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William S. “Grancer Sir” Short Jr.

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William S. “Grancer Sir” Short Jr.

Birth
Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Death
4 Jul 1858 (aged 92)
Pound, Wise County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Flat Gap, Wise County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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May have also gone by the honorific title "Grancer" (sic) Grand Sir.

father: William Short III (1745-1787)

mother: Sarah Baugh (1745-1767)

Birth location unverified. Some researchers believe he was born in eastern Virginia or Tennessee.

married ca 1790:
Elizabeth (Betsy) Bolling (1767-1809)

other children with Betsy:
Benjamin (Ben) Short (1792-1877)
Joseph D. Short (1793-aft 1880?)
Adam Short (1794-1867)
Rebecca Short Birchfield (ca 1801-ca 1875)
William (Buck) Granville Short (1805-1879)
Elizabeth (Betsy) Jane Short Mullins (1806-1845)
Nathaniel Short (1809-1809)

married ca 1809:
Mary (Polly) Burchfield (1785-1832)

other children with Polly:
Anne Birchfield Short (ca 1810-aft 1900)
James (Beardy Jim) Tipton Short (1817-1884)
Alexander Short (1820-aft 1870)
May have also gone by the honorific title "Grancer" (sic) Grand Sir.

father: William Short III (1745-1787)

mother: Sarah Baugh (1745-1767)

Birth location unverified. Some researchers believe he was born in eastern Virginia or Tennessee.

married ca 1790:
Elizabeth (Betsy) Bolling (1767-1809)

other children with Betsy:
Benjamin (Ben) Short (1792-1877)
Joseph D. Short (1793-aft 1880?)
Adam Short (1794-1867)
Rebecca Short Birchfield (ca 1801-ca 1875)
William (Buck) Granville Short (1805-1879)
Elizabeth (Betsy) Jane Short Mullins (1806-1845)
Nathaniel Short (1809-1809)

married ca 1809:
Mary (Polly) Burchfield (1785-1832)

other children with Polly:
Anne Birchfield Short (ca 1810-aft 1900)
James (Beardy Jim) Tipton Short (1817-1884)
Alexander Short (1820-aft 1870)

Gravesite Details

Unmarked grave, but broken stone was found in shed near cemetery with William's birth & death date.



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