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Melissa B. F. Short 1858–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1858

Birth Location: Louisiana

Death Date: 1894

Death Location: Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, Oklahoma

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Spouse(s): Edmund Gaines

Children(s): Vienna Gaines, Elnora Gaines, Mittie Gaines, Edmund Gaines, Julia Gaines, Henry Gaines, William Gaines

In 1858, Melissa B. F. Short entered the world in Louisiana, born to Josiah Short And Julia Peter. Melissa B. F. Short married Edmund D Gaines, and had children including Edmund Randolph Gaines, Elnora Jane Gaines, Henry D Charles Gaines, Julia A Gaines, Mittie Miltonia Gaines, Vienna Gaines, William Pendleton Gaines. Melissa B. F. Short passed away in 1894 in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, Oklahoma.

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Biography

  • In 1858, Melissa B. F. Short entered the world in Louisiana, born to Josiah Short And Julia Peter.
  • Melissa B. F. Short married Edmund D Gaines, and had children including Edmund Randolph Gaines, Elnora Jane Gaines, Henry D Charles Gaines, Julia A Gaines, Mittie Miltonia Gaines, Vienna Gaines, William Pendleton Gaines.
  • Melissa B. F. Short passed away in 1894 in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, Oklahoma.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Edmund Gaines
1856–1894
Birth Location: Autauga Co., Alabama
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Children(s)

Vienna Gaines
1890–1969
Birth Location: –
VG
Elnora Gaines
1880–1968
Birth Location: Coleman, Texas
EG
Mittie Gaines
1883–1973
Birth Location: –
MG
Edmund Gaines
1891–1948
Birth Location: –
EG
Julia Gaines
1886–1980
Birth Location: Texas
JG
Henry Gaines
1876–
Birth Location: Oklahoma
HG
William Gaines
1878–1952
Birth Location: Grayson Co., Texas
WG

Melissa Short's Ancestors

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Melissa Short
1858–1894
Birth Place: Louisiana
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Melissa Short's Descendants

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Melissa (B. F.) Short (1858–1894) m. Edmund (D.) Gaines (15 Jan 1856–1894)
  1. 1. Vienna Gaines 1890–1969 m. William (Charles) Stark 1892–1965
  2. 2. Elnora (Jane) Gaines 1880–1968 m. Salathiel Welch 1883–1962 m. John (James) Murray 1875–1936
    1. 1. Tommie (Bernice) Murray 1906–1972
    2. 2. Mittie (Ann) Murray 1903–1984 m. Jesse (Dewey) Bailey 1900–1969
      1. 1. Loree Bailey 1922–2000
    3. 3. Mary (Molisa) Murray 1900–1978 m. Clyde (Waldrop) Trimble 1896–1954
      1. 1. Elgene (Lynette) Trimble 1918–1994 m. Acil (Donovan) Dunlap 1921–1976
  3. 3. Mittie (Miltonia) Gaines 1883–1973 m. Loving (Ira Benjamin) Jr. –1972
  4. 4. Edmund (Randolph) Gaines 1891–1948
    1. 1. Roy (Carlton) Gaines –1936
  5. 5. Julia (A.) Gaines 1886–1980
  6. 6. Henry (D. "Charles") Gaines 1876–
  7. 7. William (Pendleton) Gaines 1878–1952 m. Georgia (Florence) Pickens 1882–1966

Melissa Short's Timeline

2 Records

1858
1858
Birth of Melissa B. F. Short in Louisiana
Louisiana
1894
1894
Age 36
Death of Melissa B. F. Short in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, Oklahoma
Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, Oklahoma

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1858
    Event Place: Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1894
    Event Place: Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, Oklahoma
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