Ezra Lathrop (1803 - 1885)

Ancestors Descendants

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Birth in Lower Canada 1.2 Relocation to Vermont, War of 1812 1.3 Relocation to Indiana 1.4 Settlement in Indiana 1.5 Parents' Major Land Purchase 1.6 Father's Death, Turmoil 1.7 Marriage, Children 2 Sources

Biography

Birth in Lower Canada

Ezra Lathrop was born 8 Dec 1885 in what was then Sutton, Bedford County, Lower Canada, in today's Quebec.^[1] He was the son of Erastus Lathrop and Delia Ingalls. His parents were married in Fairfax, Franklin County, Vermont on 24 Feb 1800.^[2] After they wed, they moved to Sutton, about forty miles northeast of Fairfax, and there, a little less than a year after marrying, had Augustus, the first of their ten children.^[3] Then, in Sutton, after Ezra was born in 1803, his parents had these additional children: Maria in about 1805,^[4] Harvey in about 1807,^[5] Nelson in 1809,^[6] and Miranda in 1811.^[7]

Relocation to Vermont, War of 1812

Ezra's time in Sutton was abbreviated by the War of 1812, when his family "refused to take the oath of allegiance to the Bristish Crown."^[8] “While [his sister Miranda] was a babe in arms,”^[9] and definitely by 13 October 1812, on which day in Vermont his brother, Erastus, was born,^[10] Ezra's family moved back to where his parents had married, Franklin County, Vermont.^[11] There, in Vermont, in 1815, his sister, Electa, was born,^[12] and, during the War of 1812, Ezra's father served, ostensibly fighting in the Battle of Plattsburgh,^[13] which Winston Churchill describes, in his History of the English Speaking People, as “the most decisive engagement of the war.”^[14] Here's how the battle might have appeared to Ezra, viewed from Vermont:

Relocation to Indiana

After the War of 1812, Ezra's parents, like many Americans, sought improved and cheaper lands, and thereby a better life, in the new territories to the west of the Appalachian Mountains.^[2] "On [the] sixteenth birthday [of his brother, Augustus, i.e., on 10 Feb 1817], [Ezra's family] started with an ox team and sleigh for Ohio, which was then the 'Far West.'"^[15] "As soon as they reached St. Albans [Vermont], Augustus joined a company of emigrants, whom he had not seen before, and went on in advance, leaving the rest of the family to overtake him later on."^[16] Augustus met up with the family at the headwaters of the Ohio River, i.e., around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where they sold their teams of oxen and made their way down the river on a raft,^[17] ultimately stopping in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana, in May 1817, three months after leaving:

At the head of navigation of the Ohio [Augustus] was met by the father [Erastus] and family, and after tedious delays, and the sale of teams, they embarked upon a raft of pine lumber, the only mode of transportation at that time, for Cincinnati, which was then but a small town. On arrival it was found that there was not an empty house in the place, but when it was learned that one could be obtained in Lawrenceburg, a village twenty miles below, the family pushed on, and after an unusually tedious journey of three months duration, were greatly relieved to find comfortable quarters in that town.^[16]

Accounting for the twists and turns, the family travelled well over 1000 miles.^[18] Based on maps in and around the time of their travels, they likely followed this route, with the red line representing the part by land and the blue by water:

Settlement in Indiana

Ezra and his birth family remained in Dearborn County, Indiana, presumably in Lawrenceburg, for about a year, but then moved about twenty miles to the southwest, settling along Laughery Creek, just over the southwestern border of Dearborn County, in what was then Switzerland County, and, later, Ripley County.^[19] Ezra and his parents and paternal uncle, also named Ezra, are listed as "original members" of a church formed 13 Jun 1818 along Laughery Creek, in which Erastus, a Baptist minister, "was a prominent man."^[20]

On the west side of Laughery Creek about one mile east of the western boundary of the county [Dearborn County] at the old graveyard situated there, nearly at the water's edge, formerly stood what was designated as "The Bear Creek Regular Baptist Church," which society was constituted June 13, 1818, at the residence of Judge John Watts, Elders George Hume and Jesse Vawter being the ordained gentlemen present. The original members were John Watts, Fannie Watts, Erastus Lathrop, Dilly Lathrop, Ezra Lathrop, Sr., and Ezra Lathrop, Jr., and among the early elders were Judge Watts, Erastus Lathrop, George Hume, James Milles, Andrew Baker and Moses Purcell. Ground at this place was set apart for burial and church purposes by Judge Watts, and on it was early erected a log meeting-house, which in twenty-five or thirty years was replaced by a frame one which was used until the congregation was removed to Friendship or Paultown, in Ripley County...^[21]

Based on that description, the church was located along Laughery Creek in the southwestern corner of Dearborn County.^[22]Based on the evidence,^[13] this snip from an 1818 map^[23] shows about where the church was and where Ezra and his birth family lived in the years right after Lawrenceburg:

As of 1820, the family resided in Ross Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, within that circle above.^[24] The family consisted of twelve by now, including two new children, one being Russell^[25] and the other an unknown daughter.

Parents' Major Land Purchase

In 1821, Ezra's father "sold his farm and entered land in Decatur county, a part of which is now embraced in the city of Greensburg."^[20] "They selected one hundred and sixty acres of land adjoining the site of the county seat [i.e., Greensburg], and also another one hundred and sixty acres north of the present site of Greensburg."^[26] Actually, they purchased 400 acres, not 320,^[13] but all of the land was, indeed, in the vicinity of Greensburg, as shown on this clip created by the profile manager, based on an 1876 map:^[27]

Here’s a close-up from the same map showing the 160 acres closest to Greensburg, including “Lathrop Street”:

So, four years after finishing their epic, thousand-mile journey from Vermont, the birth family of Ezra had put down markers in three successive locations in southeastern Indiana, as shown on this profile-manager edited clip from an 1858 map:^[28]

Father's Death, Turmoil

But then tragedy struck. "Returning home to remove his family to his new purchase, [Ezra's father, Erastus,] was prostrated by an attack of typhoid fever and died, at the age of forty-five years."^[29] The death put the family in turmoil. “The hardships of the family then began.”^[30] Augustus “was but nineteen years of age, and the care of the family, consisting of ten children, of which he was the oldest, was left in his hands.”^[16] And in the hands of Ezra, who appears to have done the most of any sibling to right the family's ship:

Ezra Lathrop threaded his way through the wilderness to the lands purchased by his father [i.e., in Decatur County, in the vicinity of the future Greensburg]. This region was then a dense forest. A rude habitation was improvised for his mother and children and ten acres of ground, cleared during the winter. Greensburg then contained but three cabins. Forest trees and spice covered its public square. This was in the year 1822.^[31]

"After a few years of hard work [the family] succeeded in securing for them[selves] a comfortable home. A second farm was obtained in southern Indiana, where Greensburg now stands."^[16]

Ezra Lathrop inherited considerable land from his father. During the first few years of his residence in Decatur county he did odd jobs, and during the second year he got a contract with another man for the building of the brick school house in Fugit township. The partner, however, absconded with all the profits, and Ezra got nothing.^[32]

Marriage, Children

Ezra married Abi Potter 4 Aug 1824.^[33] They had six children, but four died in infancy.^[34] Their first child, a son, James, who survived into old age, was born in Greensburg 24 Nov 1825, ^[35] "in a one-story brick house in the second square from the court house on East Washington street, and which Ezra ... had built probably in 1823."^[36] Ezra "became a successful contractor and a manufacturer of brick, building many houses in Greensburg."^[34] He also "served as justice of the peace, having jurisdiction over the entire county, and held this office for a period of twenty years. A dry goods merchant, he also loaned money."^[34]

In 1830, Ezra and Abi lived in Decatur County with two children, James and Dilly, as well as two unidentified males, a man aged 20-29 and a boy age 10-14; immediately next door to them lived Ezra's paternal uncle, Ezra Lathrop.^[37]

In 1850, Ezra, Abi and their son, Levi, and two others, continued to live in Decatur County, Indiana, on a $5000 farm in Greensburg, immediately next door to Ezra's widowed mother, Delia, and his brother, Russell.^[38]

Ezra Lathrop was born March 12, 1803 at Sutton, Canada, and died Sunday, Dec. 8, 1885 at 2:35 p.m. He removed with his father, Rev. Erastus Lathrop, to this State in 1817, a journey of 500 miles, which was made in sleighs, descending the rivers on rafts, steamboats being then unknown. The first year was spent in Dearborn county, but the family finally settled in Ripley county on the hills of Laughery creek. Block houses, to which the inhabitants fled for protection from the Indians, were still standing. Decatur county was then a part of the Indian reservation. A few years later this territory was opened up to settlers and in 1821, his father made purchase in this county, but died before removing the family to his new purchase. The hardships of the family then began. Ezra Lathrop threaded his way through the wilderness to the lands purchased by his father. This region was then a dense forest. A rude habitation was improvised for his mother and children and ten acres of ground, cleared during the winter. Greensburg then contained but three cabins. Forest trees and spice covered its public square. This was in the year 1822. On August 4th 1824 Mr. Lathrop was married to Miss Abbie Potter, who proved a devoted wife, and aided him to rise from poverty to competence. She died August 21, 1877. His early occupation was farming, but he afterward was a builder and contractor. He was repeatedly elected Justice of the Peace for 24 years. He was also for many years in the mercantile business, but finally retired, and during the latter years of his life has been a money lender. Thos who had business with him in that relation testify to his fairness. He never extorted unjust or injurious interest. He was faithful to his friends and relied greatly on the integrity of those in whom he had confidence, even if poor and was always willing to aid them. He was a faithful and consistent member of the Baptist church throughout his life. Mr. Lathrop stood out in striking contrast to many rich men. He never undertook to make money by doubtful methods, was merciful to the debtor and took great interest in all moral reforms. One son survives him, the Rev. James. B. Lathrop. He lived an honorable and upright life, and died regretted, full of years and with an abiding faith of a glorious immortality.

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Ezra's "old home farm, adjacent to the town of Greensburg, two miles north, and upon which a part of the present city of Greensburg is built, he sold for two hundred and fifty dollars per acre."^[34] Ezra died 6 Dec 1885 and is buried in South Park Cemetery, in Greensburg.^[40]

His son, James, died in Greensburg 6 Jun 1929.^[35]

Sources

1. ↑ Sources (discussed more fully elsewhere in this profile): (1) Obituary of "Ezra Lathrup" published in the Greensburg (Indiana) New Era on 9 Dec 1885, and kindly transcribed by Keith Lathrop[1] ("Ezra Lathrop was born March 12, 1803 at Sutton, Canada"). (2) Summary of that obituary and a second one, published 11 Dec 1885 in the Greensburg [Indiana] Standard, indicating Ezra Lathrop was born 12 Mar 1803. (3) [Find A Grave: Memorial #48123665 reads: "Ezra Lathrop. Mar. 12, 1803. Dec. 6, 1885." The birth date and place is corroborated by census data (more thoroughly reviewed elsewhere in this profile.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} See Erastus Lathrop and Delia Ingalls
3. ↑ See Brother Augustus's Profile.
4. ↑ See Sister Maria's Profile.
5. ↑ See Brother Harvey's Profile.
6. ↑ See Brother Nelson's Profile.
7. ↑ See Sister Miranda's Profile.
8. ↑ Harding, Lewis A. 1915. History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Vol. 2. Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen. Page 724. Available online here, without restriction, courtesy of the Internet Archive (archive.org). It’s also said at that page of this biographical sketch that the property of Erastus and Delia in Sutton “was confiscated by the crown” during the War of 1812, but evidence of that, or even that the Lathrops owned land in Sutton, has not been found.
9. ↑ Evans, Samuel B. 1901. History of Wapello County, Iowa, and Representative Citizens. Chicago: Biographical Publishing Co. Page 270 (“While she was a babe in arms her father moved to Vermont, and served as a soldier in the War of 1812. During a battle in which her father was engaged her mother held her in her arms and watched the smoke of the conflict.”).
10. ↑ See Brother Erastus's Profile
11. ↑ The evidence tends to support that they returned to Vermont from Canada in 1812, and before 13 October 1812, as indicated. The obituary of Ezra's elder brother, Augustus, says "When the war of 1812 broke out he moved with his parents to Vermont." See Son Augustus's Profile. Also, because his sister, Miranda, was plainly born in Canada, it is known they remained in Canada at least until she was born, in 1811, and in a biographical account of Miranda’s future husband comes the quote confirming that Erastus and Delia returned to Vermont "while [Miranda] was a babe in arms." See Evans, Samuel B. 1901. History of Wapello County, Iowa, and Representative Citizens. Chicago: Biographical Publishing Co. Page 270. Available without restriction courtesy of the Internet Archive. See also Daughter Miranda's Profile (about her birth date). But against all that evidence there's an account about the life of Ezra, saying Ezra was "seven years old when his family returned to Franklin county, Vermont," which would put the year about 1810. See Lewis Publishing Co. 1900. A Genealogical and Biographical Record of Decatur County Indiana. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co. Page 296. Available online without restriction courtesy of the Internet Archive.
12. ↑ See Sister Electa's Profile
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2} See Father's Profile.
14. ↑ Fitz-Enz, David G. 2009. The Final Invasion: Plattsburgh, the War of 1812's Most Decisive Battle. U of Nebraska Press. Pages 42 (“Colonel Luther Dixon took his men to New York to reinforce the garrison at Plattsburgh.”), 123 (describing a contemporaneous account of a “Captain Dixon” engaged in the battle). See also Wikipedia contributors, “Battle of Plattsburgh", Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, (accessed March 26, 2020) (describing battle generally).
15. ↑ See Obituary of Augustus Lathrup published in the Saturday Review of the Marion (Iowa) Pilot on July 10, 1886, and transcribed by Keith Lathrop. See also (1) Obituary of Ezra Lathrup published in the Greensburg (Indiana) New Era on 9 Dec 1885, and transcribed by Keith Lathrop thus: Ezra "removed with his father, Rev. Erastus Lathrop, to [Indiana] in 1817, a journey of 500 miles;" and (2) Lewis Publishing Co. 1900. A Genealogical and Biographical Record of Decatur County Indiana. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co. Page 296 ("In 1817 [Ezra] came with [Erastus and Delia] to Dearborn county, Indiana”). Available online without restriction courtesy of the Internet Archive.
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3} Obituary of Augustus Lathrup published in the Saturday Review of the Marion (Iowa) Pilot on July 10, 1886, transcribed by Keith Lathrop.
17. ↑ The obituary of his brother, Ezra, confirms the trip "was made in sleighs, descending the rivers on rafts, steamboats being then unknown." See Brother Ezra's Profile.
18. ↑ The Obituary of Ezra Lathrup published in the Greensburg (Indiana) New Era on 9 Dec 1885, and transcribed by Keith Lathrop says Ezra "removed with his father, Rev. Erastus Lathrop, to [Indiana] in 1817, a journey of 500 miles." That’s distance as a crow flies. The Profile Manager (Christopher Smart) actually roughly estimated the distance of the probable route, and it’s well in excess of 1000 miles.
19. ↑ The Obituary of Ezra Lathrop says, "The first year was spent in Dearborn county, but the family finally settled in Ripley county on the hills of Laughery creek. Block houses, to which the inhabitants fled for protection from the Indians, were still standing." See Son Ezra's Profile. So, according to his obituary, the family remained in Dearborn County for a year. However, another resource says they remained there until 1821. See Lewis Publishing Co. 1900. A Genealogical and Biographical Record of Decatur County Indiana. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co. Page 296 ("[Ezra's father, Erastus] came from Vermont to Indiana in 1817, settled in Dearborn county, remaining there until 1821..."). Available online without restriction courtesy of the Internet Archive.
20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1} Lewis Publishing Co. 1900. A Genealogical and Biographical Record of Decatur County Indiana. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co. Page 296 (confirming "Erastus Lathrop ...was a minister of the Baptist denomination" and that he "married Delia Ingalls, and they had a family of three daughters and five sons," that their son, Ezra, was born in Canada, in 1803, and was seven years old when his family returned to Franklin county, Vermont," and that, "In 1817 he came with his parents to Dearborn county, Indiana, and in 1822 settled in Greensburg, on the land entered by his father"). Available online without restriction courtesy of the Internet Archive.
21. ↑ F.E. Weakley & Company. 1885. History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana From Their Earliest Settlement. Chicago, F.E. Weakley & Co. Page 519. Available online without restriction courtesy of the Internet Archive.
22. ↑ What was then the southwesternmost corner of Dearborn County is, today (and has been since 1844), part of Ohio County. Dearborn County was created 7 Mar 1803, before Indiana became a state. Franklin County was "laid off to the north in 1809," and discussions soon opened about "establishing a county south of Laughery creek," i.e., the future Ohio County. "The residents of [Dearborn County] living south of Laughery creek ... were dissatisfied, claiming the creek was a serious impediment to their reaching court [in Lawrenceburg, then the county seat] on account of floods and the consequent danger of fording that stream." Consequently, on 4 Jan 1844 Ohio County was formed, being, as of 7 Jan 1845, "all of Dearborn county lying south of Laughery creek.” See Shaw, Archibald. 1915. History of Dearborn County, Indiana, Her People, Industries and Institutions. Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen & Co. Pages 132, 134, 136 and 138, courtesy of Internet Archive (www.archive.org), available online without restriction, by clicking the pages above.
23. ↑ Tanner, Henry Schenck. 1819. Ohio and Indiana Philadelphia: H.S. Tanner. Available online without restriction at the Library of Congress (www.loc.gov) under Digital ID [2]. See also Strong, Ezra Baldwin and Fillmore, Millard. 1836. States of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois and Michigan Territory. New York: Ezra Strong. Available online without restriction at the Library of Congress (www.loc.gov) under Digital ID [3].
24. ↑ 1820 Census shows “Erastus Lathrop” and a woman (both age 26-44, birth range 1775-1794), that woman being certainly Delia, living in a household with one male (age 19-25, extrapolated, birth range 1794-1801, i.e., Augustus), one male (age 16-18, birth range 1801-1804, i.e., Ezra), two males and one female (all age 11-15, birth range 1804-1809, i.e., Maria, Harvey and Nelson), and two males and three females (all under age 10, birth range 1810-1820, i.e., Miranda, Erastus, Electa, Russell and the one unknown daughter).] See 1820 US Census, Population Schedules for Ross Township, Switzerland County, Indiana. National Archives Microcopy 33, Roll 14, Page 175. Available without restriction courtesy of the Internet Archive (archive.org) by clicking the page number above. Birth ranges calculated online[4] using enumerated ages and enumeration date.
25. ↑ See Brother Russell's Profile
26. ↑ Harding, Lewis A. 1915. History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Vol. 2. Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen. Page 725. Available online here, without restriction, courtesy of the Internet Archive (archive.org).
27. ↑ Warner, A. 1867. Map of Rush & Decatur counties, Indiana. Philadelphia : C.O. Titus. Available online without restriction at the Library of Congress (www.loc.gov) under Digital ID http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g4093r.la000167, Permanent Link https://lccn.loc.gov/2013593162. The profile manager thanks www.randymajors.com for allowing him to determine where to plot the parcels, using the deeds.
28. ↑ Johnson, A. "J. Johnson's map of Indiana showing the rail roads and townships compiled from the latest & best authorities" (New York, Chicago, 1858), available without restriction at the Library of Congress (www.loc.gov), Control No. 98688472, Digital ID http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g4091p.rr002110, Permanent Link https://www.loc.gov/item/98688472.
29. ↑ Lewis Publishing Co. 1900. A Genealogical and Biographical Record of Decatur County Indiana. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co. Page 296. Available online without restriction courtesy of the Internet Archive. Accord Harding, Lewis A. 1915. History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Vol. 2. Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen. Page 725. Available online here, without restriction, courtesy of the Internet Archive (archive.org). ("Erastus, having returned home to bring back the family, died of typhoid fever.").
30. ↑ Obituary of "Ezra Lathrup" published in the Greensburg (Indiana) New Era on 9 Dec 1885, and kindly transcribed by Keith Lathrop here ("A few years later this territory was opened up to settlers and in 1821, his father made purchase in this county, but died before removing the family to his new purchase. The hardships of the family then began.").
31. ↑ Obituary of "Ezra Lathrup" published in the Greensburg (Indiana) New Era on 9 Dec 1885, and kindly transcribed by Keith Lathrop here.
32. ↑ Harding, Lewis A. 1915. History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Vol. 2. Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen. Page 725. Available online, without restriction, courtesy of the Internet Archive (archive.org), by clicking on the page link above.
33. ↑ Sources: (1) Obituary of "Ezra Lathrup" published in the Greensburg (Indiana) New Era on 9 Dec 1885, and kindly transcribed by Keith Lathrop here ("On August 4th 1824 Mr. Lathrop was married to Miss Abbie Potter, who proved a devoted wife, and aided him to rise from poverty to competence. She died August 21, 1877."). (2) Harding, Lewis A. 1915. History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Vol. 2. Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen. Page 725 ("Ezra Lathrop married Abi Potter"). Available online, without restriction, courtesy of the Internet Archive (archive.org), by clicking on the page link above.
34. ↑ ^{34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3} Harding, Lewis A. 1915. History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Vol. 2. Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen. Page 725 (""Six children ... were born to [Ezra and Abi], four of them dying in infancy.""). Available online, without restriction, courtesy of the Internet Archive (archive.org), by clicking on the page link above.
35. ↑ ^{35.0 35.1} Son James's Profile.
36. ↑ Harding, Lewis A. 1915. History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. Vol. 2. Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen. Pages 725-726. Available online, without restriction, courtesy of the Internet Archive (archive.org), by clicking on the page links above.
37. ↑ 1830 Census for Decatur County, IN shows two related households: (a) household of five consisting of "Ezra Lathrop Sr” (age 40-49, birth range 1781-1790, being the paternal uncle of this profile's subject) and these unnamed persons: a woman (same age), a man ” (age 20-29, birth range 1801-1810) and a boy and a girl (both 10-14, birth range 1815-1820); and (b) household of six consisting of this profile's subject, "Ezra Lathrop Jr” (age 20-29, birth range 1801-1810), and these unnamed persons: a woman and a man (same age), a boy (10-14, birth range 1815-1820), and a boy and a girl (both <5, birth range 1826-1830). See 1830 US Census, Population Schedules for Decatur County, Indiana. National Archives Microcopy 19, Roll 26, Page 387. Available online courtesy of the Internet Archive (archive.org) without restriction by clicking on the page number above. Birth ranges calculated by profile manager by plugging census-enumerated ages and enumeration date into online calculator.
38. ↑ 1850 Censusreveals that "Delia Lathrop" (70, CT-born, 8/24/1779-8/23/1780) and her son "Russell Lathrop" (30, IN-born, 8/24/1819-8/23/1820) lived in Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana next door to another of her sons, "Ezra Lathrop," (47, “farmer,” CAN-born 8/24/1802-8/23/1803) who lived with his wife, “Abi” (46, KY-born 8/24/1803-8/23/1804) on their $5000 farm with their kid, “Levi” (18, “clerking,” IN-born 8/24/1831-8/23/1832), and two others, “Ruth Pleako” (7) and “Winney Sharp” (20). See 1850 US Census, Population Schedules for Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana, enumerated 23 Aug 1850. National Archives Microcopy 432, Roll 142, Page 21A. Available online courtesy of the Internet Archive (archive.org) without restriction by clicking on the page number above. Birth ranges calculated by profile manager by plugging census-enumerated ages and enumeration date into online calculator.
39. ↑ Obituary of "Ezra Lathrup" published in the Greensburg (Indiana) New Era on 9 Dec 1885, and kindly transcribed by Keith Lathrop[5].
40. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 June 2020), memorial page for Ezra Lathrop (12 Mar 1803–6 Dec 1885), Find a Grave Memorial no. 48123665, citing South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Mike Porter (contributor 46953542). Gravestone reads: "Ezra Lathrop. Mar. 12, 1803. Dec. 6, 1885." Find a list of persons with Wikitree profiles who are identified as being buried in this cemetery here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:South_Park_Cemetery%2C_Greensburg%2C_Indiana.

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