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From: "Cindy Stiene" <>
Subject: Fw: [LATTA-L] James Eudoris Latta
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 20:21:11 -0500


FYI.
+++++++++++++++++++
> Hi, John,
>
> Thanks for the additional info. It looks like the SC Lattas met up with
my
> cousin's relatives the McClures who came through Georgia to AL then moved
> on to TX. I don't know how common a surname McClure is but I bet Nedra
(my
> cousin) would know.
>
> She is probably still looking at possible connections of your uncle to
her
> family. Her 2nd or 3rd g-gmther was Mattie McClure of the Atlanta, GA
area
> who came to AL during the Civil War (namely during Sherman's raid). Her
> grandparents were living in Morgan Co., AL at this time. She met and
> married James Alford Monroe Barkley in 1870, then moved with him to Erath
> Co., TX. Her brother, Robert settled in nearby Runnels Co., TX to ranch
> cattle.
>
> Nedra and I are double related, and probably tripley related through the
> Barkley, Crow and Matkin families who came through SC in the 18th
century,
> namely Anderson Co./Pendleton District and eventually settled in AL, TX
and
> MO.
>
> My Latta ancestors were based out of NC in the morass affectionately
known
> as Orange Co. I just found it interesting that there could potentially
be
> another Latta connection to my family independent of the current
connection
> which is through my parents.
>
> Again, thanks for the info and I will be forwarding it to my cousin.
>
> Regards,
>
> Cindy
>
> P.S. Did you know that if you had been born in the 1800's with a name
like
> John Allen Latta, I would have immediately suspected that you were part
of
> my direct Latta line? The name "Allen" was used in several generations
to
> commemorate the family of Nancy Allen Latta, wife of James Latta of
Orange
> Co., NC.
> ----------
> > From: John A. Latta <>
> > To: 'Cindy Stiene' <>
> > Subject: RE: [LATTA-L] James Eudoris Latta
> > Date: Friday, September 18, 1998 1:31 AM
> >
> > Hello Cindy:
> >
> > My name is John Allen Latta and I'm the great grandson of James
> Eudoris
> > Latta, grandson of Thomas Albert Latta, son of Chester Ashby Latta and
> > cousin to Jimmy (James Gano McClure, Jr.) and Debbie McClure.
> > snip<

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