12. Jesse Leroy⁵ Crozier (Irene B.⁴ Latta, Thomas³, William², Samuel¹) was born 05 June 1879 in Smithfield, Fayette, PA, and died 04 July 1963 in Edinboro, Erie, PA. He married Besse Anne Thompson 14 November 1907 in at home in Buena Vista, PA, daughter of Harvey Thompson and Anna McWilliams. She was born 12 November 1885 in Buena Vista, Allegheny, PA, and died 22 August 1960 in Edinboro, Erie, PA.

Children of Jesse Crozier and Besse Thompson are: 17 Leroy Thompson Crozier, born 01 October 1908 in Buena Vista, Allegheny, PA; died 31 October, 1910 in N. Braddock, Allegheny, PA. 18 Bernice Marian Crozier, born 08 August 1910 in North Braddock, Allegheny, PA; died 21 January 1996 in Salem, OR.  19 Mary Irene Crozier, born 09 August, 1912 in North Braddock, Allegheny, PA; died 23 January 1991 in Deltona, FL, 20 Agnes Blanche Crozier, born 01 July 1917 in North Braddock, PA; died 1998 in Alabama, and three other children who are still living.

                               7 JOHN WESLEY (3) LATTA,
     William (2) Samuel (1).  Born in the old brick house at Roscoe, Pa.; d. at Monongahela
City, Pa. 1879.  Married Charlotte Watson.  Children:
42     OLIVE (4) d. when a baby.
14     HOWARD LAFERTY (4).
43     ELLA SPEERS (4) m. John Ford.  In 1935 living on Frayne St., Hazelwood, Pa.
Children: Malcom living in California.  Lillian.  John Jr.  James living at Pittsburgh, Pa.  Two children.
44       ANNA VAN DELIA (4) b. 1868; m. four times: 1) Cornelius W. Roy April 16,
1888.  Three children: Charles Stanley.  Cornelius Webster.  Charlotte.  2) Lewis G. Lang.  Two children: Margaret E.  Albert Herman.  3) Malcom Stafford.  4) Charles A. Wells.  In 1938 lived at 1420 12st Des Moines, Iowa.
45       CORA (4).
46       CHARLOTTE (4) both buried Howe Cemetery near Coal Creek, Pa.

                                          8 ROBERT J. (3) LATTA
     William (2) Samuel (1).  Born September 21, 1828; d. April 320?, 1868; m. Nancy J.
Smallwood.  She was born May 12, 1831 and died May 12, 1872.  Children:
47     ____ (4) died in 1854 when an infant.
48     IDA JOSEPHINE (4) b. at Coal Creek Center, Pa. in 1856; d. in 1932; m.
Clarence Linton Hagerty, son of Robert Hagerty and Elmira Ammon on September 14, 1882 at Monongahela, Pa.  Children: Ethel Valeria (1883-1905), Reuben Perry (1888-1907), Ida Frances (1893-1927) m. Harry John Ashcraft. (One child: Marion Josephine Ashcraft), Nancy Elmira known as Elmira (1895-1978).  Single.  In 1937 living at 1120 4th Street, Monongahela, Pa.
49     MELISSA (4) b. 1858; d. 1905; m. Demus Hill.  Children: Orpha Swilhart, Grant, Huber, Leslie, Edgar,  Mabel, Irene.  Irene m. Mr. Ritchie.
50     FRANCES ELNORA (4) b. 1860; d. 1911; m. James Johnston.  No children.
51     ELLA MARINELLA (4) b. May, 1863 in Washington, PA; m. William E. Fredenburg on June 11, 1890 in Pacific, WA.  He was born in 1858 and died in 1936. He is buried in the Ilwaco Cemetery, Pacific Co., WA.  There is a "Maria U. Fredenburg" buried in the Ilwaco Cemetery, Pacific Co., WA, born in 1863 and died in 1935.  Children: Edith Lenore, Altha May, Robert Avery, and Hazel A.    Robert Fredenburg is also buried in the Ilwaco Cemetery.
52     BLANCHE (4) b. 1868; d. February 11, 1893.  Single.
 
                                        9 WILLIAM L. (3) LATTA,
     William (2) Samuel (1). b. 1844; d. 1887.  Buried in the Howe Cemetery, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Married Philena A. ______.  She was born in 1846 and died in 1887.  She is buried in the Howe Cemetery also.  Howe Cemtery - Lata, Capt. Wm. L. - 1844-1887 - 43 (Co. 15th W.Va. Cav. 1861-65); Lata, Philena A. (wf Wm) 1846-1887 - 77. William enlisted in the Civil War.  Is this 2 William, branch No. 41? Members of his branch 45, says he is.  Expecting more information.  Served as a private in the 5th WV Calvary, Co., I, (tombstone says 15th W.Va. Cav. 1861-65) during the Civil War, along with his brother Alexander and his brother-in-law, David R. Phillips. www.lindapages.com/5wvc/5wvc-3i.htm "The boys had reached a perfection in foraging.  Some colored folks met the line at the New River, when Will. Latta, of Company I, hailed one, asking where they had put that meat that they hid.  The poor darkey denied any knowledge of contraband pork, when Latta threatened destruction to him if he did not tell, and then the colored contingent came down, and led the boys to a hiding place, where they secured seventy-two pieces of meat.  Latta's chance shot produced good results."

Laddy, William, ship carpenter
Latta, William, foreman McClure's boat house

(Could this foreman be 9 William (3) Latta?)


                                     10 JOSEPH W. (3) LATTA,
     William (2) Samuel (1).  Born in Pa. June 27, 1836; d. November 30, 1913 at Iowa
Soldiers' Home, Marshalltown, Iowa where he was admitted July 26, 1910.  Buried there in Iowa Soldiers' Home Cemetery.  Married twice: Sarah ____.  Name of other unknown.  One wife was drowned.  He enlisted in the Civil War in Co. F, 1st Iowa Cavalry June 13, 1861 at Iowa City, Iowa.  Discharged April 22, 1862 at Sedalia, Mo.
Children by first wife:
53     WILLIAM S. (4) in 1913 lived at Lincoln, Neb.
54     BERT N. (4)  b. 1871; d. 1931; m. Henrietta B. ______; Henrietta was born in 1881 and died in 1967.  They are both buried at the Riverside Cemetery, Huntington County, Indiana.  In 1913 lived at Bloomington, Ills.
Child by second wife:
15   FRANK L. (4).

                                        11 WILLIAM L. (4) LATTA,
     James D. (3) William (2) Samuel (1).  Born at Roscoe, Pa. June 28, 1844; d. at California, Pa. April 29, 1887; m. Philena A. Howe (daughter of Elias Howe, inventor of the sewing machine), March 4, 1868.  She was born at Coal Creek Center, Pa. April 12, 1846 and died January 12, 1923.  William and his wife are buried at the Howe Cemetery.  Tombstones read: Lata, Capt. Wm. L. - 1844-1887 - 43 yrs. (Co 15th W.Va. Cal. 1861-65); Lata, Philena A. (wf Wm. ) 1846-1887 - 77.

Children:
16   LOWMAN D. (5) b. 1881; d. 1951
55   WILLIAM W. (5) b. at California, Pa. January 13, 1869; m. Margaret
Glunt June 5, 1913.  She died August 13, 1926.  No children.  In 1914 he was Postmaster at
California, Pa.
56   MARGARET JANE (5) b. July 14, 1873; m. David H. Glunt, brother of Margaret
Glunt.  He was born September 16, 1870.  In 1934 living at Charleroi, Pa.  Three children: Mary, William,  David Jr.  All married and have children.
57   FREDERICK G. (5) b. May 6, 1875; m. Eva Powell.  In 1934 he was Fire Chief at
California, Pa.
16   CHARLES L. (5).

OBITUARY - LATTA, Lowman D  - 1951 , California

    Lowman D. LATTA, 70, of 216 Fourth street, California, died Tuesday, May 8, 1951, at 1:30 p.m. in the Brownsville General Hospital.
    A son of William R. and Philianan Latta, he was born April 6, 1881 in California.  He was an employee of the Hillman Barge Construction Company, West Brownsville; was a member of the California Methodist Church and the Men's Bible Class, and of the Monongahela Valley Lodge, 461, F & A. M., California.
    He is survived by his wife, Sarah, and two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Margaret GLUNT, Charleroi; and a brother, Charles of Donora.

                                        12 JAMES HENRY (4) LATTA,
     James D. (3) William (2) Samuel (1).  Born January 18, 1851; d. November 24, 1907; m. Margaret Ellen Dunshee.  She was born February 29, 1860.  They lived at McKeesport, Pa.  Children:
58     EDNA BLANCHE (5) b. January 14, 1888; m. Lorenzo Domer Davis January 26,
1905.  Children: Vera Lucille b. June 7, 2906.  She married Karl L. Walden August 1933.  Harvey Kenneth b. January 27, 1908.  Ralph Chalmers b. February 23, 1913. Loran Domer b. October 15, 1914; d. October 4, 1933.  George Drennan b. November 27, 1916.
59     HENRY D. (5) b. January 14, 1888; d. August 1888.  Twin with Edna.
60     VIRGINIA D. (5) b. September 3, 1889; m. Louis Albert DeWalt November 29,
1922.  He was born August 18, 1894.  Children: Virginia Lu b. December 23, 1924.  Lois Aleenb. February 6, 1928.
17   JAMES LAWRENCE (5).
61    LUCINDA D. (5) b. February 9, 1893; m. Edward Louis Renner April 9, 1921.
He was born October 28, 1890.  Children: James Edward b. February 26, 1925.  Richard Latta b. August 26, 1929.
62    JOSEPH D. (5) b. August 23, 1898; d. December 21, 1902.

                                             13 EDWARD J. (4) LATTA,
     Alexander S. (3) William (2) Samuel (1).  b. January 17, 1867 in Elco; d. November 11, 1950; m. Sara J. Thomas June 5, 1889 from Roscoe, Pa.  She was born in 1866.  In 1935 living at Roscoe, Pa.  Retired Pennsylvania Railroad man.  Obit: LATTA, Edward, 1950 , Elco/ Edward J. LATTA of Elco, died November 11, 1950, at 11:37 p.m.  He was born January 17, 1867, in Elco, the son of Alexander S. and Mary Ellen McKENNA Latta, pioneer residents of Roscoe.  He was a retired clerk in the offices of the AMerican Steel and Wire company in Donora.  He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Frank THOMPSON of Mt. Lebanon and Mrs. A. F. MORELAND of Elco, two grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

 Children:
63     VIOLA (5) b. 28 March 1890; d. 19 Sept 1971 in Belle Vernon, PA; m. Frank Thompson , son of Sam Thompson, who I believe ran a hotel in Roscoe (The Haley? Hotel) in 1900. Married  24 Jun 1914 in Elco, PA.  Viola had two children: 1) Donald E. Thompson m Ruth R. Cobler, 16 Aug 1941;  b. 8 Oct 1917 in Elco, PA; d. 21 Feb 1992 in Rockdale, TX.  They had two children, still living, and 2) Sarah Alice Thompson m. James Potter, b. 16 May 1915, d. 9 Apr 2002 in Columbus, OH.  They had two children, still living.

64     ALICE (5) b. 1 Aug 1891; d. Jan 1987 in Roscoe, PA; m. A. Forrest Moreland She was in possession of Alexander S. Latta's Union cap. She had no children. 

 

OBITUARY - LATTA, Edward, 1950 , Elco
    Edward J. LATTA of Elco, died November 11, 1950, at 11:37 p.m.
    He was born January 17, 1867, in Elco, the son of Alexander S. and Mary Ellen McKENNA Latta, pioneer residents of Roscoe.  He was a retired clerk in the offices of the American Steel and Wire company in Donora.
    He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Frank THOMPSON of Mt. Lebanon and Mrs. A. F. MORELAND of Elco, two grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

                                        14 HOWARD LAFERTY (4) LATTA,
     John W. (3) William (2) Samuel (1).  Born at Brownville, Pa. ____; d. at Mongahela, Pa.
May 10, 1893.  Buried in the Howe Cemetery near Coal Creek, Pa.  Married Sarah Jane
Messenger at Monongahela, Pa.  One child:
65          EMMA (5) b. in Bedford Co., Pa. March 20, 1866; m. Mr. Daugherty.  Her
mother wanted her to be named Imogene after Imogene Latta of branch 41, but the minister mistook what she said and named her Emma Jean.  Imogene was a cousin of Emma Jean.  In 1936 she was living at 547 E. Exchange Street, Akron, Ohio.  Clerk in Auditors Office there.

                                            15 FRANK L. (4) LATTA,
     Joseph W. (3) William (2) Samuel (1).  Born ____; m. Kathryn E. Potter at St. Louis, Mo.
March 13, 1913.  He then lived at Bloomington, Ills.  In 1936 she was living at 509 W. Grove
Street, Bloomington, Ills.  Children:
66     MEREDITH LOVEL (5) b. November 22, 1914; d. November 27, 1915.
67     JESSE BERNARD (5) b. September 18, 1917.  In 1936 lived at Bloomington.

                                   16 LOWMAN D. (5) LATTA
     William L. (4) James D. (3) William (2) Samuel (1).  Born April 6, 1881 at California, Pa.; m. Sarah Ann Roberts of Charleroi, Pa. June 2, 1906.  She was born in Worcestershire, England August 29, 1880.  In 1934 both living at California, Pa.   Obit:  LATTA, Lowman D. - 1951, California.  Lowman D. Latta, 70, of 216 Fourth Street, California, died Tuesday, May 8, 1951, at 1:30 p.m. in the Brownsville General Hospital.  A son of William R. and Philianan Lattea, he was born April 6, 1881 in California.  He was an employee of the Hillman Barge Construction Company, West Brownsville; was a member of the California Methodist Church and the Men's Bible Class, and of the Monongahela Valley Lodge, 461, F & A.M., California.  He is survived by his wife, Sarah, and two grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Margaret Glunt, Charleroi; and a brother, Charles of Donora.   One child:
68   LOWMAN ROBERTS (6) b. April 6, 1881 at California, Pa.; d. May 8, 1951; m. Anna Virginia Patterson, daughter of Mr. John Patterson of California, Pa.  she was born February 26, 1905 at Roscoe, Pa.  He in 1935 was living at 216 4th Avenue, California, Pa. and practiced dentistry at Roscoe, Pa. 

                                    17 CHARLES L. (5) LATTA
     William L. (4) James D. (3) William (2) Samuel (1).  Born September 9, 1878; m. Pearl
Everely.  In 1934 living at Donora, Pa.  Two children:
69     HARRIET (6).
70     WILLIAM EVERLY (6) b. 1904; d. 1919.

                            18 JAMES LAWRENCE (5) LATTA
     James H. (4) James D. (3) William (2) Samuel (1).  Born March 30, 1891; m. Johanna
Bulkosky June 7, 1922.  She was born May 7, 1896.  In 1934 living at McKeesport, Pa.
Children:
71     ROBERT LAWRENCE (6) b. August 31, 1924.
72     NANCY LOHANNA (6) b. November 25, 1930.

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     Possible connection between branches No. 41 and 45.
     Mrs. Charles A. Wells, branch No. 45, says that William Latta, the boat builder, branch
No. 41, is her uncle, and that Imogene Latta, his daughter, his her cousin.
     Harry C. Latta, branch No. 45, says that William Latta, the boat builder, is his uncle.
     Mrs. Emma Daugherty, granddaughter of John W. Latta, branch No. 45, says that
Imogene Latta, daughter of William Latta, the boat builder, branch No. 41, is her cousin.  That when she was christened her mother asked the minister to name her Imogene, but the minister thought she said Emma Jean, so she was named Emma Jean.
     Miss Elmora Hagerty, granddaughter of Robert J. Latta, branch No. 45, said that the
names of the children of William Latta, father of the boat builder, William Latta, branch No. 41, had the same names as, the brothers and sister of Robert J. Latta, branch No. 45.
     This would indicate that branches Nos. 41 and 45 were the same.  But the proof I lack is
the names of the mothers of the children of William Latta, the father of Robert J. Latta, branch No 45.  William has been married more than one time.
     For further proof see my Loose Leaf Book for Possible connections.  Also next page.
     Connection between branches 41 and 45.  Mrs. Chester, branch 45, family 4, told a friend that her grandfather, William Latta, lived in the old brick house in Roscoe, Pa. and she often visited him there with his family, during the Civil War, and that some of the children of William came home there from the war with a furlough.
     Miss Imogene Latta, branch No. 41, wrote that her grandfather, William Latta, built and
lived in the old brick house at Roscoe, Pa.  It must have been at the same time that Mrs. Chester's grandfather lived there.  Miss Imogene Latta was mistaken about her grandfather building the old brick house.  It was built by a Quaker named Griffith.
     The heads of both branches lived in Ireland, and their two sons, both by the name of
William and Alexander, came to America and their descendants lived in the same place at the same time.  They lived on Monongahela, California, Roscoe, McKeesport, etc., all in
Pennsylvania.
     The sons of William Latta, branch No. 41, had the same names as the sons of William
Latta, branch No. 45, except Ostrander and James.
     It looks as if the key to this situation is in the name or names of the wife or wives of
William Latta, brother of Ostrander Latta, branch No. 45.  If this William Latta had the same wives as William Latta (2) branch 41, then it would unite the two branches.