When Nathan P Dalton was born on 5 October 1842, in Grainger, Tennessee, United States, his father, Coalby John Dalton, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth McGinnis, was 27. He married Rebecca Coffey on 14 November 1864, in Grainger, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in District 10, Grainger, Tennessee, United States in 1880 and Civil District 4, Grainger, Tennessee, United States in 1910. He died on 7 August 1920, in Grainger, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Thorn Hill, Grainger, Tennessee, United States.