The Shemwell Family

Rev Homer Lawson Laster JrAge: 85 years19352021

Name
Rev Homer Lawson Laster Jr
Name prefix
Rev
Given names
Homer Lawson
Surname
Laster
Name suffix
Jr
Birth July 12, 1935 33 34
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterHelen Louise Laster
May 5, 1940 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterEvelyn Laster
February 20, 1944 (Age 8 years)
Death of a sisterEvelyn Laster
February 28, 1944 (Age 8 years)
Death of a sisterHelen Louise Laster
December 18, 1944 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 6 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 14 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 grandfatherHorace Greely McGehee
June 26, 1954 (Age 18 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherFannie Lavina Settle
August 21, 1964 (Age 29 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherDavid Lawson Laster
April 5, 1965 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 10 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 fatherHomer Lawson Laster
December 15, 1982 (Age 47 years)
Death of a brotherShelly Ray Laster
June 10, 1985 (Age 49 years)
Death of a sisterFannie Elizabeth “Bell” Laster
April 18, 1996 (Age 60 years)
Death of a motherRoberta McGehee
March 3, 2000 (Age 64 years)
Death of a brotherShelby Thomas Laster
December 27, 2006 (Age 71 years)
Death of a brotherJohn William “Johnny” Laster
April 11, 2014 (Age 78 years)
Death of a sisterDorothy Lee Laster
March 21, 2020 (Age 84 years)
Death March 12, 2021 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Pleasant Cemetery
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Marriage: 1922
14 months
elder brother
Shelby Thomas Laster
Birth: March 13, 1923 20 22Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 27, 2006Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
Shelly Ray Laster
Birth: February 14, 1926 23 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 10, 1985Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder sister
Dorothy Lee Laster
Birth: July 18, 1929 27 28Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 21, 2020Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
20 months
elder sister
Fannie Elizabeth “Bell” Laster
Birth: March 30, 1931 28 30Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 18, 1996Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder brother
John William “Johnny” Laster
Birth: March 15, 1933 30 32Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 11, 2014Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
himself
Rev Homer Lawson Laster Jr
Birth: July 12, 1935 33 34Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 12, 2021Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
5 years
younger sister
Helen Louise Laster
Birth: May 5, 1940 38 39Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 18, 1944Kentucky, United States
4 years
younger sister
Evelyn Laster
Birth: February 20, 1944 41 43Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 28, 1944Todd, Kentucky, United States
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Rev Homer Lawson Laster Jr
Birth: July 12, 1935 33 34Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 12, 2021Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
wife
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Rev Homer Lawson Laster Jr
Birth: July 12, 1935 33 34Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 12, 2021Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
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Rev Homer Lawson Laster Jr has 8 first cousins recorded

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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Homer Lawson Laster - Household

Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Laster, Omer headMW38MKYlaborerfarm
Laster, RobertawifeFW39MKY
Laster, ShelbiesonMW17SKY
Laster, Sheley RaysonMW14SKY
Laster, Dorothy LeedaughterFW10SKY
Laster, Fannie BelldaughterFW9SKY
Laster, John WsonMW7SKY
Laster, JrsonMW5SKY