Beckham County, OK - Obits: Ellen Laster, 1922 16 June 2008 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ********************************************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ********************************************************************* LASTER, ELLEN (2 Feb 1922, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK): SISTER DIED AND ANOTHER SISTER SERIOUSLY ILL. G. B. Bagwell returned last week from Gainesville, Texas, where he had been called by the death of his sister, Mrs. Laster. Her death was caused from blood poisoning, the trouble started with a small rising in the ear. Another sister is very low with cancer and he is expecting to be called back there most any time. (Census, 1920, Texas, Cooke Co, Gainesville, ED 32, pg 17A, #391/411 (T625-1790): Ellen Laster, age 50, b Tx; f/m Al; widowed; Ray or Roy, son, age 16, b Ok; fb Al; mb Tx; Bicycle repair shop; Nana, daughter, age 14, b Tx; fb Al; mb Tx. Census, 1900, Texas, Cooke Co, Gainesville, Wd 3, ED 28, pg 8A, #172/172 (T623-1623): James M. Laster, age 40, b Oct 1859, Al; fb Al; mb Ms; Day laborer; married 10 years; Ellen M., age 30, b Jan 1870, Tx; f/m b Al; married 10 years; 6 children born, 3 living; Allie D., son, age 8, b Nov 1891, Tx; Archie, son, age 5, b Jul 1894, I.T.; Walter R., son, age 3, b May 1897, Ok.) --------------------------------------------------- Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/beckham/beckham.html