The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 944 

CARL ROBERT DALTON.

Many are the sturdy, reliable and industrious people whom Sweden has furnished
to the new world and among this very desirable class of citizens is numbered
Carl Robert Dalton, who was born in that country June 6, 1877, and now owns a
valuable farm in the Wenas valley which he has brought under a high state of
cultivation. Having the energy to transform into a reality his boyhood dreams of
a prosperous existence, he came to this country in order to participate in the
many chances here presented for advancement, and in the development of a
valuable ranch property in the Yakima valley has realized his ambition. The
father is still a resident of his native land, where he has followed the
occupation of farming throughout his life, but the mother is deceased.

After acquiring an average degree of schooling and starting upon life's active
labors Carl R. Dalton decided upon agriculture its a suitable field for his
efforts and upon coming to Yakima county located in the Wenas valley, taking up
a homestead claim on which he proved up. Later he bought eighty acres of land
and now has one of the fine ranches of his neighborhood. He raises hay and
grain, both of high quality, and also has valuable stock upon his place,
deriving front these various sources a gratifying income by following
progressive and up-to-date methods. He built a pleasant home, modernly arranged,
and there Mr. and Mrs. Dalton often entertain their friends, who eagerly partake
of their hearty hospitality.

The marriage of Carl Robert Dalton and Bertha Gross was solemnized August 21,
1912. Mrs. Dalton is a daughter of August and Ernestine Gross, who were
numbered among the pioneers of the Puget Sound, where the father for many years
followed the occupation of farming. They removed to Yakima in 1905. Mr. Gross
has now passed away, but his widow survives and is still residing in Yakima.

Mr. Dalton has become thoroughly Americanized and is a loyal adherent of all the
principles and ideals of this country. Here he has found the opportunities which
he sought and has made for himself a substantial position among the citizens of
his community. Although well informed on the questions and issues of the day he
has never aspired to public office but on the contrary has given his whole
attention to the further improvement of his farm. He is a republican by
political persuasion and supports the measures and candidates of that party.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in January 2008 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.