Son of James and Mary Briggs Latham. Married Sept 16, 1824 to his first wife, Emily Hubbard and they were the parents of one child: James T. Latham. Both Emily and child died in childbirth. Richard then married as his second wife, Margaret (Stephenson) Broadwell Nov 27, 1828, they were the parents of: Benjamin B. Latham, John D. Latham, Julia E. Lathan, Martha E. Latham, Henry C. Latham, Nancy (Nannie) Emily Latham b 12/6/1843, who married George Howard Souther in 1873, and Kitty F. Latham. Richard and Margaret had 5 children die in their youth.
Richard came with is father to Logan County, ahead of the rest of the family, in 1819, entered land for himself, in section eighteen, of what is now Elkhart township, on the south brow of Elkhart Hill, later known as the Gillett homestead, and received letters patent for the same in 1828. Here he kept what was known as the old "Kentucky House." This was the stopping place for early settlers in the twenties and later on, the lawyers who traveled the seventh circuit, Treat, Logan, Stuart, Baker, Edwards, Matheny, the immortal Lincoln himself, and scores of others, stopped for awhile on their journeys from Springfield to Postville, Bloomington and other towns and partook of the hospitality of the home.
In about 1821 or 1822, Benjamin Briggs came from Kentucky and settled at "the grove" on Richard Latham's place. With him came his wife and his wife's sister. Mr. Briggs was a dealer in furs and accompanied the famous John Jacob Astor on his trip from Fort Clark, now Peoria, to the Pacific Coast. Said trip, it will be remembered, laid the foundation of the Astor fortune. Later, he served in the Black Hawk war.
The name of Mr. Briggs' sister-in-law was Emily Hubbard, and on Sept 16, 1824, she and Richard Latham were made man and wife, this being, if not the first marriage, at least one of the first marriages, solemnized in the county. They had one child and mother and child died at Elkhart about 1825.
Richard Latham was married a second time, Nov. 27, 1828 to Mrs. Margaret Broadwell, of Springfield, whose maiden name was Stephenson. She was a daughter of John Stephenson, who came to Sangamon County in 1820, his daughter, Margaret, and her two brothers, John and James, all coming to Sangamon County in 1820, with their father. James Stephenson was the first County Surveyor of Sangamon, when it included Logan County. Her first husband was William Broadwell, and their oldest son was William B. Broadwell, who laid out The Village of Broadwell, in Logan County, and for whom said village was named. William Broadwell was killed at the old town of Sangamo, Nov 22, 1824, while assisting in raising a barn. After Mrs. Broadwell's marriage to Richard Latham, in 1828, she came to Elkhart to live. In 1853, Richard Latham and family moved to Springfield, where he died, June 5, 1868, and where his widow died in 1886. Both are buried in the old cemetery at Elkhart, on the hill.
taken from: History of Logan County
History of the early settlers of Sangamon County, Ill.
Richard Latham, born Dec 23, 1798, in Bowling Green, Warren County, Ky. came with his parents in 1819 to Sangamon County. He was married, Sept. 16, 1824 at Elkhart, Ill. to Emily Hubbard, a native of Kentucky. They had one child, and mother and child died, in 1825, at Elkhart. Richard Latham was married, Nov. 27, 1925, to Mrs. Margaret Broadwell, whose maiden name was Stephenson. She was a sister of James C., John and Robert Stephenson. Mr. and Mrs. Latham had thirteen children, seven of whom died young. Of the other six-MARY A., born Feb 25, 1829, was married, Nov. 25, 1848, to Dr. Timothy Leeds; MARTHA married James S. Major, she died Sept 20, 1852; HENRY C. born Apr 11, 1837 at Elkhart, is dealing in conveyancing and furnishing abstract titles to real estate. He resided in Springfield. KITTIE S., born Jan 24, 1841, at Elkhart, was married in Springfield, Jan 30, 1868, to Elder J. H. McCullough, a minister of the Christian Church and resides in Denver, Colo. NANCY (NANNIE) EMILY, born Dec 6, 1843, at Elkhart, was married Sept 16, 1873 in Springfield to George H. Souther. They have one child, Latham, and reside in Springfield. Richard Latham died, June 5, 1868, and his widow lives with her son Henry C. in Springfield, Illinois.
Richard came with is father to Logan County, ahead of the rest of the family, in 1819, entered land for himself, in section eighteen, of what is now Elkhart township, on the south brow of Elkhart Hill, later known as the Gillett homestead, and received letters patent for the same in 1828. Here he kept what was known as the old "Kentucky House." This was the stopping place for early settlers in the twenties and later on, the lawyers who traveled the seventh circuit, Treat, Logan, Stuart, Baker, Edwards, Matheny, the immortal Lincoln himself, and scores of others, stopped for awhile on their journeys from Springfield to Postville, Bloomington and other towns and partook of the hospitality of the home.
In about 1821 or 1822, Benjamin Briggs came from Kentucky and settled at "the grove" on Richard Latham's place. With him came his wife and his wife's sister. Mr. Briggs was a dealer in furs and accompanied the famous John Jacob Astor on his trip from Fort Clark, now Peoria, to the Pacific Coast. Said trip, it will be remembered, laid the foundation of the Astor fortune. Later, he served in the Black Hawk war.
The name of Mr. Briggs' sister-in-law was Emily Hubbard, and on Sept 16, 1824, she and Richard Latham were made man and wife, this being, if not the first marriage, at least one of the first marriages, solemnized in the county. They had one child and mother and child died at Elkhart about 1825.
Richard Latham was married a second time, Nov. 27, 1828 to Mrs. Margaret Broadwell, of Springfield, whose maiden name was Stephenson. She was a daughter of John Stephenson, who came to Sangamon County in 1820, his daughter, Margaret, and her two brothers, John and James, all coming to Sangamon County in 1820, with their father. James Stephenson was the first County Surveyor of Sangamon, when it included Logan County. Her first husband was William Broadwell, and their oldest son was William B. Broadwell, who laid out The Village of Broadwell, in Logan County, and for whom said village was named. William Broadwell was killed at the old town of Sangamo, Nov 22, 1824, while assisting in raising a barn. After Mrs. Broadwell's marriage to Richard Latham, in 1828, she came to Elkhart to live. In 1853, Richard Latham and family moved to Springfield, where he died, June 5, 1868, and where his widow died in 1886. Both are buried in the old cemetery at Elkhart, on the hill.
taken from: History of Logan County
History of the early settlers of Sangamon County, Ill.
Richard Latham, born Dec 23, 1798, in Bowling Green, Warren County, Ky. came with his parents in 1819 to Sangamon County. He was married, Sept. 16, 1824 at Elkhart, Ill. to Emily Hubbard, a native of Kentucky. They had one child, and mother and child died, in 1825, at Elkhart. Richard Latham was married, Nov. 27, 1925, to Mrs. Margaret Broadwell, whose maiden name was Stephenson. She was a sister of James C., John and Robert Stephenson. Mr. and Mrs. Latham had thirteen children, seven of whom died young. Of the other six-MARY A., born Feb 25, 1829, was married, Nov. 25, 1848, to Dr. Timothy Leeds; MARTHA married James S. Major, she died Sept 20, 1852; HENRY C. born Apr 11, 1837 at Elkhart, is dealing in conveyancing and furnishing abstract titles to real estate. He resided in Springfield. KITTIE S., born Jan 24, 1841, at Elkhart, was married in Springfield, Jan 30, 1868, to Elder J. H. McCullough, a minister of the Christian Church and resides in Denver, Colo. NANCY (NANNIE) EMILY, born Dec 6, 1843, at Elkhart, was married Sept 16, 1873 in Springfield to George H. Souther. They have one child, Latham, and reside in Springfield. Richard Latham died, June 5, 1868, and his widow lives with her son Henry C. in Springfield, Illinois.
Son of James and Mary Briggs Latham. Married Sept 16, 1824 to his first wife, Emily Hubbard and they were the parents of one child: James T. Latham. Both Emily and child died in childbirth. Richard then married as his second wife, Margaret (Stephenson) Broadwell Nov 27, 1828, they were the parents of: Benjamin B. Latham, John D. Latham, Julia E. Lathan, Martha E. Latham, Henry C. Latham, Nancy (Nannie) Emily Latham b 12/6/1843, who married George Howard Souther in 1873, and Kitty F. Latham. Richard and Margaret had 5 children die in their youth.
Richard came with is father to Logan County, ahead of the rest of the family, in 1819, entered land for himself, in section eighteen, of what is now Elkhart township, on the south brow of Elkhart Hill, later known as the Gillett homestead, and received letters patent for the same in 1828. Here he kept what was known as the old "Kentucky House." This was the stopping place for early settlers in the twenties and later on, the lawyers who traveled the seventh circuit, Treat, Logan, Stuart, Baker, Edwards, Matheny, the immortal Lincoln himself, and scores of others, stopped for awhile on their journeys from Springfield to Postville, Bloomington and other towns and partook of the hospitality of the home.
In about 1821 or 1822, Benjamin Briggs came from Kentucky and settled at "the grove" on Richard Latham's place. With him came his wife and his wife's sister. Mr. Briggs was a dealer in furs and accompanied the famous John Jacob Astor on his trip from Fort Clark, now Peoria, to the Pacific Coast. Said trip, it will be remembered, laid the foundation of the Astor fortune. Later, he served in the Black Hawk war.
The name of Mr. Briggs' sister-in-law was Emily Hubbard, and on Sept 16, 1824, she and Richard Latham were made man and wife, this being, if not the first marriage, at least one of the first marriages, solemnized in the county. They had one child and mother and child died at Elkhart about 1825.
Richard Latham was married a second time, Nov. 27, 1828 to Mrs. Margaret Broadwell, of Springfield, whose maiden name was Stephenson. She was a daughter of John Stephenson, who came to Sangamon County in 1820, his daughter, Margaret, and her two brothers, John and James, all coming to Sangamon County in 1820, with their father. James Stephenson was the first County Surveyor of Sangamon, when it included Logan County. Her first husband was William Broadwell, and their oldest son was William B. Broadwell, who laid out The Village of Broadwell, in Logan County, and for whom said village was named. William Broadwell was killed at the old town of Sangamo, Nov 22, 1824, while assisting in raising a barn. After Mrs. Broadwell's marriage to Richard Latham, in 1828, she came to Elkhart to live. In 1853, Richard Latham and family moved to Springfield, where he died, June 5, 1868, and where his widow died in 1886. Both are buried in the old cemetery at Elkhart, on the hill.
taken from: History of Logan County
History of the early settlers of Sangamon County, Ill.
Richard Latham, born Dec 23, 1798, in Bowling Green, Warren County, Ky. came with his parents in 1819 to Sangamon County. He was married, Sept. 16, 1824 at Elkhart, Ill. to Emily Hubbard, a native of Kentucky. They had one child, and mother and child died, in 1825, at Elkhart. Richard Latham was married, Nov. 27, 1925, to Mrs. Margaret Broadwell, whose maiden name was Stephenson. She was a sister of James C., John and Robert Stephenson. Mr. and Mrs. Latham had thirteen children, seven of whom died young. Of the other six-MARY A., born Feb 25, 1829, was married, Nov. 25, 1848, to Dr. Timothy Leeds; MARTHA married James S. Major, she died Sept 20, 1852; HENRY C. born Apr 11, 1837 at Elkhart, is dealing in conveyancing and furnishing abstract titles to real estate. He resided in Springfield. KITTIE S., born Jan 24, 1841, at Elkhart, was married in Springfield, Jan 30, 1868, to Elder J. H. McCullough, a minister of the Christian Church and resides in Denver, Colo. NANCY (NANNIE) EMILY, born Dec 6, 1843, at Elkhart, was married Sept 16, 1873 in Springfield to George H. Souther. They have one child, Latham, and reside in Springfield. Richard Latham died, June 5, 1868, and his widow lives with her son Henry C. in Springfield, Illinois.
Richard came with is father to Logan County, ahead of the rest of the family, in 1819, entered land for himself, in section eighteen, of what is now Elkhart township, on the south brow of Elkhart Hill, later known as the Gillett homestead, and received letters patent for the same in 1828. Here he kept what was known as the old "Kentucky House." This was the stopping place for early settlers in the twenties and later on, the lawyers who traveled the seventh circuit, Treat, Logan, Stuart, Baker, Edwards, Matheny, the immortal Lincoln himself, and scores of others, stopped for awhile on their journeys from Springfield to Postville, Bloomington and other towns and partook of the hospitality of the home.
In about 1821 or 1822, Benjamin Briggs came from Kentucky and settled at "the grove" on Richard Latham's place. With him came his wife and his wife's sister. Mr. Briggs was a dealer in furs and accompanied the famous John Jacob Astor on his trip from Fort Clark, now Peoria, to the Pacific Coast. Said trip, it will be remembered, laid the foundation of the Astor fortune. Later, he served in the Black Hawk war.
The name of Mr. Briggs' sister-in-law was Emily Hubbard, and on Sept 16, 1824, she and Richard Latham were made man and wife, this being, if not the first marriage, at least one of the first marriages, solemnized in the county. They had one child and mother and child died at Elkhart about 1825.
Richard Latham was married a second time, Nov. 27, 1828 to Mrs. Margaret Broadwell, of Springfield, whose maiden name was Stephenson. She was a daughter of John Stephenson, who came to Sangamon County in 1820, his daughter, Margaret, and her two brothers, John and James, all coming to Sangamon County in 1820, with their father. James Stephenson was the first County Surveyor of Sangamon, when it included Logan County. Her first husband was William Broadwell, and their oldest son was William B. Broadwell, who laid out The Village of Broadwell, in Logan County, and for whom said village was named. William Broadwell was killed at the old town of Sangamo, Nov 22, 1824, while assisting in raising a barn. After Mrs. Broadwell's marriage to Richard Latham, in 1828, she came to Elkhart to live. In 1853, Richard Latham and family moved to Springfield, where he died, June 5, 1868, and where his widow died in 1886. Both are buried in the old cemetery at Elkhart, on the hill.
taken from: History of Logan County
History of the early settlers of Sangamon County, Ill.
Richard Latham, born Dec 23, 1798, in Bowling Green, Warren County, Ky. came with his parents in 1819 to Sangamon County. He was married, Sept. 16, 1824 at Elkhart, Ill. to Emily Hubbard, a native of Kentucky. They had one child, and mother and child died, in 1825, at Elkhart. Richard Latham was married, Nov. 27, 1925, to Mrs. Margaret Broadwell, whose maiden name was Stephenson. She was a sister of James C., John and Robert Stephenson. Mr. and Mrs. Latham had thirteen children, seven of whom died young. Of the other six-MARY A., born Feb 25, 1829, was married, Nov. 25, 1848, to Dr. Timothy Leeds; MARTHA married James S. Major, she died Sept 20, 1852; HENRY C. born Apr 11, 1837 at Elkhart, is dealing in conveyancing and furnishing abstract titles to real estate. He resided in Springfield. KITTIE S., born Jan 24, 1841, at Elkhart, was married in Springfield, Jan 30, 1868, to Elder J. H. McCullough, a minister of the Christian Church and resides in Denver, Colo. NANCY (NANNIE) EMILY, born Dec 6, 1843, at Elkhart, was married Sept 16, 1873 in Springfield to George H. Souther. They have one child, Latham, and reside in Springfield. Richard Latham died, June 5, 1868, and his widow lives with her son Henry C. in Springfield, Illinois.
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