San Joaquin County Biographies
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Transcribed by: Linda Diane Jackson 3/5/2010
FRED A. LATTIN
It is an acknowledged fact that the most important work to which a man can direct his energies is that of teaching, and to this Fred A. Lattin is devoting his time, energies and thought. He was born in Schuyler County, N.Y., on January 12, 1862, a son of Joseph and Josephine (Howard) Lattin, of old English ancestry. The father was a teacher, and also owned and conducted a large farm in Schuyler County. His early ancestor were pioneer settlers in New England and were prominent in early colonial history.
Fred A. Lattin entered the country district school and upon finishing the elementary grades, entered Cook's Academy for one term. At the age of eighteen he taught two terms in his home district school, but desiring a better and more complete education, he entered the State Normal School at Cortland, N.Y., receiving a teacher's certificate in 1884 from that institution. Removing to Hinckley, Ill., he held a principalship for four years; then removed to southern Michigan and for seven years was active in the management of his wife's ranch, and while residing there became active in the state grange.
The marriage of Mr. Lattin occurred in Quincy, Mich., in 1886, and united him with Miss Jessie Cook, a daughter of A.B. and Anna Cook. They are the parents of two living children: Leon C. is married and resides at Lodi; he has one child named Fern; W. George is married and resides at Athena, Ore., and is employed by the Standard Oil Company; he has one child, Jeane; a third child, Bessie, died at the age of thirteen years. In 1894 the family removed to California and settled in Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, seeking a better climate on account of Mrs. Lattin's health. A fruit ranch was purchased near Campbell and he was employed as teacher in the Santa Clara County public schools, remaining there until 1901, when they removed to Lake County and he was principal for two years of schools in that county; the next move was to Modesto, and there he engaged in the general merchandise business for about one year, when he again took up his profession, and the year following removed to Ripon and there taught in the district schools. In 1910 he purchased a five-acre ranch near Lodi on which the family reside. Since 1917 Mr. Lattin has been the superintendent of the Tracy schools, which have shown a remarkable growth under his supervision; in 1917 the enrollment to the Tracy schools was 225 with seven teachers, in 1922 there are sixteen teachers with an enrollment of 520 students. Prof. Lattin has been connected with the public schools for thirty-two years. His political affiliations are those of the Republican party and fraternally he is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. Mr. and Mrs. Lattin belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church of Lodi.
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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