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John Shorter

John Shorter[1, 2]

Male 1783 - Aft 1856  (74 years)

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  • Name John Shorter 
    Born 1783  Charlotte Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Aft 1856  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7811  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2014 

    Father James Archibald Shorter,   b. 1740, Charlotte Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Lucy Childress,   b. Abt 1740, Charlotte Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Charlotte Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Bef 1782 
    Family ID F3916  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Palmer,   b. 1781, Charlotte Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1854, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Children 
     1. John James Shorter,   b. 1 Jul 1810, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1890, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    +2. 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)
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2014 
    Family ID F2669  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones
    Shorter Family Marker
    Shorter Family Marker
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  • Sources 
    1. [S67728] Cindy Hubbard Headen, Mar 2014.
      Mary Frances - I have James and Booker as the sons of John Shorter and Nancy Palmer. John was the son of James Shorter and Lucy Childress/Childrey.

    2. [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=%3A3166350&id=I617601997.
      John SHORTER
      b. 23 Jul 1782 in Charlotte Co., Virginia 1
      d. 1856 1

      Father: James Archibald SHORTER b: 1747
      Mother: Lucy CHILDREY/[Childress] b: 1761

      Marriage 1 Nancy PALMORE/[Palmer]

      Married: 9 Dec 1806
      Children

      Francis SHORTER b: 1807
      William SHORTER b: 1808
      Booker Randolph SHORTER b: 24 Jun 1809 in Charlotte Co., Virginia
      James SHORTER b: 1 Jul 1810 in Franklin Co., Virginia
      Sarah SHORTER b: 1815
      Woodson Arthur SHORTER b: 1818 in Franklin Co., Virginia
      George Washington SHORTER b: 1820 in Franklin Co., Virginia
      Frances SHORTER b: 1822
      Thomas H. SHORTER b: 3 Oct 1835 in Virginia