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William Preston Dalton 1859 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 APR 1859

Birth Location: Carroll County, VA

Death Date: 12 JUN 1940

Death Location: Carroll County, VA

Father: William Dalton

Mother: Sarah Branscome

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The story of William Preston Dalton began in 1859 in Carroll County, VA. William Preston Dalton passed away in 1940 in Carroll County, VA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Preston Dalton began in 1859 in Carroll County, VA.
  • William Preston Dalton passed away in 1940 in Carroll County, VA.

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William Dalton's Ancestors

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William Dalton
1859 – 1940
Birth Place: Carroll County, VA
Parents
William Dalton
1827 – 1915
Pine Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Sarah ("Sally") Branscome
1834 – 1880
Grayson, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Dalton
1789 – 1870
Pine Creek, Carroll, Virginia, United States
Frances Sturman
1791 – 1860
Grayson now, Carroll, Virginia, United States
Harbert ("Byrd") Branscome
1813 – 1892
Pauls Creek, Carroll, Virginia, United States
Nancy Dalton
1812 – 1888
Grayson, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Dalton
1748 – 1811
Elizabeth Sturman
1750 – 1830
Thomas Sturman
1746 – 1802
Mary Young
1750 – 1822
Issac Branscomb
1765 – 1855
Nancy Jones
1786 – 1851
Lewis Dalton
1788 – 1869
Frances Phillips
1788 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Timothy Dalton
1715 – 1775
Elizabeth Talbot
1715 – 1775
Valentine Sturman
1720 – 1789
Elizabeth
1728 –
Foxhall Sturman
1720 – 1767
Thomas Branscomb

William Dalton's Timeline

2 Records

1859
22 APR 1859
Birth of William Preston Dalton in Carroll County, VA
Carroll County, VA
1940
12 JUN 1940
Age 81
Death of William Preston Dalton in Carroll County, VA
Carroll County, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 APR 1859
    Event Place: Carroll County, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 JUN 1940
    Event Place: Carroll County, VA

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