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Jacob Joshua Short 1818–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jan 1818

Birth Location: Johnson City, Jackson, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 22 Aug 1891

Death Location: Franklin, Illinois, United States

Father: Joshua Short

Mother: Henrietta Jackson

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The story of Jacob Joshua Short began in 1818 in Johnson City, Jackson, Tennessee, United States. Jacob Joshua Short passed away in 1891 in Franklin, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Joshua Short began in 1818 in Johnson City, Jackson, Tennessee, United States.
  • Jacob Joshua Short passed away in 1891 in Franklin, Illinois, United States.

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Jacob Short's Ancestors

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Jacob Short
1818–1891
Birth Place: Johnson City, Jackson, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Joshua A Short
1775–1840
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Henrietta Jackson
1780–1860
Prince William, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joel (Franklin Short) Sr
1747–1816
Prince William, Halifax County, Colony of Virginia, USA
Lucilla (Lucy) Farris
1760–1821
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Hugh (Thomas Jackson) Jr
1744–1812
County Fermanagh, Ireland
Elizabeth Hayes
1752–1829
New Garden, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Cornelius II
1732–1762
Sarah Echols
1739–1770
Joseph Farris
1725–1816
Mary Compton
1734–1816
Hugh Sr
1709–1782
Mary Crawford
1703–1786
Henry Hayes
1710–1786
Ann Strode
1720–1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Short's Timeline

2 Records

1818
19 Jan 1818
Birth of Jacob Joshua Short in Johnson City, Jackson, Tennessee, United States
Johnson City, Jackson, Tennessee, United States
1891
22 Aug 1891
Age 73
Death of Jacob Joshua Short in Franklin, Illinois, United States
Franklin, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1818
    Event Place: Johnson City, Jackson, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1891
    Event Place: Franklin, Illinois, United States

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