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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Sources (5)
- Obediah Short, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Legacy NFS Source: Obadiah Short -
- Obediah Short, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
Spouse and Children
1761–1795 Male
1763–1843 Female
Children (5)
1784–1854 Male
1787–1840 Female
1788– Female
1789– Female
1794–1846 Male
Parents and Siblings
1736–1796 Male
1743–1796 Female
Siblings (4)
1761–1795 Male
1769–1823 Female
1770–1825 Male
1784–1845 Female
World Events (6)
1776
Age 15
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 15
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
Age 19
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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