ANDERSON, Sarah Knot Latta^[1]

1862 - 1940  (78 years)

• Name	ANDERSON, Sarah Knot Latta
  Nickname	Sallie
  Birth	12 Feb 1862	Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, United States   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	10 Jun 1880	4th Civil District, Dyer, Tennessee, United States   [2]
  Death	7 Jul 1940	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States   [1]
  	"Wife, Mother Of Two Dallas Pastors Dies Mrs. Anderson Sr. Active in Church Until Eyesight Failed Wife and mother of two ministers who led the First Presbyterian Church of Dallas for nearly half a century, Mrs. William M. Anderson Sr., 78, died Saturday at the resident, 3209 Lemmon. She was the wife of Dr. William M. Anderson Sr. and the mother of Dr. William M. Anderson, Jr., successive pastors of the First Presbyterian Church. Funeral services will be held at the First Presbyterian Church and burial will be in Oakland Cemetery. Mrs. Anderson was the daughter of a well-known pre-Divil War educator and lawyer, Capt. Sam Latta. She was born in Dyersburg, Tenn., Feb. 12, 1862, and was educated in a woman's academy in that state. She first came to Dallas in 1895 when her husband became pastor of the first Church. For many years Mrs. Anderson worked with the women's organization of the church. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. She leaves three sons, Sam L. Anderson, James R. Anderson and John F. Anderson, all of Dallas; a sister, Mrs. T. C. Gordon of Dyersburg, Tenn., and seven grandchildren." [Source: Dallas Morning News, July 7, 1940, page 11]
  Burial	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States   [1]
  	Address: Oakland Cemetery
  	Section 1, Lot 5
  Person ID	I13241	Pickel_Bartlett
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	LATTA, Capt. Samuel Rankin,   b. 2 Dec 1827, New Alexandria, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States d. 11 Jul 1911, Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, United States (Age 83 years)
  Mother	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   [3]
  	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   [2]
  	Lawyer and farmer
  Family ID	F4018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S109] Find-a-Grave website, MEMORIAL ID 33732690. [S70] 1880 Federal Census, Civil District No.4, Dyer, Tennessee, ED 14, Page 85D, Dwelling 168. [S316] 1860 Federal Census, Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, Ancestry Page 4 of 21, Dwelling 29.