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Leah Short 1839–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 JUN 1839

Birth Location: Russell Co., VA

Death Date: 24 OCT 1917

Death Location: Rowan Co., KY

Father: Charles Short

Mother: Ann Mullins

Spouse(s): Robert Christian, Abner Caudill

Children(s):

Leah Short was born in 1839 in Russell Co., VA, the child of Charles Anderson Cash Short And Ann Annie Mullins. Leah Short married Abner Caudill, Robert Parrish Paris Bob Christian. Leah Short passed away in 1917 in Rowan Co., KY.

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Biography

  • Leah Short was born in 1839 in Russell Co., VA, the child of Charles Anderson Cash Short And Ann Annie Mullins.
  • Leah Short married Abner Caudill, Robert Parrish Paris Bob Christian.
  • Leah Short passed away in 1917 in Rowan Co., KY.

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Leah Short's Ancestors

Self
Leah Short
1839–1917
Birth Place: Russell Co., VA
Parents
Charles Anderson "Cash" Short
1799–1875
NC, possibly Burke Co.
Ann ("Annie") Mullins
1801–1886
NC
Grandparents
William (Grancer Short) IV
1768–1851
NC
Elizabeth Bolling
1767–1810
NC
James (Booker "Old Booker") Mullins
1762–1864
Franklin Co., VA or NC
Great-Grandparents
William III
1745–1787
Sarah Baugh
1745–1767
Benjamin Bolling
1734–1832
Martha Phelps
1736–1767
William Mullins
1725–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William II
1725–1781
Sarah Robertson/
–1776
William Mullins
1670–
Katherine Smith
1700–

Leah Short's Timeline

2 Records

1839
16 JUN 1839
Birth of Leah Short in Russell Co., VA
Russell Co., VA
1917
24 OCT 1917
Age 78
Death of Leah Short in Rowan Co., KY
Rowan Co., KY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 JUN 1839
    Event Place: Russell Co., VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Bronchial Pneumonia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 OCT 1917
    Event Place: Rowan Co., KY
    Record Source: Kentucky Death Certificate

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