Shelby Thomas LasterAge: 83 years1923–2006
- Name
- Shelby Thomas Laster
- Given names
- Shelby Thomas
- Surname
- Laster
 Birth | March 13, 1923 20 22 |
 Birth of a brother | Shelly Ray Laster February 14, 1926 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Beatrice Elizabeth Carneal January 2, 1928 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Dorothy Lee Laster July 18, 1929 (Age 6 years) |
 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 24, 1930 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Fannie Elizabeth “Bell” Laster March 30, 1931 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John William “Johnny” Laster March 15, 1933 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Rev Homer Lawson Laster Jr July 12, 1935 (Age 12 years) |
| Census | April 9, 1940 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Helen Louise Laster May 5, 1940 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Evelyn Laster February 20, 1944 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a sister | Evelyn Laster February 28, 1944 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a sister | Helen Louise Laster December 18, 1944 (Age 21 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 |
| 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 grandfather | Horace Greely McGehee June 26, 1954 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Fannie Lavina Settle August 21, 1964 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | David Lawson Laster April 5, 1965 (Age 42 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Bradley Ryan Laster September 30, 1978 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a father | Homer Lawson Laster December 15, 1982 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a brother | Shelly Ray Laster June 10, 1985 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Bradley Ryan Laster October 27, 1991 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a sister | Fannie Elizabeth “Bell” Laster April 18, 1996 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a mother | Roberta McGehee March 3, 2000 (Age 76 years) |
 Death | December 27, 2006 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Glenwood Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Homer Lawson Laster Birth: April 13, 1902 26 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 15, 1982 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Roberta McGehee Birth: December 22, 1900 25 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 3, 2000 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: 1922 — |
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14 months himself |
Shelby Thomas Laster Birth: March 13, 1923 20 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 27, 2006 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Shelly Ray Laster Birth: February 14, 1926 23 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 10, 1985 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Dorothy Lee Laster Birth: July 18, 1929 27 28 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 21, 2020 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months younger sister |
Fannie Elizabeth “Bell” Laster Birth: March 30, 1931 28 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 18, 1996 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
John William “Johnny” Laster Birth: March 15, 1933 30 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 11, 2014 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Rev Homer Lawson Laster Jr Birth: July 12, 1935 33 34 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 12, 2021 — Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Helen Louise Laster Birth: May 5, 1940 38 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 18, 1944 — Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Evelyn Laster Birth: February 20, 1944 41 43 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 28, 1944 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Ruthell Grisham |
| himself |
Shelby Thomas Laster Birth: March 13, 1923 20 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 27, 2006 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Ruthell Grisham Birth: March 23, 1927 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 12, 2025 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
Private |
Shelby Thomas Laster has 8 first cousins recorded
Father's family (8)
Parents Ross Thomas Laster + Flossie Ann McGehee
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Homer Lawson Laster - Household
Todd, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Homer Lawson Laster - Household
Todd, Kentucky, United States
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