Jane McKechnie married Charles Eugene Walton, Sr. on February 22, 1867. They had three children, Charles Jr. (1868–1947), Magnolia (1869–1918), and Leona (1871–1942). She died on July 24, 1891, aged 45 years, when she was shot and killed during a statehood celebration. Jane McKechnie Walton was the first person buried in the Monticello, Utah cemetery. In 2010, a descendant of Walton's wrote a book about her.
