LATTA, Calvin

LATTA, JENKINS

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 2/10/2014 at 18:13:59

Biography ~ Calvin Latta

"Biographical and Historical Record of
Ringgold and Decatur Counties, Iowa"
(Lewis Publishing Company (1887)), p. 506:

CALVIN LATTA, one of the successful farmers of New Buda Township, and an active and enterprising citizen, was born in Ross County, Ohio, February 12, 1818. In the year 1820 his father, Moses Latta, moved with his family to Ohio County, Indiana,a nd there our subject was reared to manhood, and was there married in 1846 to Miss Rachel Jenkins, who was born in Ohio County, August 25, 1824. Of the seven children born to this union five are yet living - Mary Ann, Moses W., Warren J., Stephen B. and John L. Two daughters - Martha J. and Sarah M., are deceased. Mr. Latta came to Iowa in 1847, and settled in Muscatine, Muscatine County, where he lived a year, when he bought a farm on Cedar River. In 1855 he removed to Akron, Harrison County, Missouri, and there followed agricultural pursuits till October 11, 1866, when he came to his present home, on section 14, of New Buda Township, which was the pioneer home of Francis Varga. Mr. Latta came to Iowa a poor man, and his present fine property has been acquired by years of perserving industry and toil, and he is now classed among the well-to-do farmers of Decatur Township, where he resides. His farm contains 240 acres, all but eighty acres of timber land being improved and under cultivation. In politics Mr. Latta is a Democrat.

NOTE: Calvin Latta died at the age of 73 years on February 4, 1892. Rachel (Jenkins) Latta was born on September 25, 1824, and died at the age of 71 years on May 19, 1896. They were interred at Old Davis City Cemetery, Davis City IA.

Transcription and note by Sharon R. Becker, February of 2014