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Rebecca Short 1857–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1857

Birth Location: Wise Co., VA

Death Date: 11 APR 1861

Death Location: Wise Co., VA

Father: David Short

Mother: Mary Cantrell

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Children(s):

In 1857, Rebecca Short entered the world in Wise Co., VA, born to David E Short And Mary Elizabeth Polly Cantrell. Rebecca Short passed away in 1861 in Wise Co., VA.

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Biography

  • In 1857, Rebecca Short entered the world in Wise Co., VA, born to David E Short And Mary Elizabeth Polly Cantrell.
  • Rebecca Short passed away in 1861 in Wise Co., VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Short
1825–1903
Birth Location: –
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Mary Cantrell
1834–1872
Birth Location: Pike Co., KY
MC

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rebecca Short's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Short
1857–1861
Birth Place: Wise Co., VA
Parents
David E. Short
1825–1903
Mary (Elizabeth "Polly") Cantrell
1834–1872
Pike Co., KY
Grandparents
Charles (Anderson "Cash") Short
1799–1875
NC, possibly Burke Co.
Ann ("Annie") Mullins
1801–1886
NC
Great-Grandparents
William IV
1768–1851
Elizabeth Bolling
1767–1810
James Mullins
1762–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William III
1745–1787
Sarah Baugh
1745–1767
Benjamin Bolling
1734–1832
Martha Phelps
1736–1767
William Mullins
1725–

Rebecca Short's Timeline

2 Records

1857
1857
Birth of Rebecca Short in Wise Co., VA
Wise Co., VA
1861
11 APR 1861
Age 4
Death of Rebecca Short in Wise Co., VA
Wise Co., VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1857
    Event Place: Wise Co., VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 APR 1861
    Event Place: Wise Co., VA
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