Newspaper Clippings & Miscellany
A Latta Tree Yields Presidential Timber
Charles X. McCalla III, citing Carl Boyer III’s Ancestors of American Presidents, traced Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe IV) back to John Latta of Branch 19 — by way of John Latta (d. 1768, m. Margaret Ross) and his son Joseph Latta.
Burt County Herald, Tekamah, Nebraska
A local-paper account of a surprise party thrown for Mr. W. W. Latta’s sixtieth birthday — thirty-five to forty friends attended and presented him with a handsome gold-headed cane before the evening was through.
A Latta Newspaper Article from 1899
A clipping from the Mt. Pleasant Star, March 23, 1899, concerning the estate sale and last will of Samuel (4) Latta of Branch 1 (b. July 21, 1823; d. Feb. 14, 1899; buried Fayette Co., PA, unmarried) — alongside an item on the Johnston family’s recovery from diphtheria in the same issue.
Books Written by Members of the Latta Family
- I Married a Vagabond (1939) — Rachel Whitehill Latta Franck, Branch 8
- Reminiscences of Pioneer Life (1912) — Robert R. Latta, Branch 3
- Chain of Sacred Wonders, or a Connected View of Scripture Scenes and Incidents from the Creation to the End of the Last Epoch — Samuel Alexander Latta, A.M., Branch 1
Australia History: Milton Ulladulla
Background on the Milton Ulladulla district on the New South Wales South Coast, home to the Society’s single documented Australian branch (Branch 12): Captain Cook first sighted Aboriginal people on the district’s beaches in 1770, and Rev. Thomas Kendall became the first white settler in 1828, cutting cedar at Narrawallee Creek near Milton.
Libraries & Societies Where We Send Our Newsletter
The Society maintains standing subscriptions with a number of libraries and genealogical societies, ensuring back issues remain accessible to researchers beyond the Society’s own membership — including the Library of Congress, the Lilly Library at Indiana University, the Allen County Public Library, the Dallas Public Library, the Denver Public Library, and the Alberta Genealogy Society.
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