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Frank Dalton

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Frank Dalton

Original Name
Franklin Dalton
Birth
Westport, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Death
27 Nov 1888 (aged 29)
Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas, USA
Plot
Block 16, Lot 4, Plot 2
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American Western Figure. Born the fifth of fifteen children of Lewis and Adeline Dalton in Jackson County, Missouri. He married Nancy Kestesson in February 1878. He was commissioned a Deputy Marshal for Judge Isaac Parker's federal court in Fort Smith, Arkansas in 1884. His brother Grat served on posses with him before turning outlaw. In November 1887, near the Arkansas border in Indian Territory, while reportedly trying to capture whiskey runners, he was shot and killed in the line of duty.
American Western Figure. Born the fifth of fifteen children of Lewis and Adeline Dalton in Jackson County, Missouri. He married Nancy Kestesson in February 1878. He was commissioned a Deputy Marshal for Judge Isaac Parker's federal court in Fort Smith, Arkansas in 1884. His brother Grat served on posses with him before turning outlaw. In November 1887, near the Arkansas border in Indian Territory, while reportedly trying to capture whiskey runners, he was shot and killed in the line of duty.

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Killed near Ft Smith Ark

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1888 inscribed year of death, at age 28 yrs 5 mo & 19 ds

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  • Added: Oct 8, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12807/frank-dalton: accessed ), memorial page for Frank Dalton (8 Jun 1859–27 Nov 1888), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12807, citing Elmwood Cemetery, Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.