Lathrop Family Pages

This is the landing page for research of the ancestry of Carl Lathrop. Links to Profiles and Posts are below.

The genealogy data for our Lathrop line is very lopsided. The "Lathrop/Lothropp" ancestry can be traced back many generations, well before Rev. John Lothropp came to America. With one exception, research on the other lines has been more challenging.

The exception is Cynthia Powell, who married Russell Lathrop. These are Carl Lathrop's G2-grandparents. Cynthia's ancestry includes many well-known, historical figures, including two Mayflower passengers (see Mayflower Descendant), and people who were prominent both in establishing colonies in America, and in pioneering ventures.

The Lathrop line from Rev. John is clear and well documented until we come to Rev. Elkanah Lathrop, Russell's father. There is a fair amount of secondary evidence as to his family and whereabouts, but so far no one has found the name of his wife!

Russell Lathrop led his family in pioneer days from New England to Decatur County, Indiana, where his older brother Erastus had bought land. While there, Russell's oldest son Henry worked with his cousin Augustus, oldest son of Erastus, in Ripley County. Four years later, they moved to Richland County, Illinois, where they were some of the earliest, and most established families (see Illinois Pioneers). Russell obtained land through a warrant he received for his services in the War of 1812.