ISSUE TWENTY-EIGHT QUERIES

Surname(s) Query Text Submitted by
LATTA/ BEVERIDGE My name is Penny Boyce from Melbourne, Australia. I am trying to make the connection of my family LATTA to yours. The details I have and unsuccessfully tried to make a connection to your website are as follows:

My great great great great grandmother is Helen LATTA b 8/6/1797 m David BEVERIDGE. Her father was Colin LATTA m. Mary MUIR, Branch No. 7, I think. My big quest was finding out why my maternal g grandfather was named Colin LATTA BEVERIDGE. During my limited research I have came to the conclusion you are given these strange names because they actually belong to someone else in the family. So I left the BEVERIDGE side and started searching the name LATTA. The following is my discovery. Colin Latta BEVERIDGE b. 15/11/1878, son of John BEVERIDGE b. 1853, m. Faithy ELLIOT b 1856, John, son of Colin BEVERIDGE b 3/29/1818 m Harriet BRIGGS b. 20/8/1816; Colin, son of David BEVERIDGE b 3/11/1798 m Helen LATTA b 8/6/1797; Helen, daughter of Colin LATTA (LATA, LATTOW, LARLOW) b 20/1/1771? m. Mary Muir; Colin, son of John LATA b 23/3/1746 m Helen BEVERIDGE b 16/12/1741; John, son of Colin LATO (once again several different spellings for both first and surname) m Maragret BEVERIDGE b 3/1/1718; Colin, son of Collen LATO m Jean BAILYIE?  The BEVERIDGES and the LATTAs seem to be intertwined with each other throughout the early times and with time and effort one could put them in their rightful places. But it does make for long nights sorting out who belongs to who, especially when they all have such common names. If I can help you or you can help, I would love to hear from you. Regards,

 Penny, penboy@tpq.com.au
LATTA/ BRINTNELL I would like to contact a descendant of Leigh BRINTNELL. His full name was Wilfred Leigh BRINTNELL but he was always known as Leigh. Leigh was born in 1895 near Latta's Mill, Ontario, a few miles north of Belleville, and died in 1971 at Edmonton, Alberta. My father, "Jack" Ward LATTA, was a cousin and he and Leigh grew up together in the Latta's Mill area. The LATTAs and BRINTNELLs have a long history - they intermarried during several generations in the 1800s. My father served in the Canadian army during WWI and Leigh was a pilot with the Royal Flying Corps. After the war, they both ended up living in Edmonton. Leigh became a legendary "bush" pilot during the 1920's and 30's and created Mackenzie Air Services which eventually became a major airline - Canadian Pacific Airlines. He was posthumously awarded the Order of the British Empire for his career in opening up the Canadian north.  Leigh was the first person to fly into the barren region of Great Bear Lake. In 1928 he flew a mining prospector, Gilbert LABINE, into Great Bear Lake and they discovered massive pitchblende deposits, the source of uranium. There was a market for uranium at the time for the radiation treatment of cancer. LABINE developed a mine on the shores of the lake and by 1935 began shipping concentrated uranium by air. The attached photo was taken in 1935. It shows Leigh standing beside his aircraft next to the first shipment of uranium from the LABINE mine on a cold northern day. In a few years, uranium would have a less humane use than treating caner. In the early years of WWII, the US government created the Manhattan Project based in Los Alamos, NM to develop an atomic bomb. The only source of large quantities of uranium at that time was Labine's mine. The Canadian government expropriated the mine and its production was greatly increased under a crown corporation called Eldorado Mining and Refining. The Canadian government supplied the Manhattan Project with the uranium required to develop the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. Only 17 years had passed since the day Leigh and LABINE stood on the frozen shores of Great Bear Lake examining a rock with a greenish color that they thought might be pitchblende. Keith Latta, Branch 13, klatta@shaw.ca
LATTA, BRANCH 13 Thanks to Gary, I learned that John Chester LATTA, Branch 13, was my gg grandfather. I have found John Chester LATTA, age 80 in the 1920 census in Beowawe, Eureka, Nevada, also in census from 1870 in Nevada, but born/married/ fathered in Ontario, Canada before that date. Just wonder if anyone has come across any details of his death/burial? I am attempting to piece together the details of his life in Ontario, Canada to Nevada. Judy, jascott@quickclic.net
LATTA/ JARDINE I am tracing my family tree and am looking for my papa's brother and his family who last lived in Preswick, Ayrshire, Scotland. My papa is John LATTA born 21/11/1926. He had a brother called David, a sister Minnie who died in her 40's and another sister May who died in 1996. I think the missing brother is called Richard but can't be sure. My papa was married to Jessie JARDINE and I know nothing of her family. Any help would be appreciated. Teresa, tessandfinn2000@yahoo.ca.uk
LATTA/ PRINCE/ NEWALL Hello, I am looking for living descendants of Rosetta PRINCE who married Bill NEWALL. They had one daughter, Rita NEWALL who was born in December of 1919. She married Pedro LATTA, who was aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS Wasp during WWII. The LATTAs lived in California after the war. They had a daughter named ReEllyn Rose. My husband is related to Rosetta PRINCE. His grandmother, Mary Ann PRINCE, was an older sister of Rosetta's. When Mary Ann and Rose were young, they lived in the Lawrence/Methuen area of Massachusetts. Priscilla Fanning, New Hampshire, sfpf4@yahoo.com
LATTA/ PECK/ FARRELL Hi there, I had been trying to figure out what LATTA branch I belong to, but I think I have figured out why I was having so many problems. My grandfather was Robert Francis LATTA, and my grandmother's name was Lucille PECK. 20 Albert Francis (5) LATTA. Joshua W. (4) Phillip (3) John (2) ____ (1). Born at Laramie, Wyo. December 28, 1883; m. Clara Edna FARRELL August 8, 1906 at Cheyenne, Wyo. She was born September 25, 1885 at Cheyenne, Wyo., daughter of Timothy and Mary (LAPASH) FARRELL.  1920 Census - Melvern, Osage County, Kansas - Latta, Albert F., age 36, born in Wyoming, father born in Ohio, mother born in Germany, farmer, stock and grain; Clara E., wife, age 33; Margueritte, daughter, age 11; Robert F., son, age 9; Alta B., daughter, age 6, Gilbert F., son, age 5; Wilma G., daughter, age 2 years, 6 months.  All children born in Kansas.  In 1935 lived at Charleston, Utah.  Children all born at Malvern, Kan. except Nevabelle.  Children:42 MARGARET MAY (6) b. April 5, 1905; m. Robert R. Perkins on September 2, 1929.  He was born at Thatcher, Ariz. on June 30, 1902.  Children: Joyce Robert b. at Milford, Utah May 7, 1930.  Edna Jean b. near Neber, Utah January 8, 1933.  Rose Mary b. in Utah February 7, 1936. 43 ROBERT FRANCIS (6) b. May 7, 1910; d. May 9, 1991; m. Doris Wood.  44  ALTA BEATRICE (6) b. February 9, 1913; m. Clifford Edwards at Charleston,
Utah June 13, 1937. 45 GILBERT JOSEPH (6) b. Dec. 7, 1914; d. Oct. 1986 in Salt Lake City, UT; Married: Stella Scott.  She was born June 25, 1914 and died April, 1978. 46  WILMETTA GERTRUDE (6) b. June 19, 1917.  47 NEVABELLE MARY (6) b. at Caldwell, Idaho September 16, 1921. I hope this helps. (Note from webmaster: all of this information was found by submitter in Branch 30)		 Andrew Latta, dj.drew.latta@qmail.com
LATTA/ AUSTRALIA My name is James Ronald LATTA of Wagga Wagga Australia. I have posted an inquiry before but I have more information. I am looking for information on my father who is deceased. The info I have is: James Ronald LATTA, born 27th September 1914 in Arkansas. Died March 1957. Buried in Winona Texas. Social Security No. 429-09-4254. Military Service: 3rd Bomber Group, 5th Air Force, as a member of the Catering Corps. Served in Australia 1942 to 1943. Possible then went to New Guniea. James Ronald Latta, Jr., (Ron), corkey1313@yahoo.com
LATTA/ MITCHELL Looking for info on Euphemia LATTA, daughter of Thomas LATTA born about 1738 in Logie Fife. Euphemia was married to William MITCHELL and had two daughters that I know of Isobel born about 1773 in Dumfernline and Euphan born about 1776 in Dumfernline. Euphan MITCHELL married George MORRIS. Thanks very much. Helen, robandhelen@shaw.ca
LATTA, ROTHSTEIN I recently found a magnificent Farm Security Administration photograph of a Walter LATTA, a hunting and fishing guide of Bozeman, Montana, taken by Arthur ROTHSTEIN in 1939. You can find this picture by going to the Library of Congress Web site, http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pp/mdbquery.html and paging down to the yellow "Searching Numbers" box at the bottom. Past in the search number LC-USF34-027198-D. This will take you to a page featuring a thumbnail of the photograph "Walter Latta guides fishing and hunting parties, Bozeman, Montana," and if you click the line "Display Images with Neighboring Call Numbers" you will find a dozen other photos of him. A much better version of the photo, but with Mr. LATTA unidentified, is at the Wesleyan University site, http://www.wesleyan.edu. I have purchased a print of this photograph from the Library of  Congress to hand on my office wall and would appreciate any information from LATTA family members about Walter LATTA's life. It is such a powerful portrait that I would be grateful to know more about him. With best wishes, Stephen C. Schneider, Scs1708@cs.com
LATTA/ HOOK/ FISHBACH - Branch 4 Reading through the LATTA genealogy site today -- I should be studying, but I'm so intrigued with this site; it has been years since I last contacted the LATTA genealogy org -- I found an excerpt of a newsletter article in which mention, from Eileen HOOK, regarding the name LATTA being a truncated form of an even longer name, and this happened in France. My grandfather, James Donald LATTA, told me similar details. Also, I would like to update my grandfather's information. Here is his immediate family's detail as copied from the genealogy site:  229 HARRY (6) LATTA Willis (5) Walter (4) John (3) James (2) James (1). b. October 11, 1891 in NY; d. ______; m.  Hazel Helen Fishbach of England. Hazel's line can be traced back to English Royalty. Children:268  GENE IRENE (7) Living in 1996;  269 JAMES DONALD (7) Born: April 26, 1915. Living in 1996. Married Naomi I. _____. She was born August 17, 1916 in West Lorne, Ontario, Canada. She died Dec. 18, 1994 in Lockport, NY, USA. Funeral service was held Dec. 21, 1994 at 11A at Lange Funeral Home. She was buried in the North Ridge Cemetery. James and Naomi had 4 sons: Donald, Douglas Richard, Dennis and David; 270   MARGARET HELEN (7); 271   LOMA (7);
272 MORRIS GERALD (7) Hit by an Automobile and died at age 10.

James Donald was married to Naomi, middle initial "I". I cannot recall her maiden name. However, as I am now looking at her funeral notice as I write you, I will give you her birth and death information: In Loving Memory of: Naomi I. LATTA Date of Birth: August 17, 1916 in West Lorne, Ontario, Canada; Date of Death: Dec 18, 1994 in Lockport, NY, USA; Funeral Service: Dec. 21, 1994 at 11A at Lange Funeral Home, Inc.; Officiating: Rev. Kenneth WEAVER and Rev. Frank BONGIOVANNI. Interment: North Ridge Cemetery.

Now, at North Ridge Cemetery, there are other LATTA family relatives buried there. I remember this from my previous trips. James Donald LATTA, who passed away a couple years ago, I believe is buried there as well. James' sister Gene was the eldest of the children. I met her during my grandmother's funeral in 1994. She came down from Canada for the funeral, and my grandfather was born in Canada, so there should be more info about the LATTA name in Canadian records. Could you please update my family's information in the genealogy database with the above info with James Donald married to Naomi I., and also include her dates and places of birth and death? Also, James and Naomi were survived by four sons in order of first born to last born: Donald, Douglas Richard (my Dad), Dennis and David. All brother are still alive. Thank you very much for your time, and take good care!
 

 Stacy L. Latta, Branch 4, stacyl@sfsu.edu