Elijah Dalton

1786 - Aft 1880  (> 95 years)   Has 7 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Elijah Dalton
  Birth	1785/1786	Rutherford Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	1CD7888DD2DAD4118AC444455354000017EE
  Death	Aft 1880	Polk Co, NC
  Person ID	I4805	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	William Dalton,   b. 1754/1755, Albemarle Co, VA d. 1852, Henderson Co, NC (Age 97 years)
  Mother	Charlotte Johnson,   b. Abt 1755   d. Bef 1850, Rutherford Co, NC (Age < 94 years)
  Marriage	7 Nov 1783	Rutherford Co, NC
  _UID	7074CEAE5FE2214D8D81924C7F8A8D7A0B14
  Family ID	F3215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Grant,   b. 1789/1790, Rutherford Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Polk Co, NC (Age > 91 years)
  Marriage	4 Jan 1809	Rutherford Co, NC
  _UID	2ED487AE33D1424C99C36140499781F81FA9
  Children	1. Charlotte Dalton,   b. 1817/1818, Rutherford Co, NC d. Aft 1850, Henderson Co, NC (now Polk Co, NC) (Age > 33 years)   2. James Morris Dalton,   b. Jul 1818, Rutherford Co, NC d. 4 Aug 1868, Henderson Co, NC (Age 50 years)   3. Ann Dalton,   b. 1819, Rutherford Co, NC d. Aft 1840, Rutherford Co, NC (Age > 22 years)   4. Mary Matilda Dalton,   b. May 1822, Rutherford Co, NC d. 7 Jul 1909, Greenville Co, SC (Age 87 years)   5. John T Dalton,   b. Jun 1823, Rutherford Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Polk Co, NC (Age > 78 years)   6. Lewis Harrison Dalton,   b. 23 Feb 1823, Rutherford Co, NC d. 8 Jan 1902, Pickens Co, SC (Age 78 years)   7. Joseph Oliver Dalton,   b. 1828/1829, Rutherford Co, NC d. Bef Oct 1865, Polk Co, NC (Age < 36 years)
  Family ID	F3214	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !BONDSMAN:24 Apr 1807 Rutherford Co, NC m/o John Pearson & Peggy Grant; !MARRIAGE: 4 Jan 1809 Rutherford Co, NC Elijah Dalton & P. Grant, James Morris, bm; !CENSUS:1810 Rutherford Co., NC p. 366 Elijah Dalton age 16-25 (1784/94) 30100-40004-0-0 My analysis (who each person *might* be) 1m 16-25 (1784/1794) Elijah Dalton (c1786) 3m 0-9 (1800/1810).. 1. James W. Grant (c1790/1800)? brother-in-law .................... 2. Thomas Grant (c1801)? brother-in-law .................... 3. Son? 4f 45+ (bef 1765)... 1. Mary Grant Dalton (c1790) wife m 1809 .................... 2. Clementine Grant? mother-in-law .................... 3. Mary (---) Grant? grandmother-in-law .................... 4. 4f 0-9 (1800/1810).. 1. Elmira Grant (1800/10)? sister-in-law .................... 2. Dau? .................... 3. Dau? .................... 4. Dau? * Highly speculative about who is in this houehold in 1810. It is very odd that there are four women over 45 and no one his wife's age listed.; !WAR OF 1812:Elijah Dolton, John Dolton, The Seventh Regiment, 5th Company, Detached from the 3rd Rutherford Regiment of NC Militia; !TAXLIST:1819 Rutherford Co., NC Capt Morris' Co. Elay? Dalton, 0a, 1 white, 0 blacks; !CENSUS:1820 x * Not found. I scanned Rutherford Co, NC 1820 Census line by line and found no Elijah DALTON listed; !CENSUS:1830 Rutherford Co., nC p. 522 Elijah Dalton age 40-49 (1780/90) 3010001-0020001 My analysis (who each person *might* be) 1m 40-49 (1780/1790) Elijah Dalton (c1786) 1m 10-14 (1815/1820) son? 3m 0-4 (1825/1830).. 1. Son? .................... 2. Son? .................... 3. Son? 1f 40-49 (1780/1790) Mary Grant Dalton (c1790) wife 2f 10-14 (1815/1820) 1. Dau? .................... 2. Dau? !NAMED:15 Jul 1831 Rutherford Co, NC Estates A-12 Inventory of Isaac CRATON, decd. Notes due on: ... Daniel TANNERR (good), ... Andrew GRANT & James KEETER (doubtful) ... John PEARSON (bad), Elijah DALTON (bad) ... Book Accounts: ... Daniel TANNER (good) ...; !NAMED:-- Mar 1834 Rutherford Co, NC Estates A-136 Isaac CRATON Decd, Insolvent notes ... John PEARSON, 1824 ... Elijah DALTON, 1824 ...; !CENSUS:1840 Rutherford Co., NC p. 337 Elijah Dalton age 50-59 (1780/1790) 00121001-00001001 My analysis (who each person *might* be) 1m 50-59 (1780/1790) Elijah Dalton (c1786) 1m 20-29 (1810/1820) son? 2m 15-19 (1820/1825) 1. Son? .................... 2. Son? 1m 10-14 (1825/1830) Son? 1f 50-59 (1780/1790) Mary Grant Dalton (c1790) wife 1f 20-29 (1810/1820) Dau? !CENSUS:1850 Henderson Co., NC # 496/496 Elijah Dalton 64 Laborer $- NC Mary 60 Matilda 28 J. O. 21 m Laborer Mary 10 Elizabeth 8 Rebecca 6; !CENSUS:1860 Polk Co., NC Tryon Division, Tryon PO # 283/267 Elijah Dalton 74 Farmer $300/154 NC Mary 70 Mary A. Johnson 20 John 6; !CENSUS:1870 Polk Co., NC Township No 4, Columbus PO # 104/104 Elijah Dalton 83 Farmer $150/200 NC Mary P. 78 Keeping House Matilda 48 asst house keeper John 17 at home Mat Michael 18 black Day Laborer SC; !CENSUS:1880 Polk Co., NC Tryon # 137/137 Elijah Dalton 98 M Farmer NC-NC-NC Mary 94 Wife M Keeps House NC-NC-NC;