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Blanche Short 1886–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1886

Birth Location: Logan, Kansas

Death Date: 1972

Death Location: Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: George Hoover

Mother: Martha Hoover

Spouse(s): James Short

Children(s):

The story of Blanche Short began in 1886 in Logan, Kansas. Blanche Short married James Owen Short. Blanche Short passed away in 1972 in Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Blanche Short began in 1886 in Logan, Kansas.
  • Blanche Short married James Owen Short.
  • Blanche Short passed away in 1972 in Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Blanche Short's Ancestors

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Blanche Short
1886–1972
Birth Place: Logan, Kansas
Parents
George Washington Hoover
1854–1925
Mineral County, West Virginia, United States of America
Martha (Alice) Hoover
1864–1949
DeWitt County, Illinois, United States of America
Grandparents
John (H) Hoover
1828–1865
Franklin, Pendleton, West Virginia, United States
Christina Davis
1831–1909
Pendleton,West Virginia
John (R) MERRIFIELD
1832–1912
Leroy, McLean Co., Illinois
Rebecca (Louise) JOHNSON
1833–1917
Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Ines Hoover
1787–1871
Sarah Waldron
1787–1870
James Davis
1799–1870
Margaret Bland
1810–1860
Henry Merrifield
1809–1881
Katherine Conaway
1814–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hoover
1758–1838
Barbara Dunkle
1760–1851
Philip Waldron
1763–1857
Anna Keller
1761–1844
Joseph Davis
1779–1810
Mary Simmons
1770–1834
Henry Bland
1770–1853
Hannah Haines
1780–1837

Blanche Short's Timeline

2 Records

1886
29 Jan 1886
Birth of Blanche Short in Logan, Kansas
Logan, Kansas
1972
1972
Age 86
Death of Blanche Short
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1886
    Event Place: Logan, Kansas
    Record Source:
    [1] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1972
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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