Walter Ernest Dalton
Walter was born on January 1st, 1865. Walter's father was
David Nicholas Dalton and his mother was
Margaret Melissa Rives. His paternal grandparents were
Absolom Bostic Dalton and
Nancy Poindexter; his maternal grandparents were
William Alston Rives and
Frances H Smith. He had five brothers and three sisters, named
William,
John,
Robert,
Rufus,
David,
Frances,
Nancy and
Margaret. He was the youngest of the nine children. He had six half-brothers and three half-sisters, named
Thomas,
Charles,
Marshall,
John,
Oscar,
Alfred,
Georgia,
Cora and
Bertha. He died at the age of 90 on April 12th, 1955.