The Shemwell Family

Emmitte Ray LasterAge: 75 years19362012

Name
Emmitte Ray Laster
Given names
Emmitte Ray
Surname
Laster
Birth September 3, 1936 32 27
Birth of a sisterPearl Luevirne Laster
March 1, 1940 (Age 3 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherRomie Gill Laster
June 3, 1942 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 5 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 brotherBobby Dean Laster
June 4, 1946 (Age 9 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Thomas McGehee
November 7, 1947 (Age 11 years)
Note: Intestinal Cancer
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 13 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 motherFlossie Ann McGehee
May 3, 1959 (Age 22 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherDavid Lawson Laster
April 5, 1965 (Age 28 years)
MarriageHannie Bell TurnerView this family
December 31, 1966 (Age 30 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherPearl Irene Shelton
March 20, 1975 (Age 38 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 9 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 fatherRoss Thomas Laster
December 23, 1983 (Age 47 years)
Death of a brotherClark Thomas Laster
January 12, 1989 (Age 52 years)
Death of a brotherBobby Dean Laster
October 28, 2001 (Age 65 years)
Death of a wifeHannie Bell Turner
August 7, 2004 (Age 67 years)
Death of a brotherJohn David “J. D.” Laster
May 21, 2009 (Age 72 years)
Death April 16, 2012 (Age 75 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Slaughter Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 1, 1924
11 months
elder brother
Clark Thomas Laster
Birth: March 9, 1925 21 15Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 12, 1989Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder brother
John David “J. D.” Laster
Birth: February 23, 1927 23 17Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 21, 2009Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
22 months
elder brother
Howard Junior Laster
Birth: January 4, 1929 25 19Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 5, 1929Todd, Kentucky, United States
16 months
elder brother
Carl Hugh Laster
Birth: May 19, 1930 26 21Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 24, 2013Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
6 years
himself
Emmitte Ray Laster
Birth: September 3, 1936 32 27Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 16, 2012Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
4 years
younger sister
Pearl Luevirne Laster
Birth: March 1, 1940 36 30Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 17, 2023Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger brother
4 years
younger brother
Bobby Dean Laster
Birth: June 4, 1946 42 37Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 28, 2001Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Family with Hannie Bell Turner - View this family
himself
Emmitte Ray Laster
Birth: September 3, 1936 32 27Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 16, 2012Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
wife
Hannie Bell Turner
Birth: June 14, 1940Canoe, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 7, 2004Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: December 31, 1966Robertson, Tennessee, United States

Emmitte Ray Laster has 9 first cousins recorded

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Ross Thomas Laster - Household

Pind River Road North Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Laster, RossheadMW36MKYSame pkaceLaborerOn Farm
Laster, Flossie XwifeFW30MKYSame pkace
Laster, ClarksonMW15SKYSame pkaceLaborerOn Farm
Laster, J DsonMW13SKYSame pkace
Laster, Carl HughsonMW10SKYSame pkace
Laster, Emmitte RaysonMW3SKY
Laster, Pearl LeedaughterFW0/12SKY