Branch No. 40
No Branch Captain.
May connect to Branch 4.
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LAST NUMBER USED: 14
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1 SAMUEL (1) LATTA, (SEE END NOTE)
Born ____. Married and had children, one was (2) John.
LETTER: Otsego Lodge, No. 534,
I.O.O.F. Otsego, Mich. September 19, 1922. Mr. James A. Latta: Having
gone through all
records attainable here at Otsego and Allegany and corresponding with nearly all of
the older residents that knew your family. I have been able to collect the following
data for you. The obituaries of your father and grandfather I suppose you have,
but following such information as they gave. I have succeeded in tracing their
birth places to Rochester, New York State, but have been unable, at this time, to
find exact data of your grandfather's birth. Your great grandfather's (?) name
is Samuel Latta. He settled in the town of Rochester, New York State in 1797.
Rochester was incorporated into a city in 1828 by the consolidation of two towns
called Greece Center and Read's Corners. As all settlers nearly came from
Vermont, should advise looking through Vermont State records.--Robert E. Smith, Sec'y
I.O.O.F. No. 534. In 1790 the first
deed in present Monroe County is recorded by Samuel Latta. In 1805, Samuel
Latta was appointed Custom's Agent for the Port of Genesee by President Thomas
Jefferson. Samuel Latta was also local agent for Pulteney Estates and was selling
lots for $10 each. Further mention of the Samuel Latta at
www.rootsweb.com/~nymonroe/french.htm states that among the first settlers of
Greece, Monroe Co., NY is Samuel Latta, who located in the Town of Greece.
2 JOHN (2).
2 JOHN (2) LATTA
Samuel (1). Tradition that he came from Italy?
Married Mahala ____. Lived in
Baltimore. Went to Rochester, N.Y. in 1797 where were born five sons, born in
Pa., said Mrs. James Alex. Latta. (Was Peacock the maiden name of Mahala?
The Peacock family lived in Montgomery, Orange County, NY, and Ulster County,
NY, and in 1810, in Seneca, Ontario County, NY. They originated from
England, coming into Ontario and NY. One son was:
3 JOHN PEACOCK (3). born in Rochester, NY in
1807. John states in the 1880 census that his father and mother were born
in PA.
3 JOHN PEACOCK (3) LATTA
John (2) Samuel (1). Born at Rochester, N.Y. in 1807;
d. at Allegany, Mich. November 20, 1890; m. Delia Ann Gaylord about 1831, daughter of
Alexander and Betty Gaylord. She was born at East Windsor, Conn. 1810 and died
at Otsego, Mich. April 30, 1883. Both buried at Otsego. Carpenter and
real estate dealer. Went to Ypsilanti, Mich. in 1830 and where his children
were born. He lived there a number of years then went to Keene, Ionia
County, Mich.
and in later years to a farm about a mile north of Otsego, Mich. He bought and
sold land near Ypsilanti in 1833 and 1839. He went to Allegan, Mich. in 1884
where he made his home with his son, P.A. Latta, until his death. Children:
4 MARY (4) b. in 1832 in Michigan; m. Wellington D. Smith at Ann
Arbor, Mich. One girl, Frank.
5 DELIA MATILDA (4) b. 1833 in Michigan; m. twice.
Delia J. Latta married Hiram Weller in Ionia County, Michigan on Aug. 29, 1852
(Ionia County Marriage Records).
6 MARTHA (4) b. in 1836 in Michigan; d. 1873; m. Chas. Tibbles of
Kalamazoo, Mich.
7 PATROCLUS ALEXANDER (4) born 1839 in Michigan.
8 HECTOR HITCHCOCK (4) b. 1840 in Michigan;
married Mary McCormick on August 31, 1862 in Ionia, Michigan. She was born
about 1844 in Sagman, Michigan. No children.
9 JOHN A. (4) b. 1842 in Michigan; married.
1880 Census, Otsego, Allegan County, Michigan
Latta, John P., 74, farmer, born in NY, father born in PA, mother in PA
Latta, Delia, wife, 70, housekeeping, born in CT, father in CT, mother in CT
7 PATROCLUS A. (4) LATTA
John P. (3) John (2) Samuel (1). Born September 17,
1838 at Ypsilanti, Mich.; d. April
11, 1911 at Saugatuck, Mich. Married Margaret Jane Just, on September 26,
1852 in Saranac, Michigan (Ionia County Marriage Records). Margaret was
born Oct. 8, 1842 in Orange County, NY and died in 1913. She was the daughter of James and Ann Jane (McClure) Just, of Ireland. She was reared
on the farm of her father at Otisco, Ioma Co., Mich. Allegan Village
Schools noted: August, 1867, R. Barnard was
hired as principal and continued until 1872. His successors have been: W.L.
Swan, 1872; W.P. Sutton, 1875; G.W. Bellows, 1878; Ida Shotwell, 1881; E.G.
Trowbridge, 1882; James Warnock, 1892; E.H. Calhoun, 1896; P.A. Latta, 1897 to
the present time. Mr. Latta is one of the strongest, as he is perhaps the oldest
of Allegan county's educators. He has been engaged in school work almost
continuously for forty years.
Children:
10 JAMES ALEXANDER (5) b. April 23, 1865 in Belding,
MI; d. July 18, 1926; Graduated from Allegan Village
Schools in 1880.
11 JENNIE RUTH (5) b. May 25, 1867 at Belding, Mich.
Graduated from Allegan Village Schools in 1884. Married Walter
Chisholm
Walsh January 30, 1889. He was born at Elmira, N.Y. March 2, 1855, son of
Herber and Jennie (Ingraham) Walsh. In 1933 lived at Holland, Mich. Six
children: Margaret Ingraham b. November 8, 1889; m. Ernest Cecil Brooks. Ruth
Latta b. July 12, 1899; m. Ransom Willis
Everett.
1880 Census, Allegan, Allegan Co., Michigan
Latta, Patroclus R., 41, lawyer, born MI, father born in ENG, mother in CT
(could this be his grandparents' birthplace???)
Latta, Margaret J., wife, 37, keeping house, born NY, father IRE, mother IRE
Latta, James A., son, 15, at school, born MI
Latta, Jennie R., daughter, 13, at school, born MI
8 HECTOR HITCHCOCK (4) LATTA
John P. (3) John (2) Samuel (1). Born at Ypsilanti,
Mich. 1840; m. Mary McCormick of
Saginaw, Mich. Served in the 21st Regiment, Company I, Michigan Infantry,
in the Union Army during the Civil War. He enlisted at the age of 22 at
Saranac, Ionia County, Michigan. Children:
12 LILLIAN (5) b. 1865; m. A.L. Peck.
1880 Census, Saranac, Ionia County, Michigan
Latta, Hector, age 40, marital status "W", wagonmaker, born MI, father born
NY, mother born NY
In 1880, Lillian is found in the home of _______ and Sarah A. English, in
Boston, Ionia County, Michigan. She is listed as "Lillie Latta, niece, 15,
at school, born in MI, father born in MI, mother born in NY." Sarah A.
English was probably a sister to her mother, Mary McCormick.
10 JAMES ALEXANDER (5) LATTA
Patroclus (4) John P. (3) John (2) Samuel (1). Born April
23, 1865 on a farm at Belding, near Otsego,
Mich. Died July 18, 1926. James Alexander Latta married Christine Webber, daughter of
John A. and Mary Ann
Webber of Portland, Ionia Co., Mich. January 15, 1902. She was born July 18,
1878 at Portland, Mich. In 1934 she lived at 4726 Fremont Avenue, South,
Minneapolis, Minn. Her father was the founder of the Webber State Savings
Bank of Portland, Michigan, and her brother Lorenzo was also active in the
banking business in Schuyler County, NY. "Albuquerque, N.M. July 21, 1926.
International News Service. A telephone report from an ____ camp in the Upper
Pecos region, Wednesday, told of the death of J. A. Latta, 62 years old,
vice-president of the Northwestern National Bank, Minneapolis, Minn. on last Monday.
Latta died after he had reached a high point on one of the mountains surrounding the
camp. He was with a party of Minneapolis financiers, including L. E. Wakefield,
vice president of the Minneapolis Trust Co. Children:
13 MARIAN (6) b. August 25, 1905.
14 JEANNETTE (6) b. September 28, 1910.
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* Note by Robert H. Latta*
I do not think that Samuel Latta, the supposed head of this
branch belongs to this branch. He belongs to branch No. 4, and I do not connect
him in any way with this branch. I put him here because Mr. Robert E. Smith,
wrote to James Alexander Latta, that Samuel was his ancestor.
Information furnished by James A. Latta and Jennie Ruth
Walsh.