sentences:  Born near Haymarket, Prince William County, Virginia, on March 9, 1832, Latham received an education suited to his class, then read law.In 1857 in Taylor County, Latham married the former Caroline Thayer (1834-1928), daughter of blacksmith Franklin Thayer (1803-1878), who had been born in Massachusetts but married Virginian Nancy Mason and raised their children in Virginia.In the 1860 census, Latham's young family in Grafton in Taylor County also included Caroline's 15-year-old sister and two printers, presumably boarders.