. They knitted socks, stockings, mittens, gloves, and shawls.

While the women were thus busily engaged, the men made furniture and wooden cooking utensils such as butter bowls, trays, chopping bowls, ladles and spoons, potato mashers, and rolling pins. These items supplemented the few items of china, crockery, iron kettles, skillets, and Dutch ovens that some had brought across the plains with them. Families lived mainly by their own production, and exchanged products with their neighbors. Every home and farm was a little kingdom to itself.

Numerous small enterprises sprang up in Centerville, such as grocery stores, a molasses mill, flour mill, sawmill, blacksmith shops, and a cooperage. There were also shoemakers, tailors, carpenters and cabinetmakers, wheelwright, rock masons, nurseries, a meat market, and even a small silkworm operation. Probably the most important business was the old Centerville Co-op, built at Main and Center in 1869. When money was scarce, housewives traded eggs, butter, and other items for store merchandise. In business for many years, the Co-op finally closed in 1940, and the building has since been used as a lumberyard, restaurant, and law offices.

The first schoolhouse was built of logs in 1851. As the community grew, more and finer schools were built, the older buildings being abandoned, torn down, or converted to different uses. Today, Centerville boasts a large junior high school and four modern elementary schools. Still standing and in use as a residence today is one of Centerville,s oldest and most historic buildings, originally a stage coach station built in 1866 by William Reeves for the Wells Fargo Company. After the Utah Central Rail Road was completed in 1870, Mr. Reeves converted the building into an amusement hall where dances and local dramatic performances were given. It was known as Elkhorn Hall. Religious meetings also were held there during construction of the Centerville ward chapel in 1879-80.

In 1894 the Bamberger Rail Road line reached Centerville on its way from Salt Lake City to Ogden. This line served Davis County with passenger and freight transportation, first by steam power, then by electric power, and finally by diesel. It discontinued operation in 1952. The Utah Light and Traction Company extended its trolley line to Centerville in 1913, with its terminus at Chase Lane. The line was abandoned the line in 1926. Centerville is now served by buses of the Utah Transit Authority.

The streets of Centerville were dark at night until the very early 1920s when a few enterprising citizens took matters into their own hands and installed lights at two street corners. These were crude contraptions consisting of a time clock in a wooden box mounted on a pole, with a long string attached to the alarm, and then running up the pole to a light switch. The nearest homeowner had the assignment of winding the alarm clock in order that the streetlight would be turned on at dusk each evening and off again in the morning. From this first effort a modern street lighting system has evolved.

The religious makeup of Centerville is predominantly LDS. In the spring of 1852 a ward was organized with Sanford Porter as Bishop, with Ozias Kilbourn and Simon C. Dalton as his counselors.

Source: B. H. Roberts, Comprehensive History of the Church, Vol. 3, Chap. 91, page 475 -page 476.

After living in Centerville, Utah, Simon C. Dalton moved his family south of Provo, Utah Co. to Springville. He died there on Oct. 14th, 1885, and is buried in the Springville Cemetery.

Here is the official Church records of Simon Cooker Dalton:

Source: Ancestry, LDS Family History Suite 2 CD-Orem Utah.

Dalton, Simon Cooker

Birth: Dalton, Simon Cooker - Date: January 1, 1806. - Place: Wilkes-barre, Luzerne Co. PA.

Parents: Dalton, Simon Cooker - Father: Dalton, John - Mother: Cooker, Elizabeth

Death: Dalton, Simon Cooker - Date: October 14, 1885. - Place: Springville, Utah, UT.

Marriage Number 2 - Dalton, Simon Cooker - Spouse: Warner, Elnora Lucretia. - Date: February 4, 1846. - Place: Nauvoo, Hancock, Ill.

Marriage 2 - Children:

Name: Birth date: Place:

1. Dalton, Carlos Warner October 24, 1846 Nauvoo, Hancock, Ill.

2. Dalton, Francis Elnora June 3, 1848 Council Bluffs.

3. Dalton, Miriam Tersey March 25, 1850 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT.

4. Dalton, Simon Eugene August 1, 1852 Centerville, Davis, UT.

5. Dalton, John Melvin August 30, 1854 Centerville, Davis, UT.

6. Dalton, Frank Heber November 4, 1856 Centerville, Davis, UT.

7. Dalton, Janthus December 6, 1858 Centerville, Davis, UT.

8. Dalton, Joseph Alvin December 12, 1860 Centerville, Davis, UT.

9. Dalton, Alonzo Malon May 17, 1862 Centerville, Davis, UT.

Marriage Number 3 - Dalton, Simon Cooker - Spouse: Warner, Lara Ann - Date: 1848-49

Marriage 3 – Children:

Name: Birth date: Place:

Dalton, Francis Iowa desert

Dalton, Mary Ann March 29, 1850 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT.

Marriage Number 4 - Dalton, Simon Cooker - Spouse: Veach, Elizabeth - Date: July 30, 1854.

Marriage 4 –Children:

Name: Birth date: Place:

Dalton, Luchrita April 12, 1856 Centerville, Davis, UT.

Dalton, Zelmora August 04, 1857 Centerville, Davis, UT.

Dalton, Almeron Ambrose January 12, 1859 Centerville, Davis, UT.

Marriage Number 5 - Dalton, Simon Cooker - Spouse: Bowen, Louisa - Date: December 30, 1865 (Note: This is wrong. It should read “Durham”

(No children)

Church Ordinance Data: Dalton, Simon Cooker – Baptism: Date: April 13, 1842 Ordained Seventy. Temple Ordinance Data: Dalton, Simon Cooker – Baptism:

Date: June 4, 1889

Endowment, Date: January 10, 1846 Temple: Nauvoo, Hancock, IL, USA

Endowment, Date: December 10, 1844

Endowment, Date: June 7, 1889

Sealed to Parents: Date, April 9, 1907

Sealed to Spouse: Date, August 27, 1983 - Temple: Provo, Utah Co., UT.

Places of Residence: Dalton, Simon Cooker - Centerville, Davis, UT. - 1860

Vocations: Dalton, Simon Cooker – Farmer

Comments: Dalton, Simon Cooker - In 1860, Simon had a household of 9 with $2,000 in real wealth and $290 in personal wealth. In 1870, Simon had a household of 7 with $800 in real wealth and $400 in personal wealth.

Sources: Personal Records of Rod Dalton.

Reference: UT. 27 Aug. 1983, IGI residency- data Centerville, Davis Co. 1860 Census, Springville, Utah. 1870 Census, Springville, Utah. Vocation-Data, Farmer.

Mark Ardath Dalton's, THE JOHN DALTON BOOK OF GENEALOGY,

Parts written by Helen LaMar Dalton Palmer.

Source: Film # 026,642; Family History Center; S.L.C.

Source: A book by Leslie Crunk of “The Dalton's”

Baptism: Reference: Temple Index Bureau, Family Group Sheet.

Place: Reference: Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register 1845-46. Endowment: 10 Jan 1846 - Temple: Nauvoo, Hancock, Ill.. Reference Temple Endowment Register 1845-46 Endowment Date: 10 Dec. 1844 Reference: Family Group Sheet-Self Sealing to Parents Reference: Family Group Sheet-Father Sealing to Spouse Temple: Provo, Utah, 27 Aug. 1983 Reference: IGI Residency-Data Centerville, Davis, Utah 1860.

Reference: 1860 Census Springville Utah. 

Reference: 1870 Census - Vocation-Data Farmer.
On the day that Simon Cooker Dalton received his Endowments in the Nauvoo Temple:

Nauvoo, Hancock Co. Illinois: The City of Joseph.

Saturday, January 10, 1846.

Nauvoo, Illinois:

The weather was fine. One hundred eighteen people received their ordinances.

During the day, Elder Willard Richards asked Thomas Bullock and two other brothers if they would pray every day that he would be able to live and complete the History of the Church. They all said that they would. Elder Richards prophesied, "If you do this you shall become gray headed old men, and you shall become heads of great and mighty kingdoms." He told them to go record this in their journals. (Thomas Bullock would die in 1885, at the age of sixty-eight, the father of at least fifteen children. One of the other men, George D. Watt lived to be sixty-five, the father of at least twenty-one children.)

Brigham Young received a letter from Wilford Woodruff in Liverpool, telling President Young that he had made arrangements to send his family home to Nauvoo by way of New Orleans. Elder Woodruff would return via Boston, stopping in Maine and Connecticut to bring his relatives to Nauvoo in time to go west with the Saints.

Elisha Hoops reported that the mob was making preparations in Warsaw for another campaign against the Saints.

A meeting of the 21st Quorum of Seventies was held. At this meeting, Zenas H. Gurley (who would in later years be one of the founders of the RLDS church) arose and said the presidents of the 21st quorum had received their endowment. He observed that it was a remarkable outpouring of the Holy Spirit. He preached that Joseph and Hyrum had "obtained their exaltation by patient submission to right."

Sources:

History of the Church, Vol.7, Ch.38, p.566

Hosea Stout Diary (1846), vol. 2, typescript, BYU-S, p.120 - p.121

WORK IN PROGRESS. Changes are made when his wives' and childrens' Memorials are found and linked. ___________________________________________________ Simon Cooker was the son of John Dalton Sr. (1/1763-10/7/1835) and his wife Elizabeth Cooker B-12/25/1767. Simon sometimes spelled his surname as Dolton. _____

Simon's father, John Dalton Sr., died in Freedom Twp., Washtenaw, MI, OR Wysox, Bradford, PA. His wife, Elizabeth Cooker B-12/25/1767 may be in wrong cemetery. See #58581887. Elizabeth was perhaps German. On Almeron Ambrose Dalton's UT Death Certificate, it incorrectly states that Simon was born in England. Simon's father, John Dalton Sr. was born in a small settlement, Conococheaque, Frederick Co., Maryland to Thomas Dalton who came to these shores sometime between 1754 and 1760 from South Wales; his wife Mary (_) was from Ireland. _____

9 DALTON siblings: Margaret, Sarah, Henry, Charles, John Jr., Elizabeth, [Self], Jemima and Harriet.

Simon grew up on a farm in Wysox Twp., Bradford, PA and attended a Presbyterian church. Around 1835, all the (?adult) children of John and Elizabeth moved to Sharon Hollow, Washtenaw, MI, then to an area now known as Grass Lake in Jackson Co., MI. [Charles Dalton, Simon's brother, met his future wife, Mary Elizabeth Warner (daughter of Luther and Permelia Warner) in early 1842. They were married on Aug. 11, 1842.] The Warner family was living in Homer, Calhoun, MI in 1840.

The 1840 U.S. census in Grass Lake, Jackson Co., MI, lists the family of Simon Cooker Dalton and his mother Elizabeth Cooker Dalton. While in MI, most of the Dalton's joined the Latter Day Saints Church. Simon C. Dalton was baptized on April 13th, 1842 by William Burton in Grass Lake, Jackson, MI. He was confirmed by his brother Charles Dalton, and ordained a High Priest by Charles in Centerville, UT on March 12th, 1854. Simon received an elder's license in Nauvoo on Oct. 30th, 1843.

Simon's family lived and farmed on this MI land for about 8 years before they moved to Nauvoo, Hancock, IL, to join the other Mormons.

In Nauvoo all the Dalton brothers worked on the new Temple and Nauvoo House. In Nauvoo, Simon's trade was that of a knife-maker, guard, blacksmith, and all-around handyman.

When any "undesirable" people came to Nauvoo, he and others got together with knifes and while whittling on sticks and whistling, they would gather about the "undesirables" and invite them to leave Nauvoo. This purpose was often accomplished, but at a final great cost in lives and property.

He was also a postmaster as other documents show. While in Nauvoo, Simon, his sons Charles W. and Henry S. petitioned the Free Mason Society for membership and were all accepted.

Simon and family crossed the plains to the Great Salt Lake Valley with the Silas Richards Company. This wagon train left Kanesville, Iowa (known as Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa since 1852, the starting point of the Mormon Trail), on July 10th, 1849 with about 100 wagons and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on Oct. 27th 1849. Simon had one wagon, six oxen, two cows, and two loose cattle. Simon's family included:

Simon C. Dalton, age 42 Elnora L. Dalton, age 27 [Elnora L. (Warner) Berry-Dalton] Mary R. Dalton, age 6 [Rosetta Mary Berry] Charles A. Dalton, age 5 [Charles Alma Berry] Francis E. Dalton, age 1 [?Laura Ann and Simon's]

1851 Salt Lake Co., UT: Simon C. Dalton 45 M PA Anose 38 F N.Y. [Elnora] Rosetta 7 F NY [Rosetta Mary Berry] Charles 6 M NY [Charles Alma Berry] Francis 3 M Iowa [?Laura Ann and Simon's] Mary Ann 1 F Desert [?Laura Ann and Simon's]

Some time before 1852 Simon moved his family a few miles north to Centerville, UT, to make a permanent home. After living in Centerville, Simon moved his family south of Provo, Utah, UT, to Springville Utah, Utah. He died there on Oct. 14th, 1885, and is buried in the Springville City Cemetery.

1870 Utah Territory, Utah: Simon Dalton M 64y Canada Louisa Dalton F 63y Vermont [3rd wife] Eugene S. Dalton M 17y Utah John L. Dalton M 16y Utah Frank F. Dalton M 12y Utah Joseph Dalton M 10y Utah Alonzo Dalton M 8y Utah __________ WIVES and CHILDREN

Simon was a Presbyterian when he married 1) Anna Wakeman on August 21 1825 in Wysox, Bradford, PA. Church records show that Anna (Wakeman) Dalton was in Nauvoo, ILL, with Simon and received her endowments in the Nauvoo Temple on Jan. 10th, 1846. Simon and Anna were not sealed to each other at this time because Simon had broached Plural marriage to her and she refused him. She took the three younger children and went back to MI where she would live out the rest of her life not knowing much about her older children's lives.

Simon married 1) Anna Wakeman on 8/5/1825 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.

5 DALTON children of Simon and Anna:

1. Charles Wakeman Dalton (7/10/1826-6/18/1883) born in Wysox, Bradford, PA [5 wives and 37 children].

2. George Simon Dalton, born Sept. 7 1828 in Wysox, Brandford, PA, died Sept. 25 1906.

3. Sarah Elizabeth Dalton, born July 15 1831 in Wysox, Bradford, PA.

4. Henry Harvey Dalton, born July 22 1834 in Wysox, Bradford, PA.

5. Harriet Maria/Marie Harriet Dalton, born May 28 1836 in Sharon Twp., Jackson, MI. __________ Simon married 2) Elnora Lucretia Warner, daughter of Luther and Permelia (Stanton) Warner on February 4, 1846 in Nauvoo, Hancock, IL by Heber C. Kimball in the Nauvoo Temple. No record has been found of a divorce from Elnora's 1st husband, Robert Berry Jr. in Hillsdale, MI. In a book, "John Dalton" by Mark Ardath Dalton, Elnora was recorded as a "widow" which was incorrect (see the "John Dalton book of genealogy" online).

10 DALTON children with Elnora:

1. Carlos Warner Dalton (10/24/1846-12/16/1846), born and died in Nauvoo, Hancock, IL.

2. Frances Elnora Dalton (6/3/1848-12/7/1918), born in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

3. Miriam Tersey Dalton (3/25/1850-11/20/1858), born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT, died in Centerville, Davis, UT.

4. Simon Eugene Dalton (8/1/1852-12/1/1933), born in Centerville, Davis, UT, died in Springville, UT; m. Jane Elizabeth Huntington (1858-1924) [7 Children].

5. John Melvin Dalton (6/30/1854-10/31/1915), born in Centerville, Davis, UT; m. Adelaide C. Chase [14 Children].

6. Frank Heber Dalton (11/4/1856-2/1/1933), born in Centerville, Davis, UT; m. Annette Nelson (1855-1932). [3 or more children].

7. Ianthis Dalton (12/6/1858-1/22/1859), born and died in Centerville, Davis, UT.

8. Joseph Alvin Dalton (12/12/1860-7/1933), born in Centerville, Davis, UT; m. 1) Electa Holmes, m. 2) Mary H. (1862-1917).

9. Alonzo Maylon Dalton (5/17/1862-11/30/1928) #134642, born in Centerville, Davis, UT, died in Springville, UT; m. Sarah Ann Clements (1869-1956) [5 Children].

10. Unnamed baby (12/5/1865-12/5/1865). Elnora Lucretia and infant died and were buried on 12/5/1865, probably together in one grave. __________ Simon married 3) Laura Ann Warner, younger sister of Elnora, above, on the same date of February 4, 1846 in Nauvoo, Hancock, IL. (LDS records)

2 DALTON children with Laura Ann:

1. Francis Dalton, born in the Iowa desert.

2. Mary Ann Dalton, B-March 29, 1850 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT. __________ Simon married 4) Elizabeth Veach, on July 30, 1854.

3 DALTON children with Elizabeth Veach:

1. Luchrita Daton, B-April 12, 1856 in Centerville, Davis, UT.

2. Zelmora Dalton, B-August 04, 1857 in Centerville, Davis, UT.

3. Almeron Ambrose Dalton (1/12/1858-10/5/1934), born in Centerville, Davis, UT, died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT; m. Josephine Albertina Peterson. Almeron: #75832. Josephine: #75431. __________ Simon married 5) Louisa Bowen Durham on December 30, 1865. No children. __________ Source of children's names and place of birth: Ancestry, LDS Family History Suite 2 CD-Orem Utah. Various spellings for names added by researcher.

Note that for each wife married, extra land was given to the men of early settlements. __________ Sealed for all eternity to spouse: August 27, 1983. Temple: Provo, UT. [Which spouse? All?] __________ Research: Mary E. Warner, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. Inscription: GRANDFATHER

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• Residence: Grass Lake, Jackson, Michigan, United States - 1840
• Immigration: Oct 29 1849 - Utah, United States
• Immigration: Oct 29 1849
• Residence: Wysox, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
• Residence: Great Salt Lake county, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory - 1850
• Residence: Springville, Utah, Utah, United States - 1880
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