Elmer B. Latshaw and Sarah Richardson

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Husband Elmer B. Latshaw ¹

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           Born: 17 Feb 1861 1
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         Father: Silas Latshaw (Abt 1836-1866) 2
         Mother: Martha Yingling (1838-      ) 2

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       Marriage: 18 Jan 1888 1

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Wife Sarah Richardson ¹

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         Father: James Richardson (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Ann [Unk] (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 M Walter Latshaw ¹

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           Died: when fifteen months old
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 F Mary Latshaw ¹

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           Died: Bef 1914
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 M Paul Latshaw ³

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           Born: Abt 1894
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4 M Wendell Latshaw ³

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           Born: Abt 1899
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General Notes: Husband - Elmer B. Latshaw

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He was but five years old when his father died. He continued to live on the old home farm in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, until fifteen years old, meantime attending common school, and then started out to make his own way in the world. When twenty years old he gave up work for a time in order to resume his studies, and for two years attended school at Edinboro, Pennsylvania. At the end of that time he went to Beaver County, Pennsylvania, to enter the employ of the Bridgewater Gas Company, remaining at Rochester, Beaver County, for three years. In 1888 and 1889 he was at Wellsville, Ohio, in the employ of the Ohio Valley Gas Company. His most important business interests, however were in the manufacturing of brick. He began that business at Vanport, in Beaver County, when he was a partner in the Vanport Brick Company, a prosperous concern, with which he was connected until he came to Kittanning, in 1894. There he started the plant later conducted by the Kittanning Brick & Fire Clay Company, planning and overseeing the construction of the works and superintending the operation of the same for fifteen years. Selling his interests in this establishment in 1907, Mr. Latshaw took a position with the Hydraulic Pressed Brick Company, of St. Louis, whose plant was located at Brazil, Indiana. He became well known all over the country in his connection with the brick manufacturing business. At Kittanning he made the first vitrified gray brick turned out in Pennsylvania, if not in the country, shipping the product to points all over the country, between New York and California and Canada and Mexico.
Mr. Latshaw always took an ardent interest in public affairs and an active part in politics, as a Republican until the formation of the Washington party, on whose ticket he was elected to the Legislature. His home was in that part of Kittanning known as Wickboro, and he served his fellow citizens there faithfully as a member of the school board and councilman. In 1912 he was the candidate for State representative on the straight Washington ticket, and was elected to service until 1915. He rendered that party valuable service as committeeman, and was secretary of the Armstrong County organization. His religious connection was with the M. E. Church. [HAC 1914, 596]

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General Notes: Wife - Sarah Richardson

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from Washington Co, PA

1 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 596.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 1052.

3 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 597.