Son of Benjamin Alton, a pioneer preacher of the Restoration; born near St. Joe Station, Indiana, January 4th, 1841; commenced preaching with R. Faurot and J. Hadsell, whose niece, Melvina Abel, he married; minister at Edgetown, Ohio, Fremont, Michigan, Plattamouth, Greenwood, and Elmwood, Nebraska, doing much evangelistic and school work; superintendent of schools, four terms; has three children; his only son is a physician at Elmwood.
Brown, John Thomas. Churches of Christ: A Historical, Biographical, and Pictoral History of Churches of Christ. Louisville, Kentucky: John P. Morton and Company. 1904. Page 594.
Spouse: Sally Melvina Abel (1841-1922), married August 28th, 1861, at De Kalb, De Kalb County, Indiana – daughters (Geneva, Fannie, Lucette) and sons (Ben, William)
Father: Benjamin Franklin Alton (1799-1847)
Mother: Frances "Fanny" Hoyt (1800-1847)
Occupation: minister/preacher for churches of Christ.
Son of Benjamin Alton, a pioneer preacher of the Restoration; born near St. Joe Station, Indiana, January 4th, 1841; commenced preaching with R. Faurot and J. Hadsell, whose niece, Melvina Abel, he married; minister at Edgetown, Ohio, Fremont, Michigan, Plattamouth, Greenwood, and Elmwood, Nebraska, doing much evangelistic and school work; superintendent of schools, four terms; has three children; his only son is a physician at Elmwood.
Brown, John Thomas. Churches of Christ: A Historical, Biographical, and Pictoral History of Churches of Christ. Louisville, Kentucky: John P. Morton and Company. 1904. Page 594.
Spouse: Sally Melvina Abel (1841-1922), married August 28th, 1861, at De Kalb, De Kalb County, Indiana – daughters (Geneva, Fannie, Lucette) and sons (Ben, William)
Father: Benjamin Franklin Alton (1799-1847)
Mother: Frances "Fanny" Hoyt (1800-1847)
Occupation: minister/preacher for churches of Christ.
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