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Descendants of William Latta

Generation No. 4

8. JANE ELLEN⁴ BEYERS (MARIA LUCRETIA³ SPEERS, MARY² LATTA, WILLIAM¹) was born 1908. She married WILLIAM R. BOWDEN.

More About JANE ELLEN BEYERS:
Fact 1: 1932, lived in Dunbar, Pa.

Children of JANE BEYERS and WILLIAM BOWDEN are:

JOHN FRYE⁵ BOWDEN.

ii.

VARDEN BOWDEN.

iii.

MARY ELLEN BOWDEN.

9. MARY ESTELLE⁴ TAGGART (ANASTASIA³ LATTA, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹). She married HENRY WALKONSHAW.

More About MARY ESTELLE TAGGART:
Fact 1: 1932, Living in Wilkinsburg, Pa

Children of MARY TAGGART and HENRY WALKONSHAW are:

JOHN⁵ WALKONSHAW.

ii.

WILLIAM WALKONSHAW.

10. CHARLES EMMETT⁴ LATTA (ROLAND STEWART³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born September 06, 1886 in Hilldale, Pa. He married BERTHA BAKER January 03, 1916 in Pittsburg, Pa.

Children of CHARLES LATTA and BERTHA BAKER are:

WILLIAM ELMER⁵ LATTA, b. September 10, 1917.

ii.

OLIVE JEAN LATTA, b. July 17, 1922.

iii.

ROBERT BAKER LATTA, b. February 02, 1925.

iv.

SARAH FRANCES LATTA, b. March 10, 1927.

11. CLIFFORD BEEDLE⁴ LATTA ,SR. (ROLAND STEWART³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born August 11, 1891 in McKeesport, Pa, and died April 05, 1940 in Pittsburg, Pa. He married OLGA HAGER MAY June 06, 1925 in Cincinnati, Ohio, daughter of ANDREW MAY and JULIA MAYO.

Notes for CLIFFORD BEEDLE LATTA ,SR.:
Military Service WWI: 29th Engineers. Enlisted in Reserve Corps in May and was called up on Oct 3, 1917. Filled out a brief journal (in possession of C.B. Latta, Jr.) provided by to servicemen by First National Bank of McKeesport, with following facts:
At Fort Slocum, New Rochelle, NY: "Had it easy at Fort Slocum, no uniform, no drills, no fatigue duty. Just lived the life of Reilly as long as the dice were nice to me."
Boarded the Agememnon at Hoboken, NJ on Oct. 29, 1917. Sailed on Oct. 31. On Nov. 9, the ship was rammed by the Von Stueben and "almost sent us to the bottom--the YMCA Testaments certainly got a big play as the boys started to realize we were darned lucky." Ship arrived in Brest, F rance Nov. 12, 1917. Following places listed as having been located (his spellings): St. Nazaire, Grevies, Isurtelle, Lagney (north of Toul), Baccarat on hill above town; Bernecourt, Pannes, Essey, all north of Toul on hill opposite Montsie (?) Thiacourt (?).
Mentions coming under shell fire and bombed by aeroplane with Army troops in Toul and Bacaret Sectors. Further listing of service: " St. Mihiel, Sept 12-18, 1918. Baccarat Sector during summer, Toul Sector to the end of the war, 1918, and up to first of year when went to railroad head by truck, to Sorcy and then by train to Bourge-sur-Grande near Bordeaux"
"One thirty hour pass in Jan. 1919 was only pass over a few hours ever received, tho I put in for almost every time for leave when it was announced."
"Always a buck private in rear rank."
March 2, 1919, boarded Calamaris at Bordeaux. " Landed in New York March 12, 1919 and landed in Camp Dix on March 13, 1919 and received discharged from the army on March 21, 1919 and landed home that day."

More About CLIFFORD BEEDLE LATTA ,SR.:
Fact 1: McKeesport HS
Fact 2: Central Presbyterian Church, McKeesport
Fact 3: May 28, 1917, Enlisted Engineer Reserve Corps, 5th Reserve, oakmont, PA
Fact 4: October 04, 1917, Arrived Fort Slocum, New Rochelle, NY
Fact 5: October 10, 1917, To 26th Enginners, Depot Brigade
Fact 6: October 19, 1917, Sailed for France on Agememnon, rammed by Von Stueben on 11/9
Fact 7: November 12, 1917, Arr Brest, France
Fact 8: March 21, 1919, Discharged from Army at Ft. Dix, NJ
Fact 9: 1917-1919, Service in France

Child of CLIFFORD LATTA and OLGA MAY is:

CLIFFORD BEEDLE⁵ LATTA , JR., b. December 08, 1928, Floyd County, Kentucky; m. (1) BETTY PARKER, Floyd County, Kentucky; m. (2) AUDREY ANN ROBERTS, May 19, 1969, Wasington, D.C..

More About CLIFFORD BEEDLE LATTA , JR.:
Fact 1: 1946, Kentucky Military Institute (H.S.), Lyndon, KY., graduation
Fact 2: 1950, Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Va, AB Degree
Fact 3: 1954, University of KY Law School, Lexington, Ky, LLB Degree
Fact 4: 1954, Entered practice of law in Prestonsburg with grandfather, Andrew Jackson May.
Fact 5: 1968-1972, Elected to Ky State Senate, 29th District,

More About AUDREY ANN ROBERTS:
Fact 1: 1954, Lafayette HS graduation, Lexington, Ky
Fact 2: January 1959, University of KY, Lexington, ABJ
Fact 3: 1959-1960, Eastern Express, Inc., Terre Haute, Ind. PR
Fact 4: 1960-1968, KY. Pub. Info. Dept. News Div., director last,
Fact 5: 1968-1969, US Travel Serv., Washington, DC, Asst PR Dir
Fact 6: 1971-1975, Lexington Herald, E KY correspondent
Fact 7: 1978-1979, Huntington WV Herald Dispatch, EKY corr.
Fact 8: 1986-1994, Mayor, City of Prestonsburg
Fact 9: 1995, Secretary, KY Tourism Development Cabinet

12. EVAN DUANE⁴ LATTA (ROLAND STEWART³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born August 13, 1893 in McKeesport, Pa, and died 1957 in washington, D.C.. He married GLADYS NEASEL.

Notes for EVAN DUANE LATTA:
Served in France in WWI. In 1932 held government position in Washington, D.C.

Child of EVAN LATTA and GLADYS NEASEL is:

BARBARA JOAN⁵ LATTA, b. February 03, 1932, Washington, D.C..

13. MARY ALBERTA⁴ LATTA (ROLAND STEWART³, WILLIAM², WILLIAM¹) was born November 19, 1896. She married ALFRED C. HUMPHREY August 03, 1921 in McKeesport, Pa.

More About MARY ALBERTA LATTA:
Fact 1: 1932, Living in Akron, Oh. Both children born there

Children of MARY LATTA and ALFRED HUMPHREY are:

EDITH ANN⁵ HUMPHREY, b. December 03, 1924.

ii.

MARY LOU HUMPHREY, b. April 02, 1931.

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