Son of Joel M. & Nancy Jane (Riggs) Short.
Alternatively, he was born in Botetourt County, VA.
1850 residence District 8, Botetourt County, VA; 1860 residence Gilmer County, VA (now WV); 1870 residence Spencer Twp., Roane County, WV; 1880 residence Spencer District, Roane County, WV; 1900 residence unable to locate
He is buried in the Short Cemetery, Spencer, Roane County, WV.
"The Springston Family" Roy L. Lockhart 1973
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96530288/hiram-b_-short
Name Hiram Short Spouse's Name Eliza Jane Mccoy Event Date 01 Oct 1846 Event Place Botetourt, Virginia Citing this Record "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRDZ-VBW : 11 February 2018), Hiram Short and Eliza Jane Mccoy, 01 Oct 1846; citing Botetourt, Virginia, reference Pg 659; FHL microfilm 30,734.
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