LATTA, Capt. Samuel Rankin^[1]

1827 - 1911  (83 years)

• Name	LATTA, Samuel Rankin
  Prefix	Capt.
  Birth	2 Dec 1827	New Alexandria, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Jul 1911	Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, United States   [1]
  Burial	Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, United States   [1]
  	Address: Dyersburg City Cemetery
  	"Captain, Company K, 13th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry 13th Infantry Regiment, organized at Jackson, Tennessee, in June, 1861, contained men from Dyer, Fayette, Shelby, Gibson, McNairy, and Chester counties. It participated in the battles at Belmont, Shiloh , Richmond, and Perryville, then was assigned to P.Smith's, Vaughan's, and Palmer's Brigade, Army of Tennessee. During March, 1863, it was consolidated with the 154th (Senoir) Regiment. In November, 1862, the unit suffered from an outbreak of smallpox but recovered in time to fight at Murfreesboro. It went on to serve with the army from Chickamauga to Atlanta. Then it returned to Tennessee with Hood and was active in North Carolina. The regiment sustained 149 casualties at Belmont, 137 at Shiloh, and 48 at Richmond. Of the 252 engaged at Murfreesboro, forty-four percent were disabled. In December, 1863, the 13th/154th totalled 428 men and 263 arms. Few were included in the surrender on April 26, 1865. The field officers were Colonels R. W. Pitman, Alfred J. Vaughan, and John V. Wright; Lieutenant Colonels Beverly L. Dyer, William E. Morgan, and W.E. Winfield; and Majors Peter H. Cole and William J. Crook."
  Person ID	I13233	Pickel_Bartlett
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	LATTA, Jonathan,   b. Abt 1796, Tennessee, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	UNKNOWN, L. E.,   b. Abt 1793, Tennessee, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Residence	18 Jun 1860	Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, United States   [2]
  	Saddler
  Family ID	F4019	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	GUTHRIE, Mary Granger,   b. 8 Aug 1833, Tennessee, United States d. 8 Sep 1920, Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, United States (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1854	Dyer County, Tennessee, United States
  	Estimated from age of son Jonathan G. Latta in 1860 Census
  Residence	18 Jun 1860	Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, United States   [2]
  	Lawyer
  	Listed as S. R. and M. G. Latta; he was head of household with their two children, both his parents and his brother W.B. Latta living with them.
  Residence	10 Jun 1880	4th Civil District, Dyer, Tennessee, United States   [3]
  	Lawyer and farmer
  Children	1. LATTA, John Guthrie,   b. 21 Jul 1857, Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, United States d. 27 Dec 1925, Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, United States (Age 68 years)   2. LATTA, Kate,   b. 17 Oct 1859, Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, United States d. 23 May 1946, Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, United States (Age 86 years)   3. ANDERSON, Sarah Knot Latta,   b. 12 Feb 1862, Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, United States d. 7 Jul 1940, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States (Age 78 years)   4. LATTA, Mary E.,   b. Abt 1864, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States d. Yes, date unknown   5. LATTA, Frank W.,   b. 1866, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States d. 1936 (Age 70 years)   6. LATTA, Samuel Granger,   b. 5 Aug 1871, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States d. 1934, Dyer County, Tennessee, United States (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F4018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

• Sources

  [S109] Find-a-Grave website, MEMORIAL ID 28992255. [S316] 1860 Federal Census, Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, Ancestry Page 4 of 21, Dwelling 29. [S70] 1880 Federal Census, Civil District No.4, Dyer, Tennessee, ED 14, Page 85D, Dwelling 168.