San Joaquin County Biographies
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EDWARD W. LATTA
A resident of San Joaquin County, Cal., since 1911, Edward W. Latta was associated with the Lockeford Mercantile Company until 1918, when he sold his interest and established a route for the Lodi Steam Laundry, which he has successfully built up and which has been a lucrative occupation. A native of Michigan, he was born in Grand Rapids on September 29, 1876, the son of Charles and Etta (Mott) Latta, farmers in that state. Edward W. is the eldest of a family of seven children, the others being Edith, Roy, Herbert, Fred, Bertha, and Harry. Charles Latta, the father, passed away at the age of fifty-four, while the mother only reached the age of forty-six.
Edward W. Latta received a grammar school education and at the age of fifteen was thrown on his own resources, finding employment with Edgar Holsenberg, a groceryman of Grand Rapids, where he worked for eight years. At the end of eight years he purchased the business and continued for three years longer when he sold out and came to California, settling at Lockeford. He worked in a grocery store for two years, then with S.S. Strobridge and Mr. Athearn bought out the business and formed the Lockeford Mercantile Company which continued for five years, then the business was sold. In 1917 he established a route for the Lodi Steam Laundry which covered all the territory outside of Lodi; recently he has sold the portion of the route lying southeast of Lodi.
On September 5, 1908, at Grand Rapids, Mich., Mr. Latta was married to Miss Jetta Holsenberg, born at Grand Rapids, a daughter of Edgar and Rose Holsenberg. Mrs. Latta received her education in the schools of Grand Rapids and was the second in a family of three girls: Lila, Jetta, and Ida. Mr. and Mrs. Latta are the parents of one child, Virginia Rose. Politically, Mr. Latta is a Republican and fraternally belongs to the Odd Fellows of Lockeford.
History of
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
With A
Biographical Review
of
The Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been
Identified with Its Growth and Development
from the Early Days to the Present
HISTORY BY
George H. Tinkham
HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
1923
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