The Shemwell Family

Name
David Lawson Laster
Given names
David Lawson
Surname
Laster
Birth April 20, 1875
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageFilinda A BlakeView this family
about 1898 (Age 22 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a daughter
#1
Bessie Marie Laster
October 11, 1898 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Elvie Edgar Laster
April 17, 1900 (Age 24 years)
Death of a wifeFilinda A Blake
August 17, 1900 (Age 25 years)
MarriageBeatrice Elizabeth CarnealView this family
February 24, 1901 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Homer Lawson Laster
April 13, 1902 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Ross Thomas Laster
November 16, 1903 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Ellen Laster
March 5, 1905 (Age 29 years)

Death of a daughterEllen Laster
March 5, 1905 (Age 29 years)

Birth of a son
#6
Eddie Laster
June 3, 1907 (Age 32 years)

Death of a sonEddie Laster
August 3, 1908 (Age 33 years)

Birth of a daughter
#7
Margaret Laster
August 25, 1909 (Age 34 years)

Death of a daughterMargaret Laster
March 6, 1910 (Age 34 years)

Census May 3, 1910 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 40 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Marriage of a childHouston William McGeheeBessie Marie LasterView this family
January 28, 1917 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 41 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 42 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census January 11, 1920 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childHomer Lawson LasterRoberta McGeheeView this family
1922 (Age 46 years)

Birth of a grandson
#1
Shelby Thomas Laster
March 13, 1923 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childRoss Thomas LasterFlossie Ann McGeheeView this family
April 1, 1924 (Age 48 years)

Birth of a grandson
#2
Clark Thomas Laster
March 9, 1925 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Shelly Ray Laster
February 14, 1926 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
John David “J. D.” Laster
February 23, 1927 (Age 51 years)
MarriageJuanita McGeheeView this family
January 1928 (Age 52 years)
Death of a wifeBeatrice Elizabeth Carneal
January 2, 1928 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Howard Junior Laster
January 4, 1929 (Age 53 years)
Death of a grandsonHoward Junior Laster
January 5, 1929 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Dorothy Lee Laster
July 18, 1929 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 54 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
Birth of a grandson
#7
Carl Hugh Laster
May 19, 1930 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Fannie Elizabeth “Bell” Laster
March 30, 1931 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
John William “Johnny” Laster
March 15, 1933 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
Rev Homer Lawson Laster Jr
July 12, 1935 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
Emmitte Ray Laster
September 3, 1936 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Pearl Luevirne Laster
March 1, 1940 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#13
Helen Louise Laster
May 5, 1940 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a grandson
#14
Romie Gill Laster
June 3, 1942 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#15
Evelyn Laster
February 20, 1944 (Age 68 years)
Death of a granddaughterEvelyn Laster
February 28, 1944 (Age 68 years)
Death of a granddaughterHelen Louise Laster
December 18, 1944 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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 grandson
#16
Bobby Dean Laster
June 4, 1946 (Age 71 years)
Death of a daughterBessie Marie Laster
November 29, 1948 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 74 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 70 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 April 5, 1965 (Age 89 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Slaughter Cemetery
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