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Joseph Shelton Shorter

Joseph Shelton Shorter[1]

Male 1838 - 1894  (56 years)

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  • Name Joseph Shelton Shorter 
    Born 1838  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1894  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7803  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2015 

    Father Booker Randolph Shorter,   b. 24 Jun 1809, Charlotte Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1863, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Mother Tabitha Gabrella Hubbard,   b. 1811, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1883, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 14 Apr 1829  Sandy River Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2668  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Joseph Shelton Shorter
    Joseph Shelton Shorter

    Headstones
    Headstone Booker Shorter
    Headstone Booker Shorter
    BookerShorter&Gang.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=108773011.
      Joseph Shelto[n] Shorter
      Birth: Jul. 25, 1839
      Death: 1894

      Marker has birth year as 1839, but a family member Robin Knowles Miner has told me its actually 1838

      1880 CENSUS:
      Self Joseph S. Shorter M 41 Virginia
      Wife Judith E. Shorter F 36 Virginia
      Dau Elna S. Shorter F 19 Virginia
      Son Joseph A. Shorter M 18 Virginia
      Son Tyler K. Shorter M 15 Virginia
      Dau Sallie A. ShorterF 13 Virginia
      Dau Geneva F. Shorter F 10 Virgina
      Dau Aura S. Shorter F 4 Virginia
      Son Charles B. Shorter M 2 Virginia

      Family links:
      Parents:
      Booker Randolph Shorter (1809 - 1863)
      Tabitha Gabriella Hubbard Shorter (1810 - 1883)

      Spouse:
      Judith Eleanor Hankins Shorter (1843 - 1920)*

      Children:
      Geneva Shorter (1870 - 1889)*
      Aura Lee Shorter Aron (1875 - 1936)*
      Charles B Shorter (1878 - 1947)*
      Osie Helen Shorter Reagan (1880 - 1956)*