Seventh Generation

6842. Wiley Dalton²⁵⁷³ was born on 28 January 1861 in Tennessee. Wiley died on 16 March 1925 at the age of 64 in Grainger Co., TN and was buried at White Cemetery in Thorn Hill, Grainger Co., TN.^{2485,22613,22614}

Obituary, Mulberry Gap Association of Baptists Minutes, 1925

Brother Wiley Dalton was born January 28, 1861, in Grainger county. Tenn.; died March 16, 1925, age 64 years, 1 month, 16 days. He professed faith in Christ in early life and joined the Cedar Springs Baptist church on the fourth Saturday in February, 1878. He was married to Jane Harvill on October 15, 1878. To this union were born six children; three preceded him to the Glory Land, leaving three sons, one step-son and an aged companion, and seventeen grand-children and a host of friends and relatives. He lived a faithful Christian until death. He was loved by all who knew him. He was a kind and loving father. He loved the name of the church and he often spoke of his heavenly home; he told his friends not to worry his time had come to go and he fell in the arms of Jesus to sleep till the Resurrection Morn. Sleep on father, we will meet again and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me: Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, from henceforth year saith the spirit that they may rest from their labors and their works do follow them. [submitted by] A. A. Dalton

Wiley Dalton and Jane Harville were married on 15 October 1878 in Grainger Co., TN. They appeared in the census on 10 June 1880 in Grainger Co., TN.²²⁶¹⁵ They²²⁶¹⁵ appeared in the census on 18 June 1900 in Grainger Co., TN.²²⁶¹⁶ Wiley and Jane²²⁶¹⁶ appeared in the census on 18 April 1910 in Grainger Co., TN.²²⁶¹⁷ Jane Harville²⁵⁷³ was born on 15 March 1850 in Tennessee.²²⁶¹⁸ Jane died in 1933.²²⁶¹⁹

Obituary, Mulberry Gap Association Minutes, 1933

Jane Dalton was born March 15, 1850. She married Wiley Dalton on Oct. 15, 1878. She professed at the age of 15 and joined the M.E. church, and afterwards joined the Oak Hill Baptist church in Sept. 1909 and was baptized on the following Sunday. She was afflicted many years but she bore her suffering with great patience. She called all of her children to her bed and said, "Children don't worry about me, Jesus has prepared me a better home than this." She leaves 4 boys and 19 grandchildren.

Wiley Dalton and Jane Harville had the following children: