ISSUE TWENTY-SIX QUERIES

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LATTA, LOTA, LATA Looking for information on Alice Lota, Latta, Lata.  She married Charles Ewing Davis before 1927.  They lived in DeQueen, Ark. and Texarkana, TX.  Had two children, Charles, Jr. and Mary Lynn.  Who are Alice's folks?  She is buried in DeQueen, Ark at Redman Cemetery. Jamboree66@earthlink.net

 
LATTA/POOL Can anyone tell me anything about this family?  1860 Federal Census of Monroe County, Woodsfield, Center Township - Joseph Pool, 43, m, laborer, born Ohio, Gulia, 42, f, born PA, Richard C., 14, m, born Ohio, student, Ann, 12, f, born Ohio, student, John C., 10, m, born Ohio, student.  The Gulia above is "Julia" Latta b. ca 1817, d/o John Latta and Anna Elizabeth Hockenberry Latta.  She died 1894.  Who are Joseph's parents?  Their daughter Eva Ann married Jeffry Christy in 1871.  Does anyone have anything on this family.  I think their son John C. married Carrie?  and had a son Walter.  Any information would be appreciated. Betty Kitchen, kitchen2@adelphia.net
LATTA/ ORTON/ BURNS/ ROGERS A book offered on E-bay was "1966 Orton-Burns-Latta-Rogers Family History." It sounds like the book is "Dr. Myron Orton and Mary HOIT ORTON Famiy." by R. W. G. VAIL and Marie ROGERS VAIL. Since I don't have my copy of the book at hand, I cannot check the year of publication. The book has a great deal of information on individuals from Branch 4 in NY and MI -- although much of it is available from other sources, as well, such as R. H. LATTA's notes. Nine of Myron ORTON and Mary HOIT ORTON's 33 grandchildren were born to their daughter, Lois, who married Albert LATTA, so a significant fraction of the book is devoted to LATTA descendants. About five years ago, I merged vital information from the book into my 0n-line database accessible from http://home.earthlink.net/~talvacchio/, so perhaps all of the relevant details in the book are already available to Branch 4 researchers. John Talvacchio, john.talvacchio@stanfordalumni.org Ellicot City, MD
LATTA/ PERSHING I was fascinated by the letters in the new Latta Newsletter, they triggered these thoughts. The name PERSHING was of great interest because I have been aware for a long time that relatives of John J. "Black Jack" PERSHING lived in Mt. Pleasant, PA. I did some more digging on Rootsweb and as best as I can determine, David H. PERSHING appears to be a first cousin twice removed of the General.  I can't find "Stauffer" on any of my maps or as a place in the USGS database. But, the USGA database has a "Stauffer School" in Bullskin Twp, Fayette County, PA, next to the Mt. Salem Church and Cemetery. It is about 5 miles southease of the borough of Mt. Pleasant, PA and two-thirds of the distance on a straight line from the communities of Prittsville to White. My cousin Paul CALHOUN and I have thought for a long time that Branches 1 and 3 are closely related (brothers?). William LATTA settled so close and at the same time as our Branch #3 ancestors. In the Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Series, Vol. 26, page 460 is the record of land warranted to William LATTA, 310 acres, Feb 4, 1786 to Moses and John LATTA, 300 acres, March 3, 1786 to Epharim LATTA, 300 acres, April 4, 1786. The three parcels are within 10 miles of each other.  William LATTA's son Robert settled what was called "Haw Patch" in LaGrange County, IN. What is interesting is that there is a town land named "Haw" in Taughboyne Parish, RaphoeBarony, County Donegal, Ireland, right where Alex LATTA thinks the first LATTAs settled. Is that where the name "Haw Patch" came from? Tom Kintigh, tqkintigh@att.net, Branch #3, Tucson, AZ
LATTA - NOBLE CO., OK Maurice Latta came to Perry, Noble County, Okla. in the land opening.  He was important in the area and helped build the Presbyterian church.  Memory tells me they were from Indiana but I'm not sure.  I do know they came here from Kansas and I think the father had died there.  I think two or more boys stayed there and at least two came to Oklahoma.  I think he married at Perry.  He went to D.C. and worked as a secretary for several presidents and was sometimes known as Mr. Washington.  His brother went to Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma which was the capital.  He died there and is buried at Guthrie Cemetery.  Which the book at the library said his marker was 7 foot tall.  I had to see that.  Think it would be easy to find, I went to look.  It was nowhere.  Thinking it may have fallen, I walked row by row and there it was with a cedar tree growing all around it.  It was funny.  There were a couple of other stones too.  I'll try to find my notebook for further information. Mary Latta Fultz, mjf@provalue.net

 
LATTA/ BLACK/ BLACKWELL/ MCFARLANE A James LATTA was born in 1856-18 Apr in Port Glasgow Renfrew to David LATTA & Elizabeth BLACK. There is a family researcher, Dianne BLACKWELL, who says: he had middle name McFARLANE, was after Uncle James LATTA who married Elizabeth McFARLANE. Emigrated to Australia 1888 with 3 children, and a 4th born there. James LATTA is at 106 Eaglesham St, Govan LNK, Occ: ship sail maker with wife Jemima FRASER and 1 mth old dau. Margaret. At Nr. 25 same street is Robert LATTA born Ireland, with wife Mary RICE & 5 chd. - not brothers? Maybe cousins? Regards, Anne, tsaod@slingshotco.nz
COMMANDER FRANK D. LATTA I am looking for anyone related to Commander Frank D. LATTA of the USS LAGARTO. The WWII sub that was lost at sea on May 3, 1945. If anyone has any information on CDR LATTA or anyone else who may be related to someone who served on the LAGARTO please contact me. I have important news for the family! kduvalle@winconsonmaritime.org
LATTA/ RAPHO I am getting ready for a trip to Fort Wayne. I looked again at my branches on the web page, and discovered what I think is an error for Branch 27. I think there was no Thomas 1. Thomas 2 was the actual settler in the Manor of the Maske, in Pennsylvania, but probably not in 1740. The recipient of the Penn Patent was someone named RAPHO. I find no evidence that Thomas was there before 1765 or 1766. It is very confusing, as both RAPHO and Thomas LATTA are listed as being there at the same time. I have convinced myself that Thomas LATTA of York County is the son of John LATTA of Br. 19. I could be completely off the track there, as I have recently discovered a Thomas LATTA in the Revolutionary War, who was a private in the Lancaster County Militia.  Thomas LATTA of Branch 17 was a Captain in the militia for York County. Sign. Is there anyone else out there who has an interest in all this, or am I researching and coming to wrong conclusions all by myself. Ellen Rowan Taylor, Sierra Vista AZ, Branches 19 and 27, ellenrt@cox.net
LATTA/ LOOMIS There was an obituary in our paper this morning for Maj. Gen. W. B. LATTA, who died June 22. He was the son of W. B. LATTA and Pansy LOOMIS LATTA of El Paso, Texas. He was in the US Army Signal Corps, which, I suppose is why he was here. Fort Huachuca is Signal Corps, among other things. He was born in 1914. The obit was a full page--made me sorry I didn't know him. Anybody claim him? He had 3 sisters. Ellen Rowan Taylor, Br 19/27.
LATTA/ LOOMIS Major General William B. LATTA was born in El Paso, Texas, in October 1914. He graduated frm the U. S. Military  Academy in 1938 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant, Signal Corps. His first assignment was with the 51st Signal Battalion at Fort Monmouth. He left in September 1939 for duty at Fort Sam Houston but returned to Fort Monmouth in October 1940 to attend the Signal School. After graduation in 1941, he remained for four months as Acting Director of the Officers Candidate School. During World War II, General LATTA commanded the 1st Armored Signal Battalion in the landing at Casablanca and participated in the campaigns in Sicily, Normandy, and the Rhineland. In May 1945 he became the Signal Officer of the XXI Corps in Germany. General LATTA came to Fort Monmouth from duty as Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications and Electronics, North American Air Defense Command, in Colorado. He became the third Commanding General of ECOM in October 1965. He served until September 1969, leaving Fort Monmouth to become the Commanding General, US Army Strategic Communications Command at Fort Hauchuca, Arizona. General LATA retired from the US Army in August 1972. Keith Latta, klatta@shaw.com
LATTA/ STARK/ SIGMAN I wrote a message in one of the boards that I had been trying to track down Ernest A. LATTA. To make a long story short, I now have some information about his siblings, maybe you can find out if they are in with the rest of the Branch One or find out who they belong to. Ernest was living in Lafayette, IN when he passed away on Feb. 26, 1943. He had 2 brothers, Oscar who lived in Michigan, Merle/Mearl of Wolcott, four sisters, Mrs. Minnie STARK, Mrs. Mary SIGMAN, both of Lafayette, Mrs. Bertha WAMPSHER of Monticello, and Mrs. Pearl DYE of Delphi. His children were listed also, Rosemary, Wilma and Kenneth of Indianapolis, Richard of Lafayette, and Mrs. Lucille STOCKDALE. I think that Mearl and Pearl were twins, not sure though as I do remember seeing a set of twins by those names somewhere in the LATTA tree. I thought that this would be of use to you and if it can help to find out more about who and where they all belong. Again, thank you for any and all that you have been of help and can possibly help wrap this all up.  Thank you. Donna, babe5144@yahoo.com
LATTA/SEWELL I am searching for an Ada Latta who married a Thomas Sewell in England in 1893.  Can anyone shed a bit of light on these people please! Thanks regards. Sue, suejant@iinet.net.au

 
LATTA/ BROWN I am just beginning a genealogical search on my (maternal) grandfather's side of the family. Frank Raymond LATTA, born Friendship New York, May 15, 1888, and died Santa Rita, New Mexico, September 29, 1952. He was the son of Emmit LATTA, born May 28, 1849 in Friendship New York and Lura Merriam BROWN. The only other information I have on Emmit was that he was in Co. #1, Nineteenth Regiment, New York Cavalry during the Civil War and served with the Fourth U.S. Calvary for a term following the Civil War; and that he and Lura had two other sons: Dr. Jefferson Brown LATTA, born July 30, 1880, and Hubert Isaac LATTA, born March 17, 1893 at Friendship New York. Can you or your readers provide any additional information/direction? Thank you. Jerry Ravensdale, expressave@idirect.com, 129 Maple Cres. RR #3, Puslinch, ON Canada N0B 2J0. [Editor's note: Jerry's inquiry inspired some of the articles in this newsletter.]
LATTA I am doing a family history, and found this Latta sight.  My maternal grandmother, Helen (Nelly)Latta was born in Clyde in approx. 1885. They came to Canada and settled in Toronto,
arriving first at Ellis Island for immigration processing. Maybe we are related?		 Glenna Walkden, Algonquin Travel, Kemptville ON, 613-258-0000 (tel), 613-258-9643 (fax), gwalkden@algonquintravel.com
LATTA/LATTEA I am trying to find out who the parents of Addie E. Lattea was. She was born about 1907 in Lewis County, WV and died in 1985 in Palmar, Portage County, Ohio. She married Granville William Ables born Feb. 26 1907, Gilmer County, WV died Jan 28 1997 in Braxton County, WV. They were married June 7, 1926 in Gilmer County, WV. If you could help me with this it would greatly be appreciated. Barbara, barbsboy@qwickconnect.net
LATTA/ LINDSAY/ LATTER Thank you for the information. My family is African/American and we have traced our family back to the Latta Family. My great grandmother was a LATTA and my great grandfather was a LINDSAY. While searching some land records we found that the LATTER family sold land to a LINDSAY family when they arrived here from Scotland. The name of one of my ancestors is Suky and we found her on the property list in the Latta Plantation in North Carolina. Any further information would be welcomed. My other e-mail addres is eegayles@comcast.net Ernest Gayles, e3ayles@baltimorebsa.org
LATTA/ WILKERSON These are the facts about the ones I'm asking about: William Latta was born in Michigan in May 1871. Apparently he was in Jackson Co., AL/Marion Co., TN/Hamilton Co., TN (all bordering counties) by 1883. It was somewhere in that tri-county area that my great grandfather, Mason Cotnam Weatherby was born in 1883. By 1896 they were both in Nashville TN. In a court document dated Jan.
1896, William states that he is Mason's half brother. If true, then they would have had the same mother. William, being 12 years older than Mason, you'd think he'd know who his parents were. However, on Mason's death certificate  in 1929, William states that Mason's parents were unknown. Now that is my
source of interest in the Latta line, but in the course of trying to find my answers, I ran across another guy in Nashville who was trying to learn who the parents were of his great grandmother, Sarah Latta. On a couple of documents, she states that she also was born in Michigan in 1871, February I believe. In
about 1886, she married William Marshall Wilkerson from Jackson Co., AL and
shortly thereafter she and her husband were living in Nashville with William Latta
and his wife. Now we both think this can't be just coincidental. We think maybe Sarah and William Latta were twins and one of them got the birth month  mixed up on some document. Other things that seem to connect them is that both  Sarah and Mason have mentioned that their mother was half Indian, and the
Wilkersons and Weatherbys always referred to each other as aunts and uncles. All of the old folks are gone, so there's no one left to ask. We've checked the census reports and have found very little. Any clues would be a great help!! Thanks again,		 Mechelle Weatherby Bass, bassm@lebanontn.org
LATTA/ WILKERSON Some other facts about this William Latta
My great grandfather, William Marshall Wilkerson married Sarah Latta (according to census records) about 1884, location unknown. According to the 1900 Tennessee census and their sons 1905 death certificate, Sarah was born in Michigan in February of 1871.My dad and aunt have told me on many occasion's that my grandfather use to visit with a uncle Will Latta in Bordeaux. Uncle Will also came to their house many times to visit. The 1900, 1910 and 1920 census stated that William Latta was born in Michigan. Sarah and her husband William spent two years living on New York Avenue in West Nashville with this William M. Latta. We believe that Sarah and William Latta were related, but not yet sure how. The first time that William Latta appeared in Nashville was about 1884, about the same year that my William and Sarah were married. William Latta married Rhoda Sweeney on June 30, 1889 and both were working at the National Mfg. Co.,
a cotton mill in North Nashville. To this marriage was born three children, William Alonza, James Walter and Georgia Mai Latta. In the 1910 Tennessee census, William stated that his father was born in Fran. Canada. Could this have been Frankford, Ontario, Canada?
Our Latta story gets more confusing after 1899. William and Rhoda were granted a divorce on April 14, 1899 in Nashville. Two months later, a William Latta married Dovie Earls on June 10, 1899 and a few months later, Rhoda remarried to a William Baldwin. In 1900 Alabama census, Rhoda and the three children were shown living in Stevenson, Alabama with her parents. Rhoda's husband, William Baldwin has not been found. For a short while, Rhoda, the children and her parents were found in Huntsville, Alabama and by 1903 were living in
Chattanooga, Tennessee. Rhoda moved back to Nashville in 1907.Now back to William Latta and Dovie Earls. They were granted a divorce on February 29, 1908 in Nashville. Less than five days after this divorce, a John William Latta married one Rhoda Sweeney Baldwin.Was this John William Latta and William M. Latta the same person? As you can see, its been confusing!!All three of William and Rhoda Latta's children meet with a tragic death.
Their youngest son, Walter was a switchman for the Nashville Railroad and was crushed between two boxcars. William, the oldest son, was shot six times outside of Bearden's Pool Room on Murfreesboro Road. William was a federal prohibition officer and newspaper accounts said he was taken hush money from a convicted moonshiner. Georgia Mai died in a trailer fire in 1971 in Tampa, Florida. Any help with this family would be deeply appreciated.		 George Wilkerson, Nashville, TN wilkerbee@aol.com
LATTA/ ELLIOTT Does anyone relate to this man?  According to the 1920 census of Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, Linton LATTA was 58, his wife Minnie was 56, his daughter Elizabeth was 19 and William Charlton (who is in Who's Who) was 17. My Mary "Polly" LATTA married John ELLIOTT in Butler Co., OH. Her father was Joseph LATTA of Butler Co. (and other places). Polly died in 1837 (a young woman), so the connection is tenuous at best. Connie, R.leaman@comcast.net
LATTA/ MILLER/ JAMIESON I was just reviewing a new release from Ian LATTA, Branch #14, which shows a connection to MILLERS. It goes like this: William LATTA married Jean JAMIESON. They had a daughter Agnes who married John MILLER at Mid Kelton Farm, near Dumfries. Unfortunately no dates were provided. Just a thin lead for you. Alex Latta, Br. #16, allatta@gambit.ab.ca
LATTA/ MILLER The grandparents of James LATTA MILLER were born in Antrim, Ireland and died in Glasgow. James was the second generation born in Glasgow. As there were many MILLERS and LATTAS in Antrim at the time of his grandparents, it is likely that the original connection of the two families was in Antrim. The earliest record I have been able to find of a LATTA in Antrim is Thomas LATTA, born 1864 in Antrim, and died at Orange, NC - no date. Keith Latta, klatta@shaw.ca
LATTA/WADDELL I am searching for the marriage record of Robert Latta (1773-1851) and Isabella Johnston Waddell, a widow (1768-1853).  They lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, but the marriage most likely would have been in Pennsylvania.  Robert Latta is Branch 1, and was born 29 Sept. 1773 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.  He died 28 April 1851 in La Grange County, Indiana.  Isabella Johnston was born 25 Dec. 1768.  She died 2 Feb. 1853 in La Grange County, Indiana.  I would also like to locate her parents and place of birth.  It may have been either Scotland or Ireland.  Thank you. Ken Mueller, editor

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