DALTON:

The first of this family name who settled here was John Daltton and his second wife Katie, both born in Carroll County, Virginia, and arrived here about the year 1856, with them some sons and daughters. These were children of a first and the second marriage of John Dalton, the name of the children of the first marriage were Joseph and possibly Lyn, the daughter; Serena, who married Isaac P. Taylor, August 8, 1865, and Lyn (Lynn) married Susan Payne, August 20, 1869. We are not sure these last two named were a son and a daughter of John Dalton, but their names appear on the marriage records of the county, and no other Dalton family resided in Roane at that date. Of John Daltons second marriage (and Katie) were born one son and one daughter; their names, Peter and Mary. Of these children of John Dalton, pioneer, we write further:

Joseph Dalton, son of John and his first wife, was born in Carroll County, Virginia, about the year 1848; came with the family here to the Upper Pocatalico country about 1856; married Miss Mary Lesher and they made their home on upper Spring Creek; to Joseph and Mary (Lesher) Dalton were born and grew up two sons and four daughters whose names are: Henry J., Mary Jane, who married a Thomas Jennings; Kate, wife of Homer West; Annie, wife of Lucius Hersman; Hattie, wife of Holbert Hersman, both these Hersmans being sons of Hon. John M. Hersman; and John Robert Dalton married Blanche, daughter of Jacob Hersman of upper Spring Creek.

Henry J. Dalton, first of the family of Joseph, married November 1, 1887, Lizzie Burke, her age 22, his age 22; she was a daughter of Peter Burke, early settler of Charles Fork of Spring Creek. To Henry J. and Lizzie were born one daughter and three sons: Leota, Homer, Orville and Clyde. Lizzie died some year ago, and Henry J.s present wife was MissLarena Giles of Taylor County, West Virginia.


Source: History of Roane County, West Virginia, 1774-1927 William H. Bishop, Esq. pp 498-499
Submitter: Sandy Spradling, November 28, 1999