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Jacob Rusan Short 1864–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1864

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 3 July 1938

Death Location: Sacramento, McLean County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: William Short

Mother: Nancy Short

Spouse(s): Mary Grundy, Temperence Short

Children(s): Charles Short, Yamon Short, Lincoln Berry, Fancy Berry, May McCarty

Jacob Rusan Short was born in 1864 in Kentucky, United States of America, the child of William Short And Nancy Short. In 1880, Jacob Rusan Short resided in Summers, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA. Jacob Rusan Short married Mary Lucinda Grundy, Temperence Short, and had children including Charles Herschel Short, Fancy Berry, Lincoln Berry, May Mccarty, Yamon Ernest Short. Jacob Rusan Short passed away in 1938 in Sacramento, McLean County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jacob Rusan Short was born in 1864 in Kentucky, United States of America, the child of William Short And Nancy Short.
  • In 1880, Jacob Rusan Short resided in Summers, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA.
  • Jacob Rusan Short married Mary Lucinda Grundy, Temperence Short, and had children including Charles Herschel Short, Fancy Berry, Lincoln Berry, May Mccarty, Yamon Ernest Short.
  • Jacob Rusan Short passed away in 1938 in Sacramento, McLean County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob Short's Ancestors

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Jacob Short
1864–1938
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
William Short
1828–1889
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America
Nancy Short
1833–1914
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
Jacob (Short) Jr
1772–1858
Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America
Isabelle Short
1787–1860
Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Jaocb Short
1739–1805
Eve Gottschalk
1745–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Short's Descendants

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Jacob (Rusan) Short (1864–3 July 1938) m. Mary (Lucinda) Grundy (21 September 1868–6 September 1897) m. Temperence Short (1865–9 June 1942)
  1. 1. Charles (Herschel) Short 1889–1945 m. Irene (June Nall) Short 1893–1940
    1. 1. Charles (N) Short 1923–1998 m. Ruth (Nadine) Hatch 1924–1990
      1. 1. John (Charles) Short 1942–2022
      2. 2. Susan (Irene Short Duncan) Bierman 1946–2011
  2. 2. Yamon (Ernest) Short 1888–1977 m. Eunice Short 1893–1978
  3. 3. Lincoln Berry 1897–1991
  4. 4. Fancy Berry 1901–1970
  5. 5. May McCarty 1910–2002

Jacob Short's Timeline

3 Records

1864
1864
Birth of Jacob Rusan Short in Kentucky, United States of America
Kentucky, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 16
Jacob Rusan Short resided here in Summers, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
Summers, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
1938
3 July 1938
Age 74
Death of Jacob Rusan Short in Sacramento, McLean County, Kentucky, United States of America
Sacramento, McLean County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Summers, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: 435; Page: 54c; Enumeration District: 134
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Summers, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Summers, Muhlenberg, Kentucky; Roll: 435; Page: 54c; Enumeration District: 134

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 July 1938
    Event Place: Sacramento, McLean County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sacramento, McLean County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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