. The eight armed guards on the train all happened to be at the back of the train when it pulled in. Around eleven, they noticed Dalton and Dean returning from their hunt, so they sent deputy Perry Byrd to go and retrieve Kay. Bob and Emmett ran through the back door and ducked into a saloon across the alley. [7] The gang secured about $18,000. This would've been while Grat was on active duty as Deputy Marshal in Indian Territory, but Sheriff Kay claimed that Grat had told him that he had made two extended trips to California while serving as U.S. I am trying to see if I am related, and if so, where. However, James and Adeline only had one grandchild who carried on the Dalton name. This also suggests that John Dalton was not a young man, and this could have been a second wife. Bob and Emmett returned fire and left Ayres on the sidewalk. Group of outlaws in the American Old West, This article is about the group of outlaws. The family traces back to Abraham Lehmann, a cattle merchant in Rimpar, Bavaria, who changed his Yiddish (German-Jewish) surname Lw (Loeb) to the German . 6 July 1879, d. 6 Jul 1879 in MO. Smith, Sheriff Kay learned from them that Grat had actually made the opening in the bars several days before the robbery after being slipped a saw from someone on the outside. (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. Bill Powers was somewhat of a man of mystery. Emmett was sentenced to life in the state prison at Lansing, Kansas, by Judge J.D. In order to persuade the townsfolk not to hang him, he agreed to tell them everything they wanted to know. There have been several other nominees suggested to be the sixth man seen riding into Coffeyville, including Bill Dalton, George Newcomb, and Bill Doolin, all of which have never been confirmed. The weather conditions during his escape led him to becoming sick with pneumonia, so he stayed near Livingston for several weeks, sleeping in Gray's cupola and watching the surrounding plains with an eyeglass for any sight of a posse. Their father, Lewis Dalton, a rambler and saloonkeeper, abandoned his wife Adeline (ne Younger), who was forced on her own to rear their 15 children during the difficult period of the American Civil War and Reconstruction. [14] Most of Sheriff Kay's information on Chris Evans came from his deputy Perry Byrd, who also happened to be Evans' brother-in-law, but Kay had other supporting information as well. The three went out the side door crouching and dashing across Walnut Street to the alley where they had hitched their horses. In the midst of the shooting, Powers told Grat he had been hit in the arm. Evans, however, claimed that he had received the bills from the Sol Sweet store after cashing a check there. Kay telegraphed his deputy George Witty and told him to check on Bill Dalton and to immediately notify him when he was found. Yoes told the judge that he was Bill Dalton, the brother of the notorious train robbers, and the judge asked him to introduce them when he came to breakfast. He would, he claimed, "beat anything Jesse James ever didrob two banks at once, in broad daylight." They waited until the heavy bearded, two-hundred and thirty pound man was thirty feet from them. The mountain was a natural fortress, rocky and heavily wooded, with a good view of the surrounding countryside. 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. There were three Dalton brothers in the gang: Emmett "Em" Dalton, born in 1871; Robert "Bob" Renick Dalton, born 1869; and Gratton "Grat" Dalton, born 1861. After the train left Hennessey, and was approaching the stop at Waukomis, Oklahoma, Short noticed a group of mounted men who looked as if they were trying to beat the train, and feared it was the Dalton Gang coming to free Bryant. John Dalton, who was the brother of William Dalton the Elder, married Mary Newman Brockenbrough, the widow of William Brockenbrough on 6 May 1702. It became apparent to Kay that Bill had been busy hiding Dean when he arrived, otherwise they would have heard him come in. Thinking it might be Bob, Kay demanded that Bill tell him where he was. Short then turned and the two shot each other to death. Grat returned to Oklahoma in the spring of 1892 and shortly afterward joined his brothers gang. Marshal. During the robbery, one member of the gang and four citizens were killed in a shootout. Their mother also came to California from Kingfisher to pay Beckenridge after she mortgaged her home and borrowed money from neighbors. Bill went to Paso Robles and bought a saddle, but after that could not afford anything else as he was broke. He moved to Hollywood, California, and became a real estate agent, author, and actor, and died in 1937 at age 66. 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. Henry Coleman "cole" Dalton, Lewis Kossuth Dalton, Bea Elizabeth Dalton, Littleton Lee "lit" Dalton, Lelia Dalton, F Roy Reynolds Dalton, Roy Johnson, Genie Gilstrap Dalton. After they realized they were no longer being pursued, Bob and Emmett began to form what would be known as the Dalton Gang. He was found 2 miles away, dead. One night, Jim Wagy heard a noise in the basement and upon investigation discovered that someone had tried to break the lock to the grated window. There was also little incentive among Deputy Marshals to search for potentially dangerous outlaws, their only pay being for fees and a set amount for each criminal they arrested. This was also confirmed by Lit Dalton, who had owned a saloon in San Miguel from 1889 to 1890. Almost all of Beckenridge's witnesses were bar keepers, gamblers, saloon hanger-ons, or pimps. Late in the afternoon, Kay and Witty were about four hundred yards from the station when they saw two men crouching as they crossed the road from the old stage barn to the station. Timothy Peter Dalton (born 21 March 1946) is a Welsh actor of film and television. The night before the robbery at Red Rock, Judge Burford, US District Attorney for Oklahoma Horace Speed, and deputy marshal George Yoes (son of Marshal Jacob Yoes, the Daltons former employer at Fort Smith) were sitting in a hotel lobby in Kingfisher, where they were talking about the cases that would be in court the next day. Bob also hired Emmett under him to guard prisoners. 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. In the spring of 1942, the brothers, under Tuvia's leadership, decided to gather 30 surviving family members and a few friends. Emmett thought Grat would mess things up if he went alone with Powers and Broadwell, and thought they should trade places. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. Neither was he in Merced or Livingston. Bill was interviewed by the Fresno Expositor in September 1891 saying, "The truth is I am like Paddy Miles' boy --- no matter what goes wrong or what depredation is committed, Bill Dalton is always charged with the same."[5]. He told Kay that Grat's camp was on a steep mountain in the Sierra Nevada, close to the Kings River and about fifteen miles northeast of Sanger, but that they would never find the place. At first, it looked to Kay as if it had been an inside job as it was obvious Grat had simply unlocked the cell door with a key and broke through the basement window to get out. Percy was born on October 4 1897. [12], Lit, the last surviving Dalton brother, responded to a book written by his brother Emmett after the latter's death. Review. Grat heard the revolver shots from the Express agent. Afraid to go near them, Bill left out supplies and food, while there were several times the boys visited Bill's house at night. Ford drew his revolver and ran into another store to the alley to cut them off, but soon lost them. He was born to Lewis and Adeline Dalton and was the youngest of the Dalton brothers. The locals who identified him notified a deputy marshal named Ed Short. On October 5, 1892, the Dalton gang attempted this feat when they set out to rob the C.M. McCue of the Montgomery County District Court for second degree murder. Powers tried to mount his horse, but shots from the store also killed him. Grat ordered Elwood to unhitch one of his horses, which he did. 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. 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. 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. Simon Noel Dalton (a twin) b. 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. 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. Unlike the marshals office, the Osage Police paid a monthly salary. Sheriff Hensley and deputy Ed McCardle where guarding a trail that led to the summit of small and narrow ridge. He is buried in the family plot in Kingfisher, OK. Simon and Minnie had no children. Grat and Bob Dalton, Dick Broadwell, and Bill Powers were all killed. Kay doubled back to Kingman and learned that the boys had taken a train to Phoenix with the money they made. In close order, the five crossed Walnut Street from the alley to the Condon Bank, holding Winchester rifles close along their legs. Notes from Obituaries. ratton Hanley DALTON, Charles Benjamin DALTON, Henry Coleman DALTON, Litlleton Lee DALTON, William Mason DALTON, Eva May DALTON, Robert R "Angeles, July 14.W)A retired and respected citiaen at his death, James Lewis Dalton, Adelaine Sullivan Dalton (born Younger). In January 1889, Grat and Bob both became deputies first under Marshal Jones and later under Marshal R.L. Kay believed they did this to throw him off by going south instead of east. Hello!". He died in Los Angeles on July 13, 1937. He attended Irving elementary school and he graduated from Morton East High School in. Dalton family history shows that the name has two possible derivations. My grandfather & great grandfather are both from the US but that's where my knowledge stops. If someone in the gang had escaped, there would be nothing gained by Emmett for admitting it. Officers were watching Lit at Clovis Cole's, but didn't think to watch Owen's place. Updates? The Dalton Gang's criminal enterprise was ended on October 5, 1892 when they attempted to rob two banks at once in Coffeyville, Kansas. Several civilians were wounded in the fighting. Here, the Santa Fe had found out about the Daltons' plans and attempted to set up a trap for the gang, filling the train with heavily armed officers. 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. After he left, the judge asked Yoes who the man was, as he seemed educated and well-informed. Omissions? Leona outlived all of her brothers and sisters. He spotted Bob just as he had killed Brown and aimed his rifle at him from behind the store window. Lit noticed that Grat's horse was indeed limp and agreed to help Grat sell it. Bob and Emmett then took a train headed back to Needles before stopping at Kingman. He moved to California and became a real estate agent, author and actor, dying at the age of sixty-six. Their only grandchild with the surname Dalton was Charles Coleman Dalton. This is now known as Dalton Alley. It had been raining for several days prior, and it was so cold the ground was covered in ice. Dalton Brothers, four train and bank robbers famous in U.S. Western history: Grattan (Grat; 186192), William (Bill; 186394), Robert (Bob; 187092), and Emmett (18711937). The stakeout ended in Montomerys death. In 1918, he portrayed himself in the movie version of his book Beyond the Law. 6 Jun 2001 Family Group Sheet Husband: James Lewis DALTON died at age: 64 Born: 16 Feb 1826 in Mt. As he lifted the rifle up, Bob shot and killed him. 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 Frank's death, Grat moved back from California and took over his brother's job as deputy marshal at Fort Smith. Littleton "Litt" Dalton, who was a good and hard-working citizen, believed that his younger siblings became lawless because of the bad influence of . In it she implied that her father was the one who helped Grat Dalton escape from the Visalia Jail, lending credibility to an earlier claim made by Sheriff Gene Kay of this being true. Many newspapers at the time assumed that an unknown member of the gang escaped. The next robbery was on July 14, at Adair, Oklahoma, near the Arkansas border. 6 Jul 1879, d. 13 Sep 1928 in Oklahoma City. Part of the ill-fated Dalton raid on two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas, he survived despite receiving 23 gunshot wounds. After the gang separated with their share of the loot, Bill hid out with his family in a cabin near Elk, Indian Territory. Bill Doolin, "Bitter Creek" Newcomb, and Charlie Pierce, none of whom was at Coffeyville, were the only members left of the original Dalton Gang. He claimed that Bob, Grat, and Emmett had all made at least two trips to Bill's ranch in California during that time and that at least one of them would show up to his saloon to get a gallon demijohn full of whiskey to bring back to the rest. They had no children. Emmett was then hit in the back with a load of buckshot. In 1910 he bacame a special Peace Officer in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Played by country music icon Tim McGraw, James Dutton is the patriarch of 1883. William was born on March 24 1690, in Lunenburg, Virginia, USA. By the time Grat reached his mother's he had lost forty pounds. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The brother of James Dutton, Jacob (Harrison Ford) became the family patriarch in his brother's stead in the early 1900s. Without making any noise, Bryant went to the messagebox and secured the revolver. This was on the property of a man named Jim Riley, about eight miles from the present-day town of Taloga, Oklahoma. His deputy abandoned him after being wounded. 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. Why in the world do you suppose they went away and left me behind? Bill Dalton came into the hotel lobby and began to speak to deputy Yoes in a loud voice, so everyone around them could hear. None of the Dalton gang was hit. Some time later, the three dissatisfied members also returned and new plans began to form. Southern Pacific detective Will Smith visited Grat's cell almost every day during the trial trying to get a confession out of him and Grat began to despise Smith. Soon after, Jim Ford noticed Emmett exit a department store, who quickly ducked back inside upon noticing Kay. As Doolin and Dalton were accepted as leaders of the gang, it became known as the Doolin-Dalton Gang, and also as the Wild Bunch. Kay knew this was untrue as he had seen two men cross the road. Christian Johannes Dalton abt 1892 - 09 Oct 1961 managed by Toni Andrews. He asked Latta not to publish the information until after his death.[13]. Knowing Grat must've sold or hired a horse, Kay sent Witty to investigate while he kept Grat in sight. Although the Daltons may have been inspired by their famous cousins' exploits, the Youngers were much older and were in prison at the time of the Dalton Gang's activities. A fourth brother, William M. "Bill" Dalton (1866-1894) was an outlaw as well and mainly rode with the Wild Bunch. A rail ticket from California to Indian territory was too expensive for the boys, so Bob and Emmett crossed the Tehachapi's and began riding across the Mojave Desert while Bill went ahead by train to lay out food and supplies for them. By 1889, however, they had drifted into horse stealing, while still wearing badges, and a year later were discredited and forced out of policing altogether and took up horse thievery full-time, gathering together a gang. Chris had continually attested his innocence and any confirmation of his already rumored association with the Dalton Gang would have damaged his case. Grat could not see the yard Wagy had laid in from his cell and the deputy hadn't told anyone what he had done that night. When we first meet the Duttons owners of the sprawling Yellowstone-Dutton Ranch in Montana we see right away this is no ordinary family. After Kay finished talking to the cleaner, Deputy George Witty reported to him that telegrams from the coast said Bill was not in Paso Robles or Estrella. He was afraid some of his friends would be hurt, but Bob assured him there would not be any shooting, and that it would all be over before anyone knew what happened. Geni requires JavaScript! After getting tired of waiting, they left, only to learn later the fate of the gang.[10]. detective Will Smith, and Wells Fargo detectives Hume and Thacker arrived to bring the two men to Modesto to stand trial for the Ceres robbery. Kay and Ford traveled the fifty miles to Guthrie, but soon came into problems when dealing with different tribal jurisdictions. 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. Wagy said, "Here is your hole", and kicked the broom handle onto the floor. By that time, Bill had been moved downstairs into what was Grat's cell. Hello!". A storekeeper who was sweeping the sidewalk a few feet away noticed Bob, Emmett, and even Grat, who was wearing a fake mustache, and ran inside his store. They did however find pieces of a file and a hack saw blade in the prisoner's toilet. To help pay him the two thousand dollars he asked for, Bill sold almost all of his horses and mules. Four of the gang were killed in the ensuing gun fight. The two left California in February 1892 and rode for a hundred and seven days before reaching Kingfisher. Bob and Emmett, meanwhile, had been busy in Oklahoma forming their gang. Condolences can be left for the family at www.mynattfh.com. Doolin, Newcomb, and Pierce visited the Daltons' mother in Kingfisher to console her after her sons' deaths. Charles Dalton 18 Oct 1850 Little Catalina, Newfoundland - 10 Oct 1904 managed by Stan Vardy. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Beatrice Devonna Dalton, please visit our flower store . 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. Family Tree. By Stephanie Dalton March 03, 2008 at 03:10:47 Hello, I am trying to find a family tree for the Dalton family of which 2 members of the Dalton gang are from. Emmett had denied accompanying Bob to California. Condon & Company's Bank and the First National Bank on opposite sides of the street in Coffeyville, Kansas. By 1882, the family lived in northeast Oklahoma and by 1886 they had moved to Coffeyville in southeast Kansas. The Daltons were also featured in yet another Randolph Scott Western, Randolph Scott himself plays Bill Doolin in the film, "The Dalton Gang" is a half-hour, 1954 episode of the American TV series, The Dalton Gang appears in the Italian comic book, This page was last edited on 4 March 2023, at 07:01. 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. Grat believed him and decided he would wait until it opened. Witty did have a clue from another deputy that two strange men had been seen hanging around after dark on the open plain near Traver and at the abandoned Overland Stage station at Cross Creek. Before the Coffeyville raid, Bill Dalton had returned to Oklahoma, later joining Bill Doolins gang and then forming his own gang. Father of Roy Reynolds Dalton Cole had split up with Grat at Gila Bend, Arizona after the two got in argument in which Cole was trying to convince Grat not to join Bob and Emmett. In her unpublished novella, Grat Dalton's Ride, Eva Evans, the daughter of the famous California outlaw Chris Evans, tells the story of Grat Dalton's escape from California after the Alila robbery. 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. Emmett had 4 siblings: Elsie Bosiger (born Dalton (Bosiger)) and 3 other siblings. Kay talked to their mother for several hours and she even invited him in for breakfast. Henry Starr was arrested in 1893 and held for trial at Fort Smith. Lit was able to borrow one hundred dollars and a horse from Clovis Cole's business partner Charlie Owen. Husband of Julia Johnson Lewis Williams. Kay and his deputy went to Ogden where they notified the police to keep watch for the Daltons. Family will receive friends for visitation on Friday, December 2, 2022, at Mynatt Funeral Home Halls Chapel from 4:00pm until time of memorial service at 6:00pm.