Families of Antebellum Missouri
Elder Charles Washington Short
1808 - 1882 (74 years)1. Elder Charles Washington Short was born on 3 Dec 1808 in Pulaski County, Kentucky (son of John Short, Jr. and Ava Owens); died on 18 Dec 1882 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri; was buried in Cox Cemetery, Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri . Charles married Elizabeth Polk on 26 Jul 1832. Elizabeth was born on 3 Nov 1812 in Knox County, Indiana; died on 16 Dec 1902 in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri; was buried in Mound Grove Cemetery, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Bishop Ellis Short was born on 18 Oct 1848 in Knox County, Indiana; died on 12 Jun 1929 in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri; was buried in Mound Grove Cemetery, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri .
2. John Short, Jr. was born on 11 Nov 1786 in Russell County, Virginia (son of John Short, Patriot and Mary Hyde Hansford); died on 3 Oct 1865 in Lawrence County, Indiana; was buried in Lowder Cemetery, Springville, Lawrence County, Indiana. John married Ava Owens on 3 Feb 1808. Ava was born on 11 Nov 1788 in Virginia; died on 31 Dec 1848 in Lawrence County, Indiana; was buried in Ferguson Cemetery, Lawrence County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Ava Owens was born on 11 Nov 1788 in Virginia; died on 31 Dec 1848 in Lawrence County, Indiana; was buried in Ferguson Cemetery, Lawrence County, Indiana. Children:
- 1. Elder Charles Washington Short was born on 3 Dec 1808 in Pulaski County, Kentucky; died on 18 Dec 1882 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri; was buried in Cox Cemetery, Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri .
Generation: 3
4. John Short, Patriot was born on 15 Feb 1756 in Virginia; died on 15 May 1836 in Lawrence County, Indiana; was buried in Ferguson Cemetery, Lawrence County, Indiana. John married Mary Hyde Hansford. Mary was born on 13 Jan 1756 in Virginia; died on 30 Jul 1821 in Lawrence County, Indiana; was buried in Ferguson Cemetery, Lawrence County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Mary Hyde Hansford was born on 13 Jan 1756 in Virginia; died on 30 Jul 1821 in Lawrence County, Indiana; was buried in Ferguson Cemetery, Lawrence County, Indiana. Children:
- 2. John Short, Jr. was born on 11 Nov 1786 in Russell County, Virginia; died on 3 Oct 1865 in Lawrence County, Indiana; was buried in Lowder Cemetery, Springville, Lawrence County, Indiana.