Robert Thomas “Grandpa” Short (1821-1881)

Robert Thomas “Grandpa” Short Veteran

Birth

29 Sep 1821

Alabama, USA

Death

26 Feb 1881 (aged 59)

Decatur, Wise County, Texas, USA

Burial

Thomas Cemetery

Bridgeport, Wise County, Texas, USA Add to Map

Plot

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Memorial ID

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Confederate Soldier
21st Regiment, Texas Infantry
Company G
M227 ROLL 33

Robert was the son of Maritta and William W. Short of KY. He married Frances Leslie McLeroy.

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Headstone pictures online at http://www.wisecountytexas.info/cemeteries/headstone%20info.htm

Family Members

Children

William James Short

1845–1929
Narcissa Emeline "Lea" Short Huddleston

1847–1896
Nancy Elizabeth Short Thompson Wolf

1851–1915
Artamissa E. N. Short Nobles

1853–1889
George Washington Short

1855–1906
Robert Samuel "Sam" Short

1858–1927
Marion Franklin Short

1866–1946

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Records on Ancestry

Geneanet Community Trees Index
1870 United States Federal Census
1880 United States Federal Census
1850 United States Federal Census
Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958

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William James Short

Narcissa Emeline "Lea" Short Huddleston

Nancy Elizabeth Short Thompson Wolf

Artamissa E. N. Short Nobles

George Washington Short

Robert Samuel "Sam" Short

Marion Franklin Short

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William James Short

Narcissa Emeline "Lea" Short Huddleston

Nancy Elizabeth Short Thompson Wolf

Artamissa E. N. Short Nobles

George Washington Short

Robert Samuel "Sam" Short

Marion Franklin Short

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