1.  Marriage Record:

2.  1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #17-18 of 78; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830

NC

Rockingham Co.

Roll M19_124

p. 286

Ln. 18

William Dalton

000 020 - 200 100

220000-110000

These data indicate:

No., Race, Gender	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
2 white males	20-29	1800-1810	= William (b. 1804) = ?
2 white females	4 or under	1825-1830	= Daughter B = Daughter A
1 white female	15-19	1810-1815	= Mary (b. 1809)
2 male slaves	9 or under	1820-1830	= ? ?
2 male slaves	10-23	1806-1820	= ? ?
1 female slave	9 or under	1820-1830	= ?
1 female slave	10-23	1806-1820	= ?

Listed five lines above John JONES.

3.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #95-96 of 116; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840

NC

Rockingham Co.

Roll M704_369

pp. 168B-169A

Ln. 7

William Dalton

120 012 - 103 001

233000-332000

0605000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex	Age Class	Therefore Born	Individuals Inferred
1 white male	4 or under	1835-1840	= John (b. 1836/7)
2 white males	5-9	1830-1835	= William (b. 1834/5) = Robert (b. 1832/3)
1 white male	20-29	1810-1820	= ?
2 white males	30-39	1800-1810	= William (b. 1804) = ?
1 white female	4 or under	1835-1840	= Nancy (b. 1838/9)
3 white females	10-14	1825-1830	= Daughter C = Daughter B = Daughter A
1 white female	30-39	1800-1810	= Mary (b. 1809)
2 male slaves	9 or under	1830-1840	= ? ?
3 male slaves	10-23	1816-1830	= ? ? ?
3 male slaves	24-35	1804-1816	= ? ? ?
3 female slaves	9 or under	1830-1840	= ? ? ?
3 female slaves	10-23	1816-1830	= ? ? ?
2 female slaves	24-35	1804-1816	= ? ?
6	persons employed in agriculture
5	persons employed in manufacture and trades

Listed one line above Richard SCALES and six lines below Peter A. CARDWELL.

4.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #108 of 125):  Western Division, Rockingham Co., NC, Roll M432_643, p. 101B, 837/837, enumerated 16 Oct 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

William Dalton	46	M		Farmer	3500	NC
Mary       "	41	F				Va
Robert     "	17	M		Student		NC
William    "	15	M				"
John ?     "	13	M				"
Nancy      "	11	F				"
Charlotte  "	9	F				"
Martha F   "	7	F				"
Charles R  "	6	M				"
Susan V    "	4	F				"
Louisa     "	1	F				"
Frankh? Harris	46	M	B	Laborer		"

5.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #222-223 of 270):  Mayho [Mayo] P.O., Northern Division, Rockingham Co., NC, Roll M653_912, pp. 112A-112B, PN 89-90, 633/613, enumerated 16 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

William Dalton	55	M		Tobacconist	15,000	23,870	N Carolina
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Mary Dalton	50	F					Va
John S   "	23	M		Teacher or Laborer			N Carolina
Rufus    "	17	M		Tobacconist			Do
Martha   "	14	F					Do
Susan    "	13	F					Do
Louise/a "	10	F					Do
Sarah    "	9	F					Do
Walter   "	7	M					Do
A????? ????	22	M		??? of Tobacco			Do
Harden ????	25	M		Farm Lab			Do

This record is very faint and barely readable at both Ancestry.com and Genealogy.com.

6.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #46 of 48):  Madison P.O., Huntsville Twp., Rockingham Co., NC, Roll M593_1157, p. 239B, PN 46, 353/334, enumerated 8 Oct 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Dalton William	35	M	W	Farmer	1000	450	N Carolina
______ Sarah E	28	F	W	Keeping house			"    "
______ Charles	6	M	W				"    "
______ Robert	4	M	W				"    "
______ William	65	M	W	At home			"    "
______ Mary	59	F	W	"   "			"    "
______ Walter	17	M	W	Attending School			"    "
Anderson Shelly	22	M	W	Farm Laborer			"    "
Farmer Ruffus	17	M	W	"     "			"    "
Robertson Maria	40	F	B	Domestic Servant			"

7.  1880 Census: Every-Name-Index/Extraction (online at FamilySearch.org); Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #15 of 26):  Huntsville Twp., Rockingham Co., NC, Roll T9-0980, p. 77C, PN 15, SD 2, ED 230, enumerated 8 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1

2

3

4

5

6

8

9

10

11

13

21

24

25

26

147

150

Dalton Wm F

W

M

46

/

Farmer

NC

NC

VA

"    Sarah E

W

F

38

Wife

/

Keeping house

"

"

NC

"    Charles H

W

M

15

Son

work on Farm

/

"

"

"

"    Robert L

W

M

13

Son

"   "   "

/

"

"

"

"    Wm

W

M

75

/

At Home

"

"

"

Hand Ulyses

W

M

12

Nephew

"   "

/

"

"

"

Webster John R

W

M

28

/

work on Farm

"

"

"

8.  The Y-Chromosome-DNA DALTON America Surname Project.  Male DALTONs are strongly encouraged to participate in this project.

9.  WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).