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Susan Florence Short 1859–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1859

Birth Location: , Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 25 May 1949

Death Location: Muhlenberg, Kentucky

Father: Samuel Short

Mother: Sarah GARST

Spouse(s): Elisha Whitmer

Children(s): Essie Whitmer

Susan Florence Short was born in 1859 in , Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA, the child of Samuel Short And Sarah H Sally Garst. Susan Florence Short married Elisha Whitmer, and had children including Essie Whitmer. Susan Florence Short passed away in 1949 in Muhlenberg, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Susan Florence Short was born in 1859 in , Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA, the child of Samuel Short And Sarah H Sally Garst.
  • Susan Florence Short married Elisha Whitmer, and had children including Essie Whitmer.
  • Susan Florence Short passed away in 1949 in Muhlenberg, Kentucky.

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Susan Short's Ancestors

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Susan Short
1859–1949
Birth Place: , Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Samuel Short
1823–1902
Bremen, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
Sarah (H. "Sally") GARST
1828–1885
VA
Grandparents
Jacob Garst
1795–1865
Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Mary (Magdalene (Polly)) Shaver
1796–1871
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Susan Short's Descendants

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Susan (Florence) Short (18 Dec 1859–25 May 1949) m. Elisha Whitmer (25 MAR 1841–01 JUL 1897)
  1. 1. Essie Whitmer 1884–1968 m. Marshall (Cleveland) Phillips 1885–1936
    1. 1. Jay (Bee) Phillips 1918– m. Mary (Elizabeth) Bates 1920–
      1. 1. Sherley (Jean) Phillips 1940–2018

Susan Short's Timeline

2 Records

1859
18 Dec 1859
Birth of Susan Florence Short in , Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
1949
25 May 1949
Age 90
Death of Susan Florence Short in Muhlenberg, Kentucky
Muhlenberg, Kentucky

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1859
    Event Place: , Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1949
    Event Place: Muhlenberg, Kentucky

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