Short Generation # 6
1. Polly Short; b. 28 Dec 1812 in
Hopkins Co., Kentucky; m. John Franklin Johns, son of Thomas Johns, circa 1832;
d. 22 Mar 1846 in Franklin Co., Missouri, at age 33.
John Franklin Johns was born on 12 Feb 1805 in Kentucky. He married Louisa
Kent, daughter of Isaac Kent and Lucy Hopkins, on 31 Jan 1847 in Franklin Co.,
Missouri. He died on 6 Apr 1884 in Howell Co., Missouri, at age 79. He's wife,
Polly Short died on 22 Mar 1846 in Franklin Co., Missouri.
Children of Polly Short and John Franklin Johns all b. in Missouri were as
follows:
- + 2 i. Famguinna Johns, b. circa 1833; m. James
Purdy.
- 3 ii. John Johns; b. circa 1835; m. Dorthea Michael
5 Jan 1854 in Gasconade Co., Missouri.
- 4 iii. Andrew Johns; b. circa 1840.
Short Generation # 5
2. Famguinna Johns; b. circa 1833 in
Missouri; m. James Purdy 1 Apr 1855 in Franklin Co., Missouri, with A. B. Short,
Justice of the Peace of Central Township officiating.
Children of Famguinna Johns and James Purdy both b. in Franklin Co., Missouri,
were as follows:
- + 5 i. Smiley Albert Purdy, b. 25 Jan 1856; m.
Sarah Gennetta Hopkins; m. Susan Drucilla Webb.
- + 6 ii. John J. Purdy, b. 15 Sep 1858; m. Julia A.
Frier; m. Josephine (-?-).
Short Generation # 4
5. Smiley Albert Purdy; b. 25 Jan
1856 in Franklin Co., Missouri; m. Sarah Gennetta Hopkins, daughter of John
Hopkins, 29 Aug 1875 in Dry Creek, Howell Co., Missouri; m. Susan Drucilla Webb,
daughter of John K. Webb and Martha Ann Meachum, 22 Sep 1880 in Searcy, White
Co., Arkansas; d. 14 Jan 1920 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla Co., Washington, at
age 63.
Sarah Gennetta Hopkins was born on 29 Dec 1854. She died on 8 Jun 1876 in
Howell Co., Missouri, at age 21.
Children of Smiley Albert Purdy and Sarah Gennetta Hopkins were:
Children of Smiley Albert Purdy and Susan Drucilla Webb were as follows:
- + 8 i. Ida Nora Purdy, b. 29 Jul 1881 in
Searcy, White Co., Arkansas; m. James D. Henderson Rickman.
- 9 ii. Smiley Arthur Purdy; b. 11 Aug 1884 in
Lockwood, Dade Co., Missouri; m. Donna Bottoms circa 1905 in Missouri; d. 19 Dec
1954 in Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington, at age 70.
- 10 iii. William Lesley Purdy; b. 11 Apr 1889 in
Lockwood, Dade Co., Missouri; m. Ruby (-?-); d. 1 Oct 1944 in Walla Walla, Walla
Walla Co., Washington, at age 55.
- + 11 iv. James Edgar Purdy, b. 7 Dec 1891 in Lockwood,
Dade Co., Missouri; m. Mae Callahan.
- + 12 v. Erma Susan Purdy, b. 24 Jan 1895 in
Lockwood, Dade Co., Missouri; m. Robert Hill Perkins.
- + 13 vi. George Asa Purdy, b. 17 Jun 1897 in
Lockwood, Dade Co., Missouri; m. Bessie Mildred Hanna Mays.
6. John J. Purdy; b. 15 Sep 1858
in Franklin Co., Missouri; m. Julia A. Frier, daughter of (-?-) Frier, 17 Jan
1877 in Howell Co., Missouri, with G. W. Byers MG officiating; m. Josephine
(-?-) after 1904; d. 29 Mar 1932 in Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri, at age
73.
Julia A. Frier was born in Sep 1862 in Missouri.
Children of John J. Purdy and Julia A. Frier were:
- 14 i. Lou. Purdy; b. Sep 1887 in Tennessee.
There were no children of John J. Purdy and Josephine (-?-).
Short Generation # 3
7. Anna Josephine Purdy; b. 28 May
1876 in Howell Co., Missouri; m. Robert Patton Roper, son of William Washington
Roper and Cythia Aminta Hall, 14 Dec 1896 in Siloam Springs, Howell Co.,
Missouri; d. 4 Jan 1959 in Howell Co., Missouri, at age 82.
Children of Anna Josephine Purdy and Robert Patton Roper were as follows:
- 15 i. William Smiley Roper; b. 3 Mar 1897 in
Siloam Springs, Howell Co., Missouri; m. Louise Clara Meissner 10 Sep 1927 in
St. Louis, Missouri; d. 21 Feb 1995 in Licking, Texas Co., Missouri, at age 97.
- 16 ii. Mattie Arminda Roper; b. 20 Sep 1898 in
Howell Co., Missouri; m. Dennis Franklin Benfield circa 1918 in Missouri; m. Ira
Henderson Johnson circa 1924 in Missouri.
- 17 iii. Joseph Erastus Roper; b. 3 Apr 1900 in
Howell Co., Missouri; d. 3 Feb 1920 in Howell Co., Missouri, at age 19.
- 18 iv. Laura Elizabeth Roper; b. 17 Feb 1902 in
West Plains, Howell Co., Missouri; m. Elmer Elsworth White 18 Apr 1920 in Ava,
Douglas Co., Missouri; m. Edgar Lawrence Roberts 18 Mar 1925 in West Plains,
Howell Co., Missouri; d. Jan 1996 in Henderson Co., Colorado, at age 93.
- 19 v. Alice Lee Roper; b. 9 Mar 1904 in Grimmet,
Howell Co., Missouri; m. Floyd Monroe Price 3 Dec 1922 in Siloame Springs,
Howell Co., Missouri; m. William Arvel Keeler 5 Aug 1970 in Willow Springs,
Howell Co., Missouri.
- 20 vi. Henry Roper; b. 14 Nov 1905 in Howell Co.,
Missouri; m. Retta Orvella White 19 Aug 1927 in Douglas, Gentry Co., Missouri;
d. 25 Dec 1989 in West Plains, Howell Co., Missouri, at age 84.
- 21 vii. Eddie Harold Roper; b. 6 Aug 1907 in
Grimmet, Howell Co., Missouri; m. Estella Mae Holt 3 Feb 1929 in Hebron, Douglas
Co., Missouri; d. 26 Sep 1982 in Mountain Grove, Wright Co., Missouri, at age
75.
- 22 viii. Ida Blanche Roper; b. 2 Jul 1909 in
Hebron, Douglas Co., Missouri; m. Larkin McKinley Collins 11 Sep 1926 in West
Plains, Howell Co., Missouri.
- 23 ix. Richard March Roper; b. 23 Mar 1911.
- 24 x. Gay Roper; b. 13 May 1913 in Howell Co.,
Missouri.
- 25 xi. Mary Mae Roper; b. 3 Mar 1915 in Shinkle,
Howell Co., Missouri.
8. Ida Nora Purdy; b. 29 Jul
1881 in Searcy, White Co., Arkansas; m. James D. Henderson Rickman, son of David
Low Rickman and Ellender Hood, 12 Apr 1904 in Mount Vernon Town, Lawrence Co.,
Missouri; d. 5 May 1956 in Los Alamos, Los Alamos Co., New Mexico, at age 74.
Children of Ida Nora Purdy and James D. Henderson Rickman all b. in Aurora,
Lawrence Co., Missouri, were as follows:
- 26 i. Max Albert Rickman; b. 13 Mar 1905; m.
Laura E. Anderson 5 Jan 1925 in Galena, Stone Co., Missouri; d. 3 May 1968 in
Ventura, Ventura Co., California, at age 63.
- 27 ii. Harold Henderson Rickman; b. 28 Oct 1906;
m. Lorene Gibbs 8 Feb 1941 in Baltimore Co., Maryland; d. 25 Jul 1977 in
Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, at age 70.
- 28 iii. Susan Rickman; b. 4 Aug 1908; m. John Emil
Furchner, son of Emil Furchner and Margaret Klenk, 9 Apr 1945 in Springfield,
Greene Co., Missouri; d. 3 Jun 1995 in Los Alamos, Los Alamos Co., New Mexico,
at age 86.
- 29 iv. James D. Rickman; b. 11 Jul 1912; m. Belle
Craft 4 Dec 1937 in Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri; d. 10 Jul 1979 in
Witchita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, at age 66.
- 30 v. Rachel Rickman; b. 5 Apr 1914; d. 16 Jun 1928
in Aurora, Lawrence Co., Missouri, at age 14.
11. James Edgar Purdy; b. 7 Dec 1891
in Lockwood, Dade Co., Missouri; m. Mae Callahan circa 1920 in Washington; d.
Apr 1945 in Salem, Marion Co., Oregon, at age 53.
Mae Callahan married (-?-) Oliphant.
There were no children of James Purdy and Mae Callahan.
Children of James Purdy include:
- 31 i. Frank Purdy; b. 30 Jun 1920 in
Washington; m. Betty (-?-); d. 1999 summer.
- 32 ii. James Paul Purdy.
- 33 iii. Robert Purdy.
12. Erma Susan Purdy; b. 24 Jan
1895 in Lockwood, Dade Co., Missouri; m. Robert Hill Perkins, son of James
Thadeua Perkins and George Etta Joyner, 17 Jan 1922 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla
Co., Washington; d. 24 Jul 1959 in Kennewick, Benton Co., Washington, at age 64.
Children of Erma Susan Purdy and Robert Hill Perkins are as follows:
- 34 i. Robert Perkins.
- 35 ii. Barbara Ann Perkins.
- 36 iii. John Edward Perkins.
13. George Asa Purdy; b. 17 Jun
1897 in Lockwood, Dade Co., Missouri; m. Bessie Mildred Hanna Mays 24 Dec 1926
in Vancouver, Clark Co., Washington; d. 19 Sep 1972 in Aliso Viejo, Orange Co.,
Callifornia, at age 75.
Children of George Asa Purdy and Bessie Mildred Hanna Mays were:
- 37 i. Acel Ann Purdy; m. (-?-) Scott.
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