Family: [son] (__) / Melina Dalton (F3202)
m. Bef 1840-
Mother | Female
Melina Dalton
Born circa 1806 Opelousas, Saint Landry parish, Louisiana, USA 
Died Oct 25, 1874 Galveston, Galveston county, Texas, USA Buried Potters Field, Galveston, Galveston county, Texas, USA Other Spouse Elisha David Whittington | F481 Married Jul 07, 1824 Saint Landry parish, Louisiana, USA Other Spouse Cyrus W. Thompson | F2073 Married Jun 22, 1840 Beaumont, Jefferson county, Texas, USA Father William Gallihue Dalton | F2072 Group Sheet Mother Delilah Holstein | F2072 Group Sheet
Child 1 | Female
Clarinda "Clara" Whittington
Born circa 1832 Died Aft 1894 Buried Spouse Joseph White | F2070 Married Aft 1850 Spouse John Crozier | F3664 Married Sep 03, 1858 Wallisville, Chambers county, Texas, USA
Child 2 | Male
William Hobard "Bill" Whittington
Born Nov 22, 1835 Texas, USA Died Feb 10, 1908 Devers, Liberty county, Texas, USA Buried Whittington Cemetery, Devers, Liberty county, Texas, USA Spouse Martha Holland | F2068 Married Jun 30, 1857 Jefferson county, Texas, USA Spouse Althea Ann Lee | F2069 Married Jun 30, 1880
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Notes - One cousin wrote "Undocumented family lore places Melina leaving Louisiana with her brother William K. Dalton and settling in Texas with Elisha. This lore also has Elisha subsequently returning to Louisiana." Melina's last two children, William H. and Clarinda Whittington, both recorded that they were born in Louisiana and that their father was born in South Carolina (Elisha's place of birth). Elisha's divorce petition states that Melina abandoned him in 1831. Melina herself gave testimony that she came to Mexico/Texas in 1832 (evidence corroborated by her recorded legal transactions there). But we have no evidence that Elisha was ever there (the dates of his children by Mary Milam would seem to make this difficult.). (Could she have been pregnant with Clarinda when she left Louisiana?)
- One cousin wrote "Undocumented family lore places Melina leaving Louisiana with her brother William K. Dalton and settling in Texas with Elisha. This lore also has Elisha subsequently returning to Louisiana." Melina's last two children, William H. and Clarinda Whittington, both recorded that they were born in Louisiana and that their father was born in South Carolina (Elisha's place of birth). Elisha's divorce petition states that Melina abandoned him in 1831. Melina herself gave testimony that she came to Mexico/Texas in 1832 (evidence corroborated by her recorded legal transactions there). But we have no evidence that Elisha was ever there (the dates of his children by Mary Milam would seem to make this difficult.). (Could she have been pregnant with Clarinda when she left Louisiana?)
