Spouse:
Sarah Brown (married on July 4, 1839)
Children:
Six children: Emily, Ella, Marie, and Lucy (daughters); Charles Alvan, and Francis Woodbury (sons)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
Toensing lists Dayton as his city of residence. The History of Minnesota: from the French Explorations to the Present Time, 1873 lists Elm Creek.
He was buried in Champlin Cemetery in Champlin, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
His birth place, birth date, marriage date, wife's name, children's names, occupation, burial location, death year, and death date were provided by his great great grandson.