Branch No. 42

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*Note: Branch 8 may be connected to this branch.
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LAST NUMBER USED: 18
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                                                1 JOHN S. (1) LATTA
     Lived and died in Pa., leaving two children, who were bound to farmers, in that State.
Married ____.  Children:
2    JOSEPH  (2).
3    JOHN S. (2).

                                               2 JOSEPH (2) LATTA
     John (1).  Born January 18, 1810; d. October 15, 1862; m. ____.  One daughter:
8     Unknown Female  (3).

                                               3 JOHN S. (2) LATTA
     John (1).  Born June 18, 1811; d. August 8, 1878 at Black Bird Hundred, Delaware; m.
Mary Atherley in Philadelphia, Pa. on November 21, 1847.  She was born in England May 2, 1823, coming to America when two years of age.  She died March 11, 1898.  One child.   After his death, Mary is living with her son, John Atherley Latta.  Children:
4    JOHN ATHERLEY (3).

                                     4 JOHN ATHERLEY (3) LATTA
     John S. (2) John S. (1).  Born in Delaware August 12, 1848; d. January 28, 1920; m.
Rachel Cannon in Philadelphia, Pa. November 15, 1869.  She was born in 1846.  He was reared and educated in Morristown, Pa. His will probated 1920 at Wilmington, Del. Children:
5     JOHN EDWARD (4) b. abt. 1871.
6     WILLIAM AUBREY (4) b. Nov. 8, 1885.
9      MARY NEVIT (4) b. abt. 1873; m. Thomas Purnell Lewis.  Lived at Wilmington, Del.
10     BLANCHE CANNON (4) b. abt. 1877; m. James Lockerman.  Lived at Smyrna, Del.
11     BEULAH GORDON (4) m. Thomas Brothers.  Lived at Townsend, Del.
12     REBA (4) b. April 23, 1913; m. William Figley Greer.  In 1931 lived at New Castle,
Del.
 

1880 US Census, Blackbird, New Castle, Delaware
Latta, John A., age 31, farmer, born in DE
Latta, Rachel, wife, age 33, keeping house, born in DE
Latta, Mary, mother, widow, age 56, born in ENG
Latta, John E., son, age 9, born in PA
Latta, Mary W., daughter, age 7, born in PA
Latta, Blanche, daughter, age 3, born in DE

                                     5 JOHN EDWARD (4) LATTA
     John A. (3) John S. (2) John S. (1).  b. abt. 1871; m. Mary Lewis.  Had at least one son:
7    JOHN MILTON (5).
 

69. An act authorizing the guardian of the minor children of JOHN E. LATTA,
  to sell and convey real estate.
  That WILLIAM LATTA, of Chester county, guardian of JAMES LATTA, JANE LATTA,
  MARY LATTA, JOHN LATTA, ANN VANDYKE LATTA, CATHARINE LATTA and MARGARET
  LATTA, of New Castle county, state of Delaware, is hereby authorized to sell
  and dispose of the undivided eighth part of real estate which descended to
  them from their father, John E. Latta, consisting of a messuage and tract of
  140 acres of land, with appurtenances, situate in Drumore twp., Lancaster
  county, bounded by lands of HUGH LONG, ISAAC WENTS, MARY BUCHANAN and
  others.  ------27 Mar 1827.  LAWS OF PENNSYLVANIA GENEALOGICAL DATA
  Copyright Vi P. Limric 1998
 
  Source: The Statues at Large of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg PA, 1911

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/1pa/xmisc/1827laws.txt

                                      6 WILLIAM AUBREY (4) LATTA
     John A. (3) John S. (2) John S. (1).  Born November 8, 1885 at Townsend, Del.; m.
Florence Miller Booz who was born at Philadelphia, Pa. September 26, 1884.  In 1933 she lived at 113 S. Chestnut Street, Lansdale, Pa.  Children:
13     MARVIN AUBREY (5) b. October 21, 1912 at Smyrna, Del.; d. June 26, 1990 (SS Index)
14     JOHN ATHERLEY (5) b. October 5, 1915 at Smyrna, Del.  Twin with William H.; d. April 5, 2000 in Chandler, AZ (SS Index)
15     WILLIAM HENRY (5) b. October 5, 1915 at Smyrna, Del.  Twin with John A.; there is a William H. Latta listed in the phone book at Townsend, Delaware in 2004.
16     VICTOR HEBERT (5) b. October 6, 1922 at Lansdale, Pa.; d. Jan, 1986 in Lansdale, PA (SS Index) There is a Dennis Latta and a Doris Latta listed in the phone book at Lansdale, PA in 2004.
     A brother-in-law of Mrs. Florence Latta says that J.A. Latta's cousins were named
Schaefer.

                                    7 JOHN MILTON (5) LATTA,
     John E. (4) John A. (3) John S. (2) John S. (1).  Born April 26, 1849 at ____; m. Fanny
Frances December 24, 1917.  In 1933 living at Marshalltown, Del.  Two children:
17     JENNETTE (6).
18     VIRGINIA (6).


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