From Millicent Craig

 

Much has been written about this colourful adventurer . Various articles have identified him as Jack Miller (alias Dalton), and have placed his birthplace in several state including Michigan, Kansas and Oklahoma. The Dalton Data Bank has been able to resolve some of the mystery surrounding this man.

 

In the 1870 Census of Miami County, Osage, Kansas there is the following entry“Joe Dalton, farmer, 43, b. IRE;  wife Hanora, 33, b. IRE;  10 children - four listed as b. in Caniday (more likely to be Canada) - Mary 21;  John, 20, farm worker; James 17, farm worker;  and Eliza 14;  three b. in MI.”   John, the farm worker, later known as Jack, was born in Canada according to the Census. On his death entry in San Francisco, CA, it states that he was born in Michigan.  (see California Data Bank file). Osage, Kansas was an enclave of Irish Daltons.

 

Michael Gates of the Yukon who has compiled data and written about Jack Dalton, sent  an url for the obituary of Jack’s mother.   http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/miami/kinsella/kinsel15  In the obituary, she is listed as Johanna Dalton.  During her lifetime Hannah Dalton was also known as Nora, Hanora and Johanna.

 

Hannah Cunningham, born in County Kerry, Ireland, joined her brothers in Indiana when she was 14 years of age.  On 1 Dec 1855, Hannah married Joseph Dalton and the marriage was recorded in Henry County, Indiana.  (see Indiana Data Bank file).  The couple went to Canada, and lived there for 14 years while Joseph Dalton worked in contract mining.  Since John was their second child (of 16) it is more likely that he was born in Canada rather than in Michigan.  It was there that young John/Jack became familiar with mining, and the lure of the gold finds was more exciting than farming.  It would not be surprising to learn that Jack had joined the gold rush to California and when gold petered out, joined the next rush to Alaska.

 

Also noted in Mrs. Dalton’s obituary is that one of her surviving children was Jack of Cordova,  Alaska.  The Miami Republican newspaper on 8 Feb 1901 published an item that Jack Dalton, “Alaskan sourdough, builder of the Dalton trail, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dalton.”

 

The Indiana file of the Dalton Data Bank also shows a Naturalization record for Joseph Dalton. This record may show where in Ireland, Jack’s father was born. To check above Data Bank entries go to:  http://daltondata.0pi.com/    We would like to hear from one of the many descendents of Joseph and Hannah/Johanna Cunningham Dalton. Email: Millicenty@aol.com

This information was extracted by DGS Archivist Michael Cayley and is reproduced by the kind permission of the Commonwealth of Australia.  Source - http://www.koreanroll.gov.au/

 

Alan James Dalton, Australian Army, 41342. Born 16 Sep 1933, Adelaide, S Australia. Private, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. Served 12 June 1954 - 20 Oct 1954, 26 Nov 1954 - 16 Jan 1955, 12 Mar 1955 - 11 June 1955.

 

Brian Joseph Dalton, Royal Australian Navy, R48109. Born 2 Aug 1934, Armond, Victoria. Ordinary seaman, HMAS Arunta. Served 25 Jan - 9 Oct 1954.

 

Desmond Lloyd Dalton, Royal Australian Navy, R22448. Born 12 May 1918, Kingaroy, Queensland, Chief Petty Officer Stoker Mechanic, HMAS Sydney. Served 27 Oct 1953 - 2 Jun 1954.

 

Donald Clarence Dalton, Australian Army, 52074. Born 26 Aug 1930, Bunbuy, W Australia. Corporal, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. Served 3 Apr 1952 - 29 July 1952, 7 Sep 1952 - 24 Mar 1953.

 

Ernest James Dalton, Australian Army, 4302. Born 22 Apr 1927, Lobethal, S Australia. Private, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. Served 14 Aug 1954 - 20 July 1955.

 

James John Dalton, Royal Australian Air Force, A31958. Born 6 June 1911, Stockton, New Zealand. Corporal, Mech Transport Fitter, No. 77 (Fighter) Squadron. Served 1 Dec 1952 - 18 Feb 1953.

 

Kenneth John Dalton, Australian Army, 210587. Born 13 Apr 1923, Trinidad, W Indies. Private, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. Served 3 Apr 1952 - 24 Mar 1953.

 

Ralph Francis Dalton, Royal Australian Navy, R45979. Born 2 Sep 1934, Murrumbeena, Queensland. Ordinary seaman, HMAS Sydney. Served 27 Oct 1953 - 2 June 1954.

 

Robert Norman Dalton, Australian Army, 27930. Born 16 Apr 1933, Paddington, NSW. Private, 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. Served 28 Feb - 28 May 1954, 19 June - 9 Nov 1954.

 

Sydney Dalton, Royal Australian Air Force, A31835. Born 21 Nov 1924, Armadale, Victoria. Leading aircraftman, flight mechanic, No. 77 (Fighter) Squadron. Served 16 Nov - 25 Dec 1950, 3 Mar - 7 Apr 1951.

From Millicent Craig

 

The following letter was sent by Ken Kingsbury of Dallas, Texas. If you had  ancestors who were in Massachusetts in the early 1700’s by the name of Towne or Dalton you may want to be in contact with Ken  My suggestion was to begin with the guardianship records in Massachusetts Probate Court in Boston. At that time, virtually every child who lost a parent had a court appointed guardian. Perhaps others may have suggestions for him.

 

Dear Millicent,

“I have a very close DNA match with approximately 50 of you out there and I am at a point where I really need your help.  Please take the time to read this and respond as best you are able.

 

    My name is Kenneth Kingsbury and I am the group administrator for the Kingsbury group among others.  We have a situation now where it is very obvious that one of my early ancestors was not biologically a Kingsbury and I need to see if any of you can shed some light upon my ancestry.  We now have 31 members in our Kingsbury group and I can now pin point exactly where and with whom the DNA discrepancy took place.  Let me share just a bit about their history and then I would greatly appreciate it if you would check and see if you have any possible relation that may be involved here.

    Theodore Kingsbury was born in Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts on 17 December 1707.  He married Mary Towne (descendant of members of the Salem Witch hunt) and they moved to Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts.  They had a total of nine children and their names are as follows: 1) Abijah abt 1731, 2) Joseph 6 September 1734, 3) Susanna 19 December 1736, 4) Rachael 29 January 1739,5) Ruth 13 April 1741, 6) Jacob 16 Mary 1743, 7) Esther 2 July 1745, 8) Elijah 3 May 1747, and 9) Mary 30 May 1753.  We now have a DNA signature from Elijah, the 8th child and this signature is a perfect match to all the others in the Kingsbury group.  However, my ancestry (and that of three others in the group) is from Abijah Kingsbury, the first born child of this family and there is absolutely no doubt that we are not descended from the same father (Theodore Kingsbury).  This would mean that either Mary Towne was married prior to her marriage to Theodore and had a child by that  marriage (note this is the only child that we currently do not have a confirmed DOB on), or she was pregnant by another man at the time of her marriage to Theodore and perhaps the natural father died before they could marry.

    The point is that we have a real mystery here and I would really appreciate it if you could possibly shed some light on the family.  Since we do have such a close match it is very possible that your family line is part of my personal ancestry and I would like to discover these roots.  Granted it may not be the particular individual that we have the DNA match on, but it could still be the same family line.  What I would like to know is if you show a Towne family connection in your ancestry and if you possibly had any male ancestors that lived in the area of Oxford about 1730.  Thank you so much for your help in this matter and I look forward to hearing from you.  And if you personally do not have this information, please forward this to your group administrator as they may be able to help sort this out”.
Best Regards, Ken Kingsbury,
ken.kingsbury@verizon.net.

From Millicent Craig

 

Many queries from non DGS members have been received over the past few months and assistance was given to some. Perhaps you can provide additional information to them or to those we  have not been able to help. Several were directed to the Dalton Data Bank at: http://daltondata.0pi.com/

 

Joseph Leon Dalton of Cumberland County, North Carolina sends information for your use and would like help on his line in return.  His father was Daniel Dalton, Sr. and mother wasLula Mae Tyndall Dalton  They had 11 children including Joseph:  Daniel Jr., Jesse Lee, Addie Mae, Pamela Sue, Carolyn Elaine, Debra Deloise, David Larance Tony Dale, Thomas Gerald.   His grandparents were William Thomas and Louise Dalton.  His great grandparents were William Andrew Dalton b. 12/24/1866 – d. 04/23/1946 and Jennie Dalton b. 03/20/1873 and d. 01/08/1959.    Any help to continue beyond his great grandfather would be greatly appreciated. Contact Joseph at: olepappabear@yahoo.com

 

Bill Dalton of Bolton, Lancashire England wrote that his late father was from Carlisle, Cumberland and finds it difficult to further as family records are missing.  We immediately put him in contact with his neighbor  in Bolton, DGS Treasurer Mel Irwin who has done a considerable amount of family research.  mailto:Bill.dalton@tesco.net

 

William Lynam of Scottsdale, Arizona wanted to be connected with David and Pam Lynam. He viewed their photograph in the DGS Gallery of last fall and Pam and David have been alerted. Wj11946@aol.com

 

Karie (Dalton) Hickey of New Zealand writes that Thomas Dalton, and his brother Richard Hewitt Dalton arrived in NZ. Thomas married Karie’s  ancestor, Ann nee Wells and she would like to make contact with anyone who knows anything about them.  This query was passed on to the  Australian DGS secretary, Maureen Collins to provide assistance.  We also have a query out to Karie.   roger.dalton@maoritelevision.com/

Note:  In our never ending search for a descendent of RogervDalton of Waterford County Ireland and formerly of Yorkshire England, here are a few questions

1. Is the name Roger a traditional given family name?

2. Are you related to Lady Mary Irene McAvoy of New Zealand who died in August 1987?

 

Anthony Charles Dalton of London is interested in the family of J. D. D’Alton, justice of the Peace of Ballygriffin, Golden County Tipperary Ireland.  To begin his search we directed him to the Dalton Data Bank, Republic of Ireland, Tipperary file where there is a select number of Ballygriffin D’Altons posted.  When he has finished his search we will suggest contact with our DGS Tipperary expert.  tonydalton@urban-fox.freeserve.co.uk/

 

Michael Burlison onf Kansas is anxious to know whether he is related to the Dalton Gang. His Lewis and Talitha Dalton are buried in the cemetery at Langdon, Reno County, Kansas not far from the Meade Kansas hangout of the boys.  If Lewis and Talitha are also your ancestors then please be in touch with Michael.  michaelburlison@cox.net/

 

Tina Mattock asks whether we know of any connections between our Daltons and the Whites of  Glenagore and Athea.  I know that Daltons were "sponsors" at the baptisms of some of my Whites in Athea  tina_mattocks@hotmail.com  We directed Tina to the Dalton Data Bank, Republic of Ireland, County Limerick file where there are several connections between the Daltons and the Whites.

Castle Gardens, New York processed emigrants from abroad prior to the opening of Ellis Island. Passengers who arrived before, during and after the potato famine were quite numerous and the Irish accounted for two-thirds of the arrivals. At the peak, about 25,000 were coming through monthly and the facility that had been an abandoned recreation center was doing its best to accommodate them and to find work for them.

 

About 3500 Dalton, Dolton and Daultons emigrants were extracted from the Castle Gardens web site by DGS member K. T. Mapstone. Emigrant information is not so plentiful as that in the Ellis Island records but there are many observations that can help trace the whereabouts of your ancestors. Young Irish women who came as maids and servants found immediate employment in households and can be found in the Censuses. Those with skills or trades, particularly the English harness makers, printers, etc. can also be identified in the Censuses.. 

 

Frequently one finds a mother with her children.  Usually the husband had arrived a few years earlier to earn enough money for his family’s passage.  Sometime these are difficult to trace in the Census unless one individual had an unusual name. Using a variety of keywords to search will help to find them in the Census –given name age, trade. Naturalization records may also help.

 

In the listings there is one Dalton from Germany, one from Prussia and a few from the Caribbean.  At the end of the ship listings that begin with the letter C, there is a group of Scots. The list of 3500 Daltons is in the Dalton Data Bank.  http://daltondata.0pi.com/ Click United States and scroll to the bottom of the state listings.where a new general file section has been set up by the web master, Mary Lou.  K. T. Mapstone is working on the WWI military file by state and when that has been completed it will uploaded to the same section

 

To read an account of the actual experiences and hardships that the emigrants endured upon their arrival at Castle Ireland, go to: http://members.tripod.com/~L_Alfano/immig.htm. To search the Castle Garden listings for other family members or surnames go to: http://www.castlegarden.org/  The center contains over 2 million records beginning with 1820.