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William Oldham Short 1764–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1764

Birth Location: Rockingham, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1 March 1815

Death Location: Rockingham, North Carolina, USA

Father: Aaron Sr

Mother: Sarah Oldham

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The story of William Oldham Short began in 1764 in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA. William Oldham Short passed away in 1815 in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Oldham Short began in 1764 in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Oldham Short passed away in 1815 in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA.

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William Short's Ancestors

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William Short
1764–1815
Birth Place: Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Aaron Short Sr
1743–1779
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Bird) Oldham
1747–1802
Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (O) Short
1707–1769
Bristol Parrish, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Sarah Robertson
1710–1776
Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Shorthouse
1681–1715
Elizabeth Wharton
1681–1715
John (Robinson)
1695–1774
Mary Evans
1699–1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Shorthouse
1641–
Ann Middleton
1649–1685
John Worton
1661–1747
Mary Young
1660–1730
Nicholas Robertson
1665–1718
Sarah Marks
1665–1716
Captain Evans
1671–1715
Sarah Batte
1673–1741

William Short's Timeline

3 Records

1764
1764
Birth of William Oldham Short in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
1815
1 March 1815
Age 51
Death of William Oldham Short in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
1818
01 Nov 1818
Age 54
William Oldham Short was baptized in Hanham Abbots, St George, Gloucestershire, England
Hanham Abbots, St George, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1764
    Event Place: Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 01 Nov 1818
    Event Place: Hanham Abbots, St George, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Bristol, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 March 1815
    Event Place: Rockingham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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