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Edith Alma Short 1914–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 October 1914

Birth Location: Waverly, Morgan County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 02 February 1955

Death Location: Normal, McLean, Illinois, United States

Father: Charles Short

Mother: Ella Keplinger

Spouse(s): Walter Lady

Children(s): Janet Lady

Edith Alma Short was born in 1914 in Waverly, Morgan County, Illinois, USA, the child of Charles Edgar Short And Ella Loretta Keplinger. Edith Alma Short married Walter Lady, and had children including Janet Carol Lady, Joan Lady. Edith Alma Short passed away in 1955 in Normal, McLean, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Edith Alma Short was born in 1914 in Waverly, Morgan County, Illinois, USA, the child of Charles Edgar Short And Ella Loretta Keplinger.
  • Edith Alma Short married Walter Lady, and had children including Janet Carol Lady, Joan Lady.
  • Edith Alma Short passed away in 1955 in Normal, McLean, Illinois, United States.

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Edith Short's Ancestors

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Edith Short
1914–1955
Birth Place: Waverly, Morgan County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Charles Edgar Short
1877–1946
Waverly, Morgan, Illinois, United States
Ella (Loretta) Keplinger
1879–1972
Waverly, Morgan, Illinois, United States
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Edith Short's Descendants

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Edith (Alma) Short (20 October 1914–02 February 1955) m. Walter Lady (16 November 1906–16 December 1994)
  1. 1. Janet (Carol) Lady 1938–2023

Edith Short's Timeline

2 Records

1914
20 October 1914
Birth of Edith Alma Short in Waverly, Morgan County, Illinois, USA
Waverly, Morgan County, Illinois, USA
1955
02 February 1955
Age 41
Death of Edith Alma Short in Normal, McLean, Illinois, United States
Normal, McLean, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 October 1914
    Event Place: Waverly, Morgan County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 February 1955
    Event Place: Normal, McLean, Illinois, United States

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