Margaret Melissa Dalton
Margaret was born on May 27th, 1862 in
Dalton, Stokes County, North Carolina. Margaret's father was
David Nicholas Dalton and her mother was
Margaret Melissa Rives. Her paternal grandparents were
Absolom Bostic Dalton and
Nancy Poindexter; her maternal grandparents were
William Alston Rives and
Frances H Smith. She had six brothers and two sisters, named
William,
John,
Robert,
Rufus,
David,
Walter,
Frances and
Nancy. She was the second youngest of the nine children. She had six half-brothers and three half-sisters, named
Thomas,
Charles,
Marshall,
John,
Oscar,
Alfred,
Georgia,
Cora and
Bertha. She died due to natural causes or old age at the age of 85 on November 1st, 1947 in
Dalton, Stokes County, North Carolina. She was buried in
Phillips Family Cemetery, Pinnacle, North Carolina.