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Grace V Short 1886–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 SEP 1886

Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 26 FEB 1949

Death Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

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Mother:

Spouse(s): Russoll Shewfelt

Children(s): Byron Shawfelt, Virginia Shewfelt, Harry Shewfelt

Grace V Short was born in 1886 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, the child of James A Short And Emma C Shaffer. In 1910, Grace V Short resided in Chicago Ward 7, Cook, Illinois, USA. In 1920, Grace V Short resided in Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA. Grace V Short married Russoll B Shewfelt, and had children including Byron R Shawfelt, Harry Norman Pete Shewfelt, Virginia Mae Shewfelt. Grace V Short passed away in 1949 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Grace V Short was born in 1886 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, the child of James A Short And Emma C Shaffer.
  • In 1910, Grace V Short resided in Chicago Ward 7, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1920, Grace V Short resided in Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA.
  • Grace V Short married Russoll B Shewfelt, and had children including Byron R Shawfelt, Harry Norman Pete Shewfelt, Virginia Mae Shewfelt.
  • Grace V Short passed away in 1949 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Russoll Shewfelt
1888–1951
Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
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Children(s)

Byron Shawfelt
1907–1977
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
BS
Virginia Shewfelt
1915–1970
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
VS
Harry Shewfelt
1911–1967
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
HS

Grace Short's Ancestors

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Grace Short
1886–1949
Birth Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
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Grace Short's Descendants

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Grace (V) Short (30 SEP 1886–26 FEB 1949) m. Russoll (B) Shewfelt (14 JAN 1888–30 MAR 1951)
  1. 1. Byron (R) Shawfelt 1907–1977 m. Eleanor (Marie) Boysen 1910–2005
  2. 2. Virginia (Mae) Shewfelt 1915–1970
  3. 3. Harry (Norman 'Pete') Shewfelt 1911–1967 m. Gladys (Trogg) Brown 1912–1969
    1. 1. Dick 1943–2014

Grace Short's Timeline

8 Records

1886
30 SEP 1886
Birth of Grace V Short in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 24
Grace V Short resided here in Chicago Ward 7, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago Ward 7, Cook, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 34
Grace V Short resided here in Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 44
Grace V Short resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 49
Grace V Short resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1940
1940
Age 54
Grace V Short resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1949
26 FEB 1949
Age 63
Death of Grace V Short in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1949
1949
Age 63
Grace V Short resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 SEP 1886
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Web Family Cards, Emil Trogg and Marth Dippold and families including Brown's and Shewfelt's
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 489; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 2872; Image: 509.0; FHL microfilm: 2340224
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_336; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 1525
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 7, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_248; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0420; FHL microfilm: 1374261
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01016; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 103-3041
    [6] Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878 - 1994, Record for Grace V Shewfelt ( : 10 February 2018), Grace V Shewfelt, 26 Feb 1949; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL micr

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 489; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 2872; Image: 509.0; FHL microfilm: 2340224
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_336; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 1525
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 7, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_248; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0420; FHL microfilm: 1374261
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01016; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 103-3041

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 489; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 2872; Image: 509.0; FHL microfilm: 2340224

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878 - 1994, Record for Grace V Shewfelt ( : 10 February 2018), Grace V Shewfelt, 26 Feb 1949; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL micr

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 FEB 1949
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Web Family Cards, Emil Trogg and Marth Dippold and families including Brown's and Shewfelt's
    [2] Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878 - 1994, Record for Grace V Shewfelt ( : 10 February 2018), Grace V Shewfelt, 26 Feb 1949; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL micr

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 26, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_336; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 1525

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chicago Ward 7, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 7, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_248; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0420; FHL microfilm: 1374261

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01016; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 103-3041

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01016; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 103-3041
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