Josiah
Short
Born in Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Son of Landman Short
and Susannah (Tait) Short
Brother of
Sion Short and Burrell Short
Husband of
Sophia (Box) Short
— married
about 1800 in North Carolina
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 80
in Polk, Arkansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jun 2016
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Biography
Josiah was born c1780, the location is unknown. He eventually moved to North Carolina where he married Sophia Box.
Died 1860 Polk, Arkansas, United States. 1849 Polk, Arkansas, United States. 1849 Polk, Arkansas, United States. 1849 Polk, Arkansas, United States. 1849 Polk, Arkansas, United States. 1849 Polk, Arkansas, United States. 1849 Polk, Arkansas, United States. 1849 Polk, Arkansas, United States. 1849 Polk, Arkansas, United States. 1849 Polk, Arkansas, United States. Found multiple copies of death date. Using 1860
Marriage 1800 Hardeman 27 Sep 1833. Hardeman, Tennessee, United States.
Sources
Luke Short, A Biography of one of the Old West's Most Colorful Gamblers and Gunfighters by grand-nephaw Wayne Short, 1996, ISBN 0-9644980-7-3, page 1.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67D-YBW : 9 November 2014), Josiah Short in household of George W Short, Fulton, Polk, Arkansas, United States; citing family 85, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Josiah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Josiah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Josiah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Josiah:
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~1.56%
Justin Carter
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Stan Short :
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