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Anna Elizabeth Short 1855–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1855

Birth Location: Mercer, Mercer, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 22 Oct 1882

Death Location: Ray, Missouri, United States

Father: James Short

Mother: Ellen Roup

Spouse(s): Ephraim Lewis

Children(s): Oscar Lewis, Anna Lewis, James Lewis, William Lewis, John Lewis

Anna Elizabeth Short was born in 1855 in Mercer, Mercer, Illinois, United States, the child of James H Short And Ellen Rupe Or Roup. Anna Elizabeth Short married Ephraim Enoch Lewis, and had children including Anna May Lewis, James Lewis, John Lewis, Oscar Alvador Lewis, William Sanford Lewis. Anna Elizabeth Short passed away in 1882 in Ray, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • Anna Elizabeth Short was born in 1855 in Mercer, Mercer, Illinois, United States, the child of James H Short And Ellen Rupe Or Roup.
  • Anna Elizabeth Short married Ephraim Enoch Lewis, and had children including Anna May Lewis, James Lewis, John Lewis, Oscar Alvador Lewis, William Sanford Lewis.
  • Anna Elizabeth Short passed away in 1882 in Ray, Missouri, United States.

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Children(s)

Anna Short's Ancestors

Self
Anna Short
1855–1882
Birth Place: Mercer, Mercer, Illinois, United States
Parents
James H. Short
1822–1861
Sussex Co., Delaware
Ellen (Rupe or) Roup
1825–1921
KY? ( or less likely Illinois?-CAL)
Grandparents
Wingate Short
1792–1845
Sussex County, Delaware
Zipporah (Gunby *=my line (md.) SHORT)
1795–1850
Sussex County, Delaware, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Anna Short's Descendants

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Anna (Elizabeth) Short (1855–22 Oct 1882) m. Ephraim (Enoch) Lewis (25 June 1851–28 November 1913)
  1. 1. Oscar (Alvador) Lewis 1876–1960 m. Jesse (Maude) Cook 1883–1952
    1. 1. George (Alva) Lewis 1913–2004 m. Katherine Kovarik 1916–
    2. 2. Almon (Melvin) Lewis 1905–1982 m. Ona (Daisy) Fay 1906–1993
      1. 1. John (Almon) Lewis 1930–2007 m. Jeannette (Ann) Lenert 1921–2009
      2. 2. Marian (Margaret) Lewis 1926–2012
    3. 3. Nettie (Elizabeth) Lewis 1907–1990 m. Carl (Frederick) Bruning 1896–1961
      1. 1. Gerald (Roger) Bruning 1930–2007
      2. 2. Charles (Richard) Bruning 1927–2003
      3. 3. Robert (Williams) Bruning 1928–2012
      4. 4. Irene (Doris Bruning -) Reinhardt 1932–1997
    4. 4. Gladys (Gertrude) Lewis 1909–1976 m. Otto (August Ludwig) Bruning 1905–1990 m. Michael (Anton) Engel 1909–1984
      1. 1. DeLoris (Irene) Bruning 1930–2013
      2. 2. Donald (Otto) Bruning 1932–1967
    5. 5. Richard (Sinclair) Lewis 1915–1983 m. Rose Braxmeyer 1915–2008
      1. 1. Marjorie (Ann) Lewis 1944–2019 m. Robert (W.) Sharp 1921–2013
  2. 2. Anna (May) Lewis 1882–1952
  3. 3. James Lewis 1878–1920
  4. 4. William (Sanford) Lewis 1881–1922
  5. 5. John Lewis 1882–

Anna Short's Timeline

2 Records

1855
1855
Birth of Anna Elizabeth Short in Mercer, Mercer, Illinois, United States
Mercer, Mercer, Illinois, United States
1882
22 Oct 1882
Age 27
Death of Anna Elizabeth Short in Ray, Missouri, United States
Ray, Missouri, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Mercer, Mercer, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1882
    Event Place: Ray, Missouri, United States

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