Robert Shortridge (abt. 1789 - 1859)

Born about 1789 in Russell County, Virginia, USA

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Died 28 Apr 1859 at about age 70 in Buchanan Co., Virginia, USA

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Biography

Robert Shortridge ... ^[1]

Death

Date: 28 Apr 1859

Place: Buchanan Co., VA

Notes: index shows Robert as 67 s/o Andrew and Lacy (sic - most trees have Nancy) SHORTRIDGE; marr. to Rusty (sic - assumed to be either Ruth or Rutha prev. LESTER nee YATES) SHORTRIDGE ^[2]

Census

Date: 2 Sep 1850

Place: Western Dist., Tazewell Co., VA

Notes: SHORTRIDGE (all b. VA): Robt 61 farmer prop. $700, Ruth 42, Geo 33 farmer, Addison P 21, Elija 13 (indexed as Eliza Fem, image shows Elija Male), Ben F 11, Nancy 9, Arminta 8, Simon 5, Cynthia 2, Malissa 20, Jno 3, Betsy 1

Ruth, Geo and Addison, all marked as Persons over 20 who cannot read or write) ^[3]

Robert was born in 1791. He passed away in 1859.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Anna Wilson, Jun 6, 2013
2. ↑ Source #S3398: Dth 28 Apr 1859 Robert s/o Andrew & Lacy (sic) SHORTRIDGE, h/o Rusty (sic) SHORTRIDGE, d. Buchanan, VA, aged 67, film 2056975, extracted Jul 2014
3. ↑ Source #S302: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: M432_979; Page: 280A; Image: 138, hsehold of Robt & Ruth SHORTRIDGE, extracted Jul 2014

• Robt Shortridge

Census • United States Census, 1820 Name Robt Shortridge Event Date 1820 Event Place Tazewell, Virginia, United States Event Place Tazewell, Virginia Event Type Census Page Number 572 Affiliate Publication Number M33 Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

"United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5N-GCN : 20 February 2021), Robt Shortridge, Russell, Virginia, United States; citing 170, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 199; FHL microfilm 29,678.

"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR1-HSX : 8 December 2020), Robert Shortridge, Tazewell, Virginia, United States; citing p. 58, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DT-GTD : 23 December 2020), Robt Shortridge, Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZYR-TCFH : 28 October 2021), Robert Shortridge, 1859.

"Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5RF-X75 : 29 January 2020), Robert Shortridge, 1859.

• Source 3398 : Virignia BDM indexes, Ancestry.com
• Source 302 USA Census: 1850 images via ancestry.com

Acknowledgments

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