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Louisa A Short 1822–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Aug 1822

Birth Location: Pulaski County, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 13 Dec 1882

Death Location: Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Reuben Short

Mother: Levina Owens

Spouse(s): William Sr

Children(s): Sarah Burks, Levina Burks, Robert Burks, Caroline Burks, Nancy Burks, Samuel Burks, Evan Burks, Minnie Burks, Louisa Burks, William Jr, Rebecca Burks, Cranville Burks, Willis Burks

Louisa A Short was born in 1822 in Pulaski County, Missouri, USA, the child of Reuben Short And Levina Owens. In 1860, Louisa A Short resided in Richwoods, Miller, Missouri, USA. In 1880, Louisa A Short resided in Hooker, Laclede, Missouri, USA. Louisa A Short married William Warner Burks Sr, and had children including Caroline Adaline Burks, Cranville Dodridge Burks, Evan Leland Burks, Levina Jane Burks, Louisa D Burks, Minnie Drucilla Burks, Nancy Catherine Burks, Rebecca Joel Burks, Robert R Burks, Samuel Owen Burks, Sarah Lucinda Burks, William Warner Burks Jr, Willis A Burks. Louisa A Short passed away in 1882 in Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Louisa A Short was born in 1822 in Pulaski County, Missouri, USA, the child of Reuben Short And Levina Owens.
  • In 1860, Louisa A Short resided in Richwoods, Miller, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1880, Louisa A Short resided in Hooker, Laclede, Missouri, USA.
  • Louisa A Short married William Warner Burks Sr, and had children including Caroline Adaline Burks, Cranville Dodridge Burks, Evan Leland Burks, Levina Jane Burks, Louisa D Burks, Minnie Drucilla Burks, Nancy Catherine Burks, Rebecca Joel Burks, Robert R Burks, Samuel Owen Burks, Sarah Lucinda Burks, William Warner Burks Jr, Willis A Burks.
  • Louisa A Short passed away in 1882 in Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reuben Short
1794–1874
Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, USA
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Levina Owens
1799–1858
Birth Location: Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Sr
1820–1897
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Burks
1854–1927
Birth Location: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, USA
SB
Levina Burks
1842–1925
Birth Location: Miller County, Missouri, USA
LB
Robert Burks
1843–
Birth Location: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, USA
RB
Caroline Burks
1846–1856
Birth Location: Miller County, Missouri, USA
CB
Nancy Burks
1846–1917
Birth Location: Miller County, Missouri, USA
NB
Samuel Burks
1849–1919
Birth Location: Brumley, Miller, Missouri, USA
SB
Evan Burks
1851–1929
Birth Location: Iberia, Pulaski County, Missouri, USA
EB
Minnie Burks
1856–1931
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
MB
Louisa Burks
1858–1864
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
LB
William Jr
1860–1882
Birth Location: Missouri
WJ
Rebecca Burks
1862–1865
Birth Location: –
RB
Cranville Burks
1864–1865
Birth Location: –
CB
Willis Burks
1841–1915
Birth Location: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, USA
WB

Louisa Short's Ancestors

Self
Louisa Short
1822–1882
Birth Place: Pulaski County, Missouri, USA
Parents
Reuben Short
1794–1874
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Levina Owens
1799–1858
Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John Short
1756–1836
Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Mary Hansford
1756–1821
Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
William Owens
1750–1836
shenandoah Valley, Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Louisa Short's Descendants

1.
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Louisa (A) Short (17 Aug 1822–13 Dec 1882) m. William (Warner Burks) Sr (22 Apr 1820–19 Mar 1897)
  1. 1. Sarah (Lucinda) Burks 1854–1927 m. David (Ice) Newman 1854–1926
    1. 1. Zaida (Ann) Newman 1882–1917 m. Charles (A) Main 1875–1904 m. George (Gabriel) Brenneman 1871–1936
      1. 1. Charles (Ralph) Main 1903–1968 m. Emilie (Elizabeth) Uttke 1903–1984
        1. 1. Robert (Everett) McKenzie 1920–1997 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Johnson 1924–2006
      2. 2. Dorris (May) Brenneman 1911–1971
    2. 2. Alford (W) Newman 1879–
    3. 3. Evan (Pearl) Newman 1880–1946 m. Ethel (Daisey) Burks 1894–1936
      1. 1. Juanita (Pearl) Newman 1914–1988 m. Billy (de) Winters 1914–1992
      2. 2. Maragret (E) Newman 1917–1963 m. Frank (Daniel) Kimerer 1913–1973
    4. 4. Roy (Burcham) Newman 1888–1933
    5. 5. Emmett (Guy) Newman 1890–1957 m. Dollie (V) Bodette 1893–1982
      1. 1. Paul (Bodette) Newman 1921–1981 m. Edna (Winifred) Bowen 1921–2001
    6. 6. Aidia (B) Newman 1892–1960 m. Ralph (Waldo) Nelson 1888–1975
      1. 1. David (Freeman) Nelson 1916–1993
      2. 2. Marian (Alice) Nelson 1918–2016 m. Peter (Andrew Jackson) Newton 1915–2003
        1. 1. Andrew (Ralph) Newton 1949–2007 m. Judith (Ann) Smith 1945–1981
      3. 3. Betty (Lou) Johnson 1921– m. A (Chester) Johnson 1919–
      4. 4. John Nelson 1914–1914
    7. 7. Ida (Letichi) Newman 1896–1937
  2. 2. Levina (Jane) Burks 1842–1925 m. James (M) Castleman 1819–1917
  3. 3. Robert (R) Burks 1843–
  4. 4. Caroline (Adaline) Burks 1846–1856
  5. 5. Nancy (Catherine) Burks 1846–1917 m. Benjamine (F) Castleman 1842–1918
  6. 6. Samuel (Owen) Burks 1849–1919 m. Louisa (Jane) McComb 1854–1921
  7. 7. Evan (Leland) Burks 1851–1929 m. Maggie (E) Clemmens 1859– m. Mattie (Priscella) Shelton 1861–1945
    1. 1. Edeth (L) Burks 1885–
    2. 2. Mae (C) Burks 1888–1975
    3. 3. Myrna (Clyde) Burks 1890–1965 m. Stella (Beatrice) Hedge 1890–
      1. 1. Myron (Clyde) Burks 1912–2002 m. Dessie (P) Curl 1909–
      2. 2. Ellsworth (Leland) Burks 1914–1990
    4. 4. Wyatt (O) Burks 1892–1978 m. Jennie (E) Hockensmith 1900–
      1. 1. Ila (Virginia) Burks 1918–
    5. 5. Katie (B) Burks 1895–
    6. 6. Alta (Shelton) Burks 1898–1947 m. Jerry (A) Slater 1900–
      1. 1. Ida (Celestia) Slater 1917–1993 m. John (Louis) Sullivan 1910–
      2. 2. Gloria (Jessie) Slater 1920–2009 m. Russel (Norman) Barth 1917–2000
    7. 7. Minnie Burks 1879–1973
    8. 8. Everett (Leland) Burks 1880–1953
  8. 8. Minnie (Drucilla) Burks 1856–1931 m. Elwood (McCoy) Wilson 1858–1925
  9. 9. Louisa (D) Burks 1858–1864
  10. 10. William (Warner Burks) Jr 1860–1882
  11. 11. Rebecca (Joel) Burks 1862–1865
  12. 12. Cranville (Dodridge) Burks 1864–1865
  13. 13. Willis (A) Burks 1841–1915 m. Miriam 1836–1910

Louisa Short's Timeline

4 Records

1822
17 Aug 1822
Birth of Louisa A Short in Pulaski County, Missouri, USA
Pulaski County, Missouri, USA
1860
1860
Age 38
Louisa A Short resided here in Richwoods, Miller, Missouri, USA
Richwoods, Miller, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 58
Louisa A Short resided here in Hooker, Laclede, Missouri, USA
Hooker, Laclede, Missouri, USA
1882
13 Dec 1882
Age 60
Death of Louisa A Short in Iberia, Miller, Missouri, USA
Iberia, Miller, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1822
    Event Place: Pulaski County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hooker, Laclede, Missouri; Roll: 697; Page: 10C; Enumeration District: 075
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Richwoods, Miller, Missouri; Page: 398
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Richwoods, Miller, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Richwoods, Miller, Missouri; Page: 398

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Hooker, Laclede, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hooker, Laclede, Missouri; Roll: 697; Page: 10C; Enumeration District: 075

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1882
    Event Place: Iberia, Miller, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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