Descendants of
William Odham Short

Short Generation # 7

1. William Odham Short; b. circa 1763 in Guilford Co., North Carolina; m. Jean McCuiston Nelson circa 1785; d. after 1 Mar 1815 in Rockingham Co., North Carolina.

He witnessed the marriage of Jonathan Bird Short and Elizabeth Lomax on 21 Jun 1794 in Guilford Co., North Carolina.

Children of William Odham Short and Jean McCuiston Nelson were as follows:

• 2 i. Delilah Dily Short; b. circa 1788 in Rockingham Co., North Carolina; m. Bryson Blackburn 10 Apr 1813 in Stokes Co., North Carolina; d. 18 Jan 1882 in Vanderburgh Co., Indiana.

• 3 ii. William Short; b. before 1790 in North Carolina.

• 4 iii. Aaron Short; b. circa 1790 in North Carolina.

• 5 iv. Polly Short; b. circa 1794 in North Carolina; m. Hugh Blackburn.

• 6 v. Sarah Short; b. circa 1796 in North Carolina; m. Giles DeLay 30 Sep 1811 in Rockingham, North Carolina.

• 7 vi. Rachel Short; b. circa 1800 in North Carolina.

• + 8 vii. Briar [Buriah] Short, b. 1801 in Rockingham Co., North Carolina; m. Nancy Stinson.

• 9 viii. Wilson Short; b. after 1801 in North Carolina.

• 10 ix. Samuel Short; b. circa 1802.

Children of William Odham Short include:

• 11 i. James Short; m. Margaret Work, daughter of Henry Work and Margaret Creswell.

Short Generation # 6

8. Briar [Buriah] Short; b. 1801 in Rockingham Co., North Carolina; m. Nancy Stinson circa 1825; d. 18 Dec 1866 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana.

Nancy Stinson was born on 10 Dec 1806 in Kentucky. She died on 3 Jul 1865 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, at age 58.

Children of Briar [Buriah] Short and Nancy Stinson all b. in Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, were as follows:

• + 12 i. Lewis Washington Short, b. 31 Mar 1826; m. Elizabeth Kirkpatrick; m. Lucinda Kirkpatrick.

• 13 ii. Elizabeth Short; b. circa 1828.

• 14 iii. William Oldham Short; b. circa 1830; m. Dotia Catherine Wheeler 8 Oct 1854 in Vanderburgh Co., Indiana.

• 15 iv. Mary A. Short; b. circa 1832; m. Spencer Glazier 20 Apr 1851 in Vanderburgh Co., Indiana.

• 16 v. Clay Short; b. circa 1835.

• 17 vi. Rachel Short; b. circa 1837; m. William Jarrett Goodwin 11 Apr 1858 in Vanderburgh Co., Indiana.

• 18 vii. James Short; b. circa 1839.

• 19 viii. Robert Short; b. circa 1841; m. Nancy M. Wheeler 31 Dec 1865 in Vanderburgh Co., Indiana.

• 20 ix. Harriet Short; b. circa 1844.

• 21 x. John M. Short; b. circa 1846; m. Emma Seward; m. Ann Hillyard 7 Jul 1867 in Vanderburgh Co., Indiana; m. Golena Wimsett 22 Dec 1872.

• 22 xi. Charles Short; b. circa 1851.

Short Generation # 5

12. Lewis Washington Short; b. 31 Mar 1826 in Vanderburgh Co., Indiana; m. Elizabeth Kirkpatrick; m. Lucinda Kirkpatrick 26 Oct 1848 in Vanderburgh Co., Indiana; d. 13 Feb 1890 in Ayrshire, Pike Co., Indiana, at age 63.

There were no children of Lewis Washington Short and Elizabeth Kirkpatrick.

Lucinda Kirkpatrick was born on 13 Jul 1826 in Indiana. She died on 17 Apr 1880 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, at age 53.

Children of Lewis Washington Short and Lucinda Kirkpatrick were as follows:

• + 23 i. John Lewis Short, b. 15 Jun 1850 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana; m. Sallie Massey.

• 24 ii. Isabelle Short; b. 17 Jun 1852 in German Township, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana; m. Fred Stone; d. 10 Jul 1938 in Winslow, Pike Co., Indiana, at age 86.

• 25 iii. Dexter Short; b. 1855 in Vanderburgh Co., Indiana; d. 1933.

• + 26 iv. Martha Emma Short, b. 27 Feb 1859 in German Township, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana; m. Charles William Maidlow.

Short Generation # 4

23. John Lewis Short; b. 15 Jun 1850 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana; m. Sallie Massey 9 Nov 1876 in Owensville, Gibson Co., Indiana; m. Lenora Emerson 15 Oct 1895 in Owensville, Gibson Co., Indiana; d. 14 Mar 1901 in Owensville, Gibson Co., Indiana, at age 50.

Sallie Massey was born on 6 Feb 1856 in Owensville, Gibson Co., Indiana. She died on 10 Oct 1893 in Owensville, Gibson Co., Indiana, at age 37.

Children of John Lewis Short and Sallie Massey were as follows:

• + 27 i. Nella Blanche Short, b. 23 Oct 1881 in Owensville, Gibson Co., Indiana; m. James H. McGregor.

• 28 ii. Noble August Short.

• + 29 iii. Porter F. Short, m. Rose B. Smith.

• + 30 iv. Lelah Fern Short, b. 17 Apr 1889 in Owensville, Gibson Co., Indiana; m. John Horace Spore.

• 31 v. Grace Short.

• 32 vi. Paul Leslie Short.

• 33 vii. John P. Short.

• 34 viii. Roy Donald Short.

Lenora Emerson was born on 6 Sep 1855 in Owensville, Gibson Co., Indiana. She died on 20 Sep 1898 in Owensville, Gibson Co., Indiana, at age 43.

There were no children of John Lewis Short and Lenora Emerson.

Charles William Maidlow was born on 10 Nov 1851 in Scott Township, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana. He died on 6 May 1879 in Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, at age 27.

Children of Martha Emma Short and Charles William Maidlow all b. in Scott Township, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, were as follows:

• 35 i. James Charles Maidlow; b.

• + 36 ii. Wilburn Maidlow, b. 6 Sep 1881; m. Myrtle Barnes; m. Selma Hirsch; m. Clara Brost.

• + 37 iii. Clarence Allen Maidlow, b. 23 Mar 1884; m. Lula Edna Newlove; m. Mabel Newlove.

• + 38 iv. Lucinda Bell Maidlow, b. 6 Oct 1885; m. Oscar G. Jackson.

Short Generation # 3

27. Nella Blanche Short; b. 23 Oct 1881 in Owensville, Gibson Co., Indiana; m. James H. McGregor 22 Jul 1905 in Gibson Co., Indiana; d. 15 Oct 1967 in Pierre, South Dakota, at age 85.

James H. McGregor was born on 12 Dec 1872 in Somerville, Gibson Co., Indiana. He died on 30 Sep 1945 in Pierre, South Dakota, at age 72.

Children of Nella Blanche Short and James H. McGregor were as follows:

• 39 i. John Donald McGregor; b. 22 Jan 1910 in Washington DC.

• 40 ii. Jean Maria McGregor; b. 18 Jan 1919; d. 1 May 2000 in Yankton, South Dakota, at age 81.

• 41 iii. Nella Virginia McGregor; b. 27 May 1920 in Cheyenne Agency, South Dakota; m. (-?-) Coffey; d. 28 Sep 1996 in Los Angeles Co., California, at age 76.

Children of Porter F. Short and Rose B. Smith were:

• 42 i. Darwin Marcel Short.

John Horace Spore was born on 9 Jun 1883 in Owensville, Gibson Co., Indiana. He died on 13 Jan 1968 in Mt. Carmel, Wabash Co., Illinois, at age 84.

Children of Lelah Fern Short and John Horace Spore all b. in Owensville, Gibson Co., Indiana, were as follows:

• 43 i. Robert Marcel Spore; b. 12 Apr 1912; d. Aug 1978 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, at age 66.

• 44 ii. Gladys Faye Spore; b. 5 Apr 1916; d. 10 Nov 1999 in Princeton Hospital, Princeton, New Jersey, at age 83.

• 45 iii. Gerald Lynn Spore; b. 26 Oct 1927.

Myrtle Barnes was born on 30 Aug 1881. She died on 27 Aug 1914 in Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, at age 32.

Children of Wilburn Maidlow and Myrtle Barnes both b. in Scott Township, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, were as follows:

• 46 i. Herbert Maidlow; b. 25 May 1905.

• 47 ii. Evelyn Maidlow; b. 6 Oct 1909.

Children of Wilburn Maidlow and Selma Hirsch were as follows:

• 48 i. Ralph Carl Maidlow.

• 49 ii. Edna Louise Maidlow.

• 50 iii. Helen Maidlow.

There were no children of Wilburn Maidlow and Clara Brost.

Children of Clarence Allen Maidlow and Lula Edna Newlove were as follows:

• 51 i. Edna Lee Maidlow.

• 52 ii. Muriel Irene Maidlow.

• 53 iii. Clarice Mae Maidlow.

There were no children of Clarence Allen Maidlow and Mabel Newlove.

Oscar G. Jackson was born on 13 Mar 1884 in Scott Township, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana. He died on 28 Jun 1945 in Scott Township, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, at age 61.

Children of Lucinda Bell Maidlow and Oscar G. Jackson both b. in Scott Township, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, were as follows:

• 54 i. Gladys Bell Jackson; b. 10 Mar 1910; d. 8 Dec 1993 in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, at age 83.

• 55 ii. Oscar Darwin Jackson; b. 22 Sep 1917.

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Questions, comments, corrections and new information are welcome.
Doug Short .... dpshort@earthlink.net

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Last Revised: December 12, 2001