Brief Life History of James R
When James R Short was born on 2 November 1902, in Woody, Greene, Illinois, United States, his father, James Henry Short Sr., was 30 and his mother, Alice Idella "Della" Stone, was 28. He married Ruth A Darr on 18 September 1924, in Jerseyville, Jersey, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Woodville Township, Greene, Illinois, United States for about 10 years and Bluffdale Township, Greene, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. He died on 10 December 1988, in Carrollton, Greene, Illinois, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Eldred Memorial Gardens, Eldred, Greene, Illinois, United States.
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- James R Short, "United States 1950 Census"
- James R. Short, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
- James R Short, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
1910 · Boy Scouts of America
When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.
1925 · Woman's World's Fair
The first Woman's World's Fair was held in Chicago in 1925. The idea of the completely women-run fair was to display the progress of ideas, work, and products of twentieth-century women
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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