Laura Emma Yount
(1875-1931)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Albert Holmes Wacaster

Laura Emma Yount 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 21 July 1875, North Carolina 2 3 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Albert Holmes Wacaster on 14 December 1898 in Morganton, NC 1 2 3 4 5
  • Died: 28 May 1931 at age 55
  • Buried: After 28 May 1931, Reidsville, NC

bullet   Another name for Laura was Lorra E. Yount.1

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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Morganton Township, Burke County, NC on 12 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 13, Dwelling 145, Household 146
Morganton Township, Burke County, North Carolina, United States
Years Married: 1
Larah Wacaster..Wife..Jul 1875..24..NC..1/1
(Living with husband and daughter.)
.

• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Drayton Mills, Spartanburg, SC on April 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 88, Household 157
Drayton Mills, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States
Laura E. Waycaster..Wife..35..NC
(Living with husband and 5 children.)
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Reidsville, NC on January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 18B, District 221, Household 338
Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States
Laura Wacaster..Wife..45..NC
(Living with husband, 6 children, 1 married daughter, 1 son-in-law, and 1 grandson.)
.

• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Reidsville, NC on April 1930. 5

1930 US Census
Sheet 9A, Roll 1717, District 0023, Household 175
Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States
Lara Waycaster..Wife..55..NC
(Living with wife and 3 daughters.)
.



• She was buried after 28 May 1931 in the Greenview Cemetery in Reidsville, NC.

Find A Grave Memorial #29802840
Plot: Block 2
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Laura married Albert Holmes Wacaster, son of George Washington Wacaster and Sarah C. Chapman, on 14 December 1898 in Morganton, NC.1 2 3 4 5 The marriage ended in divorce. (Albert Holmes Wacaster was born on 1 October 1875 in , Lincoln County, NC,2 4 5 7 8 9 died on 16 February 1948 in Altapass, NC 9 10 and was buried on 19 February 1948 in Reidsville, NC 9 10.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Morganton Township, Burke County, NC on 12 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 13, Dwelling 145, Household 146
Morganton Township, Burke County, North Carolina, United States
Years Married: 1
Albert Wacaster..Head..Oct 1875..24..NC..Day Laborer
Larah Wacaster..Wife..Jul 1875..24..NC..1/1
Cathrine Wacaster..Daughter..Nov 1899..6m..NC
.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Drayton Mills, Spartanburg, SC on April 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 10B, District 88, Household 157
Drayton Mills, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States
Albert H. Waycaster..Head..31..NC
Laura E. Waycaster..Wife..35..NC
Catherine S. Waycaster..Daughter..10..NC
Anna E. Waycaster..Daughter..9..NC
Jonnie A. Waycaster..Son..6..NC
James W. Waycaster..Son..3..NC
Mary L. Waycaster..Daughter..0..NC
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Reidsville, NC on January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 18B, District 221, Household 338
Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States
Albert H. Wacaster..Head..44..NC
Laura Wacaster..Wife..45..NC
Catherin Wacaster..Daughter..20..NC
James Wacaster..Son..13..NC
Mary Wacaster..Daughter..10..NC
Sarah Wacaster..Daughter..6..NC
Alsie Wacaster..Daughter..4..NC
Elm? Wacaster..Daughter..3..NC
Annie L. Cobb..Daughter..18..NC
Isac R. Cobb..Son-in-law..19..NC
Carles Cobb..Grandson..0..NC
.

• Divorced: Between 1930 and 1933.

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Reidsville, NC on April 1930. 5

1930 US Census
Sheet 9A, Roll 1717, District 0023, Household 175
Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States
Albert H. Waycaster..Head..54..NC
Lara Waycaster..Wife..55..NC
Sarah Waycaster..Daughter..16..NC
Alsie Waycaster..Daughter..14..NC
Elma Waycaster..Daughter..13..NC
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Sources


1 Will Johnson, "Starting from Northwest Arkansas, mostly Franklin County and connecting those lines to their ancestor and descendents," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wjfranklin : accessed 18 Jul 2014).

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Morganton Township, Burke County, North Carolina, United States, enumeration district (ED) 13, sheet 9A, dwelling 145, family 146, Albert Holmes Wacaster and Laura Emma Yount; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Drayton Mills, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States, enumeration district (ED) 88, sheet 10B, family 157, Albert Holmes Wacaster and Laura Emma Yount; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States, enumeration district (ED) 221, sheet 18B, family 338, Albert Holmes Wacaster and Laura Emma Yount; index and images (accessed 2 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

5 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States, enumeration district (ED) 0023, sheet 9A, family 175, Albert Holmes Wacaster and Laura Emma Yount; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1717.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 2 Aug 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29802840.

7 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, North Brook Township, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States, enumeration district (ED) 104, p. 349A, George Washington Wacaster and Sarah C. Chapman; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Jul 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0970.

8 "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708698 : accessed 2 Aug 2014), Name: Albert Homesley Wacaster; Spouse's Name: Lottie Ware Skambato; Event Date: 04 Mar 1933; Event Place: Danville, Virginia.

9 "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (accessed 2 Aug 2014), Name: Albert Homes Waycaster; Event Date: 16 Feb 1948; Event Place: Altapass, Mitchell, North Carolina.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 2 Aug 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29802796.


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