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Martha Lousia Short 1800–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1800

Birth Location: Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Tammany Parish, Louisiana

Father: Mary Vardiman

Mother: Mary Vardiman

Spouse(s): James Powell

Children(s): Henry Powell, James Kirkland, Harmon Powell, Anastasia Powell, Stillborn Powell

Martha Lousia Short was born in 1800 in Mississippi, USA, the child of Mary A Maggie Vardiman And Mary A Maggie Vardiman. Martha Lousia Short married James Robert Powell, and had children including Anastasia Stacia Powell, Harmon Powell, Henry Jackson Powell, James Warren Kirkland, Nancy Powell, Stillborn Powell. Martha Lousia Short passed away in 1850 in Tammany Parish, Louisiana.

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Biography

  • Martha Lousia Short was born in 1800 in Mississippi, USA, the child of Mary A Maggie Vardiman And Mary A Maggie Vardiman.
  • Martha Lousia Short married James Robert Powell, and had children including Anastasia Stacia Powell, Harmon Powell, Henry Jackson Powell, James Warren Kirkland, Nancy Powell, Stillborn Powell.
  • Martha Lousia Short passed away in 1850 in Tammany Parish, Louisiana.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Martha Short's Ancestors

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Martha Short
1800–1850
Birth Place: Mississippi, USA
Parents
Mary A "Maggie" Vardiman
1770–
North Carolina
Mary (A "Maggie") Vardiman
1770–
North Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Short's Descendants

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Martha (Lousia) Short (1800–1850) m. James (Robert) Powell (2 Aug 1802–8 January 1891)
  1. 1. Henry (Jackson) Powell 1820–1908 m. Nancy (Ann) Burch 1831–1909
    1. 1. Jemima (Jane) Powell 1863–1947 m. David (Thomas) Meigs 1859–1940
      1. 1. Leona (Grace) Meigs 1908–1978 m. Clyde (Milton) Jolly 1906–1981
        1. 1. Leo (Milton) Jolly 1929–1993 m. Virginia Taylor 1931–2013
        2. 2. George (Thomas) Jolly 1933–2012 m. Martha (Lynn) Jolly 1943–2009
      2. 2. John (Harmon) Meigs 1888–1952
      3. 3. Alice (Estrol) Meigs 1890–1970
      4. 4. Rosa (M) Meigs 1892–1976
      5. 5. Lillian (Belle "Lillie") Meigs 1903–1996
      6. 6. Elizabeth ("Lizzee") Meigs 1905–1941
      7. 7. Infant (Daughter) Meigs 1898–1898
      8. 8. Twin (Son) Meigs 1898–1898
      9. 9. Henry (Thomas) Meigs 1893–1896
    2. 2. Samantha (Ann "Semanthy") Powell 1850–1870
    3. 3. Martha (Louisa ('Patsy')) Powell 1860–1957
    4. 4. Manny (J) Powell 1864–
    5. 5. Nancy (Elizabeth) Powell 1852–1917
    6. 6. James (Hardy) Powell 1868–1907
    7. 7. Laura (Dalaney) Powell 1865–1927
    8. 8. William ("Will" Henry) Powell 1858–1928
    9. 9. Albert (Jackson (A.J.)) Powell 1855–1927
    10. 10. Richard (Benjamin ('Ben')) Powell 1854–1921
    11. 11. John (Robert ('Bob')) Powell 1850–1891
    12. 12. Harmon (Preston) Powell 1870–1964
  2. 2. James (Warren) Kirkland 1827–1858
  3. 3. Harmon Powell 1821–
  4. 4. Anastasia ("Stacia") Powell 1824–1880
  5. 5. Stillborn Powell –1903

Martha Short's Timeline

2 Records

1800
1800
Birth of Martha Lousia Short in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1850
1850
Age 50
Death of Martha Lousia Short in Tammany Parish, Louisiana
Tammany Parish, Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Tammany Parish, Louisiana

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