Dewey Ernest Lattin I (1898-1985) lived in Cuba from 1909 through 1915. He served in the United States Army during World War I. He was a milkman for the Borden Milk Company. (b. September 16, 1898; Farmingdale, Nassau County, Long Island, New York, 11735, USA - d. February 13, 1985; Lake Helen, Volusia County, Florida, 32744, USA) Military Service Number 370066 and Social Security Number 060090513.

Parents:
He was the second to last child of Jarvis Andrew Lattin (1853-1941) and Mary Jane Puckett (1854-1927). His father worked selling food on the Long Island Railroad and around 1870 traveled to Carroll County, Iowa and later Holt County, Nebraska around 1881. Jarvis' farm in Nebraska failed and he tried prospecting for gold in the Dakota Territory.

Birth:
Dewey was born on September 16, 1898 in Farmingdale, Nassau County, Long Island, New York

Siblings:
Together Jarvis and Mary had the following children: Mary Esther Lattin (1875-1895) who married Richard Arlington Brush (1874-1944); Catherine Lavinia Lattin (1878-1964) who married Richard Arlington Brush (1874-1944) as his second wife, after her sister died; Julia Ann Lattin (1880-1960) who married Alfred William Poole (1881-1959); William Henry Lattin (1882) who died as an infant; Myrtle Adelia Lattin (1884-1970) who married Charles Haley Williams (1884-1960) after they met in Cuba; Deluth Andrew Lattin (1886-1887) who died as an infant; Jennie Alice Lattin (1888-1958) who married Charles Henry Pilkington (1887-1956); Charles A. Lattin (1890-1891) who died as an infant; Eva Ariel Lattin (1892-1939) who married Anton (Tony) Julius Winblad II (1886-1975) after they met in Cuba; Frederick E. Lattin (1894) who died as an infant; Effie Jeanette Lattin (1895-1989) who married Josiah Barnes Pomeroy (1882-1956) after they met in Cuba; Theodore Roosevelt Lattin (1901-1980) who lived in Cuba from 1909 to 1915 and married Bertha Christina Nelson (1905-1980).

Isle of Pines, Cuba:
Jarvis moved the family to Cuba in 1909 but Dewey, and his siblings Eva and Teddy came home in 1915 and lived with Eva and her husband Anton Winblad in the Bronx in New York.

World War I:
He served in the United States Army in World War I. He had his basic training at Fort Slocum, New York starting on May 5, 1918. He served overseas from July 10, 1918 to July 5, 1919 and was honorably discharged on July 17, 1919.

Married:
He married Elizabeth Henry (1903-1987) on January 28, 1922 in New York.

Children:
Dewey had three children: Dewey Ernest Lattin II (1922-1982); Leonard Anthony Lattin (1925-2005); and Lee Henry Lattin (1929-2010).

Occupation:
From 1930 to 1940 he was a milkman, delivering milk along a route for Borden Farms.

Death:
Leonard senior died in Lake Helen, Volusia County, Florida on February 13, 1985 and he was buried in DeLand Memorial Gardens in Florida.

Obituary:
Dewey Ernest Lattin, 86, 195 Daniel St., Lake Helen, died Wednesday. Born in Long Island, N.Y., he moved to Lake Helen 23 years ago from the Bronx, New York. He was a retired milkman for the Borden Milk Co.; Army veteran of World War I; and member of the Lake Helen American Legion Post. Survivors: wife, Elizabeth; son, Lee H., Mount Vernon, N.Y., and Leonard, Lake Helen; seven grandchildren; nine great grandchildren. Lankford Funeral Home, DeLand. (Source: The Orlando Sentinel in Orlando, Florida on February 15, 1985)

Burial:
He was buried in DeLand Memorial Gardens, De Land, Volusia, Florida.

Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on July 28, 2003. Updated on August 23, 2013 with information from his WWI service record. Updated on April 18, 2019 with his occupations. Updated on July 27, 2019 with the text from his obituary.

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