Henry K. Lattin

Henry K. Lattin (1806-1894) aka Henry Latten, aka Henry Latting. He was a farmer who died from a fall while picking apples. (b. January 05, 1806, Oyster Bay, Queens County, Long Island, New York, USA - d. November 21, 1894, Farmingdale, Nassau County, Long Island, New York, 11735, USA)

Birth: He was the son of Richard Latting II and Elizabeth Ketcham. His full name may be Henry Ketcham Lattin, but this is just speculation.

Marriage: Henry married Julia Wood (1813-1873) around 1830.

Children: Together they had the following children: Mary E. Lattin (1833-1874) who married Charles Powell; George Lattin (1837-?); Juliette Lattin (c1840-?); William H. Lattin (1842-1871) who married Ella X; Phoebe Maria Lattin (1845-?); Susannah Lattin (1848-1868); Smith Lattin (1849-?); Charles G. Lattin (1850-1869); Jarvis Andrew Lattin (1853-1941) who married Mary Jane Puckett (1854-1927); and Deborah Jane Lattin (1858-1861) who died as a child.

Oyster Bay, Long Island: In 1860 Henry and Julia were living in Oyster Bay, and Henry was listed in the census as "Henry Latten" and 35 years old which would have his birth year as 1815, not the 1805 on his tombstone. In 1880 Henry was, living with his son Jarvis in Oyster Bay, Queens County, New York on Long Island.

Death: Henry died in 1894 from a fall while picking apples.

Obituary: "Farmingdale. Mr. Henry Lattin, an old resident of this village formerly of Babylon, died on Wednesday morning, aged 88 years and 10 months. Mr. Lattin was in appearance as well and strong as was possible for one of his years. He would often take a walk of a couple of miles to call upon some friend and to tell him how he enjoyed religion, and would sing one of his favorite hyms and then go onto another friend's, and he was always a welcome visitor. A few weeks ago, while ascending a ladder to pick some apples, he missed his footing and fell to the ground, breaking his thigh and fracturing his arm and death resulted from the injuries received at that time. His funeral services were attended at the M. E. Church on Friday at one o'clock. We sympathize with the bereaved family. He leaves two sons and a large number of friends to mourn his loss."

Burial: He was buried in the Powell Cemetery.

Will: His will was proved on Friday, March 27, 1896 and was reported in the Brooklyn Eagle.

Memories about Henry Lattin: Harold Lawrence McPheeters (1923- ), his biographer, has said that "He beat his second wife, Hannah, so badly she sought to get a divorce from him. He had to give her half of his property and he had to sell his house. Henry was a fundamentalist preacher who would say 'Praise the Lord' as he beat his wife." Note: The Brooklyn Eagle newspaper lists the person who beat his wife as "Daniel Lattin" and not Henry Lattin.

Research: Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on August 29, 2003. Updated on July 11, 2013 with his obituary.