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William Higganbotham Short 1787–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1787

Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 20 November 1865

Death Location: United States

Father: William Short

Mother: Jean Nelson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Boling

Children(s): James Short

William Higganbotham Short was born in 1787 in North Carolina, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Oldham Short And Jean Mccuiston Nelson. In 1812, William Higganbotham Short resided in Sixteenth Company, Haywood County Regiment, NC. William Higganbotham Short married Elizabeth Boling, and had children including James P Short. William Higganbotham Short passed away in 1865 in United States.

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Biography

  • William Higganbotham Short was born in 1787 in North Carolina, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Oldham Short And Jean Mccuiston Nelson.
  • In 1812, William Higganbotham Short resided in Sixteenth Company, Haywood County Regiment, NC.
  • William Higganbotham Short married Elizabeth Boling, and had children including James P Short.
  • William Higganbotham Short passed away in 1865 in United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Short's Ancestors

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William Short
1787–1865
Birth Place: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Oldham Short
1764–1815
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Jean (Mccuiston) Nelson
1757–1815
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Aaron Short
1743–1815
Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (“Bird”) Oldham
1746–1802
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Robert (Clement) McCuistion
1728–1760
Dungiven, Londonderry, County Derry, Ireland
Jane Ruth
1739–1823
Maryland, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Moses Short
1730–1809
Margaret Nicks
1740–1799
James McCUISTON
1700–1765
Sarah Behol
1706–1783
Moses Ruth
1697–1781
Esther Irwin
1701–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ruth
1675–
Mary Ruth
1680–

William Short's Descendants

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William (Higganbotham) Short (1787–20 November 1865) m. Elizabeth Boling (1757–1815)
  1. 1. James (P) Short 1805–1894 m. Rebecca Bailey 1810–1876
    1. 1. William (B) Short 1833–1909 m. Lucy (Caroline) Middleton 1832–1891
      1. 1. Wright ("Doc") Short 1857–1927 m. Matilda Saylor 1892–1950
        1. 1. Pearl (Short) Sr. 1914–1979 m. Hazel (Caldwell) (Short) 1916–1999

William Short's Timeline

5 Records

1787
1787
Birth of William Higganbotham Short in North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
1812
1812
Age 25
William Higganbotham Short resided here in Sixteenth Company, Haywood County Regiment, NC
Sixteenth Company, Haywood County Regiment, NC
1819
1819
Age 32
William Higganbotham Short was married in Tennessee City, Dickson, Tennessee, USA
Tennessee City, Dickson, Tennessee, USA
1858
17 Nov 1858
Age 71
William Higganbotham Short was married in Owsley, Kentucky
Owsley, Kentucky
1865
20 November 1865
Age 78
Death of William Higganbotham Short in Lee, Virginia, USA
Lee, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1819
    Event Place: Tennessee City, Dickson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1858
    Event Place: Owsley, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: Sixteenth Company, Haywood County Regiment, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 November 1865
    Event Place: Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917

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