I have a record of an honorable Lewis Latham, 1555-1596 who was falconer to King Charles. There is also a description of the Latham house built in 1734. The name in the old country was changed from Latham to Lathim, it was said, during the Revolutionary War because the English were treating them so bad. They wanted to lose the English identity. Since coming to the new country most of them changed back from Lathim to Latham.

Three Latham brothers, whose names are not known, came from North Carolina in covered wagons. When most of this country was in woods and very little land was in cultivation. Their homes were built of huge yellow poplar logs cut from the land. Their first home started and was built by a few slaves they brought along with them. In addition to land they laid out in claim, they bought other land for 25 and 50 cents an acre.

One brother settled on the banks of the Mississippi River which is now part of Memphis. One brother settled on the banks of the Tennessee River near Shiloh, where they could fish, hunt, and sell furs. The younger brother, being more adventurous, went on to some place in Kentucky.

A great grandson of the one that settled in Memphis, Harrison Crisco Roberson Latham, married Polly Chipman.
Their children were:
James Amos born Dec 6 1838
Thomas married
Lela married Jim Galand
William married [Malinda Moore
Eliz married
Thurmond married
Cleve married
Sid married Allie [Taylor] added by Mrs. Faye

Any information will be appreciated. You may email me at barfielde@ten-nash.ten.k12.tn.us

Thank you

Ellen