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Elizabeth Rebecca Short 1837–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Nov 1837

Birth Location: Burke, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 26 May 1895

Death Location: Burke, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Short

Mother: Mary Yarber

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Elizabeth Rebecca Short began in 1837 in Burke, North Carolina, United States. Elizabeth Rebecca Short passed away in 1895 in Burke, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Rebecca Short began in 1837 in Burke, North Carolina, United States.
  • Elizabeth Rebecca Short passed away in 1895 in Burke, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Short
1818–1870
Birth Location: Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Yarber
1818–
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
MY

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Short's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Short
1837–1895
Birth Place: Burke, North Carolina, United States
Parents
William Wiley Short
1818–1870
Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Ann (Annie)) Yarber
1818–
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Moses (Yarborough) (Yarber)
1790–1867
Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Edwards) Yarber
1784–1882
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Short's Timeline

7 Records

1837
November 27, 1837
Birth of Elizabeth Rebecca Short in Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Burke County, North Carolina, USA
1837
27 Nov 1837
Birth of Elizabeth Rebecca Short in Burke, North Carolina, United States
Burke, North Carolina, United States
1838
abt 1838
Age 1
Birth of Elizabeth Rebecca Short in North Carolina
North Carolina
1850
1850
Age 13
Elizabeth Rebecca Short resided here in Burke, North Carolina, USA
Burke, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 23
Elizabeth Rebecca Short resided here in Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA
Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA
1895
May 26, 1895
Age 58
Death of Elizabeth Rebecca Short in Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Burke County, North Carolina, USA
1895
26 May 1895
Age 58
Death of Elizabeth Rebecca Short in Burke, North Carolina, United States
Burke, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: November 27, 1837
    Event Place: Burke County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Burke, North Carolina; Roll: 622; Page: 381a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1838
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1837
    Event Place: Burke, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Burke, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Burke, North Carolina; Roll: 622; Page: 381a

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 26, 1895
    Event Place: Burke County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1895
    Event Place: Burke, North Carolina, United States
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