Lewis Latham

Abt 1790 - Aft 1860  (~ 71 years)

• Name	Lewis Latham  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1790	South Carolina   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aft 1860	Sabine County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	On the 1835 Sabine District, Texas census, his family is listed as follows: 79. Lewis Latham 45 widower Catholic farmer Parazade, daughter 18 single Mahulda, daughter 13 single Maston, son 9 Jare Collinds, son 7 313. Alca Latham 21 Lewis, son 1 Is Alca a widowed daughter in law? Or an unmarried daughter? On December 20, 1848, Lewis gave James Ferguson "Power of Attorney" and conveyed his right, title, and interest in his headright of land of (1) league of land, for the sum of $1000. Witnessed by Abraham Large and Collins Latham. His place of birth has been shown as both Kentucky and South Carolina.
  Person ID	I10648	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family 1	Unknown Wife Of Lewis Latham,   b. Abt 1790   d. Bef 1848 (Age ~ 57 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1817  [2]
  Children	1. Parazody Latham,   b. Abt 1817, Illinois d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mahuldah Latham,   b. Abt 1822, Illinois d. Abt 1880 (Age ~ 58 years)   3. Mastin Latham,   b. 10 Jan 1826, Illinois d. 26 Jun 1909, Sterling City, Sterling County, Texas (Age 83 years)   4. Jeremiah Collins Latham,   b. Oct 1828, Illinois d. Abt 1907, Sterling City, Sterling County, Texas (Age ~ 78 years)
  Family ID	F4656	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy Sarah Large,   b. Bef 1803   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Bef 1848
  	Paul Latham has their date of marriage as March 10, 1833, in Clarke County, Arkansas. However, according to the 1835 Sabine District, Texas, census, Lewis was widowed. No wife is listed. Additionally, the children of Lewis and Nancy were not born until after 1849. Why would their be a 16 year gap after their marriage?
  Children	1. William Moses Latham,   b. Mar 1849, Sabine County, Texas d. 1912, Otero County, New Mexico (Age ~ 62 years)   2. Eliza R. Latham,   b. 1851, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   3. Frances M. Latham,   b. 1853, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4657	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1790 - South Carolina Death - Aft 1860 - Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S350] Schluter, Helen Gomer "1835 Sabine District, Texas Census" c. 1983 Distributed by Ericson Books, p 11 (Reliability: 3). [S171] Latham, Paul G.-family researcher; Descendants of Jeremiah Latham ; Ver, September 5, 2000; http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/a/t/Paul-G-Latham/index.html, (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/a/t/Paul-G-Latham/index.html).