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Edgar Elihu Short 1885–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1885

Birth Location: Lee's Summit, Jackson, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 31 Dec 1958

Death Location: Chanute, Neosho, Kansas

Father: James Short

Mother: Lucy Kerr

Spouse(s): Edna Hough

Children(s): Erma Short

The story of Edgar Elihu Short began in 1885 in Lee's Summit, Jackson, Missouri, USA. Edgar Elihu Short married Edna Browning Hough, and had children including Erma Louise Short. Edgar Elihu Short passed away in 1958 in Chanute, Neosho, Kansas.

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Biography

  • The story of Edgar Elihu Short began in 1885 in Lee's Summit, Jackson, Missouri, USA.
  • Edgar Elihu Short married Edna Browning Hough, and had children including Erma Louise Short.
  • Edgar Elihu Short passed away in 1958 in Chanute, Neosho, Kansas.

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Edgar Short's Ancestors

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Edgar Short
1885–1958
Birth Place: Lee's Summit, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Parents
James Madison Short
1841–1912
Cave City, Barren, Kentucky, USA
Lucy (Jane) Kerr
1852–1940
Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky
Grandparents
James (F) Kerr
1812–1884
, , Pennsylvania
Nancy (C) Wooldridge
1831–1909
Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Wooldridge
1803–1880
Lucy Hannah
1813–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Wooldridge
1760–1839
Nancy Coleman
1764–1807
Gabriel Hannah
1791–1851
Sarah Young
1798–1840

Edgar Short's Descendants

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Edgar (Elihu) Short (21 Feb 1885–31 Dec 1958) m. Edna (Browning) Hough (16 Oct 1886–21 May 1962)
  1. 1. Erma (Louise) Short 1910–2005 m. Spencer (William) Finney 1908–1983

Edgar Short's Timeline

2 Records

1885
21 Feb 1885
Birth of Edgar Elihu Short in Lee's Summit, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Lee's Summit, Jackson, Missouri, USA
1958
31 Dec 1958
Age 73
Death of Edgar Elihu Short in Chanute, Neosho, Kansas
Chanute, Neosho, Kansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1885
    Event Place: Lee's Summit, Jackson, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1958
    Event Place: Chanute, Neosho, Kansas

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