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Washington Franklin Short 1811–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 October 1811

Birth Location: Smith, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 10 August 1896

Death Location: Piedmont, Wayne, Missouri, USA

Father: Thomas Short

Mother: Susanna Ferguson

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The story of Washington Franklin Short began in 1811 in Smith, Tennessee, USA. Washington Franklin Short passed away in 1896 in Piedmont, Wayne, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Washington Franklin Short began in 1811 in Smith, Tennessee, USA.
  • Washington Franklin Short passed away in 1896 in Piedmont, Wayne, Missouri, USA.

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Washington Short's Ancestors

Self
Washington Short
1811–1896
Birth Place: Smith, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Thomas Randall Short
1778–1839
Franklin, Virginia, USA
Susanna Ferguson
1780–1817
Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Ferguson
1747–1817
Essex, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Ann) Parker
1747–1826
Essex, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Washington Short's Timeline

2 Records

1811
9 October 1811
Birth of Washington Franklin Short in Smith, Tennessee, USA
Smith, Tennessee, USA
1896
10 August 1896
Age 85
Death of Washington Franklin Short in Piedmont, Wayne, Missouri, USA
Piedmont, Wayne, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 October 1811
    Event Place: Smith, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 August 1896
    Event Place: Piedmont, Wayne, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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