Thomas Jefferson Short

Brief Life History of Thomas Jefferson

When Thomas Jefferson Short was born on 15 July 1872, in Delhi, Caldwell, Texas, United States, his father, Maj Marshall Henry Short, was 64 and his mother, Sally Ann Jones, was 38. He married Helene Matilda "Lena" Wersebe on 5 December 1900, in Delhi, Caldwell, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 4, San Saba, Texas, United States in 1930 and Justice Precinct 4, McCulloch, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 13 March 1962, in Brady, McCulloch, Texas, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Lohn Cemetery, Lohn, McCulloch, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Jefferson Short
1872–1962
Helene Matilda "Lena" Wersebe
1880–1958
Marriage: 5 December 1900
Bonnie Ann Short
1902–1984
Guy Henry Short
1905–1911
Gladys Mae
1908–1998
Thomas Jefferson Short
1910–1985
Woodrow Wilson Short
1912–1998
Grace Zelma Short
1914–2003

Sources (16)

  • T J Short, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Thomas J Short, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
  • Thomas Jefferson Short, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1873

Historical Boundaries: 1873: Caldwell, Texas, United States

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

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.

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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