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Sarah Short 1808–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 DEC 1808

Birth Location: St Clair, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 29 DEC 1874

Death Location: Menard, Illinois, United States

Father: Jacob Short

Mother: Hannah Carr

Spouse(s): David Short

Children(s): Maria Short

The story of Sarah Short began in 1808 in St Clair, Illinois, United States. In 1850, Sarah Short resided in Menard county, part of, Menard, Illinois, United S. In 1860, Sarah Short resided in Township 19 Range 7, Menard, Illinois, United Stat. Sarah Short married David Rice Short, and had children including Maria Frances Short. Sarah Short passed away in 1874 in Menard, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Short began in 1808 in St Clair, Illinois, United States.
  • In 1850, Sarah Short resided in Menard county, part of, Menard, Illinois, United S.
  • In 1860, Sarah Short resided in Township 19 Range 7, Menard, Illinois, United Stat.
  • Sarah Short married David Rice Short, and had children including Maria Frances Short.
  • Sarah Short passed away in 1874 in Menard, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Short
1767–1851
Birth Location: Germany
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Hannah Carr
1781–1817
Birth Location: Hampshire, West Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

David Short
1805–1846
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Maria Short
1835–1916
Birth Location: , Menard, Illinois, USA
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Sarah Short's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Short
1808–1874
Birth Place: St Clair, Illinois, United States
Parents
Jacob Shorthouse Short
1767–1851
Germany
Hannah Carr
1781–1817
Hampshire, West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Short's Descendants

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Sarah Short (28 DEC 1808–29 DEC 1874) m. David (Rice) Short (5 FEB 1805–27 NOV 1846)
  1. 1. Maria (Frances) Short 1835–1916 m. James (Madison) Estep 1819–1904
    1. 1. Carrie (Emeline) Estep 1865–1956 m. Edward (Florin) Leonard 1855–1926
      1. 1. Iva (Maude) Leonard 1885–1949 m. William (Peter) Halter 1886–1925
      2. 2. Joseph (Glen) Leonard 1888–1952 m. Dora (Alice) Gettman 1897–
        1. 1. Florence (Irene) Leonard 1918–2014 m. Melvin (Wesley) Huibregtse 1916–2003
        2. 2. Floyd (Eldon) Leonard 1927–2007
        3. 3. Gene (Joseph) Leonard 1922–2008 m. Vesta (Ruth Mc) Mullen 1922–2015
      3. 3. Leota (Marie) Leonard 1892–1924 m. Daniel (D) Laurent 1887–1951
        1. 1. Leona (Marie) Laurent 1924–2009
        2. 2. Madison (Vernon) Laurent 1919–1986 m. Sylvia (May) Hollibaugh 1918–1998
        3. 3. Norman (Clement) Laurent 1919–1994 m. Margaret (Irene) White 1920–2003
        4. 4. Robert (Leonard) Laurent 1913–1992 m. Bess (Covina) Bilyeu 1916–1999
        5. 5. Virgina (Florestine) Laurent 1915–1922
      4. 4. Mabel Leonard 1899–1983 m. Melvin Gans 1903–1975
        1. 1. Melda (Joann) Gans 1926–1999 m. Kenneth Anderson 1895–1946
      5. 5. Maddison (Roy) Leonard 1883–1961 m. Mabel (Orlena) Jewell 1888–1932
        1. 1. Gladys (Irene) Leonard 1923–1972 m. Theodore Ronney 1916–1998
        2. 2. Marjorie (May) Leonard 1914–1950 m. John (Eugene) McFarland 1917–1992
        3. 3. Ralph (Jewell) Leonard 1909–1992 m. Mary (Smith) Mitchell 1910–2003
      6. 6. Robert (Ray) Leonard 1886–1946 m. Julia (Frances) Stolberg 1902–1997
        1. 1. Leroy (Richard) Leonard 1931–2019 m. Ada (Jane) Sappington 1863–
        2. 2. Maxine (Mabel) Leonard 1922–2012 m. Jack (Erskin) Anderson 1923–2003
        3. 3. Robert (Ray) Leonard 1924–2014 m. Lois (Evelyn) Liggett 1922–
    2. 2. Cordie (Caroline) Estep 1862–1939 m. Abram (Franklin) Crum 1859–1941
      1. 1. Alma (Marie) Crum 1884–1965 m. Martin (Warner) Hanson 1879–1933
        1. 1. Clara (Breta) Hanson 1908–1996 m. Melvin (Cornelius) Hayes 1906–1957
        2. 2. George (Warner) Hanson 1917–1988 m. Dorothea (Jane) Saurer 1921–1990
        3. 3. Glover (Crum) Hanson 1910–1999 m. Agnes (Christina) Fox 1905–1978
        4. 4. Martin (Franklin) Hanson 1914–2003 m. Anita (Vashti) Green 1909–1995
      2. 2. Glover (William) Crum 1886–1908
      3. 3. Ruth (B) Crum 1888–1976 m. Earl (T) Colbert 1892–1954
    3. 3. Dillard (M) Estep 1862–1863
    4. 4. Ella (Judith) Estep 1868–1937 m. Charles (Frederick) List 1862–1946
      1. 1. Harold (Madison) List 1897–1964 m. Grace (Elizabeth) Ringland 1901–1973
    5. 5. Ida (Lena) Estep 1872–1939 m. Harry (O) Tytherleigh 1850–1902
      1. 1. Philip (Estep) Tytherleigh 1900–1901 m. Martha (Bronaslovis) Kieras 1905–
      2. 2. Sarah (Frances) Tytherleigh 1899–1917 m. Henry Ellingsworth 1897–1917
        1. 1. Gary Ellingsworth 1923–2010
    6. 6. Sarah (Abigail) Estep 1839–1893 m. Hickman (Broaddus) Samuel 1853–1941
      1. 1. Dillard (Estep) Samuel 1877–1919 m. Anna (M) Madison 1853–1899 m. Gussie Marx 1883–1968
        1. 1. Dillard (Iris) Samuel 1919–2012
        2. 2. Eula (E) Samuel 1894–1912 m. Everett Rothwell 1877–1911
        3. 3. Rose (Pauline) Samuell 1909–1986 m. Otho (W) Fillerup 1919– m. Thomas (Roscoe) Hopkins 1909–1962
        4. 4. Dale (Eileen) Samuell 1913–1950 m. Lew (Wallace) Bodine 1911–1990
      2. 2. Ella (Blanche) Samuel 1881–1966 m. Fredrick (Robert) Kesson 1880–1960
      3. 3. Henry (Paul) Samuel 1886–1938 m. Millicent Rowe 1891–1923
        1. 1. Paul (Rowe) Samuel 1919–
      4. 4. Ida (Lovena) Samuel 1879–1977 m. Calvin (W.) Thomas 1865–1896 m. John (M) Daley 1878–1964
        1. 1. Richard (E.) Daley 1906–1959
      5. 5. James (Madison) Samuel 1884–1886

Sarah Short's Timeline

6 Records

1808
28 DEC 1808
Birth of Sarah Short in St Clair, Illinois, United States
St Clair, Illinois, United States
1850
1850
Age 42
Sarah Short resided here in Menard county, part of, Menard, Illinois, United States
Menard county, part of, Menard, Illinois, United States
1860
1860
Age 52
Sarah Short resided here in Township 19 Range 7, Menard, Illinois, United States
Township 19 Range 7, Menard, Illinois, United States
1870
1870
Age 62
Sarah Short resided here in Menard, Illinois, United States
Menard, Illinois, United States
1874
1874
Age 66
Burial of Sarah Short in Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States
Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States
1874
29 DEC 1874
Age 66
Death of Sarah Short in Menard, Illinois, United States
Menard, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 DEC 1808
    Event Place: St Clair, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] United States Census, 1860, "United States Census, 1860", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 18 February 2021), Sarah Hohimer in entry for Elias Hohimer, 1860.
    [2] United States Census, 1870, "United States Census, 1870", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 29 May 2021), Sarah Hoheimer in entry for Elias Hoheimer, 1870.
    [3] United States Census, 1850, "United States Census, 1850", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> (ark:619031:1:M858-Q46 : Mon Mar 20 08:44:56 UTC 2023), Entry for ? A Short and J G Short, 1850.
    [4] Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 25 April 2022), Sarah Short in entry for Mary Ellen Stith, 1926.
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 May 2020), Sarah Short Hohimer, 1874; Burial, ; citing record ID , <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Menard, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1874
    Event Place: Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 May 2020), Sarah Short Hohimer, 1874; Burial, ; citing record ID , <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 DEC 1874
    Event Place: Menard, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 20 May 2020), Sarah Short Hohimer, 1874; Burial, ; citing record ID , <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Menard county, part of, Menard, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 19 Range 7, Menard, Illinois, United States
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