Descendants of Jacob Short

Generation 1

1. JACOB1 SHORT12 was born on 26 Mar 1821 in Jonestown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania1,3. He died 27 May 1896 in Troy Grove, La Salle, IL (Age: 774,3). He married LUSETTA “ELIZABETH” KLINEFELTER, daughter of Johannes Kleinfelter and Elizabeth B. Grumbine on 22 May 1843 in Somerset, Pennsylvania1. She was born on 11 Jan 1827 in Fredericksburg, Lebanon, Pennsylvania5,6. She died on 01 Jul 1900 in Troy Grove, La Salle, IL (Age: 73)5,6.

Notes for Jacob Short:

Jacob Short, my 2nd great grandfather, was the son of Jacob (Short) Schad and Juliana Wurteberger7 and the grandson of Revolutionary War veteran Ludwig Schad8. The Schads (sometimes spelled Schott or Shad) arrived from Palatinate, Germany in Pennsylvania in 1764 aboard the Ship Chance9,10 and settled in Hummelstown (later Jonestown) Pennsylvania.

Jacob’s father died soon after he was born and was raised by his mother in Lebanon County, PA. At the age of fifteen he apprenticed in the shoemaker trade1 making a living as a boot maker in Lebanon City, PA where he sold a plot of land to Herman Ristenbatt11 in 1847. Apparently this sale was in anticipation of a great adventure.

Lusetta’s grandfather, Christian Klinefelter, had just returned from “way out west” (IL) with wondrous stories about the fertility of the land and the friendliness of the Native Americans. Her brother Jacob, a farmer in nearby Fredericksburg, decided he would follow Christian back to IL to start a new life. He persuaded thirteen other families, including the Shorts, to join them4.

The migration story is paraphrased below from a 1909 Obituary of Jacob Klinefelter4:

“In May of 1849 they founded a company seeking homes in IL. They traveled by wagon to Harrisburg, Pa., then across the mountains to Pittsburgh, then down the Ohio River by boat to St. Louis, MO., up the IL River to LaSalle, IL, then by team to Troy Grove.

Boats in those days had no comfort and were more like barges of the present day. ThePassengers furnished their own food and provided their own conveniences for sleeping. If they did not watch their baggage it was liable to reach the wrong destination.

1 History of LaSalle County, IL : together with sketches of its cities, villages and towns…, Chicago: Inter-State Pub. Co. Accessed March 07, 2015. (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=18495.1886.)2 Church Records, Salem Lutheran Church, St. Paul’s Evangelical Church and Zion Reformed Lutheran Church. Records for Births, Christenings and Marriages - Schad and Scott Families. Jonestown, Pennsylvania.3 Cemetery record, LaSalle County Genealogy Guild Cemetery Data Base, 2010, LaSalle County Genealogy Guild, Ottawa, IL4 Obituary, Jacob Short. Jacob Short "Obituary," Mendota Reporter, 05 Jun 1896, Ottawa, IL(http://www.lscgg.org/cgi-bin/individual.pl?type=obituary&id=22631 : 26 Apr 2015).5 Obituary, Mendota Reporter 06 Jul 1900. Lusetta Klinefelter6 Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=112690554&indiv=try, accessed 1 May 20157 Baptismal Records, Saint Johns Reformed and Lutheran Church, 1774-1866, Fredericksburg, PA - Shad.8 Historical Document, Ancestry.com, History of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with genealogical memoirs (The Generations Network, Inc.), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Record for Ludwig Schott.9 Pennsylvania German Pioneers, Pennsylvania German Society Minutes, Volume XLII, Ralph Beaver Strasbourg, 1944, - Hans Uli Reist, Ludwig Schad.10 Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s (Gale Research. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.), Schott Ludwig - SS Chance.11 Book K, Lebanon Book of Deeds, page 10, Grantor is Jacob Shaudt and Lucetta, Grantee is Herman Ristenbatt. 26 Mar 1847.

The party was composed of:

1. Mr. and Mrs. Christian Kleinfelter (the leader)2. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kleinfelter and two children3. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Fahler and three children4. Mrs. Jacob Deaner), Levi, and Lydia (Mrs. Isaac Clay)5. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Krieser and two children6. Mr. and Mrs. Christian Kleinfelter Jr. and two children7. Mrs. Catherine Gephardt and children8. Mrs. Uriah Myers9. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Short, sons Josiah and Samuel and Jacob’s mother Julian10. Mr. and Mrs. John Firestone 11. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hawk 12. Mr. and Mrs. John Waggoner 13. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kleinfelter, daughters Rebecca and Bina who died ten days

after they landed of cholera.”

The Short family settled in the Village of Homer where Jacob took up shoemaking once again. After eight years however he abandoned the trade and became a farmer1.

At the start of the Civil War Jacob enlisted as a private on 30 Dec 1861 in the 64th Union Infantry but was categorized a deserter on 07 Jan 1862 for not reporting for duty – only one week after enlisting12. No record was found of repercussions or charges being filed.

The entire Short family moved to Grundy, IA in 1868 and continued farming. Jacob had a farm next to his oldest son Josiah and wife13. Iowa unfortunately did not suit Jacob and Lucetta and they moved the family back to Troy Grove, IL to stay in 1871.1

Back in Troy Grove he returned once again to shoemaking and taught two of his sons the trade.

He is buried with many of his family members in Troy Grove Cemetery.14,15,16

Lucetta lived until 1904 and resided with her son Augustus in Troy Grove17 until her death. They were both interred in Troy Grove Cemetery18.

12 Military Record, Jacob Short, Homer, IL. 64th IL Infantry Regiment, The IL USGenWeb Project. © 1997 The ILGenWeb Project. http://civilwar.ILgenweb.org/reg_html/064_reg.html.13 1870 U.S. Census, Grundy, Iowa, Grant, database on-line, 115A, dwelling 16, family 15, Jacob Short; digital image,Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 Apr 2015); citing NARA microfilm 545892, roll 393.14 Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Record for Jacob Short.15 Obituary, Jacob Short. Jacob Short "Obituary," Mendota Reporter, 05 Jun 1896, Ottawa, IL (http://www.lscgg.org/cgi-bin/individual.pl?type=obituary&id=22631 : 26 Apr 2015)16 Cemetery record, LaSalle County Genealogy Guild Cemetery Data Base, 2010, LaSalle County Genealogy Guild, Ottawa, IL, http://www.lscgg.org/lscgg_search.html, accessed 15 May 210517 1900 U.S. Census: Troy Grove, La Salle, IL; Roll: 317; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1240317, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=19503843&indiv=try, accessed 29 Apr 201518 Find A Grave, Database And Images (Http://Findagrave.Com: Accessed 15 May 2015), Memorial Page For Jacob Short, Find A Grave Memorial No. 137062318, Citing Troy Grove Cemetery, Troy Grove, IL.

Jacob Short and Lusetta (Klinefelter) Short had the following children:

i. JOSIAH2 SHORT19 was born in 1844 in Fredericksburg, Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He died on 02 Feb 1916 in Louisburg, Miami, KS (Age: 74)19. He married (1) NANCY E BURRELL on 10 Oct 186719. She was born on 08 Dec 1844 in Somerset, Pennsylvania20. She died on 30 Aug 1888 in Louisburg, Miami, KS (Age: 43)20. He married (2) MARY ELLEN DAWSON on 05 Feb 1890. She was born in Feb 1865 in Virginia19. She died after 1915 in Louisburg, Miami, KS21.

Notes for Josiah Short:

Lived in Louisburg, KS (mostly as a farmer) for over thirty years. Per his obituary, he ran a furniture store in MO for short time and was a long time member of The Louisburg Methodist Church.19

Even though he married twice, he had no children.

2. ii. SAMUEL SHORT22 was born on 01 Apr 1846 in Fredericksburg, Lebanon, Pennsylvania22. He died on 29 Jan 1937 in Nevada, Vernon, MO (Age: 89 - Living with Liel22). He married CATHERINE M (KATE) WILLAMAN on 26 Jun 1873 in Plain City, Stark, Ohio23. She was born on 13 Jan 1843 in Plain City, Stark, Ohio24. She died on 26 Jun 1932 in Union City, Barton, MO (Age: 8924).

Notes for Samuel Short:

Tried farming in Benton, IA and became a blacksmith in Barton MO. He lived in MO the final 30 years of his life and died in the home of his son Liel25.

iii. JOHNNIE SHORT26 was born on 06 Mar 1850 in Troy Grove, La Salle, IL26. He died of an unknown illness on 01 Mar 1851 in Troy Grove, La Salle, IL one week shy of his first birthday14.

19 Obituary, Josiah Short. Lewisburg Herald, 06 Feb 1916.20 Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Record for Nancy E. Short.21 Ancestry.com, Web: Ohio, MOLO Obituary Index, 1811-2012 (Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Record for M. E. Dawson.22 Death Certificate, Bureau of Vital Statistics, State of MO, Vernon, 01 20 1926, Age 80, Samuel Short.23 Ancestry.com, IA, Select Marriages, 1809-1992 (Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014), Ancestry.com. IA, Select Marriages, 1809-1992 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014.Original data: IA, Marriages, 1809-1992. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.24 Death Certificate, Catherine M Short. Death Certificate, Bureau of Vital Statistics, State of MO, Vernon, 01 20 1926.25 Obituary, Samuel Short. Nevada Daily Mail, Nevada, MO., 31 Jan 193726 Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Record for Johnnie Short.

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3. iv. EDWARD G SHORT27 was born on 14 Jan 1852 in Troy Grove, La Salle IL. He died on 30 Mar 1937 in Troy Grove, La Salle, IL (Age at death: 8527). He married (1) KATHERINE (KATIE) MILLER on 02 Aug 1877 in Troy Grove, La Salle, IL28. She was born in 1853 in Germany. She died in 1899 in Troy Grove, La Salle, IL (Age: 4629). He married (2) LILLIE JANE HOLDREN, daughter of Matthias Clarence Holdren and Eliza Ann Melugin about 1899 in Compton, Lee, IL. She was born on 21 Mar 1868 in Compton, Lee, IL30. She died on 19 Dec 1944 in Compton, Lee, IL (Death Age: 76).

4. v. ALBERT JOHN SHORT31 was born on 09 Jul 1853 in Troy Grove, La Salle, IL31. He died on 15 Oct 1892 in Pittsburg, Crawford, KS (Age: 24)31. He married MARY (AMELIA) E TRIMPLER on 10 Aug 1876 in Troy Grove, La Salle, IL. She was born in Feb 1856 in IL. She died on 07 Jun 1924 in KS City, Jackson, MO (Age: 6831).

vi. AUGUSTUS SHORT32 was born on 27 Jan 1856 in Troy Grove, La Salle, IL33. He died on 07 Apr 1931 in Troy Grove, La Salle, IL (Age: 7533). He married WILEMINA (MINA) GRUMBINE, daughter of William Grumbine and Lydia Eisenhauer on 22 Oct 1901 in Troy Grove, La Salle, IL (Rev R W Frees34). She was born on 07 Mar 1844 in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania34. She died on 25 Nov 1916 in Troy Grove, Troy Grove Twp., Il. (Age: 7234).

Notes for Augustus Short:

Augustus was mail carrier for 41 years and a master shoemaker until his death33:

27 Ancestry.com. IL, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original records.28 Short Family Bible, Samuel Short, Liel Short, Edward Short, Otto Short, Maud Short.29 Ancestry.com, Web: IL, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.),Katherine (Miller) Short, Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com.30 Ancestry.com, IL, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 Lillie Jane Holden, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).31 Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Record for Albert John Short.32 Probate Record, State of IL, LaSalle County, Probate Court, “Probates and Wills” Augustus Short, file number 1071-9 dated 12 1932, Supplemental Proof of Heirship.33 Obituary, Mendota Reporter, 09 Apr 1931 - August Short.34 Obituary, Utica Gazette, 01 Dec 1916. Wilhelmina Grumbine.

Augustus Short circa 1930

He died intestate in 1931 and his brother Harvey served as Administrator32. The LaSalle County Court interviewed Harvey on two occasions and his testimony provided many details of the Short family. Highlights32:

1 Augustus date of Death was 07 Apr 19312 Confirmed Harvey as his brother3 Named Wilhelmina (Mina) Grumble as Augustus’ first wife4 Augustus had no children5 Second marriage disclosed, but Harvey did not know the details. He had heard they had become divorced at some point.6 Named Jacob Short and Lusetta (Klinefelter) Short as their parents7 Named all Jacob and Lusetta’s children:

⁃ Joshua, Samuel, John, Edward, Augustus, Elias, Lincoln, Harveyand Clara

8 Two other children died as infants9 Joshua married, but had no children10 Samuel living in Elgin, Montana in 193111 Edward living in Compton, IL12 John married Amelia Trimpler and had issue:

⁃ Maggie (Short) Wagner,⁃ Della (Short) DeWitt and⁃ Wylie Short (deceased)

13 Elias was married and had five children:⁃ Carrie Alma (Short) Montgomery of Frankfort, IL⁃ Ethyl Elizabeth (Short) Murphy of Oktaha, OK⁃ Edith Almeda (Short) Christian of Deisert, IA⁃ Elmer Osman Short of Deisert, IA⁃ Elsie May (Short) Fox of Laporte City, IA

14 Lincoln lives in Sedalia, MO15 Harvey married Lola M. Roach16 Harvey lives in Troy Grove, IL17 Clara married Fred D. Zorn and lives in Louisburg, KS

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5. vii. ELIAS SHORT35 was born on 21 Jul 1859 in Troy Grove, La Salle, IL36. He died on 11 Mar 1902 in Vinton, Benton County, IA (Age: 42). He married SARAH ISABELLE RALF, daughter of James Ralf and Elizabeth Hibner on 01 Jun 1882 in Gardner, Grundy, IL37. She was born on 08 May 1861 in Joliet, Will, IL37. She died on 22 Feb 1944 in Jessup, Buchanan, IA (Age at Death: 8237).

6. viii. ABRAHAM LINCOLN SHORT38 (my Great Grandfather) was born on 28 Aug 1860 in Troy Grove, La Salle, IL39. He died on 26 Apr 1939 in Smithton, Pettis, MO39. He married (1) CARRIE JANE SKILES, daughter of James Spires Skiles and Sarah J McLaren on 27 Sep 1883 in Troy Grove, La Salle, IL40. She was born on 30 Nov 1864 in Arona, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania41. She died on 28 May 1919 in Smithton, Pettis, MO (Age at Death: 5541). He married (2) ALMEDA A RALF on 20 Nov 1920 in KS City, Clay, MO42. She was born on 31 Mar 1865 in Jackson, Will, IL43. She died on 06 Feb 1939 (Smithton Cemetery43).

7. ix. HARVEY D SHORT44 was born on 23 Apr 1863 in Troy Grove, La Salle, IL44. He died on 19 Jan 1935 in Troy Grove, La Salle, IL (Age: 7244). He married (1) LILLIAN MAE "LILLY" KELLY, daughter of John B Kelley and Lucy on 17 Jan 1888 in Dixon, Edwards, IL.45 She was born about 1866 in Indiana46. She died on 01 Dec 1917 in Troy Grove, La Salle, IL (Age: 5146). He married (2) MINNA LOLA ROACH, daughter of Joseph Roach and Minnie Roach on 21 Sep 192147. She was born in Aug 1887 in IL. She died in 1981 in Troy Grove, La Salle, IL47.

Notes for Harvey D Short:

Harvey was the owner and proprietor of the popular Short’s General Store in Homer (Troy Grove), IL.1

35 Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Record for Elias Short. Grave marker.36 1900; US Federal Census, Place: Cedar, Black Hawk, IA; Roll: 417; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1240417, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=14083191&indiv=try, accessed 21 Apr 201537 Obituary, Sarah Isabelle Ralf. Progress Review, La Porte City, IA, Thursday, March 2, 1944, Page 138 Ancestry.com, IA, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947 (Online publication - Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data -"IA Births and Christenings, 1830–1950."Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled re), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Database online. Record for James R Short.39 Death Certificate, MO State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. Lincoln Short, record #15773.40 Marriage Certificate, IL State Board of Health, Certificate of Marriage, Photocopy, Homer, La Salle, 27 Sep 1888, Abraham Lincoln Short and Carrie Jane Skiles.41 Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Record for Carrie Jane Short.42 Ancestry.com, MO Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (The Generations Network, Inc.), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Record for Almeda A Ralf.43 Cemetery record, Smithton Cemetery Index; www.cousin-collector.com; Pettis County, MO; Shorts. Accessed 25 Apr 201544 Ancestry.com, IL, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Record for Harvey D. Short.45 Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1900; Census Place: Troy Grove, La Salle, IL; Roll: 317; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1240317. Record for Harvey Short.46 Ancestry.com, IL, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 (Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Record for Lillie May Short.47 Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Record for M Lola Short.

Became the Administrator of brother Augustus’ estate32.

8. x. CLARA M SHORT48 was born on 25 Jan 1867 in Troy Grove, La Salle, IL49. She died on 17 Sep 1933 in Louisburg, Miami, KS (Age: 6649). She married FREDRICK D ZORN in 1889. He was born on 20 Aug 1865 in Green Garden, Will, IL49. He died on 14 Mar 1945 in Louisburg, Miami, KS (Age: 7949).

48 1870; US Federal Census, Place: Grant, Grundy, IA; Roll: M593_393; Page: 115A; Image: 233; Family History Library Film: 54589249 Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Record for Clara M. Zorn.

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Generation 2

2. ABRAHAM LINCOLN2 SHORT50 (Jacob1) was born on 28 Aug 1860 in Troy Grove, La Salle, IL50. He died on 26 Apr 1939 in Smithton, Pettis, MO50. He married (1)

CARRIE JANE SKILES, daughter of James Spires Skiles and Sarah J. McLaren on 27 Sep 1883 in Troy Grove, La Salle, IL51. She was born on 30 Nov 1864 in Arona, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania52. She died on 28 May 1919 in Smithton, Pettis, MO (Age at Death: 5552). He married (2) ALMEDA A RALF on 20 Nov 1920 in Kansas City, Clay, MO53. She was born on 31 Mar 1865 in Jackson, Will, IL54. She died on 06 Feb 1939 (Smithton Cemetery54).

Kinship Determination Evidence for Jacob Short and Abraham Lincoln Short

1. 1870 US Federal Census shows Lincoln, eight years old, to be the son of Jacob Short and living in Grundy, Iowa13.

2. 1886 Book – History of LaSalle County Illinois mentions Jacob’s son Lincoln marrying “Cary” Skiles and living in nearby Dimmick Township, LaSalle County, IL1.

3. 1888 Record of Marriage to Carrie J. Skiles in Homer, IL shows Lincoln Short to be the son of Jacob Short and Lucetta Klinefelter51.

4. 1896 Obituary of Jacob Short shows his son Lincoln attended the funeral15.5. 1939 Missouri Death Certificate of Abraham Lincoln Short names Jacob Short as his

father50.

Notes for Abraham Lincoln Short:

“Linc” (as he liked to be called) struggled as a laborer in his early years. For some reason he did not take up his fathers trade of boot making. He had little formal education so he taught himself to read and write (which was quite an accomplishment in those days) but quality work was hard to find. He moved to an Iowa farm with the rest of the family in 186855,1, but they returned to Troy Grove, IL in 18711. There he worked odd jobs and became a competent carpenter and cabinetmaker.

Late in the 1870’s he moved in with his future father-in-law James Spires Skiles and worked as a laborer56. He fell in love with Mr. Skiles daughter Carrie Jane and married her in 188351.

50 Death Certificate, MO State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. Lincoln Short, record #15773.51 Marriage License, IL State Board of Health, Certificate of Marriage, Photocopy, Homer, La Salle, 27 Sep 1888, Abraham Lincoln Short and Carrie Jane Skiles.52 Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Record for Carrie Jane Short.53 Ancestry.com, MO Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (The Generations Network, Inc.), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Record for Almeda A Ralf.54 Cemetery record, Smithton Cemetery Index; www.cousin-collector.com; Pettis County, MO; Shorts. Accessed 25 Apr 201555 Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003), www.ancestry.com, Year: 1870; Census Place: Grant, Grundy, Iowa; Roll: M593_393; Page: 115A; Image: 233; Family History Library Film: 545892. Record for Lincoln Short.56 Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints© Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited), Year: 1880; Census Place: Troy Grove, La Salle, Illinois; Roll: 224; Family History Film: 1254224; Page: 725A; Enumeration District: 091; Image: 0171. Record for

A few years later he returned to Iowa where he rented a farm and had three children57.

Some time before 1910 he moved his family to Smithton Township, Pettis, Missouri where he bought a house and worked in town as a carpenter58.

Lincoln moved in with his daughter Emma (Looney) in Smithton shortly after his wife Carrie died in 191959. He married Almeda Alice Ralf53 a year later and they remained in Sedalia until his death in 1939. While in Sedalia he worked once again as a carpenter and cabinetmaker60.

He is buried in Smithton Cemetery next to his first wife Carrie.

Abraham Lincoln Short and Carrie Jane Skiles had the following children:

21 i. LEO WILBER3 SHORT61 was born on 18 Sep 1888 in Mount Auburn, Benton, IA61. He died on 23 Apr 1954 in Smithton, Pettis, MO (Age: 6562). He married Edna Roberta Finley, daughter of John E Finley and Louisa Finley

Luicom Short.57 Year: 1900; Census Place: Big Creek, Black Hawk, Iowa; Roll: 417; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1240417, Record for Lincoln Short, Accessed 12 May 201558 Year: 1910; Census Place: Smithton, Pettis, Missouri; Roll: T624_801; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0139; FHL microfilm: 137481459 Year: 1920; Census Place: Smithton, Pettis, Missouri; Roll: T625_940; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 156; Image: 47860 Year: 1930; Census Place: Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri; Roll: 1218; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0026; Image: 344.0; FHL microfilm: 234095361 Ancestry.com, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (The Generations Network, Inc.), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Roll 1683498, Draft Board 0. Record for Leo Wilber Short.62 Death Certificate, Leo Wilbur Short. MO Division of Health, Death Certificate, No 12904.

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on 10 Nov 1912 in Pettis, MO63. She was born on 24 Oct 1893 in Smithton, Pettis, MO64. She died on 29 Oct 1962 in Smithton, Pettis, MO (Smithton Cemetery64).

22 ii. JAMES ROY SHORT65 was born on 17 Sep 1890 in Cedar City, Benton, IA65. He died on 13 Oct 1955 in Smithton, Pettis, MO (Age: 6566). He married (1) MARY S SEWELL, daughter of Jeremiah Sewell and Sarah Jane Loflin on 24 Feb 1912 in Smithton, Pettis, MO67. She was born on 09 Jul 1889 in Houstonia, Pettis, MO68. She died on 21 Jan 1979 in Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia (Age: 89 Years68). He married (2) ALMA E POWELL, daughter of Wallace Powell and Marisa A Powell on 28 Jan 1930 in KS City, Jackson, MO69 (Frederick Hotel). She was born in Sep 1893 in MO. She died before 1936 in MO70. He married (3) MARION A SMITH on 04 Jun 1936 in Chicago, Cook, IL71. She was born on 21 Oct 1914 in MO. She died on 10 Apr 1994 in St Louis, MO.

23 i. EMMA ALMEDA SHORT72 was born on 08 Nov 1893 in Benton, IA72,73. She died after 25 Apr 1954 in Edgewater, Anne Arundel, Maryland. She married (1) MARION ARUGUS LOONEY, son of Wesley Looney and Ethel Looney on 09 Oct 1922 in Sedalia, Pettis, MO74. He was born on 15 Jan 1899 in MO75. He died in Oct 1986 in Sedalia, Pettis, MO (Age: 8775). She married (2) THEODORE CHRISTOPHER KNOX, son of Edward J Knox and Josie Knox in 1914 in Smithton, Pettis, MO76. He was born on 17 Jun 1884 in Sedalia, Pettis, MO77. He died on 22 Sep 1955 in Smithton, Pettis, MO78

63 Ancestry.com, MO, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Record for Leo W Short.64 Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Record for Leo Wilbur Short.65 Ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (The Generations Network, Inc.), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Record for James Roy Short.66 State of MO, Division of Health, Death Certificate, #34295, filed 24 Oct 1955, James R Short.67 Ancestry.com, MO Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (Online publication - Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.Original data - MO Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO: MO State Archives. Microfilm. Original data: MO Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO: MO Stat), marriage date: 14 Feb 1912 marriage place: Smithton, Pettis, MO marriage date: 14 Feb 1912 marriage place: Smithton, Pettis, MO Name: Roy Short.68 Death Certificate, Mary S Sewell. Vital Records Service, State of Georgia, #022629.69 Marriage Record, State of MO, County of Jackson, James R Short & Alma Powell, 23 Jan 193070 Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1900; Census Place: Trotter, Carroll, MO; Roll: 846; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1240846. Record for Alma E Powell.71 Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (The Generations Network, Inc.), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Record for Marian A. Smith, http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=7241.72 Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1900; Census Place: Big Creek, Black Hawk, IA; Roll: 417; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1240417. Record for Emma Short.73 Ancestry.com, Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current (Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Record for Emma Almeda Looney.74 Ancestry.com, MO, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Record for Theodore C Knox.75 Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index (Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006), www.ancestry.com, Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc, 2005.76 Ancestry.com, MO, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Record for Theodore C Knox.77 Ancestry.com, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (The Generations Network, Inc.), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Registration Location: Franklin County, KS; Roll: 1643516; Draft Board: 0. Record for Theodore Christopher Knox.78 Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Record for Theodore C Knox.

Generation 3

22. JAMES ROY3 SHORT79 (Abraham Lincoln2, Jacob1) was born on 17 Sep 1890 in Cedar City, Benton, IA80. He died on 13 Oct 1955 in Smithton, Pettis, MO (Age: 6581). He married (1) MARY S SEWELL, daughter of Jeremiah Sewell and Sarah Jane Loflin

on 24 Feb 1912 in Smithton, Pettis, MO82. She was born on 09 Jul 1889 in Houstonia, Pettis, MO83. She died on 21 Jan 1979 in Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia (Age: 89 Years83). He married (2) ALMA E POWELL, daughter of Wallace Powell and Marissa A Powell on 28 Jan 1930 in KS City, Jackson, MO (Frederick Hotel84). She was born in Sep 1893 in MO85. She died before

1936 in MO86. He married (3) MARION A SMITH on 04 Jun 1936 in Chicago, Cook, IL87. She was born on 21 Oct 1914 in MO. She died on 10 Apr 1994 in St Louis, MO87.

Kinship Determination Evidence for Abraham Lincoln Short and James Roy Short

1. Iowa Birth Certificate of “Baby” Short shows date of birth to be 17 Sep 1890 and his parents to be Lincoln Short and Carrie J. Skiles80.

2. 1955 Illinois Death Certificate of James Roy Short shows his parents to be Abraham L. Short and “Miss Skiles” and date of birth to be 17 Sep 1890.66

3. 1900 US Federal Census lists Lincoln Short and Carrie Short as the parents of James Short who was born Sep 189088.

4. 1910 US Federal Census Lists Abraham L Short and Carrie Short as the parents of James Short who was born abt. 189189.

Notes for James Roy Short:

James Roy Short, my grandfather, preferred to be called Roy90. He grew up on an Iowa farm his father Lincoln had rented57. They worked hard to make a living on the land, but they gave up on farming and moved to Smithton, Missouri around 190558. I searched the Pettis County Land records but could not locate deed transfers to Abraham Short about that time even though the 1910 Census shows he owned his home in Smithton58.

79 Ancestry.com, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (The Generations Network, Inc.), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Roll 1643517, DraftBoard 0. Record for James Roy Short.80 Birth Certificate, James R Short. Secretary of IA State Board of Health, dated 1 Nov 1890, No 322.81 State of MO, Division of Health, Death Certificate, #34295, filed 24 Oct 1955, James R Short.82 Ancestry.com, MO Marriage Records, 1805-2002 (Online publication - Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.Original data - MO Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO: MO State Archives. Microfilm. Original data: MO Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO: MO Stat), marriage date: 14 Feb 1912 marriage place: Smithton, Pettis, MO marriage date: 14 Feb 1912 marriage place: Smithton, Pettis, MO Name: Roy Short.83 Death Certificate, Mary Sewell. Vital Records Service, State of Georgia, #022629.84 Marriage Record, State of MO, County of Jackson, James R Short & Alma Powell, 23 Jan 193385 Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1900; Census Place: Trotter, Carroll, MO; Roll: 846; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1240846. Record for Alma E Powell.86 Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (The Generations Network, Inc.), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Record for Alma E. Powell http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=126.87 Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (The Generations Network, Inc.), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Record for Marian A. Smith, http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=7241.88 1900 U.S. Census, Blackhawk, Iowa, database on-line, enumeration district (ED) 003, 17A, dwelling 448, family 450, Abraham Lincoln Short; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 16 May 2015); citing NARA microfilm 1240417, roll 417.May 2015); citing NARA microfilm 1240417, roll 417.89 1910 U.S. Census, Pettis, Missouri, database on-line, enumeration district (ED) 0139, 4B, dwelling 86, family 86, Abraham L. Short; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 16 May 2015); citing NARA microfilm 1374814, roll T624_801.90 Death Certificate, Russell Short. Georgia Department of Human Resources, #14057, 29 Apr 1974.

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James Roy married Mary Sewell in February 201282 in Smithton and quickly had their first baby, Russell, in December of that year. My father, Roy Wayne Short, Sr. was born in Saint Joseph, MO in 1914106, about 150 miles from Smithton. In St. Joseph, James Roy was a streetcar conductor per my father’s birth certificate106 and by 1917, he had moved again to Princeton, Kansas. He registered there for the WWI Draft91. On the draft registration card he requested a deferment due to family dependencies and listed his occupation as a Telephone Operator for the Princeton Telephone Company.

Circa 1916 - Back – Mary Sewell and James Short. Front – Russell and Roy Short, Sr.

We pick him up again in 1920 in Kansas City, MO working as a Mechanic for a motorcar

91 Ancestry.com, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (The Generations Network, Inc.), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Roll 1643517, DraftBoard 0. Record for James Roy Short.

company92. Sometime between 1920 and 1925, James Roy and Mary (Sewell) Short were divorced. Mary appears in the 1925 Kansas State Census with sons Roy and Russell and is listed as “Head”93. James Roy is gone.

Mary is still in Kansas City in 1930, but had remarried to Henry Elmer Lyerla94. I could not find James Roy Short in census records for 1925 or 1930. I do know that he was still living in Kansas City in 1930 because he remarried that year to Alma Ellen Powell on January 28th. at the Frederick Hotel95. They were still in Kansas City for the 1932 City Directory96, but in 1934 he divorced Alma Powell and moved to Chicago, IL where he was listed in the Chicago phone book97. He married Marion Smith January 4, 1936 in Chicago with whom he remained married until his death.

In the 1940 census, James and Marion still resided in Chicago where he was listed as a house painter98. In 1945 he and Marion purchased my childhood home on the south side of Chicago. My father needed an inexpensive place to live near the commuter train station, so his father James Roy offered him low rent in his new house. Although my family continued to live there until the mid fifties, James Roy only owned the home until 1947 when sold it and returned to Smithton, MO99.

James Roy and Marion lived in Smithton, Missouri until his death on 13 Oct 195581. He is buried in the Smithton Cemetery among other Shorts, including his father Abraham Lincoln Short100,101 and mother Carrie.

In a telephone interview with my sister Mary Nadine Short99, she disclosed more about

92 Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Kansas City Ward 14, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: T625_929; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 227; Image: 801.93 Ancestry.com., Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_172; Line: 17. Record for Mary S Short.94 Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com, Year: 1930; Census Place: Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: 730; Page: 40A; Enumeration District: 0057; Image: 346.0; FHL microfilm: 2340465. Record for Wayne W Short.95 Marriage Record, State of Missouri, County of Jackson, James R Short & Alma Powell, 23 Jan 193096 Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).97 © 2015 Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI), Chicago Directories, 1934. http://www.carli.illinois.edu/98 Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Record for James Short.99 Interview, Short, Mary. Telephone recording By Roy Short, 18 May 2015. Digital. Roy Short owner,100 Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).101 Cemetery record, Smithton Cemetery Index; www.cousin-collector.com; Pettis County, MO; Shorts. Accessed 25 Apr 2015

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the personal side of James Roy. She is six years older than me and knew him when she was a little girl. She tells me he was an unfriendly man who paid little or no attention to his son Roy or grandchildren even though they lived in the same house. He was described as mean and was an alcoholic his entire adult life. This explains his numerous marriages and divorces. As the above timeline suggests, he was unable to hold down a job and was forced to move regularly.

James Roy Short and Mary S Sewell had the following children:

i. RUSSELL EDWARD4 SHORT102 was born on 14 Dec 1912 in Smithton, Pettis, MO102. He died on 29 Apr 1974 in Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia102. He married Hester M Murray, daughter of Sam Murray and Martha Murray on 03 Oct 1949 in Chicago, Cook, IL103. She was born on 30 Jan 1912 in Lawrence, IL104. She died on 15 Feb 1973 in Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia (Age: 61104).

Notes for Russell Edward Short:

Owned house at 121 Davis Dr. in Cartersville, GA and worked for Lockheed Martin in Marietta, GA. My grandmother Mary Sewell lived with him after her husband Elmer Lyerla died in 1964. She died in 1979105.

ii. ROY WAYNE SHORT SR.106 was born on 16 Dec 1914 in St Joseph, Buchanan, MO106. He died on 17 Dec 1960 in Inverness, Citrus, Florida (Age: 46107). He married (1) EDNA N FINNEY, daughter of James Herbert Finney and Kezia C. Corlett on 01 Aug 1934 in Chicago, Cook, IL108. She was born on 20 Oct 1913 in Cheshire, England109. She died on 19 Feb 1937

in Chicago, Cook, IL (Age: 23109). He married (2) MARY JANE HARDENDORF, daughter of Harry Duerdin Hardendorf and Celia Alma Reish on 07 Jun 1938 in Chicago, Cook, IL110. She was born on 29 Apr 1919 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan111. She died on 03

Aug 1979 in New Sharon, Mahaska, IA112.

Notes for Roy Wayne Short Sr.:

My father Roy Wayne Short Sr. was the paperboy for the Hardendorf girls in the early thirties in Chicago113. Marvel Hardendorf had a crush on Roy and used to buy him ties, but he married a girl from England, Edna Finney, instead in 1934114. Sadly, Edna and their eight-month-old baby Mary died in

102 Death Certificate, Russell Short. Georgia Department of Human Resources, #14057.103 Marriage License, Russell Short. Name: Russell Short marriage date: 3 October 1949 marriage place: Cook, IL, United States.104 Ancestry.com, Georgia Deaths, 1919-98 (The Generations Network, Inc.), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Record for Hester.105 Death Certificate, Mary Sewell. Vital Records Service, State of Georgia, #022629.106 Birth Certificate, Roy W Short, Sr. State of MO, Certificate of Birth, 16 Dec 1914.107 Death Certificate, State of Florida, State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, No 60-045173, 17 Dec 1960, Roy Wayne Short, Sr.108 Marriage License, Roy Short, Sr. and Edna Finney. State of IL, County of Cook, Bureau of Vital Records, Marriage License, 01 Aug 1934.109 Death Certificate, State of IL, Division of Vital Statistics, Cook County, 20 Feb 1937. Edna Finney.110 Marriage License, Roy Short Sr & Mary Jane Hardendorf, Chicago, Cook, IL111 Birth Certificate, State of Michigan, Department of Community Health, Certificate of Live Birth. Mary Jane Hardendorf.112 Death Certificate, Death Certificate, State of IA Department of Public Health, Issued 05 Aug 1979. Mary Jane Sheesley.113 Personal letters from my mother’s sisters Marvel Lumsden and Virginia Geary.114 State of Illinois, County of Cook, Bureau of Vital Records, Marriage License, Roy Short and Edna Finney, 01 Aug 1934

a horrible fire on 19 Feb 1937115.

Brokenhearted, Roy returned to the Hardendorf residence to pursue his relationship with Marvel, but she was now married.

Roy then started dating Marvel’s sister Mary Jane Hardendorf and married her in 1938116. They had four children (including me.)

Roy Sr. worked 35 years for the Chicago American newspaper as a Circulation Manager. He was also a part-time Musician at local Chicago Country and Western nightclubs.

The long hours at work plus playing music at night meant he was seldom home. My mother divorced him in 1953117.

115 Obituary, Chicago Herald and Examiner, 20 Feb 1937. Mary Edna Short and Edna N Finney.116 Marriage License, State of Illinois, County of Cook, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Roy Short Sr & Mary Jane Hardendorf, 07 Jun 1938, No. 312, 447117 Divorce Decree, 11 Feb 1953, County of Cook, IL, Roy Short and Mary Jane Hardendorf, docket number 53C 229

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Never one to give up, Roy once again pursued a relationship with Marvel, who by then was also divorced. Nothing serious ever came of it, but they remained good friends.

He retired early at 46 due to poor health and moved us to Inverness, Florida next door to his mother. He died shortly thereafter on December 17, 1960 of heart disease118.

118 Death Certificate, State of Florida, State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, No 60-045173, 17 Dec 1960, Roy Wayne Short, Sr.

Prepared By:Preparer: Roy W Short Address: 1154 Saint Julien St.Brentwood, CA 94513Phone: 925-418-4495Email: roywshort@gmail.com

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