Victoria was born in 1866 to Civil War veteran James Monroe Laster and Sarah Maria Sorrels. She lived in Arkansas her entire life, marrying at age 19. When her husband died 8 months later, her father petitioned to become executor of his estate.[1]
She remarried to her sister's widower, James Ogilvie, and they had two children. Victoria passed away in 1899 at 32 years old.
Timeline with Sources
1866 Nov 22 - Birth - Harmony, Johnson, Arkansas
1870 United States Federal Census[2] p 22 family #146 - Horsehead, Johnson, Arkansas, USA - Residence Post Office: Clarksville - Household members: Monroe Laster 29; Sarah M Laster 26; Nancy E Laster 7; Victoria A Laster 3; Frank A Laster 8/12
1880 United States Federal Census[3] p 5 family #40 - Horsehead, Johnson, Arkansas, USA - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - Household members: J. M. Laster 39; S. M. Laster 36; Lizzie Laster 17; Annie Laster 13; Frank Laster 10; Tommie Laster 8; Lou Laster 6; Fannie Laster 2
1886 Feb 4 - Marriage to Hugh T Wilson - Johnson, Arkansas - Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Name: Annie Laster
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1867
Residence: Harmony, Johnson, Arkansas
Spouse's Name: Hugh T Wilson
Spouse's Gender: Male
Spouse's Age: 27
Spouse's Residence: Harmony, Johnson, Arkansas
Marriage Date: 4 Feb 1886
Marriage License Date: 3 Feb 1886
Marriage County: Johnson
Event Type: Marriage
FHL Film Number: 1027106
1886 Oct 10 - Death of Husband Hugh T Wilson - Arkansas, USA - Find A Grave: Memorial #31386106
1892 Oct 16 - Marriage to James William Ogilvie - Harmony, Johnson, Arkansas - Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Name: J W Ogilvie
Gender: Male
Age: 41
Birth Year: abt 1851
Residence: Harmony, Johnson, Arkansas
Spouse's Name: Annie Wilson
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 26
Spouse's Residence: Harmony, Johnson, Arkansas
Marriage Date: 16 Oct 1892
Marriage License Date: 15 Oct 1892
Marriage County: Johnson
Event Type: Marriage
FHL Film Number: 1027107
c 1893 Aug 8 - Birth of Son Hoyt Ogilvie - Find A Grave: Memorial #31290978
1895 Aug 17 - Birth of Daughter Anna Marie Ogilvie - Harmony, Johnson, Arkansas
1899 Aug 7 - Death - Harmony, Johnson, Arkansas - Burial: Harmony Cemetery, Harmony, Johnson County, Arkansas - Find A Grave: Memorial #31290862
Footnotes
↑ Arkansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998[1] p 34 online
Name: Hugh J Wilson
Probate Date: 26 Oct 1886
Probate Place: Johnson, Arkansas, USA
Inferred Death Year: Abt 1886
Inferred Death Place: Arkansas, USA
Item Description: Administrators Bonds and Letters, Vol C, 1886-1924, p 6 in text
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Victoria by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Victoria: