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Cornelius lll Short 1751–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1751

Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1796

Death Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States

Father: Cornelius Short

Mother: Sarah (PGx5GM)r

Spouse(s): Sarah Freeman

Children(s): Joel Short

In 1751, Cornelius lll Short entered the world in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States, born to Cornelius S Short And Sarah Hubbard Echols Pgx5Gm R. Cornelius lll Short married Sarah Elizabeth Freeman, and had children including Joel M Short. Cornelius lll Short passed away in 1796 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1751, Cornelius lll Short entered the world in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States, born to Cornelius S Short And Sarah Hubbard Echols Pgx5Gm R.
  • Cornelius lll Short married Sarah Elizabeth Freeman, and had children including Joel M Short.
  • Cornelius lll Short passed away in 1796 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cornelius Short
1732–1762
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Sarah (PGx5GM)r
1739–1796
Birth Location: Henry County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Freeman
1755–1825
Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Joel Short
1787–1871
Birth Location: Virginia
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Cornelius Short's Ancestors

Self
Cornelius Short
1751–1796
Birth Place: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Parents
Cornelius S Short
1732–1762
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Hubbard Echols) (PGx5GM)r
1739–1796
Henry County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Cornelius (I) Short
1700–1764
Charles City, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Griffith) Tynes
1710–1738
Henrico, Powhatan, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Short
1665–1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William ll
1641–1676
Mary Rookings
1641–1676

Cornelius Short's Descendants

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Cornelius (lll) Short (1751–1796) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Freeman (1755–September 1825)
  1. 1. Joel (M.) Short 1787–1871 m. Nancy (Jane) Riggs 1792–1869
    1. 1. Hiram (B) Short 1824–1902 m. Eliza (Jane) McCoy 1831–1896
      1. 1. Nancy (Ann) Short 1847–1911 m. George (Washington) Springston 1850–1942
        1. 1. Susan (Pearl) Springston 1883–1959 m. Elliott (Lee) Short 1877–1951

Cornelius Short's Timeline

2 Records

1751
1751
Birth of Cornelius lll Short in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
1796
1796
Age 45
Death of Cornelius lll Short in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1751
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
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