Alexander Hamilton Latimer (1834 - 1919)

Born 16 Jan 1834 in Huntingdon, Carroll County, Tennessee

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Jane (Warren) Latimer — married 27 Dec 1865 in Lamar County, Texas

Husband of Tennessee Anne (Britton) Latimer — married 5 May 1885 in Parker County, Texas

Died 13 Jan 1919 at age 84 in Arapaho, Custer County, Oklahoma

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Biography

Name: Alexander Hamilton Latimer.^[1][2]

Born: 16 Jan 1834 Huntingdon, Carroll County, Tennessee.^[1][2]

Married: 1st Martha Jane Warren, 27 Dec 1865 Lamar County, Texas.^[3]
(9 children)

Married: 2nd Tennessee Ann ("Tennie") Britton, 5 May 1885 Parker County, Texas.^[4]
(1 son - They were divorced before 1900)

Military Pension: 15 Oct 1917 Custer County, Oklahoma.^[5]
Received a pension for Confederate service from the State of Oklahoma.

Died: 13 Jan 1919 Arapaho, Custer County, Oklahoma.^[1][2]

Buried: Arapaho Cemetery, Arapaho, Custer County, Oklahoma.^[1]

Biographical Sketch
     He was educated at McKenzie College in Red River County, then studied law and was admitted to the Texas State Bar before the War. He moved to Belknap in Young County and practicved law there. He was elected County Judge as the age of 21 years -- the youngest elected judge in Texas.
     He was a temperance lecturer and served as a member of the 20th session of the Texas Legislature from the 42nd district. He was appointed postmaster at Fort Belknap, Young County, August 1861. He served collector of the Confederate War tax.
     When war broke out, he resigned as Judge and postmaster and enlisted in Co. A, 19th Texas Cavalry, and served until the end of the War.
     After the War, he returned to Belknap and resumed his law practice. He subsequently served as Reading Clerk of the convention in 1875 that adopted the new Texas Constitution.
     He left Texas in 1893 for Oklahoma, where he secured a claim on land near the town of Arapaho, where he lived until his death. He continued in the practice of law until 1900. He served as District Clerk of Custer County, then was elected Custer County Judge -- the oldest to serve as County Judge in Oklahoma.

For earlier census listings, see profile of his stepfather, Claiborne Chisum.

Census 1870
Hopkins County, Texas, p. 364, dwelling/family 27/29,^[6]
Latimer, Alexander     31 yrs    Lawyer (real estate = $500; personal estate = $200)    b. Tennessee
Latimer, Martha J.     25 yrs    Keeping house                                          b. Tennessee
Latimer, Henry W.       3 yrs                                                           b. Texas
Latimer, Osborne        1 yr                                                            b. Texas
Latimer, Byron       6/12 yr (b. Jan)                                                   b. Texas

Census 1880
Paris, Lamar County, Texas, ED 82, p. 218A, dwelling/family 74/75,^[7]
Latimer, Alex         46 yrs                    Lawyer           b. Tennessee (parents, b. Tennessee)
Latimer, Mattie       34 yrs            Wife    Keeping House    b. Tennessee (parents, b. North Carolina)
Latimer, Osburn       11 yrs            Son     At Home          b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee)
Latimer, Byron         9 yrs            Son                      b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee)
Latimer, Pearl         7 yrs            Dau                      b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee)
Latimer, Lulu          4 yrs            Dau                      b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee)
Latimer, Laura         2 yrs            Dau                      b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee)
Latimer, Emma       3/12 yr (b. Feb)    Dau                      b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee)
Latimer, Mary       3/12 yr (b. Feb)    Dau                      b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee)

Census 1900
Arapaho, Custer County, Oklahoma, ED 35, p. 3, dwelling/family 74/75.^[8]
Latinmer, Alexander    Head    55 yrs (b. Jan 1835) (div.)     b. Tennessee (parents, b. Tennessee)    Lawyer
Latimer, Laura         Dau     31 yrs (b. Feb 1879) (single    b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee)

Census 1910
Arapaho Cemetery, Arapaho, Custer County, Oklahoma, ED 111, p. 2B, dwelling/family [blank].^[9]
Latimer, Alexander    Head    76 yrs (wid.)      b. Tennessee (parents, b. Tennessee)    Judge (County)
Latimer, Laura        Dau     32 yrs (single)    b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee)

Alexander Latimer was a Texan.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Find-a-Grave Alexander H. Latimer
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Membership No. 78169.
3. ↑ Texas Marriage Index, 1824-2014.
4. ↑ Texas County Marriages, 1817-1965.
5. ↑ Oklahoma Confederate Pension Index, 1915-1955.
6. ↑ Census Texas 1870 Hopkins County.
7. ↑ Census Texas 1880 Lamar County.
8. ↑ Census Oklahoma 1900 Custer County.
9. ↑ Census Oklahoma 1910 Custer County.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57904305/alexander_hamilton-latimer: accessed May 17, 2024), memorial page for Judge Alexander Hamilton Latimer (16 Jan 1836–13 Jan 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 57904305, citing Arapaho Cemetery, Arapaho, Custer County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Searchers of our Past (contributor 47220553).