William
H
Short
Born in North carolina
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Charles Short and James P Short
Died
at about age 98
in Kentucky
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Apr 2012
This page has been accessed 950 times.
Biography
William was born in 1787. He passed away in 1865.
Research Note
- Fact: Descendants of this person are S-37 in the Short y-DNA Project (click for link) At present they do not match any Short. Close matches include members of the Ross family.
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 20 May 2016, 05:45), entry for William Higganbotham Short(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZ93-3K3); contributed by various users.
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 20 May 2016, 05:45), entry for William Higganbotham Short(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZ93-3K3); contributed by various users.
- Us civil war soldier pension index
- Kentucky marriage
- Ashley Mullins, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Ashley and others.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41850608/william-s-short : accessed 31 January 2022), memorial page for William S. “Grancer” Short (15 May 1766–4 Jul 1858), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41850608, citing Benjamin Bolling Cemetery, Flat Gap, Wise County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Tess Warnstaff (contributor 47249734) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Morton Short
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-l21, FTDNA kit #328053
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~3.12%
Sue Christian :
23andMe, GEDmatch M277473 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA
-
~3.12%
Bob Christian :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A896944 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~1.56%
Jackie (Gross) Finke :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Rhonda Kendall :
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal XYZ12345ab6, Ancestry member RhondaKendall
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~1.56%
Penni (Kendall) Lynch :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #MK1400
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~0.78%
Richard Shockey :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Shane Short :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Sean Downey :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Sarah (Bogdan) King :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A114694 [compare], Ancestry member sarah_king79
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~0.39%
Roy Wallace :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member AK4ml_FCC
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.39%
Stephanie (Hunter) Bond :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H366741 [compare]
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Beverly (Short) Sparkman
Pamela (Archer) Wilson
Short-8428 and Short-1062 do not represent the same person because: DIFFERENT PEOPLE
posted
by Pamela (Archer) Wilson
Ashley (Gauthier) Mullins
Short-1062 and Short-2179 are two different people. They have the same name and are born within a year of one another but everything after that is different including their children and their deaths.
posted
by Ashley (Gauthier) Mullins
Beverly (Short) Sparkman
I believe Short-1062 and Short-2179 are the same person.
posted
by Beverly (Short) Sparkman
Rejected matches › William T Short (abt.1901-) › William Bright Short (1793-1865) › William Pleasant Short (1819-1910) › William James Short (1882-1952) › William Paul Short (1902-) › William Short Sr. (1730-1805) › William Carleton Short (1838-1880) › William Henry Shore › William E Short › John Short › William Anson Short (1874-1935) › William Short › William Short › William W. Short › William Short › William R. Short › William Short (1778-1856) › William Short (1777-) › Young William Short (abt.1775-abt.1852) › William Short (abt.1770-1854)
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