Branch No. 26
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LAST NUMBER USED: 45
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                                               1 JOHN (1) LATTA
     Born:____. Irish descent; Died: about 1829; Married: Mary Rhinehart who was born in
Maryland of German descent.   After his death she married: Alexander Houston (cousin of Gen. Sam. Houston of Texas) by whom she had five children and died aged 87 years.  John lived in Beaver Co., Pa. about 1817 when his son John was born and died when Eyra was an infant.  Children:
2    JOHN (2).
3    EYRA (probably EZRA) (2).

The East Palestine, Ohio "Reveille Echo" Deaths & Obituaries 1894-1900 shows that a John Latta died Feb. 2, 1889 and that an Ezra Latta died June 8, 1899. (internet information)

                                                2 JOHN (2) LATTA
     John (1).  Born in Beaver Co., Pa. 1817; d. 1898; m. Susan Houston, daughter of
Abraham Houston, a brother of Alexander Houston, cousin of Gen. Sam. Houston of Texas) in
1843 (and sister of the wife of Eyra Latta).
Children:
4      EPHRAIM RHINEHART (3).
7      MARY ANN (3) m. Horace Potts, lived 1914 at E. Liverpool, Ohio.
8      GEORGE (3) m. and in 1914 lived at E. Liverpool, Ohio.
9      HANNAH (3) d. young.
10     ____ (3) twin daughter.
11     ____ (3) twin daughter.
12     ____ (3) daughter m. Winfield Gilbert.  Lived at Signal, Ohio in 1914.
13     ____ (3) son.

                                       3  EYRA/EZRA (2) LATTA
     John (1).  Born in Beaver Co., Pa. in "State Line Strip," October 1819.  Lived near E.
Palestine, Ohio 1845; d. 1899.  Miller 25 years.  Later a farmer.  Married in 1844 to Mary Ann
Houston (sister to wife of John Latta) who was born near E. Palestine, Columbiana County, Ohio on September 1826.  She died February 1891.  Methodist.  Her mother's maiden name was Mary Thatcher.  (There is a "Latta Road" in East Palestine, Ohio.)  Children:
5       MARION CLINE (3).
14     LOUISA (3) b. near E. Palestine, Ohio in 1847.  Married twice.  First to David Halverstadt
in 1869.  He died in 1872.  She then married Joseph Neer.  Had one son.  Husband died.
In 1913 living at Conroe, Texas.
15     WEBSTER (3) b. near E. Palestine, Columbiana Co., Ohio.  Died young.
16     EMMA (3) b. near E. Palestine, Ohio.  Died young.
6       ALONZO COOPER (3).

                           4 EPHRAIM RHINEHAERT (3) LATTA
     John (2) John (1).  Born, married and died near E. Palestine, Columbiana Co., Ohio.  Born
January 13, 1841; d. April 18, 1896; m. Rebecca Ann Durk who was born about 1840 near E.
Palestine, Ohio, daughter of John and Sarah Durk.  He was named Ephraim after a friend.
Carpenter and farmer. Children:
17     EMMA JANE (4) m. John Emerson Dyke, farmer.  Had two children.  In 1914 lived at Negley, Ohio, R.R. 1 Box 81.
18     JOHN (4) b. 1884 in Middleton, Ohio; d. 1957
19     ROSA (4) m. W. S. Dyke.  Lived at E. Palestine, Ohio.
20     ELLA (4) m. J. W. Wollam.  Lived at Canton, Ohio.
21     ____ (4) Died young.
22     ____ (4) Died young.
23     ____ (4) Died young.

                                   5 MARION CLINE (3) LATTA
     Eyra (2) John (1).  Born near E. Palestine, Ohio June 19, 1845; d. at Bellingham, Wash.
December 9, 1924; m. Mary Eleanor Palmer, daughter of Michael and Mary (Barnett) Palmer on
September 17, 1867.  She was born near E. Palestine, Ohio on September 16, 1847.  He was a
carpenter and builder.  Went to Kansas in 1869; to Seattle, Wash. in 1875; to Bellingham, Wash. in 1883.  Mayor of Ballingham for one term.  County Commissioner, one term.  City Councilman, three terms.  His wife died on June 16, 1929.  In 1913  they lived at New Whatcom, Wash.  Children:
24     ALICE MYRTLE (4) b. July 23, 1868; d. February 3, 1875 in Kansas.
25     LAURA EVELINE (4) b. October 7, 1869; d. February 1, 1875 in Kansas.
26     MARY ELEANOR"Nellie" (4) b. in Seattle, Wash. March 18, 1881; Married: Robert Gilbert Cole on May 22, 1909.  In 1913 lived at Seattle, Wash. He died July 17, 1927. She married John M. Staeger on November 12, 1932.  In 1936 lived at Littell, Wash.

Obituary of Marion C. Latta (d. 1924) from The Bellingham Herald, December 9, 1924.

Aged Pioneer Succumbs to Illness

M.C. Latta one of Northwest Washington's best known pioneers, who was long and on many occasions identified with Whatcom County's official life, died at his home, 2200 Williams Street, at 9:40 this morning at the age of 80 years.  He had been in ill health for two years and had been confined to his bed for the last week.  Mr. Latta is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary Latta; one daughter, Mrs. Nellie Cole, of Bellingham, and one brother, Alonzo Latta, East Palestine, Ohio, where Mr. Latta was born.  Funeral announcements will be made by Homer Mark. On September 17, 1867, about eight years before he came West, Mr. Latta married Miss Mary Eleanor Palamer, of East Palestine, Ohio.  He and Mrs. Latta came to Washington in 1875, when it was a territory, and settled in Seattle. While there he was elected master of St. John Lodge, the oldest and largest Masonic lodge in that city.  Coming to Bellingham Bay forty-one years ago, in 1883, Mr. Latta quickly became identified with the life of the community and in the same year was elected a member of the Whatcom city council.  In the following year he was chosen a school director.  He was elected mayor in 1889 and the next year was elected a member of the board of county commissioners. During his term as commissioner the present county courthouse was built and his name, carved in a marble tablet, may be seen, together with the names of other commissioners, at the left of the main entrance.  In 1901, Mr. Latta was elected city treasurer and from 1915 to 1918 he was city street superintendent.  A very faithful Mason, Mr. Latta was for twenty-five years treasurer of Bellingham Bay Lodge No. 44, F.&A.M., and it is said that during that time he did not miss a single session of the lodge.  He also was a member of the Pioneer Association of Washington.  From 1902 to 1904 Mr. Latta was in the book and stationery business, having a store in the Clover block.  He also engaged in contracting and building for many years.  One of Mr. Latta's hobbies was the keeping of weather records.  He began keeping weather reports many years before the government established a weather station here and he continued to keep them long thereafter. www.rootsweb.com/~wawhatco/obits/obitl.htm

                                   6 ALONZO COOPER (3) LATTA
Eyra (2) John (1).  Born near E. Palestine, Ohio December 18, 1855; m. Almira Flowers.
In 1914 lived on farm near E. Palestine, Ohio.  Children:
28     EZRA CLYDE (4) lived at E. Palestine, Ohio. Moved to New Mexico.
Married: Grace E. Hedges, Two known children; Alonzo Edward Latta & Eyra Clyde Latta.
29     MYRTLE (4) m. Mr. Spaite; d. 1912.  Two children.
30     ROSS (4) m.  Lived E. Palestine, Ohio R.F.D.
31     FRED (4) lived at E. Palestine, Ohio.

                           4 JOHN EMERSON (4) LATTA
     Ephraim (3) John (2) John (1).  Born, married and died near E. Palestine, Columbiana Co., Ohio.  Born in 1884 in Middleton, Ohio.  Married Jessie Elizabeth Baders, daughter of Hannah Burson and George Baders.  Jessie was born in 1884 in Rolla, Missouri.  They divorced and John married Elizabeth E. Blazer.  She was born in 1879.  John had a small store in Negley, Ohio.  He died in Negley in 1957 and is buried at the Spring Hill Cemetery, Wellsville, Ohio. http://genforum.genealogy.com/latta/messages/71.html

 Children with Jessie:
45     CLIFFORD EDWARD (5)

                              28 EZRA CLYDE (4) LATTA
Alonzo Cooper (3) Eyra (2) John (1).  Ezra was born on May 6, 1877 in East Palestine, Ohio.  He died March 1, 1950 in Redmond, Oregon.  Moved to New Mexico before going to Oregon.  Married Grace E. Hedges in 1914.  She was born March 16, 1886 in Bogue, Graham Co., Kansas.  She died April 23, 1974 in Redmond, Oregon.   Children:
27     ALONZO EDWARD (5) b. __________ 
32     EZRA CLYDE (5) b. ___________

                               27 ALONZO EDWARD (5) LATTA
Eyra Clyde(4) Alonzo Cooper (3) Eyra (2) John (1).  b. ________; d. __________; m. Grace W. Lantz.  http://www.tmsociety.org/thomas/john/pafg290.htm.  Children:
33     SUSAN MARIE (6) m. William Harry Massey.  Children: Barton, Byron William, and Brenda. 
34     LINDA LOUISE (6) m. Charles Leachman. Children: Robert & Kristin.
35     MARK EDWARD (6) m. Mary Ann Pasqualucci.
36     REBECCA ANN (6) m. Roy Moffitt.  Children: Eric & Levi.

                               32 EZRA CLYDE (5) LATTA
Eyra Clyde(4) Alonzo Cooper (3) Eyra (2) John (1).  b. ________; d. __________; m. Doris Bertha Dorn.  http://www.tmsociety.org/thomas/john/pafg290.htm.  Children:
37     CLYDE TIMOTHY (6) m. Rosalie Sharon Greenwood. 
38     JANICE KAY (6) m. Harold Washington. Children: Jeffrey & Lisa.  Later married Ronald Patrick McKinley. 
39     LAURA LEA (6) m. Ken Duckworth.

                               35 MARK EDWARD (6) LATTA
Alonzo Edward (5) Eyra Clyde(4) Alonzo Cooper (3) Eyra (2) John (1).  b. ________; d. __________; m. Mary Ann Pasqualucci.  Children:
40     ANGELA (7)  
41     MARTHA (7)
42     CURTIS (7) 

                                 37 CLYDE TIMOTHY (6) LATTA
Ezra Clyde (5) Eyra Clyde(4) Alonzo Cooper (3) Eyra (2) John (1).  b. ________; d. __________; m. Rosalie Sharon Greenwood.  Children:
43     GERRICK ADAM (7)  
44     GINA ADELLE (7) 
 

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