Grat then shot him in the head and killed him. Bob and Emmett then took a train headed back to Needles before stopping at Kingman. Grat had already been known in the San Joaquin Valley as a heavy drinker, fighter, and gambler, so when Kay passed Grat on the street while in Modesto his deputy George Witty was easily able to recognize him. This is why Grat was able to notice Deputy Wagy hiding in a yard across the street from the jail. At the station, the gang took what they could find in the express and baggage rooms. Delynn Jorgensen 7/29/12. As the Daltons made their way west down the alley towards the horses, Town Marshal Charles T. Connelly came through the livery stable into the alley and ran east towards the plaza without noticing the bandits behind him. Most officers believed that Grat immediately escaped the county, but Sheriff Kay thought otherwise. Played by country music icon Tim McGraw, James Dutton is the patriarch of 1883. His contributions to researching the Dalton surname and his family lines will always be enshrined in the Dalton Chronicles. The two left California in February 1892 and rode for a hundred and seven days before reaching Kingfisher. ", A caricature of Dalton appeared in the 1954 Lucky Luke album Hors-la-loi where he's depicted as the tallest of the Dalton brothers. For a time, Bill Doolin and his partners operated under outlaw Henry Starr (Cherokee), hiding out about 75 miles northeast of Kingfisher, from where they made several raids. The man was Riley Dean and he did as he was told. He had gone to school at Robbins Corners near Coffeyville, and knew several hundred people in town. Bob and Emmett then made their way to the end of the back alley onto Eighth Street, where they could hear the townspeople shooting at the Condon Bank. This was a date that Grat had no intention on making. The Journal reported that, "no one has yet been found who knows him or anything of his antecedents or history." Witty had gone to the livery stable in Modesto, at the time being jointly run by Chris Evans and John Sontag, and learned that Grat had sold the horse to Evans who in turn gave him the two dollar bills. Frank is buried in Coffeyville, Kansas. Leading the pursuit was Bob's old friend, Deputy Marshal Heck Thomas, whose renown skills as a deputy kept the gang constantly on the move and in hiding. Re: The Dalton Gang family tree or offspring. Kay sent Ford after Bob and Emmett while he went to the Ogden police to get them to begin searching the city. When they arrived, Bob had to think quickly, and decided instead to tie their horses in an alley across from the bank to the west, near the city jail, which offered them little protection. This train was always accompanied by a crowd of gamblers and prostitutes looking to make money off the recently paid employees, and Grat and Bob had "followed the pay car" together several times before. When we first meet the Duttons owners of the sprawling Yellowstone-Dutton Ranch in Montana we see right away this is no ordinary family. Their only grandchild with the surname Dalton was Charles Coleman Dalton. On June 1, 1892, the gang robbed the Santa Fe train at a small station called Red Rock at 10pm. The Dalton brothers were part of a large family headed by parents Adaline Younger Dalton and James Lewis Dalton. The second train robbery by the Dalton Gang in Oklahoma was at a small station called Lelietta on September 15, 1891, about four miles north of Wagoner, Oklahoma. Meanwhile, Emmett and Bob had entered the First National Bank, covered the officers and two customers, and ordered the cashier, Thomas Ayres, to open the safe with gold and cash. Before they could leave however, they received another telegram notifying them that the two were spotted in the southern part of Utah. He had Bill lift the carpet and open the trap door and, instead of Bob, they discovered a man named Riley Dean, a saloon hanger-on from Visalia and Traver. Condon & Company's Bank and the First National Bank on opposite sides of the street in Coffeyville, Kansas. (UP) , Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA, May 3 1871 - Belton, Comt De Cass, Missouri, tats-Unis, July 13 1937 - Comt De Los Angeles, Californie, tats-Unis. Marshal S.T. The account given on October 7, 1892, by Coffeyville's The Journal is considered to be the most authentic on events the day of the robbery. Virginia had the highest population of Dalton families in 1840. The plan was that Bob and Emmett were to rob the First National Bank while Grat, Broadwell, and Powers robbed the Condon Bank across the street. Sheriff Kay soon learned of the horses at Ludlow and that the description of the men who left them matched that of Bob and Emmett. Kay knew from this that Cole was able to supply the boys with guns and ammunition. They then robbed the next train a few minutes later, securing about $50,000. Four of the gang were killed in the ensuing gun fight. [2] He was paroled after serving 14 years in prison.[3]. Smith was told to leave and both Bill and Grat agreed to tell their story, but only if they showed that there was no first degree murder in the robbery. On the night of February 6, 1891, two masked men carrying 44-calibre revolvers held up a Southern Pacific Railroad passenger train near the town of Alila (present day Earlimart, California). The men split into three groups to cover all approaches to the camp. Teresa Mae Estes, age 66 of Franklin, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at the Kettering Health Network - Main Campus surrounded by her loving family. He then went to Fresno to check on Lit and Cole Dalton, and was convinced of the same. Charles Dalton 18 Oct 1850 Little Catalina, Newfoundland - 10 Oct 1904 managed by Stan Vardy. Grat's trial didn't start until that June and it lasted three weeks. Left to right: Bill Powers; Bob Dalton; Grat Dalton, Dick Broadwell, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "DALTON Family History: Old West Kansas Dalton Gang KS Heritage Group www.kansasheritage.org", "The Dalton Gang Train Robbery at Adair, I.T. After the escape, Beck separated from the others and went north, while Grat and Smith went to a friend of Grat's named Joe Middleton, who lived in Hanford. Bob ordered him to drop the gun, and when he failed to answer, shot him with his Winchester, killing him. Connect to the World Family Tree to find out. Short then turned and the two shot each other to death. They had been following the Southern Pacific pay car as it made its way down the valley from Oakland to Bakersfield to pay railroad employees. Brothers Bob, "Grat", and Emmett had first worked as lawmen for the federal court at Fort Smith, Arkansas and then for the Osage Nation. Tuvia, who had been protected farther to the northalong with a few family membersby non-Jews, soon joined his brothers. William was born on March 24 1690, in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA. Chris Evans and Grat Dalton had become friends while working together in Tulare County during the summer of 1888, at the Grangers Bank of California's wheat warehouses in Tipton and Pixley. Eventually, Bill Dalton left Doolin to form his own Dalton Gang. GANGSTER DIES HOLLYWOOD, July 14. He asked Latta not to publish the information until after his death.[13]. Knowing that Kay was hot on their trail, they traveled east through Arizona into New Mexico. Walker in Wichita. Brothers Lit and Bill Dalton were also visiting their mother, and Doolin proposed that they join his group to avenge their brothers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------. Timothy Peter Dalton (born 21 March 1946) is a Welsh actor of film and television. Both men were hit several times by stray shots; Dr Goff was fatally wounded. Explore the world's largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources. It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of James Dalton Hatcher of Bono, Arkansas, who passed away on February 28, 2023, at the age of 66, leaving to mourn family and friends. Emmett Dalton was born on month day 1927, to Percy Dalton and Laney Dalton (born Shields). In 1840 there were 39 Dalton families living in Virginia. Kay noticed the bills were perfectly new and asked Grat where he got them. Bill Dalton and Bill Doolin had been waiting several miles away with extra horses to aid the gang's escape. At Guthrie, Kay and Ford noticed that there had been some sort of celebration the night before as they were greeted by three white men hanging from a large tree at the entrance to town and noticed the streets were lined with several groups of black men playing Craps on the sidewalks. He is buried in the family plot in Kingfisher, OK. Simon and Minnie had no children. The Lehman family is a prominent family of Jewish German-Americans who founded the financial firm Lehman Brothers.Some were also involved in American politics. Montgomery was alleged to be posing as a deputy marshal. On Nov 27, 1887, Frank Dalton and another deputy marshal, Jim Cole, went across the river from Fort Smith to arrest three whiskey bootleggers. After being found innocent by a Visalia jury, Bill was acquitted and released on October 15. By 1882, the family lived in northeast Oklahoma and by 1886 they had moved to Coffeyville in southeast Kansas. There was a moment where Dalton could have been shot in cold blood, and some of Kay's deputies wanted to do it, but Kay and Hensley wouldn't allow it. The Dalton Gang family tree or offspring. Bryant opened the door to the rear platform, and, while Short had his attention on the mounted men, shot him in the back point blank. As soon as the judge had finished, Bill announced, "Well, I can prove that I was not there, and not by accident either."[6]. How did they ever cut that bar out without my knowing it?". The posse reached Dalton's camp at nine and split into two groups in order to surround the camp, Kay leading one and Hensley the other. Emmett Dalton (May 3, 1871 - July 13, 1937) was an American outlaw, train robber and member of the Dalton Gang in the American Old West. The gang was also assisted by Bob's lover Eugenia Moore, known by her aliases "Tom King" and "Miss Mundays", who acted as their informant, but was also a notorious horse thief and outlaw. Bill was finally able to get a loan on some horses from a local rancher, but they were still short one saddle and one of the horses was not fit for a hard ride. So you see there are direct relatives all over! Kay doubled back to Kingman and learned that the boys had taken a train to Phoenix with the money they made. The remaining years of Emmetts life were spent on the stage, writing a book on the family and the Raid "When the Daltons Rode" in 1931 and as a real estate developer in California. In 1918, he portrayed himself in the movie version of his book Beyond the Law. Kay decided to pursue them with his deputy, Jim Ford, and to capture them if possible. Expecting there to be an escape, and because none of the other deputies would listen to him, Wagy decided to quit. Hello!". Cubine's partner, Charles Brown, was standing unarmed next to him and went to pick up his Winchester. Judson Elwood was plowing his six-horse team when he heard the shots up the mountain. He was the son of the late Lush and Nellie Payne and was preceded in death by his . This, of course, is where Yellowstone takes place, and is where James settles his family after the death of his only daughter, Elsa Dutton. Doctors W. L. Goff and Youngblood were sitting on the porch of the drug store near the depot. [9] Bob had planned the entire robbery. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Beatrice Devonna Dalton, please visit our flower store . By that time, Bill had been moved downstairs into what was Grat's cell. This mountain would later be known as Dalton Mountain. They started stealing horses to make more money, and then fled the area. Riley would feed the outlaws, and would do the same for any passing officers, but he would never reveal each other's whereabouts to either parties. Coleman Dalton, Louis Kossuth Dalton, Littleton Lee Lit Dalton, Franklin Frank Dalton, Gratton Grat Hanley Dalton, William Bill Mason Wil farmers of this country. While Bill was playing his guitar, Wagy noticed that he was trying to cover up where the break had been made. Grat, Broadwell, and Powers entered the Condon Bank and Emmett and Bob hurried across Union Street to the First National Bank. Kay and his deputy were following only one or two days behind them, but couldn't get any officers at the towns ahead of them to make an arrest. For the film based on them, see, Dalton gang following the 1892 Coffeyville, Kansas raid. Bob and Emmett, meanwhile, had been busy in Oklahoma forming their gang. Short took the prisoner back and placed him in the baggage car. Family Tree. The four future outlaws first worked as cowboys, but, in 1887, their older brother Frank, a federal deputy marshal, was killed by whiskey runners; in deference, Grat, Bob, and Emmett pinned on lawmens badges. James Lewis Dalton from Jackson County, Missouri and Kentucky was the father of all four boys. Four of the gang were killed in the ensuing gun fight. alton, Louis Kossuth Dalton, Bea Elizabeth Lelia Phillips (born Dalton), Littleton "lit" Lee Dalton, John Franklin Dalton, Grat Roy Reynolds Dalton, Roy Johnson, Genie Gilstrap Perrier (born Dalton), May 3 1871 - Cas Co, Belton, Cass County, Missouri, United States, July 13 1937 - Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, United States. This resulted in the first robbery at Whorton, May 1891, where the gang stole $1200. This also suggests that John Dalton was not a young man, and this could have been a second wife. He was given a life sentence in the penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas and pardoned after fourteen years. On the morning of October 5, the gang emerged from the alley onto the plaza of Coffeyville. After spending a few weeks tracking and arresting Arvil Beck and W.B. He then corrected himself, saying that he meant Bill Powers. They had no children. For the four months that Bob and Emmett spent trying to lose Sheriff Kay in the desert, Grat sat in the Tulare County jail in Visalia awaiting his trial. Kay and Ford checked all the stages and trains out of Ogden and telegraphed ahead of all others. Through her brother, Adeline was an aunt of Cole and Jim Younger, of the famous James-Younger Gang. When the train came in at 9:45pm, they backed a wagon up to the express car and unloaded all the contents. The three returned fire and held out, waiting for the time lock to open. Bill Dalton came into the hotel lobby and began to speak to deputy Yoes in a loud voice, so everyone around them could hear. Maggie Rucker, the woman who once ran the Cross Creek Overland station, was sitting with another girl alone in the front room, silently making dresses. This was on the property of a man named Jim Riley, about eight miles from the present-day town of Taloga, Oklahoma. Wagy said, "Here is your hole", and kicked the broom handle onto the floor. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of James Dalton Hatcher to show support. Condolences can be left for the family at www.mynattfh.com. Dalton was born to Lewis and Adeline Dalton and was the youngest of the Dalton brothers. As he lifted the rifle up, Bob shot and killed him. At about 8am, a telegraph messenger came into the room and handed the deputy marshal a telegram, reporting the robbery at Red Rock by the Daltons at 10pm the previous night. James Dalton Hatcher Obituary. Emmett thought Grat would mess things up if he went alone with Powers and Broadwell, and thought they should trade places. There is the head of the family, John (Kevin. Born December 3, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, he was a son of the late Winston S. and Walburga (Petersen) Dalton. In El Paso, they found out that Bob and Emmett had headed to Albuquerque and then took the train to Topeka, Kansas, where the rail ended. After Bob and Grat were killed at Coffeyville, Bill Dalton formed another gang with Bill Doolin, known as the Wild Bunch or the Dalton-Doolin Gang. Though he did not participate in any of the hold-ups with his brothers, he acted as their spy and advisor. McCardle's bullet flew straight over Dalton, but Grat's bullet struck the tree within inches of McCardle's face and filled his eyes with bark. Bill Dalton agreed to join them and soon took part in several robberies, but Lit refused in disgust. Right before the deputy ordered Grat to drop his weapon, a dog appeared ten feet from Grat and began barking at the lawman. Grat was taken back to jail to await his sentence. They had not been to the town for several years, though, and the hitching post had since been removed during street work. Unlike the marshals office, the Osage Police paid a monthly salary. In a mid eighties interview with spirou magazine author Maurice De Bevere Also known as Morris admitted that reading Emmett's book "When the Daltons rode" was his inspiration to create the comic version of the Dalton Brothers. The sawing was hid from the jailer by a large box that they would put a blanket over and use to play cards. NOTARY PUBLIC NOTE: Complete reverse side of family tree form also Form FT-1 Grandparents Aunts and Uncles First Cousins **First Cousins Once Removed Unclaimed. In January 1889, Grat and Bob both became deputies first under Marshal Jones and later under Marshal R.L. Hensley grabbed Dean and took him over the ridge to Kay so they could handcuff him to an oak tree. Send flowers to the service of Pastor Terence Hundrey Hambrick Hannah (Dalton) Pecker 29 Sep 1756 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 29 Sep 1838 managed by E. Gatlin last edited 7 Dec 2022. Grat entered the Condon Bank and pointed his Winchester at the cashier, ordering his hands up, while Powers and Broadwell took positions at the door. After a hearing, Bill was held for trial for the Alila robbery, but he quickly secured bondsmen and was released. Lit said that Emmett's book, When the Daltons Rode (1931), was largely fabrication. Bob and Emmett ran through the back door and ducked into a saloon across the alley. Brother of Charles Benjamin Dalton; Henry 'Cole' Coleman Dalton; Louis Kossuth Dalton; Bea Elizabeth Dalton; Littleton "Lit" Lee Dalton and 11 others; Lelia Dalton; Frank Dalton, Deputy U.S.
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