Brief Life History of Agnes
When Agnes Dalton was born on 8 October 1899, in Gladstone, Henderson, Illinois, United States, her father, Lewis Dryason Dalton, was 21 and her mother, Olive Jane O'Conner, was 18. She married Melvin Russell Galbraith on 5 May 1920. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She lived in Green Bay Township, Lee, Iowa, United States in 1930 and Flint River Township, Des Moines, Iowa, United States in 1940. She died in 1980, at the age of 81, and was buried in Stronghurst, Henderson, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (15)
- Agnes Galbraith in household of Melvin Galbraith, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
- Agnes Dalton, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Agnes E Dalton in entry for Maurice Rupert Galbraith, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
Spouse and Children
1900–1961 Male
1899–1980 Female
Children (4)
1921–1978 Male
1922–1980 Male
1925–2014 Male
1927–1993 Male
Parents and Siblings
1878–1953 Male
1881–1958 Female
Siblings (4)
1899–1980 Female
1902–1990 Male
1905–1976 Male
1908–2000 Female
World Events (8)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 1
1910 · Boy Scouts of America
Age 11
1922 · Oldest radio station west of the Mississippi
Age 23
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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