In 2016, seven Dayton cousins met on Long Island, New York, for the purpose of learning more about our Dayton ancestors and to explore the localities where they once lived. We were fortunate to link up with a distant cousin, Dai Dayton (blue shirt to my right), who is a […]
One of the Dayton-Family-History readers wrote to me, “Here’s a question for you… what was your recollection of growing up in a family of 5 kids? What memories stick out to you? Was the age gap a big deal? We’re you close as kids?” I don’t remember any complicated or […]
by Deane Dayton and Jim Dayton Just as his father, Wilber Jr. did before him, Donald Dayton raised the bar of Christian Evangelical thought, understanding and teaching to new heights. He did so on an academic plane that very few Professors, and dignitaries of the faith have the mind and […]
The White’s were fishermen. I found an old newspaper article about Alexander (Jessie’s dad) catching 400 pounds of Pickerel. Holy Mackerel, that’s a lot of pickerel. That’s a serious fisherman. That’s a lot of fish fries. But it doesn’t end there. Aunt Flossie (Wilber and Jessie’s daughter) weighed in on […]
The Dayton brothers loved to hunt deer. Chip and Paul played “hooky” from work a couple times each fall to hunt, and they hunted most Saturdays and Thanksgiving day. They never hunted on a Sunday, but their minds may have drifted there during Sunday dinner. They were at home in […]
I thought you might enjoy reading about the wedding of Betty Dayton and Ray Orton. Betty passed away Feb 28 2011.
I never knew about my dad’s [Paul Dayton] military rank until I found it in a news clipping as I was researching him. Paul was the Navy’s equivalent of an Army Sergeant. He was a 1st Class Petty Officer. There are four grades of Petty officer, 3rd class being the […]
Alexis Dayton Luckey was joined in marriage to Ryan Carey on October 26, 2019, in the Appalachian mountains village of Hot Springs, North Carolina, near Asheville. Alexis is the younger daughter of Camilla Dayton Luckey and John Richard Luckey, of Clearwater, Florida and South Hill, Virginia. Ryan is the son […]
Have you noticed how the wife’s given name is hardly ever mentioned in pre-1960 news articles? For exmple, it was always written as Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Dayton, instead of Wilber and Jessie Dayton. It was not at all uncommon to read news like “Mrs. Wilber Dayton entered the hospital […]
If you found a watch lying in the street, what would you do? If you were poorer than a church mouse, would you say, “God is Good, He just gave me a new watch?” If you were greedy, would you say, “too bad sucker, it’s mine now?” If you were […]
