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Cornelius Short 1812–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1812

Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, USA

Death Date: bef 1850

Death Location: Virginia, USA

Father: Benjamin Short

Mother: Elizabeth Stanley

Spouse(s): Mournin Stanley

Children(s): Clara Stover

Cornelius Short was born in 1812 in Franklin, Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin F Short And Elizabeth Jane Stanley. Cornelius Short married Mournin Stanley, and had children including Clara Jane Short Stover. Cornelius Short passed away in 1850 in Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Cornelius Short was born in 1812 in Franklin, Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin F Short And Elizabeth Jane Stanley.
  • Cornelius Short married Mournin Stanley, and had children including Clara Jane Short Stover.
  • Cornelius Short passed away in 1850 in Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Short
1792–1877
Birth Location: Burke County, North Carolina
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Elizabeth Stanley
1799–1869
Birth Location: Burke, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mournin Stanley
1812–1850
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Clara Stover
1839–1916
Birth Location: Franklin, Virginia, USA
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Cornelius Short's Ancestors

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Cornelius Short
1812–1850
Birth Place: Franklin, Virginia, USA
Parents
Benjamin F Short
1792–1877
Burke County, North Carolina
Elizabeth (Jane) Stanley
1799–1869
Burke, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Sarah Kitchen
1757–1802
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cornelius Short's Descendants

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Cornelius Short (1812–bef 1850) m. Mournin Stanley (1812–Aft. 1850)
  1. 1. Clara (Jane Short) Stover 1839–1916 m. George (Stover Spouse: short) Williams 1832–1880
    1. 1. Preston Stover 1854–1922 m. Maniela ('Venila') Jarrell-Stover 1856–1940
      1. 1. Cora (Belva) Blake 1888–1956 m. William Blake 1887–1984
        1. 1. Beulah (Marcella) Blake 1918–1993 m. Garnet (Jackson) Scott 1905–1981

Cornelius Short's Timeline

2 Records

1812
1812
Birth of Cornelius Short in Franklin, Virginia, USA
Franklin, Virginia, USA
1850
bef 1850
Age 38
Death of Cornelius Short in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: Franklin, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 1850
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
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