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1809 - 1863 (53 years)
1783 - Aft 1856 (74 years)
Birth |
1783 |
Charlotte Co., Virginia |
Died |
Aft 1856 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
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Father |
James Archibald Shorter, b. 1740, Charlotte Co., Virginia |
Mother |
Lucy Childress, b. Abt 1740, Charlotte Co., Virginia |
Married |
Bef 1782 |
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Family |
Nancy Palmer, b. 1781, Charlotte Co., Virginia |
Children |
| 1. John James Shorter, b. 1 Jul 1810, Franklin Co., Virginia |
+ | 2. Booker Randolph Shorter, b. 24 Jun 1809, Charlotte Co., Virginia |
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1781 - 1854 (73 years)
Birth |
1781 |
Charlotte Co., Virginia |
Died |
18 Feb 1854 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
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Father |
William Randolph Palmer, b. 1760, Amelia Brunswick Co., Virginia |
Mother |
Frances Westbrook, b. 1762, Lancaster Co., Virginia |
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Family |
John Shorter, b. 1783, Charlotte Co., Virginia |
Children |
| 1. John James Shorter, b. 1 Jul 1810, Franklin Co., Virginia |
+ | 2. Booker Randolph Shorter, b. 24 Jun 1809, Charlotte Co., Virginia |
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1811 - 1883 (72 years)
Birth |
1811 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Died |
1883 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
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Family |
Booker Randolph Shorter, b. 24 Jun 1809, Charlotte Co., Virginia |
Married |
14 Apr 1829 |
Sandy River Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
Children |
| 1. Mary Jane Shorter, b. 23 Oct 1831, Pittsylvania County, Pennsylvania |
| 2. Frances Ann Shorter, b. 1830 |
| 3. John Louis Shorter, b. Abt 1833, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 4. Thomas J. Shorter, b. 1835 |
| 5. Joseph Shelton Shorter, b. 1838, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 6. William Henry Shorter, b. Abt 1841 |
| 7. Peter C. Shorter, b. Abt 1844, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 8. Robert Walker Shorter, b. 17 Jan 1846, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 9. Martha E. Shorter, b. Abt 1848 |
| 10. Eleanor Z. Shorter, b. Abt 1851 |
+ | 11. Catherine Larina Shorter, b. 15 Mar 1852, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 12. Leonidas Alonzo Shorter, b. 17 Apr 1856, Franklin County, Virginia |
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1831 - 1893 (62 years)
Birth |
23 Oct 1831 |
Pittsylvania County, Pennsylvania |
Died |
21 Dec 1893 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Buried |
Wells Plantation Family Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
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Father |
Booker Randolph Shorter, b. 24 Jun 1809, Charlotte Co., Virginia |
Mother |
Tabitha Gabrella Hubbard, b. 1811, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
14 Apr 1829 |
Sandy River Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
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Family |
Corp. Matthew Clay Wells, b. 27 Jan 1827, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
21 Feb 1853 |
Henry County, Virginia |
Children |
| 1. Excie/Excy Clay Wells, b. 28 Dec 1853, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
| 2. John James Wells, b. 11 Jul 1855, Franklin, Virginia |
| 3. Joseph Sidney Wells, b. 5 Jul 1856, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 4. Olid Delind Wells, b. 27 Nov 1857, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 5. Tabitha Gabrilla Wells, b. 6 Apr 1859, Henry County, Virginia |
| 6. Sallie Frances Wells, b. 19 Jul 1860, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
+ | 7. William Addison Wells, b. 1862, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
| 8. Mary Henrietta Wells, b. 7 Nov 1863, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 9. Peter Thomas "Pete" Wells, b. 20 May 1866, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 10. Charles 'Charlie' Wesley Wells, b. 20 Nov 1867, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 11. Robert Lee "Bob" Wells, b. 5 Oct 1869, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 12. Minnie Kathryn Wells, b. 1872, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
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1830 - 1865 (35 years)
Birth |
1830 |
Died |
1865 |
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Father |
Booker Randolph Shorter, b. 24 Jun 1809, Charlotte Co., Virginia |
Mother |
Tabitha Gabrella Hubbard, b. 1811, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
14 Apr 1829 |
Sandy River Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
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Abt 1833 - 1894 (~ 61 years)
Birth |
Abt 1833 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Died |
3 Dec 1894 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
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Father |
Booker Randolph Shorter, b. 24 Jun 1809, Charlotte Co., Virginia |
Mother |
Tabitha Gabrella Hubbard, b. 1811, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
14 Apr 1829 |
Sandy River Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
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1835 - 1841 (6 years)
Birth |
1835 |
Died |
1841 |
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Father |
Booker Randolph Shorter, b. 24 Jun 1809, Charlotte Co., Virginia |
Mother |
Tabitha Gabrella Hubbard, b. 1811, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
14 Apr 1829 |
Sandy River Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
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1838 - 1894 (56 years)
Birth |
1838 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Died |
1894 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
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Father |
Booker Randolph Shorter, b. 24 Jun 1809, Charlotte Co., Virginia |
Mother |
Tabitha Gabrella Hubbard, b. 1811, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
14 Apr 1829 |
Sandy River Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
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Abt 1841 - Yes, date unknown
Birth |
Abt 1841 |
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Booker Randolph Shorter, b. 24 Jun 1809, Charlotte Co., Virginia |
Mother |
Tabitha Gabrella Hubbard, b. 1811, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
14 Apr 1829 |
Sandy River Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
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Abt 1844 - Abt 1862 (~ 18 years)
Birth |
Abt 1844 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Died |
Abt 1862 |
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Father |
Booker Randolph Shorter, b. 24 Jun 1809, Charlotte Co., Virginia |
Mother |
Tabitha Gabrella Hubbard, b. 1811, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
14 Apr 1829 |
Sandy River Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
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1846 - 1916 (70 years)
Birth |
17 Jan 1846 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Died |
18 Jan 1916 |
Warwick County, Virginia |
Buried |
Greenlawn Memorial Park, Newport News, Virginia |
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Father |
Booker Randolph Shorter, b. 24 Jun 1809, Charlotte Co., Virginia |
Mother |
Tabitha Gabrella Hubbard, b. 1811, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
14 Apr 1829 |
Sandy River Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
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Abt 1848 - Yes, date unknown
Birth |
Abt 1848 |
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Booker Randolph Shorter, b. 24 Jun 1809, Charlotte Co., Virginia |
Mother |
Tabitha Gabrella Hubbard, b. 1811, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
14 Apr 1829 |
Sandy River Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
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Family |
William Thomas Taylor, b. 1848, Virginia |
Married |
17 Nov 1867 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
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Abt 1851 - Yes, date unknown
Birth |
Abt 1851 |
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Booker Randolph Shorter, b. 24 Jun 1809, Charlotte Co., Virginia |
Mother |
Tabitha Gabrella Hubbard, b. 1811, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
14 Apr 1829 |
Sandy River Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
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1852 - 1879 (27 years)
Birth |
15 Mar 1852 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Died |
4 Sep 1879 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Buried |
Fuller Cemetery, Callands, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
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Father |
Booker Randolph Shorter, b. 24 Jun 1809, Charlotte Co., Virginia |
Mother |
Tabitha Gabrella Hubbard, b. 1811, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
14 Apr 1829 |
Sandy River Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
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Family |
Taylor Lee Fuller, Sr., b. 8 Nov 1849, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
15 Dec 1870 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Children |
| 1. Asa Joseph Fuller, b. 8 Jun 1881, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 2. Myrtle Sue Fuller, b. 23 Oct 1876, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 3. Kate Fuller, b. 28 Sep 1879, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 4. Dr. Louis Edward Fuller, b. 8 Feb 1872, Callands, Virginia |
| 5. Arthur Hartwell Fuller, b. 29 Aug 1877, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
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1856 - 1903 (46 years)
Birth |
17 Apr 1856 |
Franklin County, Virginia |
Died |
1903 |
Florida |
Buried |
8 Aug 1903 |
Evergreen Cemetery, Saint Augustine, Florida |
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Father |
Booker Randolph Shorter, b. 24 Jun 1809, Charlotte Co., Virginia |
Mother |
Tabitha Gabrella Hubbard, b. 1811, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
14 Apr 1829 |
Sandy River Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
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Family |
Martha L. Wyatt, b. 18 Dec 1860, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
19 Mar 1879 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Children |
| 1. Maude Aurelia Shorter, b. Aft 1879, Prob. St. Augustine, Florida |
| 2. Edie Florence Shorter, b. Aft 1879, Prob. St. Augustine, Florida |
| 3. Mae Anna Shorter, b. Aft 1879, Prob. St. Augustine, Florida |
| 4. Elizabeth Ella Shorter, b. Aft 1879, Prob. St. Augustine, Florida |
| 5. Myrtle Katherine Shorter, b. Aft 1879, Prob. St. Augustine, Florida |
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Name |
Booker Randolph Shorter |
Born |
24 Jun 1809 |
Charlotte Co., Virginia |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
1863 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Buried |
Shorter Family Cemetery, Sandy River, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Person ID |
I7798 |
My Reynolds Line |
Last Modified |
26 Jun 2019 |
Father |
John Shorter, b. 1783, Charlotte Co., Virginia , d. Aft 1856, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (Age 74 years) |
Mother |
Nancy Palmer, b. 1781, Charlotte Co., Virginia , d. 18 Feb 1854, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (Age 73 years) |
Family ID |
F2669 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Tabitha Gabrella Hubbard, b. 1811, Pittsylvania County, Virginia , d. 1883, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (Age 72 years) |
Married |
14 Apr 1829 |
Sandy River Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
Children |
| 1. Mary Jane Shorter, b. 23 Oct 1831, Pittsylvania County, Pennsylvania , d. 21 Dec 1893, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (Age 62 years) |
| 2. Frances Ann Shorter, b. 1830, d. 1865 (Age 35 years) |
| 3. John Louis Shorter, b. Abt 1833, Pittsylvania County, Virginia , d. 3 Dec 1894, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (Age ~ 61 years) |
| 4. Thomas J. Shorter, b. 1835, d. 1841 (Age 6 years) |
| 5. Joseph Shelton Shorter, b. 1838, Pittsylvania County, Virginia , d. 1894, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (Age 56 years) |
| 6. William Henry Shorter, b. Abt 1841, d. Yes, date unknown |
| 7. Peter C. Shorter, b. Abt 1844, Pittsylvania County, Virginia , d. Abt 1862 (Age ~ 18 years) |
| 8. Robert Walker Shorter, b. 17 Jan 1846, Pittsylvania County, Virginia , d. 18 Jan 1916, Warwick County, Virginia (Age 70 years) |
| 9. Martha E. Shorter, b. Abt 1848, d. Yes, date unknown |
| 10. Eleanor Z. Shorter, b. Abt 1851, d. Yes, date unknown |
+ | 11. Catherine Larina Shorter, b. 15 Mar 1852, Pittsylvania County, Virginia , d. 4 Sep 1879, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (Age 27 years) |
| 12. Leonidas Alonzo Shorter, b. 17 Apr 1856, Franklin County, Virginia , d. 1903, Florida (Age 46 years) |
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Last Modified |
21 Jul 2015 |
Family ID |
F2668 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S84] Rootsweb.
Pittsylvania County, VA - 1861 Poem written by Booker. R. Shorter
August 10, 1861
These lines are composed by B. R. Shorter,
which you will keep and bring home with you:
To my dear John, who is not gone to war,
The dearest of all John that I ever saw;
May God be your guide through perilous ways,
And prolong your life for millions of days.
If in contact with the enemy you should happen to meet,
Pray the Lord to help you to stand on your feet;
And use your weapons with the most acute skill,
And the wishes of your Father completely fulfill.
Strew the enemy before you as you may have to go,
With the help of Asa Wyatt and Mr. Livermore;
If they are not enough, call up Billy Core,
For some say that he is a good hand to bore.
If his fist gives out, let him apply to the racks,
And call in his brother Lieutenant John Core;
If that will not do, lead again with beams,
And hand to your friend James Arthur Eanes.
If Mat is standing by, let him call his brother John,
And prostrate the enemy like they have Old Mahon;
Then if you should say, "upon my soul,"
We must call upon our friend William B. Cole
Then if you should want to make a double file,
Remember in your Company your have Mr. Lyle;
When if you should wish to gain a free reason,
Call for Thompson, Allen, Morgan, Young, and Camson;
For Camson is the man many years ago,
who slew the Philistines by thousands, you know,
For God was on his side because he was right,
and that makes me think he will help you to fight.
If you should lack weapons, make you a maul,
And hand to your friend Crispin N. Hall;
If you should not, then be in good plight
Hand to your friend, Lewis A. Wright.
If you desire to make the enemy slip,
Call for George Galloway and his brother, Tip
Then if you should be so lucky as to regain Kit Bell
I think you can drown them all in the well.
There is Joseph Hankins and his brother, Dan,
Would be good hands to make lead the van;
There is Vincent Swanson and Bone Allens Dump
Could take a Yankee by the heels and slap him against a stump.
I think your Captain William A. Witcher,
Is skillful enough to make a good fisher;
If he has the skill to catch and kill men,
I hope he will take them ten thousand times ten.
There is Oliver Smith I will not leave out,
For I think he would be most useful out in the route;
And along with the rest take Henry and Joe,
Then if you still lack, there are a few more.
When this you read my son do remember me,
For now I am trying to be in a glee;
But trouble has already so weighted me down,
That my body is ready almost for the ground
But I pray for you to return to your Nancy,
Which seems to be of all the greatest of your fancy,
And if I knew that would certainly be,
I would try to return to merriment and glee.
But I do trust and pray to my God above
To save the life of him that I do dearly love;
And if you return to your wife and children three,
Which would animate and enliven your mother and me.
So farewell, my dear son, farewell for a while,
I hope the Lord will bless you with a sweet smile;
And lead you home again through perilous ways,
And with your beloved spend millions of days.
With these lines of poetry I shortly must close;
By saying your acquaintance everyone knows;
That your dear hands have done so much for me,
That it causes my soul to love and pity thee.
Remember now your Father and poor old Mother dear,
Who hath cherished and nourished you for many a year;
But your years that are past seem as minutes to me,
I pray for your future happiness, which I hope you will see.
(Transcribed from a Xeroxed copy sent from Dolly Vick,
granddaughter of Martha Emma Shorter, who is daughter of Robert Walker
Shorter and granddaughter of Booker R. Shorter)
- [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=108772477.
Booker Randolph Shorter
Birth: 1809
Death: 1863
Spouse:
Tabitha Gabriella Hubbard Shorter (1810-1883)
Children:
Mary Jane Shorter Wells (1831 - 1893)
Joseph Shelton Shorter (1839 - 1894)
Robert Walker Shorter (1847 - 1916)
1850 CENSUS:
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Booker R Shorter M 40 Virginia
Tabitha Shorter F 38 Virginia
Frances Shorter F 20 Virginia
Mary Jane Shorter F 18 Virginia
John Shorter M 16 Virginia
Joseph Shorter M 11 Virginia
William Shorter M 9 Virginia
Peter Shorter M 6 Virginia
Robert Shorter M 3 Virginia
Martha Shorter F 2 Virginia
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