Despite nearing its conclusion,1923season 2 still has time to solve four Dutton family mysteries thatYellowstoneleft unsolved. Neo-Western screenwriter Taylor Sheridan wrapped up his flagshipYellowstoneseries in December 2024. Still, key mysteries teased in the original series went unresolved, leaving them for Sheridan’s manyYellowstonespinoffs to solve. In particular,1923is expected to piece together some of Sheridan’s lingering plotlines, with key members of theDutton family treeripe for explaining certainYellowstonecharacters and plot points we don’t yet understand.
1923season 2has been off to an ominous start so far, and winter has proved a challenge for each member of Jacob (Harrison Ford) and Cara Dutton’s (Helen Mirren) family. While Jack Dutton (Darren Mann) and his wife, Elizabeth Strafford (Michelle Randolph), struggle to maintain their connection amid an unforgiving winter, Spencer Dutton (Brandon Sklenar) and his pregnant wife,Alexandra of Sussex(Julia Schlaepfer) fight their way back to the ranch. Meanwhile, Teonna Rainwater (Aminah Nieves) faces a harrowing escape. As1923season 2’s finale approaches, things will hopefully click into place.
4Who Is John Dutton III’s Grandfather?
1923 Can Explain Kevin Costner’s Yellowstone Connection
1923season 2 is likely to explain who John Dutton III’s grandfather is, and we have clues. The link is significant because it will explain whetherSpencer or Jack Dutton carried on the Dutton family tree after1923,directly relating to John and his children, Beth (Kelly Reilly) and Kayce (Luke Grimes). InYellowstoneseason 5, Jamie Dutton (Wes Bentley) reveals that John Dutton is a fifth-generation rancher when he introduces his adopted father as Montana’s next governor. This detail indicates that John Dutton II (Dabney Coleman), John’s father, who we meet inYellowstoneseason 2, is a fourth-generation rancher.
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Therefore,John Dutton III’s grandfather, John Dutton II’s father, is a third-generation Dutton family member. The only third-generation Dutton that we know of thus far is Jack Dutton, the son of John Dutton, who died in1923season 1 in one of the most brutal Dutton family deaths. Whilethere’s a buzz that Spencer could also be John Dutton III’s grandfather, that isn’t quite right, according to the existingYellowstonelore. Since James Dutton’s (Tim McGraw) son, Spencer, is a second-generation rancher, he would have to have a child who then parented Costner’s character.
1923season 2, episode 7, “A Dream and a Memory,” the 2-hour season 2 finale, streams Sunday, April 6.
As Spencer and Jack both reach conclusions in their relationships that make them expectant fathers, it is still anyone’s game in terms of claiming a direct connection to John Dutton. In1923season 2, bothAlexandra Dutton and Elizabeth Strafford, Spencer and Jack’s life partners, respectively, are expecting their first child. Therefore,both Jack and Spencer are set up to have a descendant in1923season 2.That said, if baby John Dutton II emerges in1923season 2, it will confirm that Jack is John Dutton III’s ancestor, since Spencer is technically one generation too removed from Costner.
3Who Are Chance And Ned Dutton?
1923 Can Reveal Chance And Ned Dutton’s Parents
Another oddYellowstonemystery that relates directly back to Kevin Costner’s John Dutton is the identity of Chance and Ned Dutton, two family members whose place in the Dutton family tree is not yet understood.Chance and Ned Dutton’sYellowstonemysterydates back to theYellowstoneseries premiere. As John Dutton and the rest of his family prepare to mourn the loss of Lee Dutton (Dave Annable) at his funeral in the Dutton family graveyard, John Dutton momentarily transcends the situation.John closes his eyes, calling to mind the graves of Chance and Ned Dutton, which briefly flash on screen.
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Taylor Sheridan has revealed little about the identity of Chance and Ned Dutton, presumably boys, despite teasing their identities inYellowstone’s series premiere.All we know is the date on Ned Dutton’s grave reads June 09, 2025, which does little to unravel the mystery. The date is 20 years before James (Tim McGraw) and Margaret Dutton (Faith Hill) made a northwest journey on the Oregon Trail, settling in Montana. The date on the grave, presumably a birthday, also takes place while James is in a Union war prison, so Chance and Ned Dutton are probably not James and Margaret’s children.
1923 season 2 can confirm the connection or explain the mystery otherwise, including why Chance and Ned had significance to John Dutton III.
SomeYellowstoneaficionados believe thatChance and Ned Dutton could be Jacob and Cara Dutton’s children. TheYellowstonepower couplenever had children, raising John Dutton (James Badge Dale) and Spencer as their children. However, 1863, 20 years beforeYellowstone’s first prequel, is about the time that Jacob and Cara would have tried to have their own family. It would make sense that the parents erected a monument to their fallen children after relocating to Montana.1923season 2 can confirm the connection or explain the mystery otherwise, including why Chance and Ned had significance to John Dutton III.
2Who Is Patience Dutton?
1923 Can Reveal Patience Dutton’s Identity
Even less is known about Patience Dutton, another member of the family whose identity is a mystery.Patience Dutton is revealed inYellowstoneseason 5, her grave appearing in the Dutton family cemetery as Monica Dutton (Kelsey Asbille) andSummer (Piper Perabo)discuss the family’s history. When Patience’s grave appears on-screen, tall meadow grasses distort any clear dates. However, the year 1931 can be made out, although it’s not explicitly clear whether the date indicates a death or birth year. If it’s a birthday, and that seems likely, then Patience was born years after the events of1923.
Did Yellowstone Just Reveal A 1923 Spinoff Character?
Born in 1931, Patience Dutton is a third-generation Dutton buried at the Yellowstone ranch. Is Patience Dutton going to be in the cast of 1923?
Still, if any of the1923charactersdiscuss naming a future child Patience, then we will know how she ties into the family. On the reverse end,if 1931 was Patience’s death year, then she could emerge in1923’s final chapters, either as Alex or Elizabeth’s daughter. That would mean that Patience Dutton dies when she’s just seven years old, setting up a tragedy between1923and the potential1944Yellowstoneprequel for either Jack or Spencer. Patience would be the perfect name for either mother’s child, since Elizabeth and Alex have had to hold tight to that virtue.
1How Does Teonna Rainwater Connect To The Dutton Family In Yellowstone?
1923 Season 2 Can Explain Teonna Rainwater’s Connection To The Dutton Family
The final mystery that1923can crack is Teonna Rainwater’s connection to the Dutton family.Teonna’s story has run parallel to the Dutton family’s developmentssince1923season 1, when she attended the U.S. School for Native Americans in North Dakota. Teonna escapes the abusive assimilation school in the first season, and we have since witnessed her brave journey to find a new home where she can live freely from the murders she committed against two Catholic nuns who assaulted her. While we know much about her, it’s not clearhow Teonna connects to theYellowstoneuniverse.
Teonna could be Thomas’ grandmother, with his adoption and belief that he was Mexican until he was 18 somehow factoring into the story.
1923gives us a significant clue. Teonna shares a last name with Thomas Rainwater (Gil Birmingham), the Broken Rock tribal chairman fromYellowstone.Rainwater begins as John Dutton’s nemesis inYellowstoneseason 1, threatening to take the Yellowstone from John when he dies, and his kids are too poor to pay the inheritance tax. Ultimately,Rainwater’s threat to Dutton comes true inYellowstoneseason 5, but in a full-circle way, fulfilling Taylor Sheridan’s prophecy. ManyYellowstonefans believe Teonna could be Thomas’ grandmother, with his adoption and belief that he was Mexican until he was 18 somehow factoring into the story.
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1923 is a series following the Dutton family during the early twentieth century. It explores the challenges they face amidst pandemics, the end of Prohibition, historic drought, and the Great Depression, as they struggle to maintain their home in the mountain west.
