Full name: found on three Military Warrants for purchase of land in Amite Co, MS
Year of death: after 1 Feb 1859, date which
D C purchased 330.41 acres of land in Amite County, MS
Place of interment: Amite Co Cemeteries book
FAMILY:
♥ M/1st 17 Sep 1829, Amite Co, MS, Eliza P Butler. They were the parents of
> Mary C Short
> Thos (Thomas) R Short
> Sarah E Short
> G(eorge) B P Short (b. ca 1836 MS) m. 30 Apr 1864, Franklin Co, MS, Isabel L Oliver
> Eliza Ann Clementine Short
♥ M/2nd 18 Jan 1847, Franklin Co, MS, Nancy Hughes. They were the parents of Don Carlos Short, Jr, who died young.
1850 FEDERAL CENSUS - Amite Co, MS
D C’s TN or Nancy’s NC accent probably confused the 1850 census taker who wrote Eliza N C Short instead of Eliza Ann C Short.
FAMILY LAND ACQUISITION – Amite Co, MS:
✿ State Volume Patent: Between 1 Sept 1834 and 1 Feb 1859, D C Short purchased from the USA Bureau of Land Management: ten (10) pieces of property through eight (8) land patents in Amite Co., MS, for a total of approximately 596 acres
✿ Military Warrants: 2/1/1851 through 4/15/1853 Don Carlos Short obtained 3 (three) pieces of property for a total of 448 acres of land in Amite County, MS, via the 1847 Script Warrant Act, which ordinarily would indicate he served the United States Military, but Don Carlos was assigned the land by someone who did serve or the heir of someone who served. Transaction may have been through barter or a cash deal.
✿ State Volume Patent: 1 Feb 1859, son, George P Short, purchased from the USA Bureau of Land Management: one (1) piece of property through a land patent in Amite Co., MS, for a total of approximately 319 acres.
✿ State Volume Patent: 1 Jan 1861, son, Thomas R Short, purchased from the USA Bureau of Land Management: one (1) piece of property through a land patent in Amite Co., MS, for a total of approximately 331 acres.
SOURCES:
~ 1850 Federal Census – Amite Co, MS
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Mississippi_Census
~ Mississippi Genealogy & History Network – Marriages of Amite County
http://amite.msghn.org/marriages.html
~ Mississippi Genealogy & History Network – Marriages of Franklin County
http://franklin.msghn.org/marriages.html
~ Land Patents/Military Warrants - Bureau of Land Management Records
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/
Year of death: after 1 Feb 1859, date which
D C purchased 330.41 acres of land in Amite County, MS
Place of interment: Amite Co Cemeteries book
FAMILY:
♥ M/1st 17 Sep 1829, Amite Co, MS, Eliza P Butler. They were the parents of
> Mary C Short
> Thos (Thomas) R Short
> Sarah E Short
> G(eorge) B P Short (b. ca 1836 MS) m. 30 Apr 1864, Franklin Co, MS, Isabel L Oliver
> Eliza Ann Clementine Short
♥ M/2nd 18 Jan 1847, Franklin Co, MS, Nancy Hughes. They were the parents of Don Carlos Short, Jr, who died young.
1850 FEDERAL CENSUS - Amite Co, MS
D C’s TN or Nancy’s NC accent probably confused the 1850 census taker who wrote Eliza N C Short instead of Eliza Ann C Short.
FAMILY LAND ACQUISITION – Amite Co, MS:
✿ State Volume Patent: Between 1 Sept 1834 and 1 Feb 1859, D C Short purchased from the USA Bureau of Land Management: ten (10) pieces of property through eight (8) land patents in Amite Co., MS, for a total of approximately 596 acres
✿ Military Warrants: 2/1/1851 through 4/15/1853 Don Carlos Short obtained 3 (three) pieces of property for a total of 448 acres of land in Amite County, MS, via the 1847 Script Warrant Act, which ordinarily would indicate he served the United States Military, but Don Carlos was assigned the land by someone who did serve or the heir of someone who served. Transaction may have been through barter or a cash deal.
✿ State Volume Patent: 1 Feb 1859, son, George P Short, purchased from the USA Bureau of Land Management: one (1) piece of property through a land patent in Amite Co., MS, for a total of approximately 319 acres.
✿ State Volume Patent: 1 Jan 1861, son, Thomas R Short, purchased from the USA Bureau of Land Management: one (1) piece of property through a land patent in Amite Co., MS, for a total of approximately 331 acres.
SOURCES:
~ 1850 Federal Census – Amite Co, MS
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Mississippi_Census
~ Mississippi Genealogy & History Network – Marriages of Amite County
http://amite.msghn.org/marriages.html
~ Mississippi Genealogy & History Network – Marriages of Franklin County
http://franklin.msghn.org/marriages.html
~ Land Patents/Military Warrants - Bureau of Land Management Records
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/
Full name: found on three Military Warrants for purchase of land in Amite Co, MS
Year of death: after 1 Feb 1859, date which
D C purchased 330.41 acres of land in Amite County, MS
Place of interment: Amite Co Cemeteries book
FAMILY:
♥ M/1st 17 Sep 1829, Amite Co, MS, Eliza P Butler. They were the parents of
> Mary C Short
> Thos (Thomas) R Short
> Sarah E Short
> G(eorge) B P Short (b. ca 1836 MS) m. 30 Apr 1864, Franklin Co, MS, Isabel L Oliver
> Eliza Ann Clementine Short
♥ M/2nd 18 Jan 1847, Franklin Co, MS, Nancy Hughes. They were the parents of Don Carlos Short, Jr, who died young.
1850 FEDERAL CENSUS - Amite Co, MS
D C’s TN or Nancy’s NC accent probably confused the 1850 census taker who wrote Eliza N C Short instead of Eliza Ann C Short.
FAMILY LAND ACQUISITION – Amite Co, MS:
✿ State Volume Patent: Between 1 Sept 1834 and 1 Feb 1859, D C Short purchased from the USA Bureau of Land Management: ten (10) pieces of property through eight (8) land patents in Amite Co., MS, for a total of approximately 596 acres
✿ Military Warrants: 2/1/1851 through 4/15/1853 Don Carlos Short obtained 3 (three) pieces of property for a total of 448 acres of land in Amite County, MS, via the 1847 Script Warrant Act, which ordinarily would indicate he served the United States Military, but Don Carlos was assigned the land by someone who did serve or the heir of someone who served. Transaction may have been through barter or a cash deal.
✿ State Volume Patent: 1 Feb 1859, son, George P Short, purchased from the USA Bureau of Land Management: one (1) piece of property through a land patent in Amite Co., MS, for a total of approximately 319 acres.
✿ State Volume Patent: 1 Jan 1861, son, Thomas R Short, purchased from the USA Bureau of Land Management: one (1) piece of property through a land patent in Amite Co., MS, for a total of approximately 331 acres.
SOURCES:
~ 1850 Federal Census – Amite Co, MS
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Mississippi_Census
~ Mississippi Genealogy & History Network – Marriages of Amite County
http://amite.msghn.org/marriages.html
~ Mississippi Genealogy & History Network – Marriages of Franklin County
http://franklin.msghn.org/marriages.html
~ Land Patents/Military Warrants - Bureau of Land Management Records
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/
Year of death: after 1 Feb 1859, date which
D C purchased 330.41 acres of land in Amite County, MS
Place of interment: Amite Co Cemeteries book
FAMILY:
♥ M/1st 17 Sep 1829, Amite Co, MS, Eliza P Butler. They were the parents of
> Mary C Short
> Thos (Thomas) R Short
> Sarah E Short
> G(eorge) B P Short (b. ca 1836 MS) m. 30 Apr 1864, Franklin Co, MS, Isabel L Oliver
> Eliza Ann Clementine Short
♥ M/2nd 18 Jan 1847, Franklin Co, MS, Nancy Hughes. They were the parents of Don Carlos Short, Jr, who died young.
1850 FEDERAL CENSUS - Amite Co, MS
D C’s TN or Nancy’s NC accent probably confused the 1850 census taker who wrote Eliza N C Short instead of Eliza Ann C Short.
FAMILY LAND ACQUISITION – Amite Co, MS:
✿ State Volume Patent: Between 1 Sept 1834 and 1 Feb 1859, D C Short purchased from the USA Bureau of Land Management: ten (10) pieces of property through eight (8) land patents in Amite Co., MS, for a total of approximately 596 acres
✿ Military Warrants: 2/1/1851 through 4/15/1853 Don Carlos Short obtained 3 (three) pieces of property for a total of 448 acres of land in Amite County, MS, via the 1847 Script Warrant Act, which ordinarily would indicate he served the United States Military, but Don Carlos was assigned the land by someone who did serve or the heir of someone who served. Transaction may have been through barter or a cash deal.
✿ State Volume Patent: 1 Feb 1859, son, George P Short, purchased from the USA Bureau of Land Management: one (1) piece of property through a land patent in Amite Co., MS, for a total of approximately 319 acres.
✿ State Volume Patent: 1 Jan 1861, son, Thomas R Short, purchased from the USA Bureau of Land Management: one (1) piece of property through a land patent in Amite Co., MS, for a total of approximately 331 acres.
SOURCES:
~ 1850 Federal Census – Amite Co, MS
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Mississippi_Census
~ Mississippi Genealogy & History Network – Marriages of Amite County
http://amite.msghn.org/marriages.html
~ Mississippi Genealogy & History Network – Marriages of Franklin County
http://franklin.msghn.org/marriages.html
~ Land Patents/Military Warrants - Bureau of Land Management Records
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/
Gravesite Details
Interment per ”Amite County, Mississippi, Cemeteries” (Mogan & Mogan w/Glen Huff, 1982), page 41. No marker.
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