Seventh Generation

6867. Rev. Carter Jackson Dalton was born on 23 December 1876 in Grainger Co., TN. He registered for the WWI draft on 12 September 1918 in Rutledge, Grainger Co., TN.²²⁶⁹² He was ordained as a minister in the in 1922.²⁵⁷³ Rev. Dalton died on 10 April 1939 at the age of 62 in Tennessee and was buried at Mallicoat Cemetery in Thorn Hill, Grainger Co., TN.^{2573,22693,22694}

Obituary, Mulberry Gap Baptist Assn. Minutes, 1939

Rev. C. J. Dalton, born December 23, 1876, died April 10, 1939. He professed faith in Christ and joined the Oak Hill Baptist Church Jan. 4, Sunday, 1890. Later moved his membership to Cedar Springs. He was ordained a Minister of the Gospel, 1922, then he moved his membership back to Oak Hill Sept. 4, Saturday, 1928 where he remained a member until death. He was married to Lizzie Dalton Apr. 6, 1897. To this union nine children was born, five preceded him in death. He leaves to mourn his loss, a wife, four children, 18 grand children, three brothers and a host of relatives and friends and - By his wife, Lizzie Dalton

Rev. Carter Jackson Dalton and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Dalton were married on 6 April 1897 in Grainger Co., TN.²²⁶⁸⁷ They²²⁶⁸⁷ appeared in the census on 8 June 1900 in Grainger Co., TN.²²⁶⁸⁸ They²²⁶⁸⁸ appeared in the census on 18 April 1910 in Hancock Co., TN.²²⁶⁸⁹ Carter and Lizzie²²⁶⁸⁹ appeared in the census on 19 June 1920 in Grainger Co., TN.²²⁶⁹⁰ They²²⁶⁹⁰ appeared in the census on 29 April 1930 in Grainger Co., TN.²²⁶⁹¹

In the 1910 census Lizzie reported that she was the mother of six children, but only three were still living.

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Dalton, daughter of Colby Timothy Dalton and Letitia Wolfe, was born on 8 July 1879 in Grainger Co., TN.²²⁶⁸⁵ Lizzie died on 23 May 1964 at the age of 84 in Morristown, Hamblen Co., TN and was buried at Mallicoat Cemetery in Thorn Hill, Grainger Co., TN.^2573,22686

Rev. Carter Jackson Dalton and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Dalton had the following children: