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1846 - 1916 (70 years)
1809 - 1863 (53 years)
Birth |
24 Jun 1809 |
Charlotte Co., Virginia |
Died |
1863 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Buried |
Shorter Family Cemetery, Sandy River, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
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Father |
John Shorter, b. 1783, Charlotte Co., Virginia |
Mother |
Nancy Palmer, b. 1781, Charlotte Co., Virginia |
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Family |
Tabitha Gabrella Hubbard, b. 1811, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Married |
14 Apr 1829 |
Sandy River Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
Children |
| 1. Mary Jane Shorter, b. 23 Oct 1831, Pittsylvania County, Pennsylvania |
| 2. Frances Ann Shorter, b. 1830 |
| 3. John Louis Shorter, b. Abt 1833, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 4. Thomas J. Shorter, b. 1835 |
| 5. Joseph Shelton Shorter, b. 1838, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 6. William Henry Shorter, b. Abt 1841 |
| 7. Peter C. Shorter, b. Abt 1844, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 8. Robert Walker Shorter, b. 17 Jan 1846, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 9. Martha E. Shorter, b. Abt 1848 |
| 10. Eleanor Z. Shorter, b. Abt 1851 |
+ | 11. Catherine Larina Shorter, b. 15 Mar 1852, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 12. Leonidas Alonzo Shorter, b. 17 Apr 1856, Franklin County, Virginia |
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1811 - 1883 (72 years)
Birth |
1811 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Died |
1883 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
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Family |
Booker Randolph Shorter, b. 24 Jun 1809, Charlotte Co., Virginia |
Married |
14 Apr 1829 |
Sandy River Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
Children |
| 1. Mary Jane Shorter, b. 23 Oct 1831, Pittsylvania County, Pennsylvania |
| 2. Frances Ann Shorter, b. 1830 |
| 3. John Louis Shorter, b. Abt 1833, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 4. Thomas J. Shorter, b. 1835 |
| 5. Joseph Shelton Shorter, b. 1838, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 6. William Henry Shorter, b. Abt 1841 |
| 7. Peter C. Shorter, b. Abt 1844, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 8. Robert Walker Shorter, b. 17 Jan 1846, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 9. Martha E. Shorter, b. Abt 1848 |
| 10. Eleanor Z. Shorter, b. Abt 1851 |
+ | 11. Catherine Larina Shorter, b. 15 Mar 1852, Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
| 12. Leonidas Alonzo Shorter, b. 17 Apr 1856, Franklin County, Virginia |
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Name |
Robert Walker Shorter |
Born |
17 Jan 1846 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
18 Jan 1916 |
Warwick County, Virginia |
Buried |
Greenlawn Memorial Park, Newport News, Virginia |
Person ID |
I7806 |
My Reynolds Line |
Last Modified |
5 May 2017 |
Father |
Booker Randolph Shorter, b. 24 Jun 1809, Charlotte Co., Virginia , d. 1863, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (Age 53 years) |
Mother |
Tabitha Gabrella Hubbard, b. 1811, Pittsylvania County, Virginia , d. 1883, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (Age 72 years) |
Married |
14 Apr 1829 |
Sandy River Pittsylvania Co., Virginia |
Family ID |
F2668 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Photograph of Robert W. Shorter and his wife Anna Eliza Gardner Shorter with their children (I do not have the original.)
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Sources |
- [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26411703.
Robert Walker Shorter
Birth: Jan. 23, 1847
Pittsylvania County
Virginia, USA
Death: Jan. 18, 1916
Virginia, USA
He was the son of Booker R. Shorter and Tabitha Hubbard Shorter. He married Anna Eliza Gardner and had 9 children, Lula Catherine, James William, Martha Emma, John Hannibal, Clyde Gerdner, Claude Cabell, Henry Wade, Jake Finch, Anabelle. He is a Confederate Veteran having served as a currier and he received a pension in his later life. He came to Newport News around 1881 to work in the ship building business.
Family links:
Parents:
Booker Randolph Shorter (1809 - 1863)
Spouse:
Anna Eliza Laura Virginia Gardner Shorter (1848 - 1909)*
Children:
James William Shorter (1869 - 1918)*
Emma Shorter Price (1872 - 1948)*
John Hannibal Shorter (1875 - 1931)*
Clyde Gardner Shorter (1878 - 1957)*
Anna Belle Shorter Parrish (1889 - 1920)*
- [S74] Pension Record, https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1677/31867_B034365-00824?pid=536815&backurl=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26db%3DTexasConfederatePensions%26h%3D536815%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DXFO245%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26rhSource%3D9278&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=XFO245&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true#?imageId=31867_B034365-00823.
Confederate Pension for R.W. Shorter
- [S211] State Select Marriages, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=vamarr1851&h=23666&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=XFO245&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&rhSource=2375.
married Anna E. Gardner September 11, 1866 Pittsylvania County, Virginia
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