Birth: 5 March 1804 - North Carolina.
Mar.: 8 October 1824 - Wilson County, Tennessee
Death: 2 Feb 1862
Burial: Old Harmony Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas.
His father: Frederick Laster. Mother's Maiden Name: Nancy Smith.
Abraham Laster went to Wilson County, Tennessee with parents when 6 years old. By 1830's some of Frederick & Nancy's children were married & rearing families - Some headed for frontier land & to former Arkansas Territory. Some stopped at Crowley's Ridge in Lawrence County, Arkansas. Abraham Laster & Dotson Belt families went on to Johnson County, Arkansas settling in Horsehead Township & in what is now the Harmony area. Parents came on to Johnson County, Arkansas from Lawrence County, Arkansas 1836-37 & also settled in Harmony area. Johnson County, Arkansas formed in 1833.
Shared by David and Theta (#48561163)
The Lasters were among the first settlers in the Harmony area, is Horsehead Township, Johnson Co., AR. He was an extensive land owner. The old Harmony Cem., and the present Cemetary, the Harmony church, school and Masonic Lodge are all on land once owned by Abraham Laster. He was also a deligate to select the county seat of Johnson Co., when Arkansas was made a state. Credit is given to him for the location and the naming of Clarksville, AR. He was one of the Presiding Elders of Harmony Presbyterian Church when it was organized.∼Son of Frederick Laster and Nancy Smith (both buried at this cem.); *see his father's gravesite for his siblings.
He married on 8 Oct 1824 in Wilson Co., TN, Nancy D. Puckett.
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Find A Grave contributor David and Theta has made a suggestion to you regarding your Find A Grave memorial for Abraham Laster.
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RE: the cemetery for Abraham Laster:
The name changed over the years from Lassiter later Lasiter since 1850s - 60s it has been Laster. This is not my direct line but we have links to the Lasers through the Baskins, Martins, Frosts and Beans.
My mother is 89 and been doing research for over 40 years. She lived in Clarksville for many years and has been to both the Old Harmony and the Harmony Cemetery. Her documentation came from Baskin - Laster and Related Families by Dwight L. Baskin, The House of Boyer by Boyer, Baskin(s) Families South Carolina --Pennsylvania by Raymond Martin Bell Washington and Jefferson College, Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Western AR.
From her family sheets it shows Abraham Laster and wife Nancy D. Puckett Laster, along with his father Frederick and wife Nancy Smith Laster all bu. OLD Harmony cem. which is on the old Harl Coffee farm. Mother made copies of p. 49 and 50 -but did not note which book it came from. p. 49 shows Abraham Laster info with Nancy D. Puckett and says, "They are both buried in the Old Harmony Cemetery." Mother thinks this came from the book, "The House of Boyer". ALSO another copy from a book, that she didn't write the title on, says on p. 33 RE: Frederick Lassiter, "Frederick's home, in Johnson County, was located a short distance norhtwest of Old Harmony Cemetery and on the forty acres lying directly west of the Cemetery. Frederick and Nancy are buried in this Cemetery. The four graves directly east of the monument erected to Abraham and Nancy contain the bodies of Frederick and Nancy, Washington and Thomas who were their grandsons. Their burial order is unknown".
Also p. 34 RE: Abraham Laster, "Abraham Laster was one among the first settlers in Horsehead Township and was an extensive landowner. Harmony Church, School, Masonic Lodge , and both Cemeteries, old and the present one are on land that he owned. … Abraham Laster, born Mar 5, 1804 N.C. died Feb 2, 1862 Married Oct 8, 1824, Wilson County, Tennessee. Nancy D. Puckett, born April 24, 1802, VA died June 13, 1865. Both buried Old Harmony Cemetery. … Hope this helps to establish Old Harmony Cemetery as the resting place for Abraham Laster and wife Nancy D. Puckett along with his father, Frederick and mother Nancy Smith Laster.
Theta Webb Ashing Find A Grave #48561163 Maria Sue Johnson Webb
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the 1850 United States Federal Census
Abram Lasiter 46
Nancy D Lasiter 48
Washington B Lasiter 15
Nancy J Lasiter 14
Robert F Lasiter 12
James M Lasiter 24
Hugh K Baskins 24
Tree
Malissa Emmaline Laster
1825–1911
James F Laster
1826–1833
Hester Ann Laster
1828–1911
Thomas H Laster
1829–1850
Mary Elizabeth Laster
1831–1903
Francis T Laster
1833–
Washington B Laster
1834–
Nancy Jane Laster
1836–1909
Robert Franklin Laster
1838–1864
James Monroe Laster
1840–1924
Jane Lasseter
1842–1842
Mar.: 8 October 1824 - Wilson County, Tennessee
Death: 2 Feb 1862
Burial: Old Harmony Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas.
His father: Frederick Laster. Mother's Maiden Name: Nancy Smith.
Abraham Laster went to Wilson County, Tennessee with parents when 6 years old. By 1830's some of Frederick & Nancy's children were married & rearing families - Some headed for frontier land & to former Arkansas Territory. Some stopped at Crowley's Ridge in Lawrence County, Arkansas. Abraham Laster & Dotson Belt families went on to Johnson County, Arkansas settling in Horsehead Township & in what is now the Harmony area. Parents came on to Johnson County, Arkansas from Lawrence County, Arkansas 1836-37 & also settled in Harmony area. Johnson County, Arkansas formed in 1833.
Shared by David and Theta (#48561163)
The Lasters were among the first settlers in the Harmony area, is Horsehead Township, Johnson Co., AR. He was an extensive land owner. The old Harmony Cem., and the present Cemetary, the Harmony church, school and Masonic Lodge are all on land once owned by Abraham Laster. He was also a deligate to select the county seat of Johnson Co., when Arkansas was made a state. Credit is given to him for the location and the naming of Clarksville, AR. He was one of the Presiding Elders of Harmony Presbyterian Church when it was organized.∼Son of Frederick Laster and Nancy Smith (both buried at this cem.); *see his father's gravesite for his siblings.
He married on 8 Oct 1824 in Wilson Co., TN, Nancy D. Puckett.
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Find A Grave contributor David and Theta has made a suggestion to you regarding your Find A Grave memorial for Abraham Laster.
Their suggestion:
-------------------------
RE: the cemetery for Abraham Laster:
The name changed over the years from Lassiter later Lasiter since 1850s - 60s it has been Laster. This is not my direct line but we have links to the Lasers through the Baskins, Martins, Frosts and Beans.
My mother is 89 and been doing research for over 40 years. She lived in Clarksville for many years and has been to both the Old Harmony and the Harmony Cemetery. Her documentation came from Baskin - Laster and Related Families by Dwight L. Baskin, The House of Boyer by Boyer, Baskin(s) Families South Carolina --Pennsylvania by Raymond Martin Bell Washington and Jefferson College, Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Western AR.
From her family sheets it shows Abraham Laster and wife Nancy D. Puckett Laster, along with his father Frederick and wife Nancy Smith Laster all bu. OLD Harmony cem. which is on the old Harl Coffee farm. Mother made copies of p. 49 and 50 -but did not note which book it came from. p. 49 shows Abraham Laster info with Nancy D. Puckett and says, "They are both buried in the Old Harmony Cemetery." Mother thinks this came from the book, "The House of Boyer". ALSO another copy from a book, that she didn't write the title on, says on p. 33 RE: Frederick Lassiter, "Frederick's home, in Johnson County, was located a short distance norhtwest of Old Harmony Cemetery and on the forty acres lying directly west of the Cemetery. Frederick and Nancy are buried in this Cemetery. The four graves directly east of the monument erected to Abraham and Nancy contain the bodies of Frederick and Nancy, Washington and Thomas who were their grandsons. Their burial order is unknown".
Also p. 34 RE: Abraham Laster, "Abraham Laster was one among the first settlers in Horsehead Township and was an extensive landowner. Harmony Church, School, Masonic Lodge , and both Cemeteries, old and the present one are on land that he owned. … Abraham Laster, born Mar 5, 1804 N.C. died Feb 2, 1862 Married Oct 8, 1824, Wilson County, Tennessee. Nancy D. Puckett, born April 24, 1802, VA died June 13, 1865. Both buried Old Harmony Cemetery. … Hope this helps to establish Old Harmony Cemetery as the resting place for Abraham Laster and wife Nancy D. Puckett along with his father, Frederick and mother Nancy Smith Laster.
Theta Webb Ashing Find A Grave #48561163 Maria Sue Johnson Webb
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the 1850 United States Federal Census
Abram Lasiter 46
Nancy D Lasiter 48
Washington B Lasiter 15
Nancy J Lasiter 14
Robert F Lasiter 12
James M Lasiter 24
Hugh K Baskins 24
Tree
Malissa Emmaline Laster
1825–1911
James F Laster
1826–1833
Hester Ann Laster
1828–1911
Thomas H Laster
1829–1850
Mary Elizabeth Laster
1831–1903
Francis T Laster
1833–
Washington B Laster
1834–
Nancy Jane Laster
1836–1909
Robert Franklin Laster
1838–1864
James Monroe Laster
1840–1924
Jane Lasseter
1842–1842
Birth: 5 March 1804 - North Carolina.
Mar.: 8 October 1824 - Wilson County, Tennessee
Death: 2 Feb 1862
Burial: Old Harmony Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas.
His father: Frederick Laster. Mother's Maiden Name: Nancy Smith.
Abraham Laster went to Wilson County, Tennessee with parents when 6 years old. By 1830's some of Frederick & Nancy's children were married & rearing families - Some headed for frontier land & to former Arkansas Territory. Some stopped at Crowley's Ridge in Lawrence County, Arkansas. Abraham Laster & Dotson Belt families went on to Johnson County, Arkansas settling in Horsehead Township & in what is now the Harmony area. Parents came on to Johnson County, Arkansas from Lawrence County, Arkansas 1836-37 & also settled in Harmony area. Johnson County, Arkansas formed in 1833.
Shared by David and Theta (#48561163)
The Lasters were among the first settlers in the Harmony area, is Horsehead Township, Johnson Co., AR. He was an extensive land owner. The old Harmony Cem., and the present Cemetary, the Harmony church, school and Masonic Lodge are all on land once owned by Abraham Laster. He was also a deligate to select the county seat of Johnson Co., when Arkansas was made a state. Credit is given to him for the location and the naming of Clarksville, AR. He was one of the Presiding Elders of Harmony Presbyterian Church when it was organized.∼Son of Frederick Laster and Nancy Smith (both buried at this cem.); *see his father's gravesite for his siblings.
He married on 8 Oct 1824 in Wilson Co., TN, Nancy D. Puckett.
*************************************
Find A Grave contributor David and Theta has made a suggestion to you regarding your Find A Grave memorial for Abraham Laster.
Their suggestion:
-------------------------
RE: the cemetery for Abraham Laster:
The name changed over the years from Lassiter later Lasiter since 1850s - 60s it has been Laster. This is not my direct line but we have links to the Lasers through the Baskins, Martins, Frosts and Beans.
My mother is 89 and been doing research for over 40 years. She lived in Clarksville for many years and has been to both the Old Harmony and the Harmony Cemetery. Her documentation came from Baskin - Laster and Related Families by Dwight L. Baskin, The House of Boyer by Boyer, Baskin(s) Families South Carolina --Pennsylvania by Raymond Martin Bell Washington and Jefferson College, Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Western AR.
From her family sheets it shows Abraham Laster and wife Nancy D. Puckett Laster, along with his father Frederick and wife Nancy Smith Laster all bu. OLD Harmony cem. which is on the old Harl Coffee farm. Mother made copies of p. 49 and 50 -but did not note which book it came from. p. 49 shows Abraham Laster info with Nancy D. Puckett and says, "They are both buried in the Old Harmony Cemetery." Mother thinks this came from the book, "The House of Boyer". ALSO another copy from a book, that she didn't write the title on, says on p. 33 RE: Frederick Lassiter, "Frederick's home, in Johnson County, was located a short distance norhtwest of Old Harmony Cemetery and on the forty acres lying directly west of the Cemetery. Frederick and Nancy are buried in this Cemetery. The four graves directly east of the monument erected to Abraham and Nancy contain the bodies of Frederick and Nancy, Washington and Thomas who were their grandsons. Their burial order is unknown".
Also p. 34 RE: Abraham Laster, "Abraham Laster was one among the first settlers in Horsehead Township and was an extensive landowner. Harmony Church, School, Masonic Lodge , and both Cemeteries, old and the present one are on land that he owned. … Abraham Laster, born Mar 5, 1804 N.C. died Feb 2, 1862 Married Oct 8, 1824, Wilson County, Tennessee. Nancy D. Puckett, born April 24, 1802, VA died June 13, 1865. Both buried Old Harmony Cemetery. … Hope this helps to establish Old Harmony Cemetery as the resting place for Abraham Laster and wife Nancy D. Puckett along with his father, Frederick and mother Nancy Smith Laster.
Theta Webb Ashing Find A Grave #48561163 Maria Sue Johnson Webb
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the 1850 United States Federal Census
Abram Lasiter 46
Nancy D Lasiter 48
Washington B Lasiter 15
Nancy J Lasiter 14
Robert F Lasiter 12
James M Lasiter 24
Hugh K Baskins 24
Tree
Malissa Emmaline Laster
1825–1911
James F Laster
1826–1833
Hester Ann Laster
1828–1911
Thomas H Laster
1829–1850
Mary Elizabeth Laster
1831–1903
Francis T Laster
1833–
Washington B Laster
1834–
Nancy Jane Laster
1836–1909
Robert Franklin Laster
1838–1864
James Monroe Laster
1840–1924
Jane Lasseter
1842–1842
Mar.: 8 October 1824 - Wilson County, Tennessee
Death: 2 Feb 1862
Burial: Old Harmony Cemetery, Johnson County, Arkansas.
His father: Frederick Laster. Mother's Maiden Name: Nancy Smith.
Abraham Laster went to Wilson County, Tennessee with parents when 6 years old. By 1830's some of Frederick & Nancy's children were married & rearing families - Some headed for frontier land & to former Arkansas Territory. Some stopped at Crowley's Ridge in Lawrence County, Arkansas. Abraham Laster & Dotson Belt families went on to Johnson County, Arkansas settling in Horsehead Township & in what is now the Harmony area. Parents came on to Johnson County, Arkansas from Lawrence County, Arkansas 1836-37 & also settled in Harmony area. Johnson County, Arkansas formed in 1833.
Shared by David and Theta (#48561163)
The Lasters were among the first settlers in the Harmony area, is Horsehead Township, Johnson Co., AR. He was an extensive land owner. The old Harmony Cem., and the present Cemetary, the Harmony church, school and Masonic Lodge are all on land once owned by Abraham Laster. He was also a deligate to select the county seat of Johnson Co., when Arkansas was made a state. Credit is given to him for the location and the naming of Clarksville, AR. He was one of the Presiding Elders of Harmony Presbyterian Church when it was organized.∼Son of Frederick Laster and Nancy Smith (both buried at this cem.); *see his father's gravesite for his siblings.
He married on 8 Oct 1824 in Wilson Co., TN, Nancy D. Puckett.
*************************************
Find A Grave contributor David and Theta has made a suggestion to you regarding your Find A Grave memorial for Abraham Laster.
Their suggestion:
-------------------------
RE: the cemetery for Abraham Laster:
The name changed over the years from Lassiter later Lasiter since 1850s - 60s it has been Laster. This is not my direct line but we have links to the Lasers through the Baskins, Martins, Frosts and Beans.
My mother is 89 and been doing research for over 40 years. She lived in Clarksville for many years and has been to both the Old Harmony and the Harmony Cemetery. Her documentation came from Baskin - Laster and Related Families by Dwight L. Baskin, The House of Boyer by Boyer, Baskin(s) Families South Carolina --Pennsylvania by Raymond Martin Bell Washington and Jefferson College, Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Western AR.
From her family sheets it shows Abraham Laster and wife Nancy D. Puckett Laster, along with his father Frederick and wife Nancy Smith Laster all bu. OLD Harmony cem. which is on the old Harl Coffee farm. Mother made copies of p. 49 and 50 -but did not note which book it came from. p. 49 shows Abraham Laster info with Nancy D. Puckett and says, "They are both buried in the Old Harmony Cemetery." Mother thinks this came from the book, "The House of Boyer". ALSO another copy from a book, that she didn't write the title on, says on p. 33 RE: Frederick Lassiter, "Frederick's home, in Johnson County, was located a short distance norhtwest of Old Harmony Cemetery and on the forty acres lying directly west of the Cemetery. Frederick and Nancy are buried in this Cemetery. The four graves directly east of the monument erected to Abraham and Nancy contain the bodies of Frederick and Nancy, Washington and Thomas who were their grandsons. Their burial order is unknown".
Also p. 34 RE: Abraham Laster, "Abraham Laster was one among the first settlers in Horsehead Township and was an extensive landowner. Harmony Church, School, Masonic Lodge , and both Cemeteries, old and the present one are on land that he owned. … Abraham Laster, born Mar 5, 1804 N.C. died Feb 2, 1862 Married Oct 8, 1824, Wilson County, Tennessee. Nancy D. Puckett, born April 24, 1802, VA died June 13, 1865. Both buried Old Harmony Cemetery. … Hope this helps to establish Old Harmony Cemetery as the resting place for Abraham Laster and wife Nancy D. Puckett along with his father, Frederick and mother Nancy Smith Laster.
Theta Webb Ashing Find A Grave #48561163 Maria Sue Johnson Webb
~~~~~~~~~~~
the 1850 United States Federal Census
Abram Lasiter 46
Nancy D Lasiter 48
Washington B Lasiter 15
Nancy J Lasiter 14
Robert F Lasiter 12
James M Lasiter 24
Hugh K Baskins 24
Tree
Malissa Emmaline Laster
1825–1911
James F Laster
1826–1833
Hester Ann Laster
1828–1911
Thomas H Laster
1829–1850
Mary Elizabeth Laster
1831–1903
Francis T Laster
1833–
Washington B Laster
1834–
Nancy Jane Laster
1836–1909
Robert Franklin Laster
1838–1864
James Monroe Laster
1840–1924
Jane Lasseter
1842–1842
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Siblings
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