EIGHTH GENERATION

231. Jesse Llewellyn LATHAM ⁽⁶⁾ was born on Mar 5 1882 in Geneva, Reeve, Franklin, Ia. He died on Sep 10 1967 in Hampton, Franklin, Ia. He was buried in Hampton, Franklin, Ia. No birth certificate available at Court House in Hampton. Confirmed
son
of Milton D. Latham from 'History of Franklin County' page 523 in
Hampton
Library. Parents were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at
Geneva.
Trying to check church records for birth or baptism. 1992 - church is
now
United Methodist Church at Geneva & is a two point parish with UMC at
Ackley. Church records are at Ackley and unavailble this date.

Jesse was always known as having a wonderful, dry sense of humour.

He was married to Mamie MEYER (daughter of John MEYER and Christine (Kirsten) PEDERSON) on Nov 25 1910 in Alexander, , Ia. Mamie MEYER⁽⁶⁾ was born on Sep 10 1888 in Blairsburg, Hamilton Co., Ia. She died on Nov 6 1978 in Fort Dodge, Webster Co., Ia. She was christened in Coulter, Naz.Luth, Ia. She was buried in Hampton, Franklin, Ia. 1900 Census gives birthdate of 9 of 1889. !Birth record, Hamilton Co.
Ia,
Index to register of Births, Book 1, page 94, # 138, father John
Meyer,
mother, Christina. Medical attendant D. A. Robertson M. D., Williams,
Ia..

! Hamilton Co birth register says birth is 1888.

Niece, Clara Mae (Blom) Hopkey says she helped Mamie now & then.
Mamie
showed Clara Mae how to drive a car, helped her get her 1st drivers
license and paid for her first permanent.

Birth records have Mayme spelling. Jesse Llewellyn LATHAM and Mamie MEYER had the following children:

+247 i. Willard Chester LATHAM.
+248 ii. Wilbur Joseph (Wib) LATHAM.

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