The Shemwell Family

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Birth	May 19, 1930 26 21 Todd, Kentucky, United States
Marriage	Mary Lou Foster — View this family unknown
Birth of a brother	Emmitte Ray Laster September 3, 1936 (Age 6 years) Todd, Kentucky, United States
Birth of a sister	Pearl Luevirne Laster March 1, 1940 (Age 9 years) Todd, Kentucky, United States
Census	April 9, 1940 (Age 9 years) Todd, Kentucky, United States Shared note: 1940 United States - Census transcript - Ross Thomas Laster - Household 1940 United States - Census transcript - Ross Thomas Laster - Household Pind River Road North Todd, Kentucky Name Info Relation Home V/R Farm Sex Race Age Cond School R/W BP City County State Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Wages Vet War Laster, Ross head M W 36 M KY Same pkace Laborer On Farm Laster, Flossie X wife F W 30 M KY Same pkace Laster, Clark son M W 15 S KY Same pkace Laborer On Farm Laster, J D son M W 13 S KY Same pkace Laster, Carl Hugh son M W 10 S KY Same pkace Laster, Emmitte Ray son M W 3 S KY Laster, Pearl Lee daughter F W 0/12 S KY
Birth of a brother	Romie Gill Laster June 3, 1942 (Age 12 years) Todd, Kentucky, United States
Birth of a brother	Bobby Dean Laster June 4, 1946 (Age 16 years) Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death of a maternal grandfather	John Thomas McGehee November 7, 1947 (Age 17 years) Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Note: Intestinal Cancer
Death of a mother	Flossie Ann McGehee May 3, 1959 (Age 28 years) Todd, Kentucky, United States
Birth of a daughter #1	Ruby Jane Laster December 22, 1959 (Age 29 years)
Death of a paternal grandfather	David Lawson Laster April 5, 1965 (Age 34 years) Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death of a maternal grandmother	Pearl Irene Shelton March 20, 1975 (Age 44 years)
Death of a father	Ross Thomas Laster December 23, 1983 (Age 53 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death of a brother	Clark Thomas Laster January 12, 1989 (Age 58 years) Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death of a brother	Bobby Dean Laster October 28, 2001 (Age 71 years) Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death of a daughter	Ruby Jane Laster January 21, 2006 (Age 75 years) Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, United States
Death of a brother	John David “J. D.” Laster May 21, 2009 (Age 79 years) Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death of a brother	Emmitte Ray Laster April 16, 2012 (Age 81 years) Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death	November 24, 2013 (Age 83 years) Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Burial	Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West

Date differences

Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Flossie Ann McGehee Clark Thomas Laster John David “J. D.” Laster Howard Junior Laster Carl Hugh Laster Emmitte Ray Laster Pearl Luevirne Laster Romie Gill Laster Bobby Dean Laster Ross Thomas Laster Birth: November 16, 1903 28 31 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 23, 1983 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ross Thomas Laster Clark Thomas Laster John David “J. D.” Laster Howard Junior Laster Carl Hugh Laster Emmitte Ray Laster Pearl Luevirne Laster Romie Gill Laster Bobby Dean Laster Flossie Ann McGehee Birth: May 17, 1909 20 19 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 3, 1959 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: April 1, 1924 —
11 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Daisy Lee Powell Family with spouse Adelle Brown Clark Thomas Laster Birth: March 9, 1925 21 15 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 12, 1989 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ruthelle “Ruthie” Settle Judy Ann Laster John David “J. D.” Laster Birth: February 23, 1927 23 17 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 21, 2009 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
22 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Howard Junior Laster Birth: January 4, 1929 25 19 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 5, 1929 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
16 months himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ruby Jane Laster Family with spouse Mary Lou Foster Family with spouse Carl Hugh Laster Birth: May 19, 1930 26 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 24, 2013 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
6 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Hannie Bell Turner Emmitte Ray Laster Birth: September 3, 1936 32 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 16, 2012 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
4 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Billy Freeman Knight Jeffrey Thomas Knight Pearl Luevirne Laster Birth: March 1, 1940 36 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 17, 2023 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Linda Faye Shemwell David Dewayne Laster Romie Gill Laster Jr. Romie Gill Laster Birth: June 3, 1942 38 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 10, 2020
4 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Bobby Dean Laster Birth: June 4, 1946 42 37 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 28, 2001 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States

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himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ruby Jane Laster Family with spouse Mary Lou Foster Family with spouse Carl Hugh Laster Birth: May 19, 1930 26 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 24, 2013 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
wife	Private
daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ruby Jane Laster Birth: December 22, 1959 29 Death: January 21, 2006 — Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, United States

Family with Mary Lou Foster - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ruby Jane Laster Family with spouse Mary Lou Foster Family with spouse Carl Hugh Laster Birth: May 19, 1930 26 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 24, 2013 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Carl Hugh Laster Mary Lou Foster Birth: February 16, 1927 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: November 25, 2020 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
	Marriage: —

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himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ruby Jane Laster Family with spouse Mary Lou Foster Family with spouse Carl Hugh Laster Birth: May 19, 1930 26 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 24, 2013 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
daughter	Private
daughter	Private
son	Private

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1940 United States - Census transcript - Ross Thomas Laster - Household Pind River Road North Todd, Kentucky Name Info Relation Home V/R Farm Sex Race Age Cond School R/W BP City County State Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Wages Vet War Laster, Ross head M W 36 M KY Same pkace Laborer On Farm Laster, Flossie X wife F W 30 M KY Same pkace Laster, Clark son M W 15 S KY Same pkace Laborer On Farm Laster, J D son M W 13 S KY Same pkace Laster, Carl Hugh son M W 10 S KY Same pkace Laster, Emmitte Ray son M W 3 S KY Laster, Pearl Lee daughter F W 0/12 S KY

Family with parents
father Parents David Lawson Laster Beatrice Elizabeth Carneal	Ross Thomas Laster 1903–1983
mother Parents John Thomas McGehee Pearl Irene Shelton	Flossie Ann McGehee 1909–1959
elder brother Family Daisy Lee Powell Adelle Brown	Clark Thomas Laster 1925–1989
elder brother Family Ruthelle “Ruthie” Settle Judy Ann Laster	John David “J. D.” Laster 1927–2009
elder brother Family (none)	Howard Junior Laster 1929–1929
himself Family Private Ruby Jane Laster Mary Lou Foster (unknown) Private Private Private	Carl Hugh Laster 1930–2013
younger brother Family Hannie Bell Turner	Emmitte Ray Laster 1936–2012
younger sister Family Billy Freeman Knight Jeffrey Thomas Knight Private Private Private Private Private	Pearl Luevirne Laster 1940–2023
younger brother Family Linda Faye Shemwell David Dewayne Laster Romie Gill Laster Jr. Private	Romie Gill Laster 1942–2020
younger brother Family Private Private	Bobby Dean Laster 1946–2001
Family with Private
himself Parents Ross Thomas Laster Flossie Ann McGehee	Carl Hugh Laster 1930–2013
wife Parents (unknown)	Private
daughter Family Private Private Private Private Private Private	Ruby Jane Laster 1959–2006
Family with Mary Lou Foster
himself Parents Ross Thomas Laster Flossie Ann McGehee	Carl Hugh Laster 1930–2013
wife Parents (unknown)	Mary Lou Foster 1927–2020
Carl Hugh Laster + … …
himself Parents Ross Thomas Laster Flossie Ann McGehee	Carl Hugh Laster 1930–2013
daughter Family (none)	Private
daughter Family (none)	Private
son Family (none)	Private