Mary Cole & Burrell Short, North Carolina to White Co Tennessee
Hi Cole family
I'm looking for connections to one of my 5th great grandmother's Mary Cole.
Descendants of Mary Cole
Generation 1
1. Mary Cole-1 was born in 1775 in , , North Carolina. She died after 1850 in , White Co., Tennessee.
Notes for Mary Cole:
General Notes:
1820 US Federal Census
Name: Mary Short
County: White
State: Tennessee
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Males - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Males - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Under 16: 2
Free White Persons - Over 25: 1
Total Free White Persons: 4
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 4
Burrell Short was born in 1774 in , , North Carolina. He died before 30 May 1810 in , White Co.,
Tennessee.
Burrell Short and Mary Cole were married in 1793 in , , North Carolina. They had the following
children:
2. i. Young Short[1] was born about 1797 in , , North Carolina[1]. He married Roda
Barker/Barber Unknown about 1825 in , , TN[1, 2]. He died in Feb 1866 in , Tishomingo Co.,
Mississippi[1, 2].
ii. Elizabeth Short was born about 1796 in , , North Carolina.
iii. Mary Short was born about 1800 in , , North Carolina.
3. iv. Burrell Short was born about 1807 in , White Co., Tennessee. He married Susan Reeves
after 1828. He died in 1846.
v. Sarah Short was born about 1809 in , White Co., Tennessee.
vi. Jonathan Short was born about 1794 in , , North Carolina.
Generation 2
2. Young Short-2 (Mary-1)[1] was born about 1797 in , , North Carolina[1]. He died in Feb 1866 in ,
Tishomingo Co., Mississippi[1, 2].
Notes for Young Short:
General Notes:
1840 Census Tishomingo Co., MS
page 242 Line 861 Name of Head of Family: Young, Short
Males: 0-5 0; 5-10 1; 10-15 2; 16-20 0; 20-30 0; 30-40 0; 40-50 1; 50-60 0; 60-70 0; 70-80 0; 80-90 0;
90-100 0; 100+ 0.
Females: 0-5 2; 5-10 1; 10-15 0; 16-20 0; 20-30 0; 30-40 1; 40-50 0; 50-60 0; 60-70 0; 70-80 0; 80-90
0; 90-100 0; 100+ 0.
0; 90-100 0; 100+ 0.
Slaves: Male & Female 0.
Total Household: 8 # Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1. 0 for the other listed occupations.
Submitted by Bobbie Wilson"
1845 Territorial & State Census Tishomingo Co. Ms.
page 20: Short, Young 6 Males-5Females
Roda Barker/Barber Unknown[1] was born in 1806 in , , Tennesse[1]. She died after 18 Sep 1850 in ,
Tishomingo Co., Mississippi[1].
Young Short and Roda Barker/Barber Unknown were married about 1825 in , , TN[1, 2]. They had the
following children:
i. Lewis Short[2] was born about 1826 in , , TN[2]. He died on 09 Jan 1865 in Camp Morton
Prison, Indiana[2].
Notes for Lewis Short:
General Notes:
Bert Short 13 born in Tennessee living with Lewis & Jane at time of 1850 Census. As Jane
was 16 is Bert really a Short??? or possibly a brother to Jane??? or ???? a
nephew/cousin???
ii. Burrell L. Short[2] was born about 1828 in , , Tennesse[2]. He died in 1903[2].
Notes for Burrell L. Short:
General Notes:
John Brown 8 years old living with the family at time of the 1860 Census. Unknown
relation.
iii. Rebecca Ann Short[2] was born about 1829 in , , TN[2].
iv. Jonathan Short[2] was born about 1834 in , , TN[2]. He married Cynthea C Hunter on 16
May 1852 in , , MS[3]. He died before 1866[2].
Notes for Jonathan Short:
General Notes:
Mississippi Marriages From 1829 to 1900, Surnames Beginning with S
page 43
SHORT, JONATHAN marr. HUNTER, CYNTHEA C. 16/05/1852
v. Lucinda Short[2] was born about 1835 in , , TN[2]. She married John Choat on 10 Jun 1854
in , , MS[4]. She died on 18 Nov 1905[2].
Notes for Lucinda Short:
General Notes:
Mississippi Marriages From 1829 to 1900, Surnames Beginning with C
Mississippi Marriages From 1829 to 1900, Surnames Beginning with C
page 45. CHOAT, JOHN marr. SHORT, LUCINDA 06/10/1854
1900 US Federal Census listed as Mother of 0 children
vi. Martha Jane Short[2] was born about 1838 in , , MS[2].
vii. Albert Short[2] was born about 1840 in , , MS[2]. He died on 18 Feb 1905[2].
Notes for Albert Short:
General Notes:
Living with the William Noles family at time of 1860 Census and name spelled Elbert.
viii. Calvin Short[1, 2] was born in 1842 in , , Mississippi[1, 2]. He married Rebecca Elizabeth
Long in 1863 in ,Tishomingo Co., Mississippi[1, 2]. He died in 1921 in , , Oklahoma[1].
Notes for Calvin Short:
General Notes:
Calvin was living with the Seymore Long family at time of 1860 Census -- along with
Rebecca Long whom he married a few years later.
1910 US Federal Census there is a Calvin Short age 65 born in Mississippi living in
McLean, Gray Co., Texas widower unknown if this is our Calvin Short.
1920 Census for Calvin's son Lee Morgan Short states father born in Mississippi
ix. Paralee Short[2] was born about 1844 in , , MS[2].
x. Elizabeth Short[2] was born about 1846 in , , MS[2].
xi. James Madison Short[2] was born about 1848 in , , MS[2]. He died between 1875-1880.
xii. Sarah Priscilla Short[2] was born about 1850 in , , MS[2].
xiii. Mary Elizabeth Short[2] was born on 18 May 1851 in Jackson, Hinds Co., MS[2]. She died
on 14 Dec 1940 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino Co., CA[2].
3. Burrell Short-2 (Mary-1) was born about 1807 in , White Co., Tennessee. He died in 1846.
Susan Reeves was born in 1806 in , , North Carolina.
Burrell Short and Susan Reeves were married after 1828. They had the following children:
i. Nancy Short was born about 1831.
ii. Mary Polly Short was born about 1833.
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Descendants of Mary Cole
Generation 2 (con't)
iii. Rebecca Short was born about 1834.
iv. Sarah Jane Short was born about 1836.
v. Seaborn Short was born about 1838.
vi. Masey M Short was born about 1839.
vii. Rhoda Short.
viii. John Short.
Sources
Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 (Release date: November 29, 1995),
Tree #2560. Date of Import: Aug 9, 2000.
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2 Ancestral File (Family Group Record), Family Search Internet Genealogy Service.
3 Mississippi Marriages 1829-1900, 43.
4 Mississippi Marriages 1829-1900, 45.