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Mary Ann …1770–

Name: Mary Ann …

Given names: Mary Ann

Married name: Mary Ann Short

Also known as: Mary

Note: Some records refer to her as Mary but a divorce record of 1831 in MS names her as Mary Ann Short.

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Birth	about 1770 North Carolina
Birth of a son #1	Simeon SHORT about 1790 (Age 20 years) Probably GA.
Birth of a son #2	Davis SHORT December 6, 1792 (Age 22 years) Georgia, USA Land Record Testimony Shows Davis was Son of Jonas Short
Birth of a daughter #3	Naomi SHORT 1797 (Age 27 years) Georgia Note: According to 1850 census of Simspn Co MS, Naomi SHORT Magee Miles was born in (approximately) 1797 in Ga.
Marriage of a child	Davis SHORT — Unity BARKSDALE — View this family February 18, 1814 (Age 44 years) Marion County, MS
Marriage of a child	Evan J MAGEE — Naomi SHORT — View this family November 26, 1815 (Age 45 years) St Tammany Parish LA Note: St Tammany LA Parish Marriage bonds: Evin Magee, 20 Nov 1815, to Naomi Short, daughter of Jonas Short.
Marriage of a child	Simeon SHORT — Elizabeth MAGEE — View this family December 27, 1815 (Age 45 years) St. Tammany Parish LA Marriage Entry for Simeon Short and Elizabeth Magee
Marriage of a child	John Robert “Robert” POWELL — Martha Louisa SHORT — View this family May 13, 1818 (Age 48 years) St Tammany Parish LA Note: From CousinConnect web site: From CousinConnect web site: Date Posted: 30-Sep-2011 Surname(s):BURCH : KIRKLAND : POWELL : SHORT : VARDIMAN Looking for information about: Robert (or John) Powell, married Louisa Short (father: Jonas Short; mother: Ms. Vardiman) in St. Tammany Parish in 1818. Three years later she sold the land. We don't have any record of what happened to her husband, where he was from. She later remarried Martin Kirkland and lived in Mississippi. Anyone with information about this family please respond. A son, Henry Jackson Powell, married Nancy Burch (Birch) and moved to Texas in 1863. Partial Verification: 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Martin Kirkland, 55, Birth Mississippi Home in 1850: St Tammany, Louisiana James Birch 35 Stacia Birch 25 Richard Birch 8 Louisa Birch 6 Steven Birch 2 Martin Kirkland 55 (Martha Louisa's 2nd Husband) Stephen L Kirkland 19 John Kirkland 14 Louisa Kirkland 50 (Martha Louisa SHORT Powell)
Divorce	Jonas SHORT — View this family November 26, 1831 (Age 61 years) Mississippi Note: The marriage of Jonas Short and Mary Ann Short was dissolved by an act of the Mississippi Legislature in 1831. Legislative Record of Jonas and Mary Ann Short Divorce Natchez Paper in 1831 Announcing Jonas Short Divorce Vicksburg Newspaper Article About the Divorce
Death of a husband	Jonas SHORT 1831 (Age 61 years) Possibly Mississippi Note: Jonas Short appeared in several tax lists from 1823 through 1825 but had disappeared from the tax ro… Jonas Short appeared in several tax lists from 1823 through 1825 but had disappeared from the tax rolls by 1829. Davis Short was also in the tax rolls during this time. Jonas sued a Jacob Lilley in late 1828. In 1829 Wiot Short and John Short appeared on the rolls and Davis Short continued on the rolls. However, in 1831 Mary Ann Short and Jonas Short's marriage was dissolved by an act of the Mississippi Legislature; thus Jonas was alive in 1831.
Death of a husband	Jonas SHORT 1840 (Age 70 years) Possibly Texas Note: In 1840 a Jonas Short appeared in Texas with Simeon Short and Elbern Short where Jonas was granted 320 acres by a land commission in Jasper Co. This might have been old Jonas Short with his son and grandson. Or it might have been young (15 years old) Jonas, son of Simeon. No age was given in the land record. Conditional Certificate Recipients in Jasper Co Tx, 1841 Note: Charles Irby and his Short in-laws were in Jasper Co Tx obtaining land in 1841. Evidently they did not stay but returned to Rankin Co MS by 1850.
Death of a son	Simeon SHORT about 1845 (Age 75 years) Probably Texas.
Death of a daughter	Naomi SHORT August 17, 1859 (Age 89 years) Simpson Co MS Note: Miles Family Genealogy Forum: Miles Family Genealogy Forum: Posted by: Pat Smith Date: January 17, 2002 at 09:39:15 In Reply to: Benj. & Saml Miles, Rankin Co., MS by Gary E. Young of 3816 My g.g.g.g.grandmother, Naomi (Short) Magee married a Samuel Miles as her 2nd husband. Her 1st husband, Evan James Magee was killed in 1836 in Simpson Co., MS. The Westville News ran an article on the history of Westville in 1898 that had the following: "After Magee's death, Mr. Miles, father of S.J. Miles of Harrisville, married his widow Naomi Magee." I don't have any dates on Samuel but Naomi's was b. abt. 1795 Ga. - d. 17 Aug. 1859 Simpson Co.
Death of a son	Davis SHORT September 1, 1865 (Age 95 years) Jefferson Co, Mississippi Short Family Burials in Pleasant Hill Cemetery

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ex-husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Ann … Davis SHORT Naomi SHORT Simeon SHORT Martha Louisa SHORT Jonas SHORT Death: 1831 — Possibly Mississippi
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jonas SHORT Davis SHORT Naomi SHORT Simeon SHORT Martha Louisa SHORT Mary Ann … Birth: about 1770 — North Carolina
	Divorce: November 26, 1831 — Mississippi
-39 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Unity BARKSDALE Davis SHORT Birth: December 6, 1792 22 — Georgia, USA Death: September 1, 1865 — Jefferson Co, Mississippi
5 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Samuel J. MILES Samuel J. MILES Wiett? S. MILES Family with spouse Evan J MAGEE Jonathan “Nathan” MAGEE Warren MAGEE John Calvin MAGEE Evan Thomas MAGEE William Joseph MAGEE Sarah MAGEE Martha MAGEE Nariza MAGEE Emeline MAGEE E.J. MAGEE Naomi SHORT Birth: 1797 27 — Georgia Death: August 17, 1859 — Simpson Co MS
-6 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth MAGEE Maria SHORT Jonas SHORT Elbern SHORT Simeon SHORT Birth: about 1790 20 — Probably GA. Death: about 1845 — Probably Texas.
daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Robert “Robert” POWELL Henry Jackson POWELL Martha Louisa SHORT

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Divorce	The marriage of Jonas Short and Mary Ann Short was dissolved by an act of the Mississippi Legislature in 1831.
Name	Some records refer to her as Mary but a divorce record of 1831 in MS names her as Mary Ann Short.
Note	It is now known that Davis Short of Copiah and Jefferson Co MS was also a son of Jonas and Mary Short. He was born in GA about 1792. He served in the 13th LA militia along with Simeon Short; he married Unity Barksdale in Marion Co MS close to Washington Co LA and he lived in Copiah Co MS in the 1820s, as did Jonas. He appeared in the 1850 census of Jefferson Co MS along with his (apparent) mother Mary Ann, the same name as Jonas' wife. A land document for a Mr Wright in Washington parish in the 1820s stated that Davis Short was the son of Jonas Short.

Divorce	Legislative Record of Jonas and Mary Ann Short Divorce Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 400 × 400 pixels File size: 31 KB Type: Document
Divorce	Natchez Paper in 1831 Announcing Jonas Short Divorce Format: image/png Image dimensions: 913 × 356 pixels File size: 145 KB Type: Newspaper
Divorce	Vicksburg Newspaper Article About the Divorce Format: image/png Image dimensions: 618 × 176 pixels File size: 97 KB Type: Newspaper
Media object	Vicksburg Newspaper Article About the Divorce Format: image/png Image dimensions: 618 × 176 pixels File size: 97 KB Type: Newspaper