Born on Jan 15, 1829 to Landis Lowell Lathrop and Delia Platt Lathrop. Robert Smith Lathrop passed away on Aug 11, 1874, at the age of 45 and was buried in Boscobel Cemetery in Boscobel, Wisconsin, United States. Robert Smith Lathrop was married to Martha West Lathrop and had 6 children: Frank S. Lathrop, Fred L. Lathrop, Flora Angelina Lathrop, William Ellsworth Lathrop, Mina Louisa Lathrop, Walter Smith Lathrop.