Latham Family Extra Family Photographs

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Created by Bob Frazee
Copyright 2015, 2011, all rights reserved.
Last Update: 17 Jan 2011, 15 Aug 2015

A short family history to help put these pictures in perspective may be helpful.

Oliver Sidney Frazee was married twice. To his first wife was born Gladys Frazee. Gladys married J Latham of Bird Island and had two children: J.D. and Ruth Latham.

Oliver's first wife died and he married Elizabeth Wiest. Oliver and Elizabeth had five children: Russell, Donald, Hazel, George, and Vivian.

Gladys Latham died and J.D. Latham was raised by his Frazee grandparents, Oliver and Elizabeth Frazee of Olivia, MN. Ruth Latham was raised by her Latham grandparents, Charles and Mary Latham of Bird Island, MN

Accordingly, there will be many photographs of the various family members mixed together. Come with me and enjoy them all

I have encouraged family members to provide me with photographs and family history.
Most of the photographs on these sites are ones I had in my collection. I want to give special
recognition to my sister Shannon Welch nee Frazee, and my cousins Judy Severson nee
Bjerke and Betty Magnuson nee Frazee for providing photographs of our grandparents,
parents, uncles and aunts which they have preserved over the years.

If you have any photographs you would like to share with the family just let me know
and we can make arrangement to have them copied and returned to you. My belief is that
photographs are taken to be shared, not kept hidden away in a shoebox or a dusty album. I will
send a full size copy of any photograph to any family member who requests one. Don't be bashful.

The number of extra photographs has increased to the point where I had to
break them down into two family units and create this jump Station:

Introduction to the Frazee Clan


Oliver Sidney Frazee
aka: "The Boss" and "Grandpa"
This is where it all started.
Our founder visited Arizona, 1951
Some of his genes are in each of us.


J.D. Latham and Ruth Meier nee Latham Family Photos


Gladys Latham nee Frazee with J.D. and her
Step-Mother, Elizabeth Frazee nee Wiest
and half-sister, Vivian Frazee

Mary Latham nee Meyer [Ruth's grandmother]
with her cousin Mary Hyndman nee Brandt,
[Wilma Frazee nee Hyndman's mother]
and Ruth Latham, about 1927


Elizabeth Frazee nee Wiest, and unknown friend,
with Children: Gladys Frazee [step-daughter], Donald,
Vivian, Hazel and George Frazee
Date is unknown


Only person identified is Gladys Frazee

J.D. with Betty Frazee
Bobby Frazee, Terry Frazee, Mary Hyndman,
Betty Frazee & J.D.

J.D. at camp

J.D. at bivouac

Corporal Latham on Leave
1 June 1945

Corporal J.D. Latham

Mary Hyndman, J.D. Latham & Betty Frazee
June 1, 1945

J.D. Latham graduated
from Univ of ND

The Wedding Party


J.D. and Marge Latham
Maid of Honor, June Frank Rooney
and Best man, Donald Frazee
March 18, 1950


Family photo at Green Lake, date 1962 or 1963
Starting at bottom of table and going clockwise:
Wilma, J.D., Donald, Bertie Mae & George Frazee, George Meier
Steve Latham, Russell, Jeanette, Marge holding Linda
Cindy Latham standing behind Marge, Kim Latham standing by Wilma

Marlyn and Vivian Boozier nee Frazee
Donald and Wilma Frazee Toby and Hazel Bjerke nee Frazee
George and Bertie Mae Frazee

Steve and Brenda's Wedding (First Marriage - about 1975)

Donald & Wilma Frazee, Steve & Brenda Latham, Marjory Latham nee Frank
J.D. Latham, Cynthia Janssen nee Latham, Linda Henley nee Latham, Bertie Mae Frazee
George Frazee, Kimberly Maly nee Latham, and John Maly.


J.D., Kim Maly, Ruth Meier, and
Linda Henely holding Sean
Date Unknown

George & Bertie Mae Frazee
Donald and Wilma Frazee
J.D. Latham with Sister, Ruth Meier nee Latham.


Wilma Frazee & Ruth Meier
Jeanine Meier

J.D. Latham at home in Arizona.
with friends from Wahpeton, ND.


Ruth Meier nee Latham with J.D. Latham
date unknown

J.D. Latham and Donald Frazee
at Donald's farm auction

J.D. the politician.


Ruth and Daniel Courtney
with cousin Lois and friends
1957 - 1958

JC Latham [J.D. and Ruth's father]
and his sister Iantha Nordquist nee Latham


Daniel & Jonel Courtney with
Jeanine Meier at Wilma's 80 Birthday party
Ruth and J.D. Date unknown

Jump Station

I want the information about the people and dates in these photographs to be accurate
so if you have any suggested corrections let let me know. Bob Frazee


This page was created by Bob "Belli" Frazee

Bob at Grand Tetons, 2015
Belli at the Grand Titons, June 2015


If you have any questions, or corrections, just write to Belli.

Have a good day and come back again.

(Editor's note: It was my goal to have this page completed by 4 July 2010, and I am basically done. Of you have any photographs you want to contribute just let me know. I always have room for more.)

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