Brief Life History of Ellis Vern " Bud"
When Ellis Vern " Bud" Shortridge was born on 22 March 1891, in Cottage Grove, Lane, Oregon, United States, his father, William Clarence Shortridge, was 28 and his mother, Martha Ann Harris, was 27. He married Nina Josephine Olsdatter on 22 March 1920, in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States. He lived in London Election Precinct, Lane, Oregon, United States in 1940 and London, Lane, Oregon, United States in 1950. He died on 1 August 1975, in Cottage Grove, Lane, Oregon, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Cottage Grove, Lane, Oregon, United States.
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- Bud Shortridge in household of Bert Westbrook, "United States Census, 1910"
- Ellis V Shortridge, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
- Ellis Verne Shortridge, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1898 · Oregon Historical Society
The Oregon Historical Society was founded on December 17, 1898, for the “collection, preservation, exhibition, and publication of material of a historical character, especially that relating to the history of Oregon and of the United States.”
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish (Kirkcudbrightshire): habitational name from any of various places called with Middle English short ‘short’ + rigge ‘ridge’ (Old English sceort + hrycg), including Shortridge in Crediton (Devon), Shortridge in Yarnscombe (Devon), and Shortrigg near Ecclefechan (Dumfriesshire).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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