The Shemwell Family

Louise LasterAge: 74 years19231998

Name
Louise Laster
Given names
Louise
Surname
Laster
Married name
Louise Rager
Married name
Louise Trainer
Married name
Louise Hamilton
Birth September 10, 1923 26 26
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 6 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 7, 1930 (Age 6 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherAddie Lucy Clary
1936 (Age 12 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 18 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Birth of a son
#1
Dorris Wayne Trainer
February 5, 1949 (Age 25 years)
Census April 1, 1950 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 26 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Thomas “Bud” Shemwell
February 13, 1958 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Gary Edward Trainer
February 26, 1958 (Age 34 years)
Death of a fatherJames Hershel “Jimmie” Laster
October 31, 1963 (Age 40 years)
Death of a sonDorris Wayne Trainer
March 18, 1970 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 22 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death of a motherRuby Shemwell
April 22, 1984 (Age 60 years)
Death of a husbandJohn William Trainer
February 9, 1993 (Age 69 years)
Death March 15, 1998 (Age 74 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Resthaven Memorial Gardens
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father
James Hershel “Jimmie” Laster
Birth: November 24, 1896Kentucky, United States
Death: October 31, 1963Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
mother
Ruby Shemwell
Birth: December 9, 1896 24 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 22, 1984Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: 1920Todd, Kentucky, United States
4 years
herself
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husband
Private
herself
daughter
Private
Family with John William Trainer - View this family
husband
John William Trainer
Birth: December 29, 1923Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 9, 1993Henderson, Kentucky, United States
herself
daughter
Private
son
Dorris Wayne Trainer
Birth: February 5, 1949 25 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 18, 1970Vietnam
son
Private
daughter
Private
son
Gary Edward Trainer
Birth: February 26, 1958 34 34Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 30, 2006Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
son
Private
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husband
Garland Thomas Hamilton
Birth: March 30, 1932Wise, Virginia, United States
Death: March 5, 2007Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
herself
son
Private

Louise Laster has 14 first cousins recorded

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Hershel “Jimmie” Laster - Household

Coal Bank Road Sharon and Clifty, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Laster, JimmieheadMW34M23KYKYKYFarmingOwn Farm
Laster, RubywifeFW33M23KYKYTN
Laster, LouisedaughterFW6SKYKYKY