Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Samuel T. Latham and Mercy Louette Gadsby




Husband Samuel T. Latham 1 2

           Born: 3 Jul 1851 - Sandy Lake Twp, Mercer Co, PA 1 3
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1922
         Buried: 


         Father: Elisha Latham, Jr. (      -      ) 1 3
         Mother: Nancy K. Turner (1822-      ) 1 3


       Marriage: 29 Nov 1879 3



Wife Mercy Louette Gadsby 1 3

           Born: 15 Apr 1858 - Mineral Twp, Venango Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Oct 1925 3
         Buried: 


         Father: Thomas Gadsby (1817-1894) 4 5
         Mother: Asenath Sippy (1825-1888) 5




Children
1 F Emma A. Latham 2 3

           Born: 23 Mar 1881 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Feb 1907 6
         Buried:  - Oak Hill Cemetery, Sandy Lake, Mercer Co, PA
         Spouse: Howard E. Perrine (1878-1967) 2
           Marr: 6 Mar 1903 2


2 M John T. Latham 3

           Born: 2 Jul 1884 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Zella B. Buckley (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 1910 - ? Venango Co, PA


3 M George E. Latham 3

           Born: 19 Feb 1887 3
     Christened: 
           Died: Apr 1973 - ? Grove City, Mercer Co, PA
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Emma Strawser (      -      ) 3
         Spouse: Mable Branson (      -      ) 3


4 F Nellie M. Latham 3

           Born: 19 Nov 1888 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: John Brest (      -      ) 3


5 M Frank K. Foster Latham 7

           Born: Apr 1893 - Stoneboro, Lake Twp, Mercer Co, PA 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Nellie J. Cosgrove (Abt 1896-      ) 7
           Marr: 20 Mar 1930 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 8


6 F Hanna Latham 7

           Born: 23 Sep 1896
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Nov 1986 - ? Sandy Lake, Mercer Co, PA 7
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Thomas Brinley Jenkins (      -      ) 7
           Marr: Aug 1919 7



General Notes: Husband - Samuel T. Latham

Sandy Lake, Mercer Co, PA


General Notes: Wife - Mercy Louette Gadsby


Unk newspaper,
Oct 21, 1925
RECENT DEATHS
Mrs. Samuel Latham.
Mrs. Mercy L. Latham, widow of the late Samuel T. Latham, who was stricken with apoplexy over a week ago, died at the family home at an early hour Wednesday morning without regaining consciousness. Mrs. Latham, whose maiden name was Mercy L. Gadsby, was aged 67 years and six months. She was married on Nov. 29, 1879, to Samuel T. Latham, whose death occurred nearly three years ago, following an accident in his barn. The deceased was a woman whose devotion to her family and home was a outstanding characteristic that endeared her to all who knew her and her death will be mourned by a wide circle of friends and acquaintances.
She is survived by five children: John T. and George E., of Stoneboro; Mrs. J. W. Brest and Mrs. T. B. Jenkins, of Sandy Lake; and Frank, at home. One daughter, Mrs. Howard Perrine, died in 1907. Seven grandchildren also survive: Evelyn Perrine, who made her home with her grandparents; Leona and Zelma Perrine, Edward, Samuel and Jane Elizabeth Brest and John Edward Jenkins.
The funeral service will be conducted by Rev. F. H. Frampton, a former family pastor, this (Friday) afternoon at the residence at 2 o'clock, assisted by Rev. P. N. Taylor. Interment will be made in the family lot in Oak Hill cemetery.

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Sources


1 Alexander Turner, A History of the Turner Family and Their Connections (Sheakleyville, PA: Press of W. R. English, 1890), Pg 26.

2 Unknown, Family History of John and Margaret Fowler Perrine (Sharon, PA: Whitehead-Eagle Corp., 1981), Pg 67.

3 Maude Gadsby Watkins, Gadsby Cousins (Stockton, CA: Privately published, 1988), Pg 47.

4 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1079.

5 Maude Gadsby Watkins, Gadsby Cousins (Stockton, CA: Privately published, 1988), Pg 8.

6 Unknown, Family History of John and Margaret Fowler Perrine (Sharon, PA: Whitehead-Eagle Corp., 1981), Pg 68.

7 Maude Gadsby Watkins, Gadsby Cousins (Stockton, CA: Privately published, 1988), Pg 48.

8 Venango Co, PA, Marriage License, #18105.


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