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Wright "Doc" Short 1857–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sept 1857

Birth Location: Harlan County, Kentucky, USA,

Death Date: 27 Apr 1927

Death Location: Leslie County, Kentucky, USA,

Father: William Short

Mother: Lucy Middleton

Spouse(s): Mary Witt

Children(s): Lucy Short

In 1857, Wright "Doc" Short entered the world in Harlan County, Kentucky, USA,, born to William B Short And Lucy Caroline Middleton. Wright "Doc" Short married Mary Ann Polly Witt, and had children including Lucy Ann Short. Wright "Doc" Short passed away in 1927 in Leslie County, Kentucky, USA,.

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Biography

  • In 1857, Wright "Doc" Short entered the world in Harlan County, Kentucky, USA,, born to William B Short And Lucy Caroline Middleton.
  • Wright "Doc" Short married Mary Ann Polly Witt, and had children including Lucy Ann Short.
  • Wright "Doc" Short passed away in 1927 in Leslie County, Kentucky, USA,.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Short
1833–1909
Birth Location: Mount Pleasant, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
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Lucy Middleton
1832–1891
Birth Location: Clover Fork, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Witt
1859–1926
Birth Location: Lee, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Lucy Short
1886–1965
Birth Location: Oneida, Clay, Kentucky, USA
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Wright Short's Ancestors

Self
Wright Short
1857–1927
Birth Place: Harlan County, Kentucky, USA,
Parents
William B Short
1833–1909
Mount Pleasant, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Lucy (Caroline) Middleton
1832–1891
Clover Fork, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
James (Peley) Short
1804–1894
Washington County, Virginia, USA
Rebecca (Jane) Bailey
1810–1876
Holston Valley, Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Short
1784–1865
Catherine DNA
1785–1840
William Bailey
1775–1846
Elizabeth Thompson
1777–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Wright Short's Descendants

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Wright ("Doc") Short (Sept 1857–27 Apr 1927) m. Mary (Ann "Polly") Witt (14 Sep 1859–3 July 1926)
  1. 1. Lucy (Ann) Short 1886–1965 m. Hugh (L) Baker 1882–1929
    1. 1. Clifford (Carson) Baker 1905–1972 m. Tena Baker 1907–1989 m. Bessie (Florence) Luman 1910–2002 m. Betty (Jean) Burns 1930–2010
      1. 1. Gary Baker 1936–2000
      2. 2. Molly ("Dolly") Baker 1929–2012
      3. 3. Charles Baker 1927–2014
      4. 4. Earl (Edison) Baker 1925–1987
    2. 2. Lizzie Baker 1909–
    3. 3. Broodus Baker 1907–
    4. 4. Bessie Baker 1915–2006
    5. 5. Robert (Pearl) Baker 1911–1980
    6. 6. Pansy\Patsy Baker 1919–2010
    7. 7. Hazel (Baker) Hubbard 1909–1990

Wright Short's Timeline

2 Records

1857
Sept 1857
Birth of Wright "Doc" Short in Harlan County, Kentucky, USA,
Harlan County, Kentucky, USA,
1927
27 Apr 1927
Age 70
Death of Wright "Doc" Short in Leslie County, Kentucky, USA,
Leslie County, Kentucky, USA,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sept 1857
    Event Place: Harlan County, Kentucky, USA,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1927
    Event Place: Leslie County, Kentucky, USA,
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