William Jefferson LATTA & Elizabeth Virginia VENABLE

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William Jefferson LATTA
Elizabeth Virginia VENABLE

Husband: William Jefferson "Jeff" LATTA
Birth: 10 Oct 1848, Granville Co., NC
Death: 1884
Occupation: farmer
Father: Granderson / Grandison³ LATTA (1817-1863) — Thomas², Thomas¹ LATTA (c1755- ) of NC
Mother: Nancy Caroline⁴ REEVES / REAVIS (12 Nov 1818 - 30 Apr 1873) — secondary sources disagree on ancestry

Marriage: 13 Jan 1870, White Co., AR

Wife: Elizabeth Virginia VENABLE
Birth: 6 Feb 1850, War Eagle Twp., Van Buren Co., AR
Death: 15 Mar 1939, Chandler, Lincoln Co., OK
Disposition: buried Star Valley Cemetery, Warwick, Lincoln Co., OK
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Ewing Marion VENABLE
Mother: Elzada SWOR

Children:

— born in Harrison Twp., White Co., AR:
1. Annie LATTA, b. 1871; d. bef. 1880
2. Rosie LATTA, b. 1871; d. bef. 1880
3. Henry Luther LATTA, b. 7 Apr 1872
4. William Ervin LATTA, b. 27 Jul 1873; d. 29 Oct 1933, OK
5. John M. LATTA, b. 14 May 1875

— born in Union Twp., Webster Co., MO:
6. Jenette A. LATTA, b. ca. 1877
7. Lewis / Louis Marvin LATTA, b. 1 Sep 1878, Marshfield
8. Martha E. LATTA, b. ca. 1880
9. Albert LATTA, b. Nov 1882

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Sources:

1. Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957. White County Courthouse, Marriage Record. Volume B, p. 284 (online at FamilySearch.org):

William J Latta, To, E V Venable
The rites of matrimony was solemnized on the
13th day of January 1870 between William J Latta
aged twenty one years, and Elizabeth Venable
aged twenty years, both of White County Arkansas
Credentials recorded in Jackson County Arkansas
in Marriage Record page 159,
This the 1st day of February 1870
C S Floyd
A true Copy filed for Record, February 10 1870
Jno. A? Cole
County Clerk

So, was the marriage in White County or Jackson County?

2. 1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Wm. J. LATTA (æ 2, b. NC) is living in "Napp of Reeds District," Granville Co., NC (p. 173A), with his parents, Granderson LATTA (æ 33, b. NC) & Nancy C. (æ 32, b. NC), plus siblings. Elizabeth V. VENABLE (æ 11/12, b. AR) is living in War Eagle Twp., Van Buren Co., AR, with her parents (q.v.).

3. 1860 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find William or his parents. He is said to be in Harrison Twp., White Co., AR, but I did a page-by-page search of Harrison Twp. and didn't find him or his parents. Some people just get missed in the census, often because they moved that year. Elzabeth VEANBLE (æ 10, b. AR) is living in Benton Twp., Polk Co., MO, with her parents (q.v.).

4. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #20 of 23): Coldwell P.O., Harrison Twp., White Co., AR, Roll M593_67, p. 363A, PN 23, 167/167, enumerated 7 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1870: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 19

167 167 Latty W J 21 M W farmer 250 N Carolina Jan /

_____ Elizabeth V 20 F W keeping house Arkansas /

Listed next to William's widowed mother, Nancy C. "LATTY" (æ 46, b. NC), plus her five remaining children.

5. 1880 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #5 of 34): Union Twp., Webster Co., MO, Roll 740, p. 263A, PN 5, SD 4, ED 133, enumerated 3 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 21 24 25 26

43 43 Latta Wm J W M 31 / Farm Laborer N Carolina NC Nc

_____ Elizabeth V W F 30 Wife / Keeping house Arkansas Tenn Tenn

_____ Henry L W M 8 Son / / Arkansas NC Ark

_____ Wm E W M 6 Son / / Arkansas NC Ark

_____ John M W M 5 Son / Arkansas NC Ark

_____ Jenette A W F 3 Dau / Missouri NC Ark

_____ Lewis M W M 1 Son / Missouri NC Ark

_____ Martha E W F 3/12 Feb Dau / Missouri NC Ark

Listed nine households from father-in-law, E. Marion VENABLE.

6. 1890 U.S. Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7. 1900 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #21 of 34): Harrison Twp., White Co., AR, Roll, p. 183A, SN 11, SD 2, ED 150, enumerated 16 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

231 239 Latta Elizabeth Head W F Feb 1849 51 Wd 8 6 AR TN TN Farmer O Y Y Y ? F H 201

Lattie William Son W M Jul 1873 26 S AR NC AR Farm laborer 0 Y Y Y

Latta Marvin Son W M Sep 1878 21 S MO NC AR Farm laborer 0 Y Y Y

Latta Albert Son W M Nov 1882 17 S MO NC AR Farm laborer 0 Y Y Y

8. 1910 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Widow Elizabeth LATTA (æ 60, b. AR) is living in the City of Bartlesville (Ward 4), Bartlesville Twp., Washington Co., OK (p. 264B), with her married son, William LATTA (æ 37, b. AR), and his family.

9. 1920 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Widow Elizabeth LATTA (æ 70, b. AR) is living in the Bartlesville City (Ward 4), Bartlesville Twp., Washington Co., OK (p. 145A), with her widowed son, William E. LATTA (æ 47, b. AR), and his remaining children.

10. 1930 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Elizabet B. LATA (æ 80, b. AR — indexed "Later") is living in Strike Axe Twp., Osage Co., OK (p. 204B), with her widowed son, William E. LATA (æ 52, b. AR — indexed "Later"), and his remaining child.

. Find-a-Grave: Entries (online at findagrave.com):

Name - Elizabeth Virginia "Bettie" Venable Latta -

Birth - 2 Feb 1850, Van Buren County, Arkansas -

Death - 15 Mar 1939, Chandler, Lincoln County, OK -

Note - [has photo] -

Burial - Star Valley Cemetery
Warwick, Lincoln County, Oklahoma -

Inscription - ELIZABETH V.
LATTA
1850 — 1939 -

Father - - -

Mother - Elzada Swor Venable (1825-1890) -

Spouse - - -

- - - -

- - - -

Memorial # - 5594557 -

As of this date (28 Apr 2017), she's the only LATTA listed in the cemetery. Can't find William Jefferson.

. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com).

. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

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