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Joseph McKINNON Short 1926 – 1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 August 1926

Birth Location: Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi

Death Date: 8 Feb 1972

Death Location: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA

Father: Floyd Short

Mother: Thelma Cain

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Joseph McKINNON Short was born in 1926 in Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi, the child of Floyd Edgar Short and Thelma Lonie SHORT Cain. Joseph McKINNON Short passed away in 1972 in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph McKINNON Short was born in 1926 in Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi, the child of Floyd Edgar Short and Thelma Lonie SHORT Cain.
  • Joseph McKINNON Short passed away in 1972 in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA.

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Joseph Short's Ancestors

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Joseph Short
1926 – 1972
Birth Place: Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi
Parents
Floyd Edgar Short
1896 – 1932
Winchester, Ohio
Thelma (Lonie SHORT) Cain
1900 – 1993
Purvis, Lamar County, Mississippi
Grandparents
Edgar (Maurice) Short
1866 – 1945
Winchester A, Ohio
Ruby (E SHORT) Elgin
1872 – 1946
Audrain County, Missouri, United States of America
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Short's Timeline

2 Records

1926
11 August 1926
Birth of Joseph McKINNON Short in Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi
1972
8 Feb 1972
Age 46
Death of Joseph McKINNON Short in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 August 1926
    Event Place: Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1972
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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