Myrtle Dalton

Brief Life History of Myrtle

When Myrtle Dalton was born on 22 March 1918, in Circleville, Piute, Utah, United States, her father, Morgan Pedon Dalton, was 50 and her mother, Ida Marilla Dalley, was 33. She married Elvin William Prisbrey on 2 October 1934, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 7 December 1970, in Lawndale, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elvin William Prisbrey
1910–1974
Myrtle Dalton
1918–1970
Marriage: 2 October 1934
Connie Rae Prisbrey
1935–1955

Sources (19)

  • Myrtle Dalton in household of Morgan Dalton, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Myrtle Frahm, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Myrtle Dalton, "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993"

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World Events (8)

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World

Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.

1932

Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.

Name Meaning

English and Irish: habitational name from any of various places called Dalton in Westmorland, Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland, and Yorkshire, from Old English dæl ‘valley’ (see Dale ) + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.

History: The surname was taken to Ireland by English traders in the early 13th century .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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