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Matilda Short 1889–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 December 1889

Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 24 May 1969

Death Location: Wise County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Charles Hensley

Mother: Sarah Carter

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Matilda Short was born in 1889 in Virginia, United States of America, the child of Charles Bruce Hensley And Sarah Carter. Matilda Short passed away in 1969 in Wise County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Matilda Short was born in 1889 in Virginia, United States of America, the child of Charles Bruce Hensley And Sarah Carter.
  • Matilda Short passed away in 1969 in Wise County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Matilda Short's Ancestors

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Matilda Short
1889–1969
Birth Place: Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Charles Bruce Hensley
1848–1923
Scott County, Virginia, United States of America
Sarah Carter
1846–1920
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (Morgan) Carter
1821–1859
Rye Cove, Scott County, Virginia, United States of America
Rebecca Hobbs
1825–
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Williamson Carter
1773–1853
Martha England
1795–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Norris Carter
1748–1816
John England
1767–1840
Nancy Parsons
1768–1850

Matilda Short's Timeline

2 Records

1889
24 December 1889
Birth of Matilda Short in Virginia, United States of America
Virginia, United States of America
1969
24 May 1969
Age 80
Death of Matilda Short in Norton, Wise County, Virginia, United States of America
Norton, Wise County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 December 1889
    Event Place: Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1969
    Event Place: Norton, Wise County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wise County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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