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Branch No. 31
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Captain.
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LAST
NUMBER
USED:
111
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1 UNKNOWN (1) LATTA
Born____ Died____ Married______. Children: Had at least five sons who came to America
about 1700. Two settled in Pa. and three in N.C. One son was:
2 JOHN (2).
2 JOHN (2) LATTA
____ (1). Lived in Orange Co., N.C. and fought in the
Revolutionary War. Married. His
three sons moved to Maury Co., Tenn. Children:
3 JAMES (3).
4 JOHN B. (3)
b. May
5, 1764
in NC;
d.
September
15,
1827.
5 THOMAS (3).
24 MARTHA (3) m. John Robinson.
3 JAMES (3) LATTA
John (2) ____ (1).
b.
_______________;
d.
_________________;
m. Martha Moore.
It has
been
stated
that "In 1813 he started from Orange Co., N.C. for Tenn.
but died on the way; was buried under a tree." However, there is an estate
record for a "James Latta" in 1815 in Maury County, Tennessee, which
looks
like it
is his. It
looks
like
his
brother,
John
Latta,
and his
widow,
Martha
Latta,
bought
items
from
the
estate
sale.
There
is also
a
"Thomas
Lata"
who
bought
items.
Was
this
his
other
brother?
Perhaps
he
stopped
in
Maury
County
also,
since
he
moved
from
North
Carolina
to
Williamson
County,
Tennessee. Tennessee State Library & Archives:
Nashville, TN Roll #179 - Probate Records, Maury County Clerk's Office, Wills: Vol. 1
(1806-1815). Pg
136 -
Inventory
of
chattel
property
owned
by
James Latta,
dec’d,
late of
Maury
Co.,
Tenn.
May 15,
1815,
signed
by John
Latta. Pg 137
-
June
16,
1815.
Sale of
James Latta,
dec’d.
Buying:
Thomas
Taylor,
Thomas
J.
Hardaman,
Martha Lata,
William
Webb,
Josiah
Hogan,
Thomas
Goad,
John Latta,
John
Polk,
Pleasant
Crews,
William
Henty,
Joseph
Wingfield,
John
Kindows,
Thomas Lata,
James Oneal,
David
Wherton,
Julius
Burton,
John
Canada,
William
Seallars,
Charles
Neely,
Andrew
Mills,
William
Gant,
John P.
Powell,
John
Duckworth,
Allen
Rainey,
Luke
Patterson,
Shadrick
Chandler,
Green
B.
Rogers.
His widow with her two sons, accompanied by John, his brother,
and his family, continued the journey to Maury Co., Tenn.
After
his
death,
Martha
married
William Huchison
on Nov.
23,
1819
(Maury
County
Marriages). Martha and William Hutchinson had a daughter named Mary "Polly"
Hutchison who married Tilman Morris in the 1840s.
James' grandson, Sims,
said that James was returning from the Revolutionary War.
(Or
could
it have
been
the War
of
1812?) LATTA
JAMES 1
REG'T
(METCALFE'S)
W.
TENNESSEE
MILITIA.
PRIVATE
PRIVATE
122 602
COLONEL
WILLIAM
METCALF
DESIGNATION:
1st
Regiment
West
Tennessee
Militia
DATES:
November
1814 -
May
1815
MEN
MOSTLY
FROM:
Davidson,
Bedford,
Franklin,
Lincoln,
Maury,
Warren,
and
Giles
Counties
CAPTAINS:
John
Barnhart,
Daniel
M.
Bradford,
Barbe
Collins,
John
Cunningham,
Lewis
Dillahunty,
Alexander
Hill,
Bird S.
Hurt,
John
Jackson,
Thomas
Marks,
William
Mullen,
Andrew
Patterson,
William
Sitton,
Obidiah
Waller
BRIEF
HISTORY:
Part of
the
division
under
Major
General
William
Carroll's
at New
Orleans,
this
regiment
comprised
the
right
section
of
Carroll's
line at
the
breastworks
at
Chalmette.
Muster
rolls
show
casualties
in the
engagements
of
December
1814
and
January
1815.
Lieutenant
Colonel
James
Henderson
was
killed
in the
skirmish
of 28
December
1814.
Captain
Daniel
Bradford
led the
elite
corps
known
as
"Carroll's
Life
Guard."
The
division
reached
New
Orleans
in
mid-December
1814
after
an
excursion
down
the
Mississippi
River.
Children:
7 MOSES (4) b. abt. 1806 in North Carolina.
6 JOHN (4) b. 1810 in Knob Creek, Maury Co., TN.
4 JOHN B. (3) LATTA
John (2) ____ (1). Born in N.C. May 5, 1764; d.
September 15, 1827;
m. 1)
Mary
Jackson
in NC
on June
10,
1804;
and 2)
Elizabeth
Wood. Went from
Orange Co., N.C. to Maury Co., Tenn. in 1813. Mrs. Emily Prowell, grand
daughter of James
Latta Sparkman, said he married Mary Jackson,
who was born January 11, 1761 and died
August 18, 1828. William J. Latta, son of 11 Calvin Latta, wrote that all but
Wiley, Thomas and John were the children of Elizabeth Wood Latta. As Rebecca's
son was named John Jackson, it looks as if he had been named after Mary Jackson, the
mother of Rebecca. James' wife's name is also given as Elizabeth Wood of N.C.
Another writer gives the names of the children of Mary Jackson as all but Wiley,
Calvin, Nancy, Caroline and Martha. It is said of Elizabeth Wood Latta that one
of her sons had a daughter named Emily and one son died returning from the army.
Martha's husband, Jesse Mitchell, said that three of sons and three daughters lived
in Williamson Co., Tenn. prior to 1852.
Mrs.
Emily Prowell,
daughter
of Jane
Latta
Sparkman,
writes
from
Leiper's
Fork,
Tenn.
March
1,
1916,
(she
was
then 84
years
of
age),
(she
left
out
Wiley,
Calvin,
Nancy,
Caroline,
and
Martha)
the
rest
were
all the
children
that I
never
knew
of. If
there
were
more, I
never
knew
it. All
of John
Latta's
daughters
are
dead,
and all
of
their
children
except
Rebecca's
son,
Samuel
Sparkman
and his
wife,
and
James'
daughter,
Emily
Powell.
If I
had an
Uncle
Calvin
Latta I
never
knew of
it. I
never
knew
anything
of an
Aunt
Martha.
I think
there
must be
some
mistake
in the
history
of John
Latta
given
you by
Dr.
William
Latta
and
Jesse
Mitchell.
For
they
have
him
born
five
years
later
than my
chronology,
and I
feel
sure he
married
Mary
Jackson,
for I
have a
piece
of all
fancy
work
she did
with
her
name on
it. I
do not
think I
had an
Aunt
Martha
to
marry a
Mitchell
as late
as
1846.
My
mother,
(Jane
Latta
Sparkman),
was the
only
unmarried
daughter
when my
grand
father
died
about
1827
and she
married
in 1828
or
1829. I
think
my
Uncle
John
married
a
Mitchell,
and
possibly
his
name
was
John
Calvin.
(This
could
not be,
as John
and
Calvin
were
brothers,
according
to
William,
son of
Calvin).
I think
it must
be the
same
John
Latta
that
Dr.
William
Latta
and
Jesse
Mitchell
have
with
one
mistake,
John,
James
and
Thomas
were
brothers
of
Rebecca.
1814
DEED to
John Latta
from
William
Polk
for 222
3/4
acres
of land
in
Maury
Co TN.
In
John'
will
probated 11
Aug
1829,
he
mentions
his
wife
Elizabeth
and
daughters
Jane Latta,
Ruth
wife of
Seth
Sparkman,
Sarah
Moore,
Mary
Robinson,
and
son,
Thomas
B Latta.
He
mentions
John
and
Moses
Latta
and
calls
them
his
sons
but
they
could
have
been
his
orphaned
nephews.
WILL
OF JOHN
LATTA
- In the
name of
God
Amen. I
John Latta
late of
Maury
County
state
of
Tennessee
being
in
sound
mind
and
memory
and
willing
to the
mortality
of my
body do
make
and
ordain
this my
last
will
and
testament,
I first
of all
I
resurrect
my sole
to God
who
gave it
my body
to the
earth
who
gave it
to be
buried
in a
like
manner
at the
discretion
of my
and
forsaking
such
worldly
or
goods
when
which
it had
pleasured
God to
bless
me. I
give
bequeath
and
distribute
in the
following
parameters
this
after
my
funeral
expense
and
debts
paid
and I
bequeath
to my
daughter
Jane
our
horse
his
shoes
and
saddle
and
bridle
one
chair
four
sheets
two
beds
and
featherbed
one pot
and six
plates
six and
six
knives
and
forks
One
negro
girl
named
Charity,
and of
the
said
negro
girl
Charity
amount
to more
than
her
equal
share
Jane is
to pay
back
and if
the
said
negro
does
not
amount
to her
equal
part
then it
is to
be made
up to
Jane &
equal
with
the
rest.
The
other
property
before
mentioned
not to
be
valued
in her
part
only
the
negro.
I give
and
bequeath
to my
daughter
Rebecca
wife of
Seth
Sparkman
one
negro
girl
named
Chorlett
said if
last
negro
Chorlett
dect
net
amount
to her
part
besides
what
they
had
already
got.
Rebecca
to be
made
equal
to the
rest
but if
said
negro
Chorlett
should
amount
to more
than
share
then
Rebecca
to pay
back. I
give
and
bequeath
to
Shadrack
Chandler
ten
dollars
and to
the
heirs
of the
body of
Elizabeth
Chandler
my
daughter.
I give
and
bequeath
one
M??? to
be
equally
divided
between
them
but
after
Shadracks
death
if
Elizabeth
his
wife is
not
provided
for
then
Elizabeth
to be
supported
by rest
that
then
during
her
natural
life or
widowhood.
I give
and
bequeath
to
Moses
Latta
one
hundred
dollars
to his
brother
John
Latta
twenty
five
dollars.
And pay
with it
that my
son
Moses
Latta
and my
son
John
Latta
and my
daughter
Mary
Robinson
and my
daughter
Sarah
Moore
give an
equal
part of
all my
property
besides
what
they
already
got.
Save my
land &
three
negros
Charity
& Buck
David &
Milley
May be
valued
and
sold or
properly
dist
and my
heirs
can
agree.
only
the two
first
named
negros
Charity
and
Chorlett
valued
& I
also
will
that my
son
Thomas
B Latta
& that
Alex B
Moore &
John
Moore
be the
sole
executors
of this
my will
and
testament
in who
set my
hand
the
11th of
August
1829
Moses
Latta
Sign.
Children
with
Elizabeth Wood:
26 WILEY (4).
11 CALVIN (4) b. abt. 1812 in NC
27 NANCY (4) m. Mr. Sellers in Maury Co., Tenn. about
1847. In 1871 lived in
Jackson Co., Ill.
28 CAROLINE (4).
29 MARTHA A. 94) m. Jesse Mitchell in Maury Co.,
Tenn. in 1846. In 1905 they
lived in Shelby, Crawford Co., Ark. He was a brother of Arminta Mitchell who m.
Calvin Latta, Martha's brother.
Children
with
Mary
Jackson:
8 JOHN
(also
seen as
John
Jackson) (4).
9 THOMAS
B. (4)
b. in
Orange
Co.,
NC; m.
Polly
Moore
on Oct.
4, 1803
in
Orange
Co., NC.
10 JAMES (4).
30 ELIZABETH (4) m. Shadrack Chandler on Feb. 27, 1810 in Maury Co.,
Tenn. (Bondsman: Jas. Latta) Children: Rebecca, Amelia,
Sarah, John, Shelby,
and James.
31 REBECCA (4)
b. 24
Feb.
1797,
Orange
Co.,
NC; d.
20 Apr.
1883,
Boston,
Williamson
Co.,
TN;
bur.
Sparkman
Cemetery,
Williamson
Co.,
TN (see
tombstone
picture
below) ;
m. Seth Sparkman,
son of
William
Sparkman
and
Rosanna
Williams, of Boston, Williamson Co., Tenn. July 9, 1822. She lived near
Franklin,
Maury Co., Tenn. Children: Mary,
William,
John,
Seth,
Samuel,
James,
and
Nathan. Daughter,
Mary
Sparkman
Alexander
buried
in the
Alexander
Cemetery,
Maury
County,
TN.
Williamson
County,
TN Land
Records:
WILLIAM
SPARKMAN
and
SETH
SPARKMAN
witness
deed 19
Apr.
1819
from
GEORGE
ROPER
to
STEPHEN
PIGG;
$150
for 50
acres
on the
head
waters
of Lick
Creek
lying
on both
sides
of the
Natchez
Road
where
PIGG
lives.
Entered
15 June
1819.
Deed
Book F,
pg. 53.
32 SARAH/Sally (4) b.
Oct.
20,
1794 (Maury
County
Cousins,
page
365) in Williamson Co., Tenn.; m. Alexander Moore of
Maury Co.,
Tenn.
Alexander
Moore
was
born
October
10,
1789. (Maury
County
Cousins,
page
365) Alexander Moore's sister, Mary Millie Moore, married #5 Thomas Latta,
Sarah's uncle. Children: James
and John.
33 MARY (4) m. John Robinson of Boston, Williamson Co., Tenn. December
9,
1813. Lived in Boston, Tenn. Children: Rebecca,
Mary Ann, Matthew
Sparkman, John Latta,
Srah
Jane,
and
Charles
Marion.
34 JANE (4)
b.
1803,
Orange
Co.,
NC; d.
1850,
Williamson
Co.,
TN;
bur.
(believed)
Sparkman
Cemetery,
Williamson
Co.,
TN;
m.
Charles
Robinson Sparkman,
son of
William
Sparkman
and
Rosanna
Williams, of Boston,
Tenn.
Lived in Williamson Co., Tenn. Children: Mary, Emily,
Thomas,
Jane,
and
Margaret.
Sparkman
Cemetery,
Boston,
Williamson
Co., TN
Seth
and
Rebecca
(Latta)
Sparkman

http://bellsouthpwp.net/k/s/ksparkman/cemetery_listings.htm

Seth
and
Rebecca
Latta
Sparkman,
date
unknown
Picture
from
Kendall
Sparkman.
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/a/t/Michael-e-Watkins/index.html
5 THOMAS (3) LATTA
John (2) ____ (1). Married Mary Millie Moore, daughter
of Catherine Robinson and John Moore. Catherine Robinson was born in Orange
County, NC. Catherine Robinson Moore and John Moore both died in Williamson Co.,
TN. Mary Millie Moore was born in 1783 in Kentucky.
http://hometown.aol.com/tlc4304113/michealrobinsonal.html
Williamson
County,
Tennessee
Land
Records:
WILLIAM
SPARKMAN
deed to
JAMES
WALDRIP
22 Jan.
1805;
$40 for
30
acres
on
Leepers
Fork
adjacent
SPARKMAN.
JOHN
MOORE
and
THOMAS
LATTA,
witness.
Entered
23 Aug.
1805.
Deed
Book
A1, pg.
661.
Williamson
County,
Tennessee
Court
Records:
Inventory
Book I,
Page
156;
Jan.
Court,
1807.
Inventory
of the
Property
of
CATHERINE
MOORE,
dec'd.;
estate
sale 27
Nov.
1806;
buyers
include
JOHN
MOORE,
JESSE
SPARKMAN,
THOMAS
LATTA,
JESSE
WHITE,
CHARLES
ROBINSON,
WILLIAM
SPARKMAN,
BETSY
MOORE,
HENRY
MOORE,
DAVID
ROBINSON,
WILLIAM
SIMPSON,
ALEXANDER
MOORE,
JOHN
ROBINSON.
DAVID
ROBINSON
& JOHN
MOORE,
Admr.
Thomas
later lived in Louisiana. Had children.
6 JOHN (4) LATTA
James (3) John (2) ____ (1). Born in 1810 at Knob
Creek, Maury Co., Tenn.; m. Louisa
Craig, daughter of William Craig, of Tenn. He lived at Columbia, Tenn. He
formerly lived in N.C. and in 1837 with his family in a covered wagon, went to Texas,
not liking it there he returned to Tenn. Eleven children all born in Maury Co.,
Tenn. and those that are dead died there. He died in 1873. In 1813
brought to Tenn. in a covered wagon. The
1850 Slave Census for Maury County,
Tennessee, lists slave owners John Latta, Samuel Latta, and William Latta. These were
John's sons listed below. John Latta owned one 14 year old and one 12 year old
male slave. Samuel Latta owned one 29 year old, one 28 years and one 9 year old
male. William Latta owned one 25 year old and one 28 year old male, and one 26
year old female slave.
12 WILLIAM ALBERT (5) b. Dec. 30, 1835; d. Feb. 9, 1877.
Confederate
soldier.
Buried
at the
Rose
Hill
Cemetery,
Columbia,
TN
(outside
the
confederate
lot).
Cemetery
record:
30 Dec
1835 -
9 Feb
1877.
(C.S.A.;
MCTC).
Buried
ROSE
HILL
CEMETERY.
There
were
two,
one
served
in the
3rd Tn
Inf.,
the
other
in lst
Tenn
Inf.
No
records
were
found
matching
this
search
criteria.
(Civil
War
Soldiers
and
Sailors).
35 SOPHIA (5) b. September 27, 1837; d. soon after the Civil War.
Married William
Marion Ham on September 11, 1859. Had two children, John Davis, b. June 9,
1860; d. June 8, 1861. Sophia Ann b. May 17, 1862; m. Abb. Adkinson August 30,
1885. When his wife died
William Ham m. his wife's sister, Susan.
36 JAMES (5) b. March 8, 1839; d. August 22, 1855.
13 SIMS (5) b. April 6, 1860; d. 193_.
Confederate
soldier.
Buried
at the
Rose
Hill
Cemetery,
Columbia,
TN
(outside
the
confederate
lot).
Cemetery
record:
6 Apr
1840 -
24 Sep
1934.
Father.
(95
yrs.).
(Pvt.
Co. E,
Tenn.
Cav.,
C.S.A.,
Cross.;
MCTC).
Buried
ROSE
HILL
CEMETERY.
6th
(Wheeler's)
Battalion,
Tennessee
Cavalry,
Co. E,
Confederate
side,
rank in
Pvt.
rank
out
Pvt.
(Civil
War
Soldiers
and
Sailors)
37 MARTHA (5) b. January 8, 1842; d. January 18, 1891; m. Thomas J. Stewart
December 2, 1866. Children: Walter
(m. Ida Edwards), Blanche
(m. William Colquit), Allison Templeton, Stewart "Allie"
(m. Mary Ethlene Lanius in 1919).
Allie lived in Carrollton, Dallas County, Texas. All born in Maury Co.
14 JOHN (5) b. April 14, 1844; d. Nov. 12, 1912.
Confederate
soldier.
Buried
at the
Rose
Hill
Cemetery,
Columbia,
TN
(outside
the
confederate
lot).
Cemetery
record:
1844 -
1912.
C.S.A.
Cross.
Was the
son of
John
and
Lousie
Craig
Latta.
He was
born on
14 Apr
1844 in
Maury
County.
His
marriage
to Anna
Narcissa
Cherry
produced
four
sons
and
four
daughters.
During
the War
Between
the
States
he
serve
in Co.
E., lst
Tenn.
Infantry
and
later
in Co.
E., 6th
Tenn
Cavalry.
He died
in
1912.
(MCTC).
6th
(Wheeler's)
Battalion,
Tennessee
Cavalry,
Co. E,
Confederate
side,
rank in
Pvt.
rank
out
Pvt.
(Civil
War
Soldiers
and
Sailors).
38 SUSAN (5) b. May 30, 1846; d. about 1889; m. William Marion Ham
(or
Hann) February
27, 1866. Children: Minnie Mazie m. William Burnett. Three children.
Mattie Louise m. Harran E. Famsey. William Wallace m. Jane McClelland.
Four children. Walter Mack.
39 LOUISA (5) b. September 11, 1848; d. September 19,
1857 in Maury Co., Tenn.
40 MOSES (5) b. August 31, 1850; d. August 9, 1855 in
Maury Co.
41 SAMUEL (5) b. December 20, 1853; d. August 30, 1855
in Maury Co.
42 FRANCES TOWLER (5) b. July 12, 1855; d. September 11, 1861 in Maury Co.
1880
Census
-
Columbia,
Maury
Co., TN
|
Name |
Relation |
Marital
Status |
Gender |
Race |
Age |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
Father's
Birthplace |
Mother's
Birthplace |
| John
LATTIE |
Self |
W |
Male |
W |
70 |
NC |
Retired |
NC |
NC |
| Wm.
M.
HANN |
SonL |
M |
Male |
W |
43 |
TN |
Blacksmith |
NC |
NC |
| Susan
HANN |
Dau |
M |
Female |
W |
34 |
TN |
Keeping
House |
NC |
TN |
| Sophia
HANN |
GDau |
S |
Female |
W |
18 |
TN |
Seamstress |
TN |
TN |
| Minnie
HANN |
GDau |
S |
Female |
W |
15 |
TN |
At
School |
TN |
TN |
| Mattie
HANN |
GDau |
S |
Female |
W |
6 |
TN |
|
TN |
TN |
| Willis
W.
HANN |
GSon |
S |
Male |
W |
2 |
TN |
|
TN |
TN |
7 MOSES (4) LATTA
James (3) John (2) ____ (1). abt. 1806 in N. C., d.
Dec. 27, 1872 in Concord, Maury Co, TN.
28
Oct.
1829
Maury
Co.
court
minutes
- Moses
Latta
indicted
for
disturbing
public
worship.
1830 -
8 Dec.
Samuel
Craig
buys 72
acres
on Knob
Creek
from
Moses
Latta
for
$650
(the
part of
William
Craig
left
for
Matilda
Graig
Latta).
1837
Maury
Co. tax
list
Dist.
19
- Jno
F.
Craig,
Robert
Craig,
Robt.
Campbell,
Jr.,
Samuel
Craig,
Moses
Latta.
1840
- Apr.
Samuel
W.
Craig
dies.
John
Latta
appt.
guardian
of
minor
children,
Robt.
Campbell
admin.
of
estate.
1840
- 20
May
Estate
sale of
Samuel
Craig
-
purchasers
include
widow
Susan,
Robt.
Campbell,
Jackson
Craig
(Wm.
Jackson),
John
Shadden;
estate
holds
notes
on John
F.
Craig,
John &
Moses
Latta.
Jackson
Craig
buys 2
sows
and 2
pigs. On Sept. 25, 1827 he married Matilda
Craig, half sister to Louise Craig, who married his brother, John. Matilda was
born abt. 1807 in Maury Co., TN. She died March 2, 1893. They lived in
N.C. and at Santa Fe., Maury Co., Tenn.
1850
Census,
Dist.
18,
Maury
Co., TN:
Moses
Latta,
45,
farmer,
Matilda
Latta,
44,
William
J.
Latta,
17,
Mary E.
Latta,
15,
Mariah
E.
Latta,
14,
John
Latta,
12,
Nancy
Latta,
10,
Adaline
Latta,
8, and
Moses
Latta,
3.
1860
Census,
Dist.
1,
Maury
Co.,
TN:
Moses
Latta,
54,
Matilda
Latta,
52,
John
Latta,
20, N.
H.
Latta,
18, E.
A.
Latta,
16, and
Moses
Latta,
12. Children:
15 MOSES (5). b. June 1847 in Maury, TN. He married Talitha Ann E.
Watson.
16 WILLIAM J. (5). b. abt. 1833 in TN, died 1865 in Maury, TN.
He married Mary Eliza Akin.
90 MARY E. (5) born abt 1835 in TN.
91 MARIAH CAROLINE (5) born abt
1836 in
TN; m.
Carroll
Pinkney
Saunders.
Children:
George
W.,
Eliza
Polk,
O.
Pinkney,
and
Alfred
M.
Saunders.
92 JOHN (5) born abt 1838 in TN.
93 NANCY H. (5) born abt 1840 in TN. She married Louis J.
Hutchison on 11 Jan
1862 in Maury
County, TN. Louis J. Hutchison
was born abt 1815 in TN. Children of Nancy H.
Latta and Louis J. Hutchison were as follows: Miles W. Hutchison, born abt 1863 in
TN; Rosetta Hutchison, born abt 1866 in TN; Orleans Hutchison, born abt 1868 in TN;
Lelia Hutchison, born abt 1872 in TN; Nana Louiza Hutchison, born abt 1875 in TN;
James M. Hutchison, born abt 1879 in Maury, TN.
94 E. ADALINE (5) born abt 1842 in TN. Shows as
"E. A." ae 16 in the
1860 census.
Notes for Moses LATTA
1850 Maury Co., TN census, 18th Dist., p 204.
1860 Maury Co., TN census, 1st Dist., p 300.
1870 Maury Co., TN census, 18th Dist., p 547.
Obit: _The Columbia Herald_, Maury Co., TN, 3 Jan 1873:
Mr. Moses LATTA was found frozen to death on the morning of the 27th of December,
near his house. He left Sante Fe on the evening of the 26th under the influence of
whisky. He carried two bottles with him. He was seen within half a mile
of his house about sundown. His wife waited for him until late, and supposing
he had stopped for the night with a neighbor, retired, and rising early, found his
horse in the yard. She went to the barn about two hundred yards, and there
found the body of her husband. Mr. LATTA was over fifty years of age, honest
and respected by all his neighbors - his only fault was an occasional over indulgence
in intoxicating drinks. He leaves several children of respectability in the
neighborhood. He is an uncle of our present estimable Sheriff, Sims LATTA.
Obit of Matilda Craig Latta, The Columbia Herald (TN), 10 March
1893
Mrs. Matilda Latta died Thursday afternoon on the 2nd at the residence of her
granddaughter, Mrs. Dennis Hicks, near Concord in this county. She was 86
years old and her feebleness coupled with the effects of la grippe which attacked her
last year caused her death. Her body was laid to rest at Concord Church on
Friday. She was the widow of Moses Latta who died many years ago. She
leaves numerous descendants. Her only living son is Mr. Moses Latta; Mrs. Joe
Slaton of Nashville and Mrs. Hutchinson are her daughters. She had been a life
long member of the Methodist Church and the memory of her good deeds lives after
her.
8 JOHN
JACKSON (4) LATTA
John (3) John (2) ____ (1). Mrs. Emily Prowell (see
note on page 2), said that she
thought
her
Uncle
John
married
a Miss
Mitchell.
His
brother,
Calvin,
married
an
Armita
Mitchell,
daughter
of John
and
Mary
Mitchell,
in
Maury
Co., Tenn
in
1842.
Perhaps
he
married
one of
her
sisters.
9 THOMAS
B. (4) LATTA
(Branch
6,
Family
4)
John
(3)
John
(2)
____
(1). b.
in
Maury
Co.,
Tenn.
November
23,
1782;
d.
August
13, 1848;
buried
in the
Pleasant
Hill
Cemetery,
Graves
County,
KY; m. Mary Ann Moore,
daughter
of
James
and
Catherine
Moore,
on Oct. 4, 1803 in Maury Co., Tenn. She was born September 27, 1782 and died June 28, 1858.
She is
also
buried
in the
Pleasant
Hill
Cemetery.
Thomas
Latta
came
into
western
Kentucky
(Hickman
County)
early.
He and
wife
Mary
are
buried
in
Pleasant
Hill
Cemetery
located
near
the
Graves,
Hickman
County
line.
They
have
many
descendants
in the
area of
Graves,
Fulton
and
Hickman
counties
in the
purchase
area.
He moved to
Graves Co., Ky.
with his family, buying and selling land. Both are Buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery
in Graves
Co., KY. I have heard my father say that Thomas fought under General Jackson at
the Battle of New Orleans January 8, 1815. They moved to Hickman Co, Ky. about
1829.
All children born in Maury Co., Tenn.
(Children
indexed
in
Branch
6)
__ ELIZABETH (5) b. May 4, 1805;
d.
March
6,
1887;
buried
in an
unmarked
grave
in the
Pleasant
Hill
Cemetery,
Graves
County,
KY; m. Hardy Kirby.
Children: Aaron Shelby, Thomas Wright, Jane, Catherine,
and Francis Marion.
__ JAMES ALEXANDER (5).
__ JANE (5) b. February 24, 1809;
d.
August
10,
1866
(57
yrs, 5
mos, 16
das) in
Graves
County,
KY;
buried
in
Pleasant
Hill
Cemetery,
Graves
County,
KY; m. Sinnett Lafoon,
son of
Mark
and
Sarah
Lafoon,
on Nov.
19,
1829 in
Hickman
County,
KY.
No children.
__ JOHN (5).
__ CATHERINE (5) b. November 5, 1813;
d. Nov.
22,
1875;
buried
in the
Pleasant
Hill
Cemetery,
Graves
County,
KY; m. James Boone
in Graves Co., Ky.
on
May 6, 1841. Children: Louise E. b. July 7, 1847; d. 1873; m. Dr. Wedington in
1869. William
M. b. May 22, 1851; d. 1903; m. Blanche Clanton in 1870. Jane Ann b. May 22,
1851; m.
Thomas Lovelace in 1889. Andrew A. b. April 8, 1854; m. San Seay in 1875.
__ WILLIAM HARVEY (5).
__ THOMAS HENDERSON (5)
b. Nov.
29,
1818;
d.
Sept.
4,
1896;
buried
in the
Pleasant
Hill
Cemetery,
Graves
County,
KY.
__ ALEXANDER ROBERTSON (5).
__ SALINA MARY (5) b. June 10, 1823; d. August 14,
1858;
buried
in the
Pleasant
Hill
Cemetery,
Graves
County,
KY
__ ELIZA (5) b. November 26, 1825; d. August 4, 1826.
__ MARY (5) b. March 7, 1842; d. May 15, 1852.
__ THOMAS B. (5) b. April 27, 1843; d. September 17,
1848.
__ ALONZO P. (5) b. October 18, 1845; d. October 29, 1850.
10 JAMES (4) LATTA
John (3) John (2) ____ (1). Married
Martha
Patsey
Moore
in
Orange
Co., NC
on June
27,
1804.
Did
these 3
brothers
(John,
Thomas,
and
James)
move to
Hickman
County,
KY???
Hickman
County,
KY -
Deed
11-23-1829
William
Beard
to
James
Latta,
both of
Hickman
Co, KY.
For
consideration
of $130
said
Beard
sells
unto
said
Latta
160
acres
of land
being
the NEQ
SECT 3
T1 R2
West.
Wit
Benjamin
Farmer
Signed
William
Beard
Thomas
Latta
Chloe
(X)
Beard
John
Beard
wife of
William
1840
Census
-
Hickman
County,
KY
lists
John
Latta
(3
family
members),
James
Latta
(7
family
members),
Thomas
Latta
(6
family
members),
and
William
Latta
(7
family
members).
11 CALVIN (4) LATTA
John (3) John (2) ____ (1). Born in N.C. in 1812 or
1813. He was a carpenter and bridge builder by trade. Married Arminta
"Minta" Mitchell,
daughter of John and Mary Mitchell, in Maury Co., Tenn in 1842. Went to Tenn.
when 12 years old. Lived in Maury Co.,
TN and
went to
southern Illinois in 1852
and lived near Salem, Marion Co. Then went to Jefferson Co., Ills. in 1852,
P.O. address Mt. Vernon, Ills. Eleven children. The six eldest were born
in Maury Co., Tenn. The other five in Jefferson Co., Ills. Calvin and his
son, William James Latta's biography can be found at:
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/labette/1901/l/lattawj.shtml
Children:
43 MARY ELIZABETH (5) b. about 1842. Widowed
twice. Married a Spawr, a Johnson, and a __________. Married three times.
44 JOHN MONROE (5) b.
November, 1844
in
Tennessee;
d.
August
21,
1929 in
Farrington,
Jefferson
County,
Illinois.
45 WILLIAM JAMES (5) b. March 23, 1847; m. Sarah E. Ryder at Chetopa, Kan.
October 30, 1881. She was b. March 25, 1858. In 1938 lived at 1018 Maple
St., Coffeeville,
Kan. Dentist.
46 CYNTHIA ROWENA (5)
b. Feb.
25,
1847.
47 JOSEPHINE CLEMENTINE (5) called Josie b. about 1841; d. at Morgansfield,
Ky. at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ghormley m. Ben. Hopgood. Buried in
Little Bethel
Cemetery. Children: Mrs. Ben. Ghormley. Calvin. Henry lived at East
Prairie, Mo. Mrs. Henry Diddle. Mrs. Minnie Lucas and Gus.
48 JEROME BONAPARTE PILLOW
("Jessie"
in 1870
Census) (5) lived at Greenville,
Hunt County, Texas.
49 MARTHA JANE (5) m. a Johnson. Lived in
southern Illinois. (There is a Martha J. Latta who married a George D. Jones on
March 5, 1876 in Jefferson Co., IL (Vol. 6, page 57).
50 HARRIET DELILAH ALICE (5) called Allie;
Married 1) Mr.
Adkins, 2) James W. Hopgood, son of H. T. Hopgood and Catherine Urton, on July
7, 1875 in Gallatin Co., IL (Vol. C, page 92).
James was born in 1855 in Union Co., KY and died July 14, 1893. They had one
daughter, Effie Kate Hopgood, born Dec. 1, 1881 in Union Co., KY.
51 TENNESSEE KNOVALINE or NOVALINE T. (5) m.
James A. Jackson on August 15, 1880 in Jefferson Co., IL (Vol. 6, page 58). Deceased by 1901.
52 GERTRUDE
(Sciola
G. in
1880
census) (5) married a Mr. Benson
(probably
the
John
Benson
listed
in the
1880
Census
below); deceased by
1901.
53 EUGENIA BELZONIA (5) called Zora; m. John F. Whitlow
on May 29, 1881 in Jefferson Co., IL (Vol. 006, page 129).
Lived in southern IL.
1870
Census
- Mt.
Vernon
Township,
Jefferson
Co., IL
27/27
LATTA,
Calvin
56 M W
Carpenter-Farm
2000
800 NC
Minta
50 F W
Housekeeper
TN
Jessie
19 M w
At
Home
TN
Martha
J 16 F
W At
Home
IL 15
Alice
14 F W
At
Home
IL 15
Noraline
12 F W
At
Home
IL 15
Trudie
10 F W
At
Home
IL 15
Zora
7 F
W
IL
1880
Census
- Mt.
Vernon
Township,
Jefferson
Co., IL
120/120
LATTA,
Calvin
68
widower
NC NC
NC
Tennessee
N
21
dau
IL
NC
AL
Sciola
G
19
dau
IL
NC
AL
Bellzora
16
dau
IL
NC
AL
BENSON,
John
33
laborer
IL TN
TN
1900
Census,
Farmington,
Jefferson
Co., IL
Latta,
John
W., b.
Nov.
1844,
age 55,
wd, b.
TN,
father
NC,
mother
Alabama,
farmer
Latta,
John
R.,
son, b.
Jan.
1879,
age 21,
single,
b. IL,
father
TN,
mother
TN,
farm
laborer
Latta,
Otto,
son, b.
July,
1885,
age 14,
single,
b. IL,
father
TN,
mother
TN,
farm
laborer
Latta,
Calvin,
father,
b. Apr.
1812,
age 88,
wd, b.
NC,
father
NC,
mother
NC
 |
Menta
Latta,
wife
of
Calvin
Latta
Old
Union
Cemetery,
Jefferson
Co.,
IL |
12 WILLIAM ALBERT (5) LATTA
John (4) James (3) John (2) ____ 91). Born in Maury
Co., Tenn. December 30, 1836; d.
February 9, 1877 at Columbia, Tenn. Buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia,
Maury County, TN, along with his brothers Sims and John. Married Mary Sinah Braden of
Giles Co., Tenn. near Pulaski July 15, 1863. She was born December 17, 1843
near Lynnville, Tenn. Died 1936. He was a soldier in the Confederate Army
and death caused by wounds at Battle of Shiloh, Miss. (April 6-7, 1862. Three
eldest children born in Giles Co. and the other two in Columbia, Tenn. Children:
17 WILLIAM BRADEN (6). In 1939 living at 1901 20th Ave., S.
Nashville.
54 HETTIE GARDNER (6) b. in Giles Co., Tenn. near Pulaski March 7,
1867; m.
William Thomas Edwards at Columbia, Tenn. December 22, 1887. He was born at
Wayland
Springs, Tenn. November 23, 1866; d. at Nashville, Tenn. August 1, 1932. Was
with telephone
company for 47 years and retired as Dist. Plant Chief at age of 65. Children:
Walter Latta. Mary Louise b. at Nashville 1892; d. October 8, 1916. Sadie
Claire b. at Nashville November 17, 1894;m. Earl G. Arnold of Pa. June 16, 1931.
55 JOHN OSCAR (6) b. Giles Co., Tenn. August 9, 1869; d. February 8, 1938 at
Memphis, Tenn. Was hotel clerk at Franklin, Tenn. later guard in the Federal
Reserve Bank.
Single.
18 SIMS CRAIG (6) b. Nov. 11, 1871.
56 ADA LOUISE (6) b. at Columbia, Tenn. July 3, 1874; m. Rev. Frank J. Mapel
of
St. Louis, Mo. at Nashville, Tenn. September 6,1900. Children: William Latta b.
at Osborn, Mo. July 24, 1902; m. Evelyn E. Raines at Marysville, Mo. October 14,
1925. Two children. Frank Baldwin b. at Platte City, Mo. August 27, 1903;
m. Virginia E. Pollak at St. Louis, Mo.
September 6, 1926. Children. Walter Latta Edwards b. Columbia, Tenn.
February 10, 1889; m. Nancy Warren at Fayetteville, Tenn. April 28, 1910.
Stationed at Old Hickory Powder Plant
during the World War. In 1939 in radio and electric business at Nashville.
Children ____. Ruth b. February 5, 1911, received her law degree at age of 23.
Dorothy b. June 27, 1913; m. William L. Patton of Nashville. Children: William
L. Mary Deloris.
1880
Census
-
Columbia,
Maury
Co., TN
13 SIMS C. (5) LATTA
John (4) James (3) John (2) ____ (1). Born in Maury
Co., Tenn. April 6, 1840; d. at
Columbia, Tenn.
on
Sept.
24, 1934. Married Mary Cordelia Hackney November 11, 1860.
She was
born
June
15,
1844
and
died
March
12,
1927.
They
are
both
buried
in the
Rose
Hill
Cemetery,
Columbia,
Maury
County,
TN.
General Sims
Latta said his father had made an historical record of the family in the Carolinas.
Named Sims after a friend of the family. Enlisted in Troop "E" 1st Tenn.
Cavalry, Confederate Army, and served the entire four years. Came out a
Sergeant.
Also
served
in the
6th
(Wheeler's)
Battalion,
Tennessee
Calvary,
Co. E,
Confederate
Army. After the war he served as policeman, constable, sheriff and dept.
U.S. Marshall. Farmer. Joined the Confederate Veteran organization and in
October 1930 was elected Brig. General. Presbyterian. Never used
profanity or touched tobacco, liquor of any kind, tea nor coffee.
Children:
57 IDA BELLE (6) b. October 18, 1861; m. Lemuel Phillips Padgett (member of
Congress)
November 11, 1880. Lemuel
was the
son of
John B.
and
Rebecca
Padgett.
He was
born
Nov.
28,
1865
and
died
August
2, 1922
in
Washington,
DC.
He is
buried
at the
Rose
Hill
Cemetery,
Columbia,
TN.
Children:
Bessie
L.,
John
B.,
William
L., and
Lemuel
Phillips
Padgett.
In the
Rose
Hill
Cemetery,
there
is:
GARTNER,
Josephine
Latta,
1 Jun
1912 -
8 Jun
1914. (Dau.
Noland
G.
Latta &
Bessie
Padgett.),
Block
'D'
58 SIMMIE LEE (6) b. November 6, 1863; m. John F. Johnson June 1, 1882.
Six
children. Second husband, James T. Wilhoite, in 1900. One child. In
1916 she was living at
Franklin, Tenn. I am indebted to her for a good part of this history.
59 EDGAR CRAIG (6) b. May 7, 1869; m. Margaret
"Maggie"
H. Vaughn June 6, 1892. She
was
born in
1871
and
died in
1957.
She is
buried
in the
Rose
Hill
Cemetery,
Columbia,
Maury
County,
TN.
Married
twice. No children in 1906.
60 HERBERT JONES (6) b. May 26, 1872; m. Maye Sandusky at St. Louis, Mo.
December 22, 1896. Married twice.
19 CLYDE C. (6)
b. abt.
1878.
1880
Census
-
District
9,
Maury
Co., TN
14 JOHN (5) LATTA
John (4) James (3) John (2) ____ (1). Born in Maury
Co., Tenn. April 14, 1844; d.
November 12, 1912;
buried
in the
Rose
Hill
Cemetery,
Columbia,
Maury
Co.,
TN; m. Anna Narcissa Cherry
on September 2,
1868.
She was
born in
1848
and
died in
1909.
Also
buried
at the
Rose
Hill
Cemetery. When
John Latta
was 20 years of
age, he entered the Confederate Army. For 30 years
he was
a chief
law
officer
at
Columbia,
Tenn.
The
City of
Columbia
was
chartered
in
1807.
The name Columbia was given to the area carved from the territories of the Cherokees,
Creeks, Choctaws and Chickasaw Indians. In 1899, John Latta was appointed
Town
Marshal or Chief of Police. Latta also had the distinction of appointment as
the City of Columbia's first Fire Chief on May 29, 1901. John Latta served as Police
Chief from 1899-1904. Children all born and
married in Maury Co., Tenn. Children:
61 MYRTLE
L. (6) b. June 29, 1869;
d. Oct.
5,
1932; m. William P. Boyd
on April 8, 1891.
Child: Mary
Cooper b. November 27, 1895; m. Norman Christley at Columbia.
Rose
Hill
Cemetery:
BOYD,
Myrtle
L., 29
Jun
1869 -
5 Oct
1932.
(Wife
W.P.
Boyd;
Dau.
John
Latta &
Anna
Cherry.),
Block
'D'
20 FRED (6)
b. abt.
1871;
d. Oct.
20,
1944.
Buried
in the
Rose
Hill
Cemetery,
Maury
County,
TN.
62 CLIFFORD H. (6) d.
abt.
1872 as an infant.
63 IRENE (6) b. May 11, 1864; m. James Gartner April 20, 1898. One
child living,
Charlotte, b. October 10, 1899. Phillip died.
64 MAMIE (6) b. June 9, 1876; m. James Jackson November 25,
1896. Children:
Eugenia b. December 3, 1899. Ben Wilson b. November 12, 1903.
21 FRANK (6)
b. Oct.
13,
1881;
d. bef.
1920 in
TN.
65 KATE (6) b. August 29, 1879; m. Emmett Dugger November 10, 1901.
One
child.
Rose
Hill
Cemetery:
DUGGER,
Kate
Latta,
29 Aug
1879 -
27 Jun
1947.
"Block
G."
22 BENJAMIN
H. (6)
b.
April
3, 1884
in TN;
d.
January
26,
1938.
Also
buried
in the
Rose
Hill
Cemetery:
GARTNER,
Josephine
Latta,
1 Jun
1912 -
8 Jun
1914. (Dau.
Noland
G.
Latta &
Bessie
Padgett.),
Block
'D'
Rose
Hill
Cemetery,
Maury
Co., TN
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1880
Census
-
Columbia,
Maury
Co., TN
15 MOSES (5) LATTA
Moses (4) James (3) John (2) ____ (1). b. June 1847 in
Maury, TN. d. 1913 in Williamson, TN. Married twice. On Oct. 21, 1868, he
married Talitha Ann E. Watson. Lived near Spring Hill, Maury Co., Tenn.
Talitha Ann E. WATSON, born abt 1847 in Williamson, TN. His second wife was
Florida (---), born Apr 1853 in TN.
Moses
Latta
was a
farmer
and
logger.
A story
told by
Clarence
Latta
grandson
of
Moses
Latta
to his
son
Shirley
Latta
and
retold
to me
(Linda
Zollinger).
It
appears
that
Moses
once
spent
some
time in
jail
for
stealing
a mule
but the
story
is not
as
straight
forward
as it
appears.
I have
not
tried
to
verify
the
story
from
court
records
but
will
relate
the
story
as
told.
It
seems
it was
the
custom
of the
times
for
people
to put
their
green
stock
out to
those
that
had
none to
allow
them to
be
broke
and
trained
into
useful
animals.
A Mr.
Pope
arranged
for
Moses
to
train
his
mule
and in
exchange
for
this
Moses
would
have
the use
of it
for a
specified
amount
of
time.
Apparently,
Mr.
Pope
felt
Moses
was
abusing
the
mule so
he went
and
took it
from
him.
Moses
feeling
that he
was
entitled
to use
the
mule
for a
longer
period
went
and
retrieved
the
mule.
Mr. Pope
then
appeared
with
the
sheriff
and
hauled
Moses
off to
jail.
Moses
moved
to
Western
Tennessee
after
Talitha
died
somewhere
near
William
and
Etta
Latta
Jacobs.
He
traded
his
life as
a
tenant
farmer
for a
life as
logger.
He did
remarry
but as
of this
time I
do not
know
her
name. I
do know
that
Moses
had a
brief
stay in
Dyer Co
TN in
1873 as
he
appears
on the
tax
list. I
need to
search
for him
in
1900's
as
maybe
Jacobs
followed
him to
Dyer Co
in
1904?
Children of Moses and Talitha:
66 SIMS AARON (6) b. July 1873 in Maury, TN. He
married Mattie Ann Chappell. lived near Spring Hill, Maury Co., Tenn.
95 MAGGIE (6)
b. March 1870 in TN; died
1955. She married Maud Taylor.
He was
born in March
of 1866 in TN.
Children: Benjamin, Willie Maude,
Louisa,
and
George.
96 ETTA L. (6) b. 15 Jan 1872 in ,
Maury, TN; died 20 Dec 1957 in Dyersburg, Dyer, TN; buried in
Fairview
Cemetery, Dyersburg, Dyer,
TN. She married (1) George YOUNG; (2)
William
Thomas
JACOBS on
5 Oct 1889 in Williamson, TN.
He was born 28 Oct 1867 in TN
and died
5 Feb 1949 in Trimble, Dyer, TN; buried in Trimble, Dyer, TN; (3)
D. R.
FIELDS on 1 Dec 1908
in Dyer, TN. Children of
Etta L. LATTA and William Thomas JACOBS were as follows: Emma, Zeb, Martin, Jamison, Atha,
and Ross.
97 STEPHEN (6) , born abt 1876 in , Maury, TN. He
married Donna Wright.
Children of Moses and Florida (---):
98 HULDA (6), born Nov 1885 in TN.
1880
Census
-
District
4,
Williamson,
TN
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