William Absalom Dalton
William was born on December 18th, 1849. William'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
John,
Robert,
Rufus,
David,
Walter,
Frances,
Nancy and
Margaret. He was the oldest 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 14 on October 28th, 1864.