Witty had gone to the livery stable in Modesto, at the time being jointly run by Chris Evans and John Sontag, and learned that Grat had sold the horse to Evans who in turn gave him the two dollar bills. Grat and Riley then made their way out of camp with their rifles on their backs and Kay decided they would set up an ambush and wait for their return. Here, the Santa Fe had found out about the Daltons' plans and attempted to set up a trap for the gang, filling the train with heavily armed officers. After Bob and Grat were killed at Coffeyville, Bill Dalton formed another gang with Bill Doolin, known as the Wild Bunch or the Dalton-Doolin Gang. Grat's trial didn't start until that June and it lasted three weeks. Emmett Dalton survived the raid but received 23 gunshot wounds (as referenced on Q102). [9] Bob had planned the entire robbery. This was in addition to the jailer, J.M. Save. Kay's deputies were carrying ten gauge, double-barrel shotguns, loaded with buckshot, and they leveled them at Dalton. The man was Riley Dean and he did as he was told. Kay found out that, before they had arrived, Bob and Emmett had got into a fight at one of the saloons there and badly beat up two cowboys before leaving for Topeka. He married Minnie McDaniel on July 30, 1910. There has been much debate over the identity of the, "sixth man at Coffeyville" reported by witnesses who claimed was accompanying the gang as they arrived in town right before the robbery. Two hardware stores in the town had, meanwhile, begun passing out guns to the local civilians, who began firing through the windows at the Condon Bank. His deputy abandoned him after being wounded. The posse reached Dalton's camp at nine and split into two groups in order to surround the camp, Kay leading one and Hensley the other. Ken Haas 4/22/12. Short then went to the rear platform with his rifle. The Daltons were featured in Randolph Scott's Western. He died in Los Angeles on July 13, 1937. Kay believed Chris was either protecting himself by helping Grat break from jail or returning the favor for Grat protecting him. Grat lowered his winchester, fired, and the jumped behind cover all in one quick motion. Kay decided to pursue them with his deputy, Jim Ford, and to capture them if possible. Tuvia, who had been protected farther to the northalong with a few family membersby non-Jews, soon joined his brothers. The Dalton family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. When Kay returned to Visalia, he immediately went with detective Smith to the tailor of the coat found at the Ceres robbery. Angered by the charges against Grat and Bill which he knew to be false, Bob decided that the best way to help his brothers would be to acquire enough money to pay for their bail and defense. Powers tried to mount his horse, but shots from the store also killed him. Emmett had denied accompanying Bob to California. In 1910 he bacame a special Peace Officer in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Unless there was a high enough reward being offered, they would instead choose to focus their attention on petty criminals. Kay and his deputy went to Ogden where they notified the police to keep watch for the Daltons. Knowing Grat must've sold or hired a horse, Kay sent Witty to investigate while he kept Grat in sight. Their father, Lewis Dalton, a rambler and saloonkeeper, abandoned his wife Adeline (ne Younger), who was forced on her own to rear their 15 children during the difficult period of the American Civil War and Reconstruction. Williams. When Emmett and Bob went out the back door of the First National Bank, they were met by Lucius Baldwin, who had been watching the door with his pistol. He asked Latta not to publish the information until after his death.[13]. Emmett, however, was against the idea. Bryant opened the door to the rear platform, and, while Short had his attention on the mounted men, shot him in the back point blank. All in the band were killed except Emmett, who was wounded and spent 14 years in Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing. When they arrived, Bob had to think quickly, and decided instead to tie their horses in an alley across from the bank to the west, near the city jail, which offered them little protection. For a time, Bill Doolin and his partners operated under outlaw Henry Starr (Cherokee), hiding out about 75 miles northeast of Kingfisher, from where they made several raids. As the Daltons made their way west down the alley towards the horses, Town Marshal Charles T. Connelly came through the livery stable into the alley and ran east towards the plaza without noticing the bandits behind him. Bill Doolin, "Bitter Creek" Newcomb, and Charlie Pierce, none of whom was at Coffeyville, were the only members left of the original Dalton Gang. Frank is buried in Coffeyville, Kansas. The only evidence found at the robbery was a coat made from a tailor from Visalia. Emmett Dalton (May 3, 1871 July 13, 1937) was an American outlaw, train robber and member of the Dalton Gang in the American Old West. Kay did not think much of this until later, when Perry Byrd mentioned Chris breaking Grat out of jail. Four of the gang were killed in the ensuing gun fight. The outlaws had worn masks during the Alila robbery, concealing their identities. The next robbery was on July 14, at Adair, Oklahoma, near the Arkansas border. Bill arrived for breakfast like he said, and the four of them took the same table. Chris Evans and Grat Dalton had become friends while working together in Tulare County during the summer of 1888, at the Grangers Bank of California's wheat warehouses in Tipton and Pixley. Though he did not participate in any of the hold-ups with his brothers, he acted as their spy and advisor. Kay suspected that this was probably the work of some suspects he had from Visalia, but the railroad detectives demanded the arrest of the remaining Dalton brothers. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. After the train left Hennessey, and was approaching the stop at Waukomis, Oklahoma, Short noticed a group of mounted men who looked as if they were trying to beat the train, and feared it was the Dalton Gang coming to free Bryant. Explore the world's largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources. There were three Dalton brothers in the gang: Emmett "Em" Dalton, born in 1871; Robert "Bob" Renick Dalton, born 1869; and Gratton "Grat" Dalton, born 1861. The gang specialized in bank and train robberies. Family Tree. Kay assumed that they were probably headed to El Paso, so he and Ford reentered the United States at Douglas. By that time, Bill had been moved downstairs into what was Grat's cell. Grat and Bob Dalton, Dick Broadwell, and Bill Powers were all killed. Geni requires JavaScript! The three went out the side door crouching and dashing across Walnut Street to the alley where they had hitched their horses. By Stephanie Dalton March 03, 2008 at 03:10:47 Hello, I am trying to find a family tree for the Dalton family of which 2 members of the Dalton gang are from. In the spring of 1942, the brothers, under Tuvia's leadership, decided to gather 30 surviving family members and a few friends. After the gang separated with their share of the loot, Bill hid out with his family in a cabin near Elk, Indian Territory. Before they could leave however, they received another telegram notifying them that the two were spotted in the southern part of Utah. [14] Most of Sheriff Kay's information on Chris Evans came from his deputy Perry Byrd, who also happened to be Evans' brother-in-law, but Kay had other supporting information as well. This was the gang's only job. At the station, the gang took what they could find in the express and baggage rooms. The actor Tyler MacDuff portrayed Emmett Dalton in the 1957 episode of the CBS documentary drama series You Are There entitled "The End of the Dalton Gang (October 5, 1892). Both men were hit several times by stray shots; Dr Goff was fatally wounded. This was about 13% of all the recorded Dalton's in USA. Virginia had the highest population of Dalton families in 1840. Notes from Obituaries. Their mother also came to California from Kingfisher to pay Beckenridge after she mortgaged her home and borrowed money from neighbors. One of the bars had been cut out and replaced with a broom handle blackened by soot. From their position, Kay and his deputies were fifty yards from Dalton and Dean, who were both discussing their plan to hunt one of Elwood's hogs for Christmas dinner. Family will receive friends for visitation on Friday, December 2, 2022, at Mynatt Funeral Home Halls Chapel from 4:00pm until time of memorial service at 6:00pm. Kay asked Rucker if there was anyone else around and she replied that there wasn't. Numerous myths were published about the gang. Sheriff Kay even pointed out during the trial that Beckenridge had overlooked Grat's rights. While Bill was playing his guitar, Wagy noticed that he was trying to cover up where the break had been made. Though much of the evidence showed that Grat was in Fresno the night of the Alila robbery, including the testimony of several witnesses, the influence of the powerful Southern Pacific Railroad caused him to receive an unfair trial. While in jail, a train robbery occurred near Ceres, on September 3, 1891, but was unsuccessful with no money being taken. Bob pretended not to know Emmett, who then tipped him off to the hands of the others. Hannah Adeline Dalton (a twin) b. Bob discovered his location in Timber Hills while Grat was away searching in Coffeyville and went ahead to lead the posse in making the arrest himself before Montgomery could escape the territory. Southern Pacific detective Will Smith visited Grat's cell almost every day during the trial trying to get a confession out of him and Grat began to despise Smith. Emmett Dalton (May 3, 1871 July 13, 1937) was a train robber and member of the Dalton Gang in the American Old West. From Phoenix, Kay followed the Daltons by horse and stage from Prescott, Gila Bend, Tucson, and then to Nogales, Mexico. How did they ever cut that bar out without my knowing it?". Emmet's grave is pictured in the final panel of the story alongside his brothers and a sign that says "The Daltons died without taking their boots off" Each grave has the hat of the respective owner placed on the Crucifix with Bob Dalton's being shredded with bullet holes. Kay talked to their mother for several hours and she even invited him in for breakfast. The account given on October 7, 1892, by Coffeyville's The Journal is considered to be the most authentic on events the day of the robbery. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Bob Dalton had ambitions. Broadwell was hit several times, but managed to ride away. On June 8, 1894, while he was playing with his daughter on the front porch of his farm home in Ardmore, Okla., lawmen crept up on him from behind and shot him dead. Group of outlaws in the American Old West, This article is about the group of outlaws. The deep canyons of the area, covered with dwarf cedar and blackjack oaks, made it an ideal hiding place. Husband of Julia Johnson Lewis Kay checked on his Visalia suspects, who at the time were running a livery stable in Modesto, and was convinced they were not involved with the Ceres robbery. However, James and Adeline only had one grandchild who carried on the Dalton name. Timothy Peter Dalton (born 21 March 1946) is a Welsh actor of film and television. Joining afterwards were Bill Doolin, Dick Broadwell, Bill Powers, and Charley Pierce. Sterling, MontgomeryCO, KY Died: 16 Jul 1890 in Dearing, KS Father: Benjamin DALTON Mother: Nancy RABOURN Generations earlier, James Lewis Dalton's (D'Alton) forbears had left France for Ireland. He had gone to school at Robbins Corners near Coffeyville, and knew several hundred people in town. In a mid eighties interview with spirou magazine author Maurice De Bevere Also known as Morris admitted that reading Emmett's book "When the Daltons rode" was his inspiration to create the comic version of the Dalton Brothers. On October 5, 1892, the Dalton gang attempted this feat when they set out to rob the C.M. After being left on the sidewalk by Bob and Emmett, Thomas Ayres had run into one of the hardware stores and grabbed a rifle. The next day, Christmas Eve, 1891, the posse of both Sheriff Kay and Sheriff Hensley woke up at three in the morning and ascended the mountain to Dalton's camp. They had not been to the town for several years, though, and the hitching post had since been removed during street work. Emmett Dalton survived the raid but received 23 gunshot wounds. He was given a life sentence in the penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas and pardoned after fourteen years. He then decided the sack bag was too heavy to carry, and ordered the silver taken out, then stashed what cash he could fit into his coat pockets. Grat then rode to a home seven miles south of Livingston, the home of his friend ex-supervisor W.W. Gray. He then went to Fresno to check on Lit and Cole Dalton, and was convinced of the same. Years after the robberies and his release from prison, Emmett Dalton said that the relentless pressure put on them by Deputy US Marshal Heck Thomas as he hunted for them was a key factor in his gang's decision to commit the robberies. The gang was also assisted by Bob's lover Eugenia Moore, known by her aliases "Tom King" and "Miss Mundays", who acted as their informant, but was also a notorious horse thief and outlaw. Emmett reappears on a wanted poster in Les Cousins Dalton his character of tallest of the Dalton Brothers being taken over by Averell Dalton. Detective Smith decided to chime in, but Grat said he wouldn't say a word while Smith was present. The deputy handed the message to Judge Burford, who read it aloud to the audience. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. Bob saw Ayres from about 200ft away and quickly shot him in the head. After spending a few weeks tracking and arresting Arvil Beck and W.B. Emmett Dalton was born on month day 1927, to Percy Dalton and Laney Dalton (born Shields). Emmett Dalton (May 3, 1871 - July 13, 1937) was an American outlaw, train robber and member of the Dalton Gang in the American Old West. John Dalton, who was the brother of William Dalton the Elder, married Mary Newman Brockenbrough, the widow of William Brockenbrough on 6 May 1702. The three returned fire and held out, waiting for the time lock to open. Judson Elwood was plowing his six-horse team when he heard the shots up the mountain. Towards the end of the trial, Sheriff Kay, Detective Smith, and District Attorney Power talked to Grat while taking him back to his cell from the court room when Beckenridge wasn't present. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The three then rode to the ranch of Clovis Cole, northeast of Fresno, and asked Lit if he could furnish them a horse and saddle. There they played poker all night and won $100. [12], Lit, the last surviving Dalton brother, responded to a book written by his brother Emmett after the latter's death. When Grat recovered, he was able to escape with the help of his brother Cole. They waited until the heavy bearded, two-hundred and thirty pound man was thirty feet from them. Unlike the marshals office, the Osage Police paid a monthly salary. [11] He was given a life sentence in the Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas, of which he served 14 years before being pardoned. Threatened with prison time, Smith told Kay that Middleton could be followed to Dalton's camp when he carried him supplies. He claimed that Bob, Grat, and Emmett had all made at least two trips to Bill's ranch in California during that time and that at least one of them would show up to his saloon to get a gallon demijohn full of whiskey to bring back to the rest. When they entered the cell, Bill took out his guitar, sat on a soap box, leaned against the bars of the corridor and began to play a popular song he put his own words to and titled, "You'll Never Miss My Brother Till He's Gone". In her unpublished novella, Grat Dalton's Ride, Eva Evans, the daughter of the famous California outlaw Chris Evans, tells the story of Grat Dalton's escape from California after the Alila robbery. Isham passed away on month day 1811, at age 71 at death place, Virginia. He would, he claimed, "beat anything Jesse James ever didrob two banks at once, in broad daylight." When the train came in at 9:45pm, they backed a wagon up to the express car and unloaded all the contents. Brothers Bob, "Grat", and Emmett had first worked as lawmen for the federal court at Fort Smith, Arkansas and then for the Osage Nation. They missed Cole by several hours who had already taken the train to Salt Lake where Kay and his deputy followed. Bob and Emmett ran through the back door and ducked into a saloon across the alley. After Kay finished talking to the cleaner, Deputy George Witty reported to him that telegrams from the coast said Bill was not in Paso Robles or Estrella. He moved to California and became a real estate agent, author and actor, dying at the age of sixty-six. John III leads what is known as the Dutton Ranch today. Around eleven, they noticed Dalton and Dean returning from their hunt, so they sent deputy Perry Byrd to go and retrieve Kay. Many members of the gang, including Emmett, complained that the $3500 each was not enough to meet their needs. Brother of Charles Benjamin Dalton; Henry 'Cole' Coleman Dalton; Louis Kossuth Dalton; Bea Elizabeth Dalton; Littleton "Lit" Lee Dalton and 11 others; Lelia Dalton; Frank Dalton, Deputy U.S. They started stealing horses to make more money, and then fled the area. Grat believed him and decided he would wait until it opened. Leona outlived all of her brothers and sisters. Share. As a former lawman, Bob knew the difficulty officers had enforcing laws in Indian and Oklahoma Territories. Grat and Middleton told Smith they planned to hide out in the Coast Range and invited him to come with them. He was found 2 miles away, dead. The only agency with jurisdiction over the whole territory was the U.S. na Randolph Dalton, Emma Dalton, Emmett Dalton, Robert Rennick Dalton, Eva May Dalton, Mason Dalton, Henry Coleman Coleman Dalton, Gratto May 3 1871 - Belton, Cass, Missouri, United States, July 13 1937 - Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States, James Lewis Dalton, Adeline Lee Dalton (born Younger). Left to right: Bill Powers; Bob Dalton; Grat Dalton, Dick Broadwell, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "DALTON Family History: Old West Kansas Dalton Gang KS Heritage Group www.kansasheritage.org", "The Dalton Gang Train Robbery at Adair, I.T. Smith, Sheriff Kay learned from them that Grat had actually made the opening in the bars several days before the robbery after being slipped a saw from someone on the outside. The Dalton Gang was a group of outlaws in the American Old West during 18901892. They hid behind some rocks and an oak tree and waited as one of the men approached them. On June 1, 1892, the gang robbed the Santa Fe train at a small station called Red Rock at 10pm. Isham had 10 siblings: david Dalton Sr. of Rutherford Co. NC, James Dalton and 8 other siblings. This, of course, is where Yellowstone takes place, and is where James settles his family after the death of his only daughter, Elsa Dutton. Also wounded were captains Kinney and LaFlore, but they recovered. Corrections? McCardle's bullet flew straight over Dalton, but Grat's bullet struck the tree within inches of McCardle's face and filled his eyes with bark. Soon after, Jim Ford noticed Emmett exit a department store, who quickly ducked back inside upon noticing Kay. Born December 3, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, he was a son of the late Winston S. and Walburga (Petersen) Dalton. The cellmates would sing and talk to drown out the sound of the saw. Kay telegraphed his deputy George Witty and told him to check on Bill Dalton and to immediately notify him when he was found. Dalton took part in several robberies with the Wild Bunch, including a gun battle on September 1, 1893, at Ingalls, Oklahoma Territory, where three deputy U. S. marshals were killed. Standing with his back towards him was Bill Dalton, watching the horses and buggy Kay had just left, while nervously working the lever of his winchester. He spotted Bob just as he had killed Brown and aimed his rifle at him from behind the store window. This mountain would later be known as Dalton Mountain. On May 23, 1894, Dalton and his new gang robbed the First National Bank at Longview, Texas. The sawing was hid from the jailer by a large box that they would put a blanket over and use to play cards. Kay stopped Grat in the street and said, "Say, I hear you have some two-dollar bills. He then corrected himself, saying that he meant Bill Powers. There was a moment where Dalton could have been shot in cold blood, and some of Kay's deputies wanted to do it, but Kay and Hensley wouldn't allow it. He told Kay that Grat's camp was on a steep mountain in the Sierra Nevada, close to the Kings River and about fifteen miles northeast of Sanger, but that they would never find the place. Kay was given a white card from Mexican officials as well as offered a military escort. James Lewis Dalton from Jackson County, Missouri and Kentucky was the father of all four boys. Their only grandchild with the surname Dalton was Charles Coleman Dalton. Grat first rode to Charles Owen's ranch across from Clovis Cole where he stayed for a few days. He was given a life sentence in the penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas and pardoned after fourteen years. The Journal acknowledged witnesses statements then and in a later article that there were two major unanswered questions: who was the sixth man seen riding into town with the gang, and what happened to him? He then quickly charged down the mountainside tearing through the brush. Bill immediately threw his guitar on the bed and exclaimed, "Now what in the world do you know about that? He then ordered the baggageman to ignore him and to go back to his work. They had planned to meet with Grat and cross the plaza to the alley, where they could make their escape, but word of the robbery had spread through town. The men split into three groups to cover all approaches to the camp. GANGSTER DIES HOLLYWOOD, July 14. He arrested Bryant and took him on a train to be committed to the jail at Wichita, Kansas, without notifying Marshal Grimes at Fort Smith. Maggie Rucker, the woman who once ran the Cross Creek Overland station, was sitting with another girl alone in the front room, silently making dresses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Dalton. On the night of February 6, 1891, two masked men carrying 44-calibre revolvers held up a Southern Pacific Railroad passenger train near the town of Alila (present day Earlimart, California). The ride from Mojave to Barstow almost cost them their lives, as they only saw water once in those seventy-five miles of desert. The posse tried firing at Grat through the brush, but he managed to run the mile back to Elwood's ranch. Alex Murdaugh claimed the family dogs caused Satterfield, 57, to trip, but her death was not reported to the coroner and an autopsy was not initially . As they exited the door, an American Express agent opened fire with his revolver. This is why Grat was able to notice Deputy Wagy hiding in a yard across the street from the jail. This would've been while Grat was on active duty as Deputy Marshal in Indian Territory, but Sheriff Kay claimed that Grat had told him that he had made two extended trips to California while serving as U.S. The first look into the Dutton family technically began with Yellowstone, but the first branch of the family tree is filled out with the characters we met in its prequel, 1883. On the night of September 27, Grat and two cellmates, Arvil Beck and W.B. One night, Jim Wagy heard a noise in the basement and upon investigation discovered that someone had tried to break the lock to the grated window. Grat could not see the yard Wagy had laid in from his cell and the deputy hadn't told anyone what he had done that night. Ford drew his revolver and ran into another store to the alley to cut them off, but soon lost them. NOTARY PUBLIC NOTE: Complete reverse side of family tree form also Form FT-1 Grandparents Aunts and Uncles First Cousins **First Cousins Once Removed He was a saloon keeper in Kansas City, Missouri when he married Adeline Lee Younger. He was the son of the late Lush and Nellie Payne and was preceded in death by his . During an attempted double bank robbery in Coffeyville, Kansas in 1892, two of the brothers and two other gang members were killed; Emmett Dalton survived, was captured, and later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder,[1] although he later asserted that he never fired a shot during the robbery. Henry Starr was arrested in 1893 and held for trial at Fort Smith. He spent 15 years in prison in Kansas State Prison, before winning a pardon in 1907. Neither was he in Merced or Livingston. In 1918, he portrayed himself in the movie version of his book Beyond the Law. A later report in the Visalia Times-Delta, a major newspaper in Visalia, California, attributed to "a relative of Mrs. Evans" (most likely Chris Evans brother-in-law Perry Byrd, a deputy of Sheriff Gene Kay) stated, "Tom Evans killed at Coffeyville, Kansas, when the Dalton brothers made their famous raid on the banks of that town, was the twin brother of Chris."[19]. On September 21, Grat Dalton was brought into court to face sentencing, but this was instead postponed to October 6. James is also a Civil War veteran, one who suffers from PTSD in a time long before we knew what it was. After Frank's death, Grat moved back from California and took over his brother's job as deputy marshal at Fort Smith. Dalton was born to Lewis and Adeline Dalton and was the youngest of the Dalton brothers. Smith instead went north and several weeks later was arrested by Kay. Thinking they had lost Kay, Bob and Emmett headed to their mother outside of Kingfisher. Dont stop looking you will find out! Lit was able to borrow one hundred dollars and a horse from Clovis Cole's business partner Charlie Owen. A largely fictional film version of the Daltons' lives was adapted from Emmett's 1931 book. When he returned the next day to watch the house, he discovered that Bob and Emmett had escaped. Build your family tree online ; Share photos and videos ; Smart Matching technology However, four of the 15 children loom large in western outlaw folklore: Grat, Bob, Bill and Emmett Dalton. [15] Chris was also reported by a Visalia newspaper to have attended every day of Grat's trial for the Alila robbery. Many newspapers at the time assumed that an unknown member of the gang escaped. My grandfather & great grandfather are both from the US but that's where my knowledge stops. This was a date that Grat had no intention on making. Hannah Adeline Dalton (a twin) b. In the gunfight, 200 shots were fired. Father of Roy Reynolds Dalton This also suggests that John Dalton was not a young man, and this could have been a second wife. Afraid to go near them, Bill left out supplies and food, while there were several times the boys visited Bill's house at night. I haven't seen one since I left Missouri. Part of the ill-fated Dalton raid on two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas, he survived despite receiving 23 gunshot wounds. Grat ordered the employees to lay on the floor in the back office, and after receiving the signal from Bob, told Powers and Broadwell that it was time to leave. After being found innocent by a Visalia jury, Bill was acquitted and released on October 15. Bob had planned for the gang to tie their horses to a post behind the Condon Bank, where it was protected from the center of town by brick walls. He was afraid some of his friends would be hurt, but Bob assured him there would not be any shooting, and that it would all be over before anyone knew what happened. Re: The Dalton Gang family tree or offspring. Then, noticing the vault door was open, Grat ordered both of them into the vault, where the safe with the gold was. Rumors had circulated for months that Bob had planned to come and liberate Grat, so two of sheriff Kay's deputies, Jim Wagy and Bob Hockett, had been hired by Wells Fargo to guard Grat's cell until he was sentenced and sent to San Quentin. Leading the pursuit was Bob's old friend, Deputy Marshal Heck Thomas, whose renown skills as a deputy kept the gang constantly on the move and in hiding. Hello!". Grat began to say something about a horse, but then became suspicious. By 1882, the family lived in northeast Oklahoma and by 1886 they had moved to Coffeyville in southeast Kansas.