Henry C. Latham, for many years a prominent figure in the business and social life of Springfield, died Saturday evening at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Henry Curtner, near Warm Springs, Cal., aged 80 years. Mr. Latham was born at Elkhart Grove, Logan county, April 11, 1837, the son of Leonard and Margaret Stephenson Latham, and a descendant of one of the early pioneer families of central Illinois. His grandfather, Judge James Latham, was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, in 1768. When a young man he became a pioneer of Kentucky, where in 1792 he married Mary Briggs.
In 1819 he moved with his family to Elkhart Grove, and upon the organization of Sangamon county was appointed first probate judge. Subsequently he was appointed United States Indian agent with headquarters at Peoria, where he died Dec. 4, 1826. His son Richard, Henry C. Latham's father, was born in Bowling Green, Ky., and came with his parents to Elkhart in 1819, where he resided until 1853, when he moved to Springfield. The Latham homestead was located on the southwest corner of Sixth and Monroe streets (the present site of the Ferguson building), until it was moved to the corner of Sixth and Allen streets about 1870.
He was twice married and his second wife was Mrs. Margaret Broadwell, whose maiden name was Stephenson. To them were born thirteen children. Mr. Richard Latham died June 5, 1868, and his wife departed this life in 1886 at an advanced age.
Henry C. Latham came to Springfield in 1853, and with the exception of one year (1857) in the office of an insurance agent in Dubuque, Iowa, spent the remainder of his life as a resident of Springfield. His first experience in business was as a clerk in the office of the county clerk, where he remained two years. He later was employed in the old banking house of N. H. Ridgely & Co., and was chief clerk in the office of Sharon Tyndale, state auditor. He was twice elected enrolling and engrossing clerk of the house of representatives and was deputy collector of internal revenue during 1872 and 1873.
In 1868 he purchased the interests of Nicholas Strott in the abstract business, which he prosecuted in company with Pascal P. Enos until he bought out his partner. In 1874 he formed a partnership with George H. Souther, under the firm name of Latham & Souther. The firm continued the business of making abstracts and in addition became loan agents for the investment of money in real estate mortgage loans.
In 1886 Mr. Latham and Mr. Souther organized the Sangamon Loan & Trust Co., of which Mr. Latham was secretary and then cashier until 1910, when he was elected vice president. In 1859 Mr. Latham organized the Abstract and Title Guaranty company and was its president until it was purchased by the Sangamon County Abstract company.
For the last few years the weakness of age compelled his retirement from active life and he has divided his time between California and Springfield. From the time he came to Springfield Mr. Latham was intimately associated with all its business, social, religious and charitable activities. He was at the time of his death elder emeritus of the First Christian church, which honorable position was made for him in recognition of his long years of service to the church he loved, and served as deacon and elder, and to which he had belonged since his sixteenth year.
He was active in the first organization of the Young Men's Christian association and of the Home for the Friendless, and served both institutions as an officer for many years. Mr. Latham saw the prairies of Illinois before they were crossed by railroads, telegraph lines or even wagon roads. He watched the progress of central Illinois from a wild waste of virgin land to the cultivated fields and cities of today, and saw Springfield a small pioneer town grow to its present size.
Mr. Latham was never married. Of his twelve brothers and sisters, two survive him, Mrs. Henry Curtner of Warm Springs, Cal., and Mrs. James H. McCollough of San Jose, Cal. Mr. Latham T. Souther of this city is his nephew and Miss Elizabeth Souther his niece.
Funeral services will be held at the First Christian church Thursday afternoon. Rev. T. T. Holton of Bloomington, a life long friend of Mr. Latham, is expected to conduct the services. Family services may be held at the residence of Latham T. Souther previous to the services at the church.
--IL State Register, Springfield, IL, 10-22-1917
In 1819 he moved with his family to Elkhart Grove, and upon the organization of Sangamon county was appointed first probate judge. Subsequently he was appointed United States Indian agent with headquarters at Peoria, where he died Dec. 4, 1826. His son Richard, Henry C. Latham's father, was born in Bowling Green, Ky., and came with his parents to Elkhart in 1819, where he resided until 1853, when he moved to Springfield. The Latham homestead was located on the southwest corner of Sixth and Monroe streets (the present site of the Ferguson building), until it was moved to the corner of Sixth and Allen streets about 1870.
He was twice married and his second wife was Mrs. Margaret Broadwell, whose maiden name was Stephenson. To them were born thirteen children. Mr. Richard Latham died June 5, 1868, and his wife departed this life in 1886 at an advanced age.
Henry C. Latham came to Springfield in 1853, and with the exception of one year (1857) in the office of an insurance agent in Dubuque, Iowa, spent the remainder of his life as a resident of Springfield. His first experience in business was as a clerk in the office of the county clerk, where he remained two years. He later was employed in the old banking house of N. H. Ridgely & Co., and was chief clerk in the office of Sharon Tyndale, state auditor. He was twice elected enrolling and engrossing clerk of the house of representatives and was deputy collector of internal revenue during 1872 and 1873.
In 1868 he purchased the interests of Nicholas Strott in the abstract business, which he prosecuted in company with Pascal P. Enos until he bought out his partner. In 1874 he formed a partnership with George H. Souther, under the firm name of Latham & Souther. The firm continued the business of making abstracts and in addition became loan agents for the investment of money in real estate mortgage loans.
In 1886 Mr. Latham and Mr. Souther organized the Sangamon Loan & Trust Co., of which Mr. Latham was secretary and then cashier until 1910, when he was elected vice president. In 1859 Mr. Latham organized the Abstract and Title Guaranty company and was its president until it was purchased by the Sangamon County Abstract company.
For the last few years the weakness of age compelled his retirement from active life and he has divided his time between California and Springfield. From the time he came to Springfield Mr. Latham was intimately associated with all its business, social, religious and charitable activities. He was at the time of his death elder emeritus of the First Christian church, which honorable position was made for him in recognition of his long years of service to the church he loved, and served as deacon and elder, and to which he had belonged since his sixteenth year.
He was active in the first organization of the Young Men's Christian association and of the Home for the Friendless, and served both institutions as an officer for many years. Mr. Latham saw the prairies of Illinois before they were crossed by railroads, telegraph lines or even wagon roads. He watched the progress of central Illinois from a wild waste of virgin land to the cultivated fields and cities of today, and saw Springfield a small pioneer town grow to its present size.
Mr. Latham was never married. Of his twelve brothers and sisters, two survive him, Mrs. Henry Curtner of Warm Springs, Cal., and Mrs. James H. McCollough of San Jose, Cal. Mr. Latham T. Souther of this city is his nephew and Miss Elizabeth Souther his niece.
Funeral services will be held at the First Christian church Thursday afternoon. Rev. T. T. Holton of Bloomington, a life long friend of Mr. Latham, is expected to conduct the services. Family services may be held at the residence of Latham T. Souther previous to the services at the church.
--IL State Register, Springfield, IL, 10-22-1917
Henry C. Latham, for many years a prominent figure in the business and social life of Springfield, died Saturday evening at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Henry Curtner, near Warm Springs, Cal., aged 80 years. Mr. Latham was born at Elkhart Grove, Logan county, April 11, 1837, the son of Leonard and Margaret Stephenson Latham, and a descendant of one of the early pioneer families of central Illinois. His grandfather, Judge James Latham, was born in Loudoun county, Virginia, in 1768. When a young man he became a pioneer of Kentucky, where in 1792 he married Mary Briggs.
In 1819 he moved with his family to Elkhart Grove, and upon the organization of Sangamon county was appointed first probate judge. Subsequently he was appointed United States Indian agent with headquarters at Peoria, where he died Dec. 4, 1826. His son Richard, Henry C. Latham's father, was born in Bowling Green, Ky., and came with his parents to Elkhart in 1819, where he resided until 1853, when he moved to Springfield. The Latham homestead was located on the southwest corner of Sixth and Monroe streets (the present site of the Ferguson building), until it was moved to the corner of Sixth and Allen streets about 1870.
He was twice married and his second wife was Mrs. Margaret Broadwell, whose maiden name was Stephenson. To them were born thirteen children. Mr. Richard Latham died June 5, 1868, and his wife departed this life in 1886 at an advanced age.
Henry C. Latham came to Springfield in 1853, and with the exception of one year (1857) in the office of an insurance agent in Dubuque, Iowa, spent the remainder of his life as a resident of Springfield. His first experience in business was as a clerk in the office of the county clerk, where he remained two years. He later was employed in the old banking house of N. H. Ridgely & Co., and was chief clerk in the office of Sharon Tyndale, state auditor. He was twice elected enrolling and engrossing clerk of the house of representatives and was deputy collector of internal revenue during 1872 and 1873.
In 1868 he purchased the interests of Nicholas Strott in the abstract business, which he prosecuted in company with Pascal P. Enos until he bought out his partner. In 1874 he formed a partnership with George H. Souther, under the firm name of Latham & Souther. The firm continued the business of making abstracts and in addition became loan agents for the investment of money in real estate mortgage loans.
In 1886 Mr. Latham and Mr. Souther organized the Sangamon Loan & Trust Co., of which Mr. Latham was secretary and then cashier until 1910, when he was elected vice president. In 1859 Mr. Latham organized the Abstract and Title Guaranty company and was its president until it was purchased by the Sangamon County Abstract company.
For the last few years the weakness of age compelled his retirement from active life and he has divided his time between California and Springfield. From the time he came to Springfield Mr. Latham was intimately associated with all its business, social, religious and charitable activities. He was at the time of his death elder emeritus of the First Christian church, which honorable position was made for him in recognition of his long years of service to the church he loved, and served as deacon and elder, and to which he had belonged since his sixteenth year.
He was active in the first organization of the Young Men's Christian association and of the Home for the Friendless, and served both institutions as an officer for many years. Mr. Latham saw the prairies of Illinois before they were crossed by railroads, telegraph lines or even wagon roads. He watched the progress of central Illinois from a wild waste of virgin land to the cultivated fields and cities of today, and saw Springfield a small pioneer town grow to its present size.
Mr. Latham was never married. Of his twelve brothers and sisters, two survive him, Mrs. Henry Curtner of Warm Springs, Cal., and Mrs. James H. McCollough of San Jose, Cal. Mr. Latham T. Souther of this city is his nephew and Miss Elizabeth Souther his niece.
Funeral services will be held at the First Christian church Thursday afternoon. Rev. T. T. Holton of Bloomington, a life long friend of Mr. Latham, is expected to conduct the services. Family services may be held at the residence of Latham T. Souther previous to the services at the church.
--IL State Register, Springfield, IL, 10-22-1917
In 1819 he moved with his family to Elkhart Grove, and upon the organization of Sangamon county was appointed first probate judge. Subsequently he was appointed United States Indian agent with headquarters at Peoria, where he died Dec. 4, 1826. His son Richard, Henry C. Latham's father, was born in Bowling Green, Ky., and came with his parents to Elkhart in 1819, where he resided until 1853, when he moved to Springfield. The Latham homestead was located on the southwest corner of Sixth and Monroe streets (the present site of the Ferguson building), until it was moved to the corner of Sixth and Allen streets about 1870.
He was twice married and his second wife was Mrs. Margaret Broadwell, whose maiden name was Stephenson. To them were born thirteen children. Mr. Richard Latham died June 5, 1868, and his wife departed this life in 1886 at an advanced age.
Henry C. Latham came to Springfield in 1853, and with the exception of one year (1857) in the office of an insurance agent in Dubuque, Iowa, spent the remainder of his life as a resident of Springfield. His first experience in business was as a clerk in the office of the county clerk, where he remained two years. He later was employed in the old banking house of N. H. Ridgely & Co., and was chief clerk in the office of Sharon Tyndale, state auditor. He was twice elected enrolling and engrossing clerk of the house of representatives and was deputy collector of internal revenue during 1872 and 1873.
In 1868 he purchased the interests of Nicholas Strott in the abstract business, which he prosecuted in company with Pascal P. Enos until he bought out his partner. In 1874 he formed a partnership with George H. Souther, under the firm name of Latham & Souther. The firm continued the business of making abstracts and in addition became loan agents for the investment of money in real estate mortgage loans.
In 1886 Mr. Latham and Mr. Souther organized the Sangamon Loan & Trust Co., of which Mr. Latham was secretary and then cashier until 1910, when he was elected vice president. In 1859 Mr. Latham organized the Abstract and Title Guaranty company and was its president until it was purchased by the Sangamon County Abstract company.
For the last few years the weakness of age compelled his retirement from active life and he has divided his time between California and Springfield. From the time he came to Springfield Mr. Latham was intimately associated with all its business, social, religious and charitable activities. He was at the time of his death elder emeritus of the First Christian church, which honorable position was made for him in recognition of his long years of service to the church he loved, and served as deacon and elder, and to which he had belonged since his sixteenth year.
He was active in the first organization of the Young Men's Christian association and of the Home for the Friendless, and served both institutions as an officer for many years. Mr. Latham saw the prairies of Illinois before they were crossed by railroads, telegraph lines or even wagon roads. He watched the progress of central Illinois from a wild waste of virgin land to the cultivated fields and cities of today, and saw Springfield a small pioneer town grow to its present size.
Mr. Latham was never married. Of his twelve brothers and sisters, two survive him, Mrs. Henry Curtner of Warm Springs, Cal., and Mrs. James H. McCollough of San Jose, Cal. Mr. Latham T. Souther of this city is his nephew and Miss Elizabeth Souther his niece.
Funeral services will be held at the First Christian church Thursday afternoon. Rev. T. T. Holton of Bloomington, a life long friend of Mr. Latham, is expected to conduct the services. Family services may be held at the residence of Latham T. Souther previous to the services at the church.
--IL State Register, Springfield, IL, 10-22-1917
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