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Sarah A. Short 1851–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: September 29, 1851

Birth Location: Washington Co., Tennessee

Death Date: March 12, 1927

Death Location: Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: James Short

Mother: Barbara Garber

Spouse(s): Martin Bacon

Children(s): Sudie Bacon, Frank Bacon, Emory Bacon, James Bacon, John Bacon, Foy Bacon, Julia Bacon, Mary Bacon, Arthur Bacon, Barbara Bacon, Vester Bacon

The story of Sarah A. Short began in 1851 in Washington Co., Tennessee. In 1870, Sarah A. Short resided in District 16, Leesburg, Washington, Tennessee, USA. Sarah A. Short married Martin K Bacon, and had children including Arthur David Bacon, Barbara A Bacon, Emory N Bacon, Foy Isaac Bacon, Frank Melvin Bacon, James Landon Bacon, John Blaine Bacon, Julia Idabelle Bacon, Mary E Bacon, Sudie B Bacon, Vester J Bacon. Sarah A. Short passed away in 1927 in Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah A. Short began in 1851 in Washington Co., Tennessee.
  • In 1870, Sarah A. Short resided in District 16, Leesburg, Washington, Tennessee, USA.
  • Sarah A. Short married Martin K Bacon, and had children including Arthur David Bacon, Barbara A Bacon, Emory N Bacon, Foy Isaac Bacon, Frank Melvin Bacon, James Landon Bacon, John Blaine Bacon, Julia Idabelle Bacon, Mary E Bacon, Sudie B Bacon, Vester J Bacon.
  • Sarah A. Short passed away in 1927 in Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Short
1831–1864
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Barbara Garber
1831–
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Martin Bacon
1847–1906
Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
MB

Children(s)

Sudie Bacon
1890–1917
Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Frank Bacon
1877–1935
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
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Emory Bacon
1873–1918
Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
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James Bacon
1869–1938
Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
JB
John Bacon
1884–1951
Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
JB
Foy Bacon
1875–1942
Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Julia Bacon
1880–1946
Birth Location: Jonesboro, Washington, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Bacon
1887–1910
Birth Location: Washington Co., Tennessee
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Arthur Bacon
1882–1937
Birth Location: Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, USA
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Barbara Bacon
1872–
Birth Location: Washington, Tennessee
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Vester Bacon
1877–
Birth Location: Washington County, Tennessee
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Sarah Short's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Short
1851–1927
Birth Place: Washington Co., Tennessee
Parents
James M. Short
1831–1864
Tennessee
Barbara (Ann) Garber
1831–
Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Short's Descendants

1.
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Sarah (A.) Short (September 29, 1851–March 12, 1927) m. Martin (K.) Bacon (7 April 1847–26 October 1906)
  1. 1. Sudie (B.) Bacon 1890–1917 m. Charles (Oscar) Haws 1886–1963
    1. 1. Mable (Pearl) Haws 1908–1916
    2. 2. William (Millard) Haws 1910–1913
    3. 3. boy Hawes 1916–1916
    4. 4. Cecil (C) Haws 1914–1920
    5. 5. Arthur (O) Haws 1913–1931
  2. 2. Frank (Melvin) Bacon 1877–1935 m. Anna (Maria) Johansson 1885–1965 m. Henrietta (Hattie Stewart) Sellers 1879–1924
    1. 1. Jewell (Blaine) Bacon 1904–1982 m. Esther (Alvera) Sander 1912–1956 m. Mildred Higley 1904–1995 m. Violet (Pearl Mayall) Youmans 1906–1990
      1. 1. Richard (Blaine) Bacon 1943–2023
    2. 2. Paul (W) Bacon 1898–1911
    3. 3. David (Elmer) Bacon 1902–1948 m. Rose (Marie) Banturp 1901–1995
      1. 1. Betty (Jean) Bacon 1925–2012 m. Everett (Samuel) Hayes 1905–1973 m. Jay (W) Ford 1917–2003
      2. 2. Juanita (Fern) Bacon 1924–1967 m. Henry (Robert "Ted") Browning 1913–1966
  3. 3. Emory (N.) Bacon 1873–1918 m. Susanna Bashor 1872–1922
    1. 1. Velma (Anna Grace) Bacon 1913–2002 m. Bernie (Mack) McKee 1908–1991
      1. 1. Anna (Louise) McKee 1936–2019
      2. 2. Mary (Juanita) McKee 1932–2015
      3. 3. Doris McKee 1934–2022
    2. 2. Julia (Ida Bell) Bacon 1900–1935 m. Jethro (Columbus) Glenn 1895–1982
      1. 1. Stella (Ruth) Glenn 1923–2005
      2. 2. Mary (Lou) Glenn 1930–1937
      3. 3. Bobbie (Lee) Glenn 1935–1935
      4. 4. John (Thomas) Glenn 1921–1921
      5. 5. Dorothy (M) Glenn 1919–2017
      6. 6. Edna (Racheal) Glenn 1932–2022 m. Claude (Winfrey) Kilby 1933–2021 m. Omer (Lee) Nelson 1925–1972 m. Paul (Thomas) Franklin 1927–1999 m. Robert (Randolph) Benningfield 1909–1985
      7. 7. Richard (Thomas) Glenn 1924–2012 m. Thelma Higgins 1928–1998
        1. 1. Richard (Thomas Glenn) II 1947–1947
        2. 2. Lena Glenn 1947–1947
    3. 3. Martha (Elizabeth) Bacon 1894–1961 m. Charles (Homer "Charlie") Good 1890–1964
    4. 4. Mary (B) Bacon 1898–1939 m. Euie (David) Chase 1889–1970
    5. 5. Maude (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Bacon 1902–1967 m. Theodore (Hacker) Martin 1895–1970
      1. 1. Raphael (Emory) Martin 1923–2010
      2. 2. Davis (Wayne) Martin 1926–2006
      3. 3. Betty (Jane) Martin 1933–2019
    6. 6. Frances (Mae) Bacon 1906–1987 m. Isaac (Martin "Ike") Weems 1903–1993 m. Vestal Ferguson 1906–1940 m. William (M) Blevins 1884–1958 m. Benjamin (Franklin "Ben") Gamble 1899–1978
      1. 1. Clyde (Walter) Ferguson 1937–2012 m. Betty (Ann) Moore 1936–2010
      2. 2. Carl (Lee) Ferguson 1930–1931
    7. 7. Emma (Kate) Bacon 1911–2001 m. Arbie (Verge) Houston 1907–1991 m. Hugh Ferguson 1902–1979
      1. 1. Wanda (Hope) Ferguson 1929–2000 m. Elmer (Estel) White 1924–2018
  4. 4. James (Landon) Bacon 1869–1938 m. Caldona ("Dona") Whetsell 1873–1934 m. Virginia Ward 1862–1893
    1. 1. Ralph (Martin) Bacon 1898–1953 m. Ethel (Lena) Trent 1901–1976 m. Lula (Mae) Price 1899–1987
      1. 1. James (Samuel) Bacon 1925–2012 m. Mary (Jane) Tipton 1927–2018
      2. 2. Elsie (Mae) Bacon 1920–2002 m. Thomas (Crumley) Little 1914–2001
        1. 1. Sue (Mae) LITTLE 1939–1939
      3. 3. Clyde (Martin) Bacon 1929–2023 m. Helen (Louise) Willis 1930–2007
    2. 2. Niles (Nasba) Bacon 1896–1965 m. Adelina (Mary "Aleen") Wells 1896–1960
    3. 3. Paul (Earnest) Bacon 1906–1971 m. Lex (Juanita) Ingle 1912–1992
      1. 1. Gordon (Thomas) Bacon 1934–2013 m. Catheryn (Jane) Minga 1939–2021 m. Georgia (Lee) Williams 1936–1958
    4. 4. Fred (E.) Bacon 1910–2000 m. Dwight (Amelia) Collins 1913–2005
    5. 5. Sarah (Viola) Bacon 1912–1993 m. Francis (Oliver) Hall 1908–1994
  5. 5. John (Blaine) Bacon 1884–1951 m. Nora (Ellen) Garst 1886–1950
    1. 1. Velma (Pauline) Bacon 1911–1972 m. Harry (Daniel) Hesse 1893–1983 m. James (Marvin) Fields 1903–
    2. 2. Ruth (Glenna) Bacon 1909–1980 m. Ivan (Cornelius) Lungren 1907–1982
    3. 3. Harriette (Lorraine) Bacon 1919–1993 m. Wayne (Clinton) Colden 1916–1984
    4. 4. Sherlie (Louise) Bacon 1924–2000 m. Leo (Mack) Jr. 1923–1969 m. Robert (Lee) Martin 1939–2014
      1. 1. Roy (Lee) Mack 1946–1995
    5. 5. Eldon (Keith) Bacon 1917–1918
    6. 6. Ruby (Gordon) Bacon 1914–1918
  6. 6. Foy (Isaac) Bacon 1875–1942 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Huff 1877–1962
    1. 1. Maggie (Alma) Bacon 1902–1904
    2. 2. Martin (Kenneth) Bacon 1904–1973 m. Isobel (Dewar) Geddie 1920–1980
    3. 3. Clyde (Edward) Bacon 1908–1938
  7. 7. Julia (Idabelle) Bacon 1880–1946 m. James (Arthur) Cox 1879–1948
    1. 1. Mable (Pauline) Cox 1911–2005 m. Evan (Joy) Swain 1906–2005
    2. 2. Charles (C) Cox 1908–2004 m. Agnes (Ella Rosetta) Freiberg 1906–1989 m. Charlotte (Louise) Tragnitz 1914–2011
    3. 3. Carl (Martin) Cox 1902–1969 m. Clarabel (Jean) Johnson 1914–1988
      1. 1. Carl (Leroy) Cox 1933–2015
      2. 2. Carol (Jean) Cox 1940–2000
      3. 3. Clifford (Clayton) Cox 1931–2014
    4. 4. James (Earl) Cox 1904–1990 m. Cuba (Currime) Thompson 1904–1999 m. Meri (Claire) Thomas 1915–1975
      1. 1. Peggy (Larraine) Cox 1925–2012 m. Edward (Boyd) Piper 1914–1974
      2. 2. Robert (Earl Cox) Sr. 1926–2012 m. Mary (Ann) Cox 1929–1995
    5. 5. Hazel (Irene) Cox 1912–1938 m. Donald (Marwin) Robbins 1913–2001
      1. 1. Roger (Lee) Robbins 1934–2016
    6. 6. Grayce (Oma) Cox 1917–1994 m. Merle (Emmanuel) Slattery 1915–1963 m. Donald (Dean Esselmann) Pratt 1921–2004
      1. 1. Patricia (Merle) Slattery 1937–1980 m. Joseph Lupo 1935–2018
      2. 2. Keith (Arthur) Slattery 1940–1951
    7. 7. Ralph (Leander) Cox 1906– m. Esther (Grace) Winslow 1914–1934 m. Bertha (M.) Davisson 1911–1982
      1. 1. Rosalie (Ann "Rosie") Cox 1932–2009 m. Darwin (Eugene) Scheuermann 1930–2009
    8. 8. Wahneeta (Helen) Cox 1919–2001 m. Murrell (Edward) Thomas 1910–1982
      1. 1. Donald (Lee) Thomas 1949–2021 m. Ginger (Ann) Krob 1951–2022
    9. 9. Rose (Olive) Cox 1901–1901
  8. 8. Mary (E.) Bacon 1887–1910 m. Green (Berry "Dump") Ledford 1889–1941
  9. 9. Arthur (David) Bacon 1882–1937 m. Myrtle (E) DePew 1889–1963
    1. 1. Edith (Olive) Bacon 1907–1952 m. Henry ("Harry" Lewis) Vermilyea 1904–1949
      1. 1. David (Henry) Vermilyea 1926–1974 m. Betty (June) Vermilyea 1925–1990
  10. 10. Barbara (A) Bacon 1872–
  11. 11. Vester (J.) Bacon 1877–

Sarah Short's Timeline

9 Records

1851
29 Sep 1851
Birth of Sarah A. Short in Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
1851
September 29, 1851
Birth of Sarah A. Short in Washington Co., Tennessee
Washington Co., Tennessee
1870
1870
Age 19
Sarah A. Short resided here in District 16, Leesburg, Washington, Tennessee, USA
District 16, Leesburg, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 29
Sarah A. Short resided here in District 17, Washington, Tennessee, USA
District 17, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 49
Sarah A. Short resided here in Civil District 14, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 14, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 59
Sarah A. Short resided here in Civil District 14, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 14, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 69
Sarah A. Short resided here in Johnson City Ward 1, Washington, Tennessee, USA
Johnson City Ward 1, Washington, Tennessee, USA
1927
12 Mar 1927
Age 76
Death of Sarah A. Short in Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
1927
March 12, 1927
Age 76
Death of Sarah A. Short in Washington Co., Tennessee
Washington Co., Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1851
    Event Place: Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 17, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: 1284; Page: 555A; Enumeration District: 035
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 14, Washington, Tennessee; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0155; FHL microfilm: 1241604
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: September 29, 1851
    Event Place: Washington Co., Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 16, Leesburg, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 17, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 17, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: 1284; Page: 555A; Enumeration District: 035

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 14, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 14, Washington, Tennessee; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0155; FHL microfilm: 1241604

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 14, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 14, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1524; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0207; FHL microfilm: 1375537

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Johnson City Ward 1, Washington, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Johnson City Ward 1, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1770; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 205

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1927
    Event Place: Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 12, 1927
    Event Place: Washington Co., Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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