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Jonas Reuben C Short 1777–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1777

Birth Location: Pittsylvania Co., Virginia

Death Date: January 1858

Death Location: Copiah County, Mississippi/ Heard County, Georgia

Father: Francis Short

Mother: Edith Wall

Spouse(s): Mary Toombs

Children(s): Naomi Short

Jonas Reuben C Short was born in 1777 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, the child of Francis Edward Richard Short And Edith Wall. Jonas Reuben C Short married Mary Ann Toombs, and had children including Naomi Jane Short. Jonas Reuben C Short passed away in 1858 in Copiah County, Mississippi/ Heard County, Georgia.

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Biography

  • Jonas Reuben C Short was born in 1777 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, the child of Francis Edward Richard Short And Edith Wall.
  • Jonas Reuben C Short married Mary Ann Toombs, and had children including Naomi Jane Short.
  • Jonas Reuben C Short passed away in 1858 in Copiah County, Mississippi/ Heard County, Georgia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Short
1742–1809
Birth Location: Henrico, Henrico, Virginia, United States/ Amelia County, Virginia, USA
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Edith Wall
1750–1786
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Mary Toombs
1782–1850
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Naomi Short
1795–1859
Birth Location: Richmond County, Georgia, USA
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Jonas Short's Ancestors

Self
Jonas Short
1777–1858
Birth Place: Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
Parents
Francis Edward\Richard Short
1742–1809
Henrico, Henrico, Virginia, United States/ Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Edith Wall
1750–1786
Virginia
Grandparents
Cornelius (I) Short
1700–1764
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Hannah (M Hesterly) Short
1702–1764
Charles City, VA
Ann Hammer
1702–1751
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Francis Hesterly
1680–1749
Prudence Tynes
1684–1747
JOHN HAMMER
1680–
ESTER HAMMER
1685–1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hammer
1660–

Jonas Short's Descendants

1.
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Jonas (Reuben C) Short (1777–January 1858) m. Mary (Ann) Toombs (1782–1850)
  1. 1. Naomi (Jane) Short 1795–1859 m. Evan\Evin (James) Magee 1794–1839
    1. 1. Neriza (Phoebe) Magee 1825–1911 m. William (Riley) Townsend 1812–1897
      1. 1. Mary (Emeline) Townsend 1855–1933 m. Floyd (Warren) Lambert 1854–1915
        1. 1. William (Washington) Lambert 1878–1916 m. Luracy ('Lula' Jane Netherland) McKenzie 1878–1955

Jonas Short's Timeline

2 Records

1777
1777
Birth of Jonas Reuben C Short in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
1858
January 1858
Age 81
Death of Jonas Reuben C Short in Copiah County, Mississippi/ Heard County, Georgia
Copiah County, Mississippi/ Heard County, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Pittsylvania Co., Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1858
    Event Place: Copiah County, Mississippi/ Heard County, Georgia
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