William
C
Short
Born about [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Ann (Wilhite) Short
— married
1 Aug 1860 in Van Zandt, Texas, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah Ida (Short) Connolly
Died about
at about age 60
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Oct 2014
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Biography
William was born about 1829. He passed away about 1890.
Sources
Wilhite/Wilhoit & Allied Descendants of Johann Michael and Anna Maria (Hengsteler) Wilheit 1671-1994 Compiled by Mary F. Mickey
- Military: "U.S., Compiled Military Service Records for American Volunteer Soldiers, Mexican War, 1845-1848"
National Archives and Records Administration; Washington D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the Mexican War in Organizations from the State of Texas; Record Group Title: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762-1984; Record Group Number: RG 94; Series Number: M278; NARA Roll: 5
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2058 #25823 (accessed 5 May 2024)
Residence Place: Texas, USA; Age: 18; Service Place: San Antonio; Rank: Private; Birth Date: abt 1829; Enlistment Place: San Antonio; Name: William C Short; Unit: First Texas Mounted Volunteers (6 Months, 1847); Service Date: 3 May 1847. - 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Fannin, Texas; Roll: 910; Page: 182b; Line Number: 4
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #6534443 (accessed 5 May 2024)
William Short (19), Laborer, in Fannin, Texas, USA. Born in Missouri.
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