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Lela Belle "Mollie" Short 1909–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Apr 1909

Birth Location: Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 16 Jan 1997

Death Location: Ponca City, Kay County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Arlington Short

Mother: Elora Mathany

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Lela Belle "Mollie" Short was born in 1909 in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, USA, the child of Arlington Oral Short And Elora Sarah Mathany. In 1920, Lela Belle "Mollie" Short resided in Guthrie Ward 5, Logan, Oklahoma, USA. Lela Belle "Mollie" Short passed away in 1997 in Ponca City, Kay County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lela Belle "Mollie" Short was born in 1909 in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, USA, the child of Arlington Oral Short And Elora Sarah Mathany.
  • In 1920, Lela Belle "Mollie" Short resided in Guthrie Ward 5, Logan, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Lela Belle "Mollie" Short passed away in 1997 in Ponca City, Kay County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Lela Short's Ancestors

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Lela Short
1909–1997
Birth Place: Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
Arlington "Oral" Short
1860–1965
Mercer County, Illinois, USA
Elora (Sarah) Mathany
1869–1949
Ringgold County, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Nancy (Ellen Rupe or) Roup
1825–1921
KY? or Illinois?-CAL)
James (H.) Short
1822–1861
Sussex County, Delaware, United States of America
Aaron (Woods) Mathany
1839–1922
Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
Margaret (Ellen) Martin
1843–1917
Michigan, USA
Great-Grandparents
Wingate Short
1791–1845
Zipporah Short
1795–1850
Aaron MATHENY
1812–1855
Elizabeth HICKMAN
1817–
Caleb Martin
1811–
Eleanor Murphy
1811–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hannah Nye
1787–1854
Moses Matheny
1780–1841

Lela Short's Timeline

3 Records

1909
22 Apr 1909
Birth of Lela Belle "Mollie" Short in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, USA
Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
Lela Belle "Mollie" Short resided here in Guthrie Ward 5, Logan, Oklahoma, USA
Guthrie Ward 5, Logan, Oklahoma, USA
1997
16 Jan 1997
Age 88
Death of Lela Belle "Mollie" Short in Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, USA
Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1909
    Event Place: Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Guthrie Ward 5, Logan, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1997
    Event Place: Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ponca City, Kay County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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