John Hart Latting
John Hart Latting was born on August 17, 1838, in Manchester, New York, to John and Elizabeth Latting. His father was a farmer who owned $1,000 of real estate and $2,500 of personal property by 1860. He grew up and attended school in Manchester. By 1860, he was also working as a farmer, and he owned $6,000 of real estate and $1,300 of personal property. He married Jane Parker on February 22, 1864, and they had at least five children: Clarence, born around 1866; Clinton, born around 1867; Florence, born around 1869; Franklin, born around 1873; and Helen, born around 1876. By 1870, he owned $16,500 of real estate and $3,175 of personal property. According to an early biographer, he was a “lifelong Democrat.” He also “possessed literary ability which brought him recognition from the important agricultural journals to which he frequently contributed.” He died of stomach cancer in Manchester on September 27, 1909.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (3740) | Latting, John Hart | 1838-08-17 | 1909-09-27 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (10554) [writer] ~ John H. Latting to Charles A. Gillett, 13 October 1862
People - Records: 1
- (3740) Latting, John Hart is the [friend of] (3739) Gillett, Charles A.
Places - Records: 1
- (3645) [birth, death, residence in 1860, residence in 1870] ~ Manchester, Ontario County, New York
Groups - Records: 1
- (1) [member/supporter] ~ Democratic Party
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; New York Death Index, 1852-1956, available from Ancestry.com; Ontario County (NY) Journal, 1 October 1909; Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY), 28 September 1909
