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FRED 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, New York, 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 ancestors 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,
New York, receiving a teacher’s certificate in 1884 from that institution. Removing to Hinckley, Illinois, 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, Michigan, in 1886, and united him with Miss Jessie Cook, a daughter
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, Oregon, 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 following year 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.
Transcribed by Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Pages
891-892. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 Gerald Iaquinta.
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