Tombstone Tuesday - Hugh and Carrie Dalton

Dalton
Hugh Dalton
Mar. 31, 1854
Dec. 25, 1918
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Carrie His Wife
Sept. 18, 1860
June 22, 1887

Buried Hill Cemetery, Caldwell County, Kentucky, near the Crittenden County line. Tombstone photographed 13 May 2011.

According to his death certificate, Hugh Dalton was born March 31, 1855. His parents were Thomas M. Dalton and Julia Ann Boen, both born in Tennessee.

Hugh Dalton married Carrie Stone in February 1877 Caldwell County, Kentucky. According to the marriage record, which can be found in Marriage Bond Book 12, page 163, he was born in Estill County, Kentucky and this was his first marriage. Carrie Stone was age 16 and was born in Lyon County. Consent for Carrie to marry was given by S.E. Stone, her parent.

The 1910 Crittenden County census shows Hugh Dalton living in Dycusburg with his daughter, Ethel, and a granddaughter.

Tombstone Tuesday - J.H. and Maria Smith

Smith
J. H. Smith
June 9, 1847
Apr. 23, 1916
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Maria Ferrel Dalton
His Wife
Sept. 29, 1853
Aug. 5, 1911

Buried at Pythian Ridge Cemetery, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky. Tombstone photographed 10 March 2010.

According to his death certificate, Jessie H. Smith was the son of Hiram H. Smith and Artie Missie Kuykendall. Maria F. Dalton was the daughter of Hiram and Mary Dalton, originally of Jefferson County, Kentucky. J.H. and Maria Smith appear on the 1880 Union County census but were on the 1900 and 1910 Crittenden County, Kentucky census records.