Obediah Short

Brief Life History of Obediah

When Obediah Short was born in 1761, in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States, his father, John C. Short, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth Echols, was 18. He married Mary Jackson on 10 October 1783, in Lincoln, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 3 December 1795, in Washington, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 34.

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Family Time Line

Obediah Short
1761–1795
Mary Jackson
1763–1843
Marriage: 10 October 1783
Hubbard Short
1784–1854
Rebekah Short
1789–
Rhoda Short
1787–1840
Rebecca Short
1788–
John Short
1794–1846

Sources (5)

  • Obediah Short, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Obadiah Short -
  • Obediah Short, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

World Events (6)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · The Declaration to the King

"At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""

1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital

On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.

Name Meaning

English: nickname for a short person, from Middle English short ‘short’ (Old English sceort).

English: topographic name for someone who lived at a detached or cut-off piece of land (Middle English shorte, shirte, from Old English scierte, scerte, scyrte) or else a habitational name from a place so named, such as Shoart in Harbeldown (Kent) and Shuart in Saint Nicholas at Wade (Kent). Compare Shorter .

Irish and Scottish: adopted for Gaelic Mac an Gheairr, Mac an Ghirr ‘son of the short man’ (see McGirr ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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