Pearl Luevirne LasterAge: 83 years1940–2023
- Name
- Pearl Luevirne Laster
- Given names
- Pearl Luevirne
- Surname
- Laster
- Married name
- Pearl Luevirne Knight
 Birth | March 1, 1940 36 30 |
 Census | April 9, 1940 (Age 39 days) |
 Birth of a brother | Romie Gill Laster June 3, 1942 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 21 months)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 brother | Bobby Dean Laster June 4, 1946 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Thomas McGehee November 7, 1947 (Age 7 years) Note: Intestinal Cancer |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 9 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 |
| Birth of a son #1 | Jeffrey Thomas Knight December 3, 1958 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a son | Jeffrey Thomas Knight February 26, 1959 (Age 18 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Death of a mother | Flossie Ann McGehee May 3, 1959 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | David Lawson Laster April 5, 1965 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Pearl Irene Shelton March 20, 1975 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 5 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 father | Ross Thomas Laster December 23, 1983 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a brother | Clark Thomas Laster January 12, 1989 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a husband | Billy Freeman Knight June 26, 2001 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a brother | Bobby Dean Laster October 28, 2001 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a brother | John David “J. D.” Laster May 21, 2009 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a brother | Emmitte Ray Laster April 16, 2012 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a brother | Carl Hugh Laster November 24, 2013 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a brother | Romie Gill Laster September 10, 2020 (Age 80 years) |
 Death | August 17, 2023 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Slaughter Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
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Ross Thomas Laster Birth: November 16, 1903 28 31 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 23, 1983 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Flossie Ann McGehee Birth: May 17, 1909 20 19 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 3, 1959 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: April 1, 1924 — |
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11 months elder brother |
Clark Thomas Laster Birth: March 9, 1925 21 15 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 12, 1989 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
John David “J. D.” Laster Birth: February 23, 1927 23 17 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 21, 2009 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months elder brother |
Howard Junior Laster Birth: January 4, 1929 25 19 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 5, 1929 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months elder brother |
Carl Hugh Laster Birth: May 19, 1930 26 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 24, 2013 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years elder brother |
Emmitte Ray Laster Birth: September 3, 1936 32 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 16, 2012 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years herself |
Pearl Luevirne Laster Birth: March 1, 1940 36 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 17, 2023 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Romie Gill Laster Birth: June 3, 1942 38 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 10, 2020 |
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4 years younger brother |
Bobby Dean Laster Birth: June 4, 1946 42 37 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 28, 2001 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Billy Freeman Knight |
| husband |
Billy Freeman Knight Birth: June 29, 1937 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 26, 2001 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Pearl Luevirne Laster Birth: March 1, 1940 36 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 17, 2023 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
Jeffrey Thomas Knight Birth: December 3, 1958 21 18 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: February 26, 1959 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Pearl Luevirne Laster has 9 first cousins recorded
Father's family (8)
Parents Homer Lawson Laster + Roberta McGehee
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Ross Thomas Laster - Household
Pind River Road North Todd, Kentucky
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