The Latham Brother's & Their Crimes

James Bank Latham (1840-1916) and Lydia Mary Jones (1858-1922) Had 13 children. Two were bad boys. The first one I found in Idaho State Prison.

Ephraim Latham 



Inmate #918 Idaho State Prison
Rec: 3 May 1903
Crime: Assault With A Deadly Weapon
Term: 1 year
Discharged: 2 April 1904




Ephraim was born 23 Oct 1883 in Georgetown, ID.

He married Josphine Wausnock (1887-1947) they had 2 children:

Mary Ann Latham 1923-1983
Charles Franklin Latham 1924-1985

Below are his siblings:

Lizzie Latham 1870-
Mary Lydia Latham 1876-1955
James Llewellyn Latham 1878-1879
Tabitha Latham 1879-1951
Alice Lavina Latham 1882-1961
Thomas George Latham 1882-1961
Wilford James Latham 1886-1943
Emmaline Latham 1888-
Jesse Latham 1891-1963
Archibald Washington Latham 1893-
Dr. Charles Griffin Latham 1895-1965
Henry Albert Latham 1898-1957

Wilford James Latham was born 16 Jan 1886 in Georgetown, ID. He was married twice.

1) Bertha Arnold (1894-1946) 17 Jan 1912 
Children:
Ruth Latham 1914-1985
Lola Latham 1915-2006

They were divorced by the 1930 census he was in Montana Prison.

2) Pearl Mangum (1893-1961)15 Apr 1935
Children: 
Peggy Latham
John Latham

Here's Wilford


Inmate #6654 Idaho State Prison
Rec: 13 May 1919
Crime: Burglary
Term: 1-2 Years





Inmate #4220 Montana State Prison
Rec: 1930
Crime: Assault with Intent to Kidnap.



 I found some newspaper articles about him.













I thought that was interesting and strange, maybe he had been drinking. Wilford died 27 Feb 1947 in Pocatello, ID. 

Ephraim I didn't find any newspaper articles on, looks like he got his act together. He did move to Pennsylvania where his children were all born and he died there. His wife later remarried.

He died 1 Nov 1929 in Pottstown, PA at the age of 46. 




Their brother Dr. Charles Griffin LAtham was a chiropractor in Salt Lake City, UT in the 1950's.

Seemed all the rest of the family were hard working and law abiding citizens. I would like to know what the Assault charge was all about with Ephraim, what happened?

Their parents were from England and their father was a farmer. Their brother Thomas was a laborer in 1900, He died of heart disease in 1961. Their brother James was a Newspaper hanger in Utah in the late 1800's. Archibald worked for the railroad. So they all earned somewhat of a good living. 





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