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    Mary Jane Shorter

    Mary Jane Shorter

    Female 1831 -

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    Generation: 1

    1. 1.  Mary Jane ShorterMary Jane Shorter was born in 1831 (daughter of Booker Randolph Shorter and Tabitha Gabrilla Hubbard).

      Mary married Matthew Clay Wells on 21 Feb 1853 in Henry County, Virginia. Matthew (son of Joseph Wells and Sarah "Sally" Fuller) was born on 27 Jan 1827 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died on 02 Nov 1893 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried in Matthew Clay Wells Family Cemetery (Lee Reynolds Farm). [Group Sheet]

      Children:
      1. Excy Clay Wells was born on 28 Dec 1853; died on 21 Jan 1930; was buried in Stokesland Cemetery, Danville, Virginia.
      2. John James Wells was born in 1855 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died in 1941 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried in Prob. Matthew Clay Wells Cemetery.
      3. Joseph Sidney Wells was born on 05 Jul 1856 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died on 19 Jan 1928 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried in Christian Tabernacle Church Rt. 969, Worlds/Callands, VA.
      4. Olid Delin Wells, Sr. was born in 1857 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died in 1902 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried in Matthew Clay Wells Cemetery.
      5. Tabitha Gabrilla Wells was born on 06 Apr 1859 in Henry County, Virginia; died on 14 Dec 1891 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried in Matthew Clay Wells Family Cemetery (Lee Reynolds Farm).
      6. Sallie Frances Wells was born on 19 Jul 1860 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died on 10 Sep 1911 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
      7. William Addison Wells was born in 1862 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died on 22 Apr 1899 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
      8. Mary Henrietta Wells was born in 1863; died in 1903.
      9. Peter Thomas "Pete" Wells was born on 20 May 1866 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died on 17 Nov 1939 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; was buried in Christian Tabernacle Church Rt. 969, Worlds/Callands, VA.
      10. Charlie Wesley Wells was born on 20 Nov 1867 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died on 24 Feb 1963 in Marlowe homeplace, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia U.S.A.; was buried in County Line Christian Church, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia U.S.A..
      11. Robert Lee "Bob" Wells was born in 1871; died in 1952.
      12. Minnie Kathryn Wells was born in 1872.

    Generation: 2

    1. 2.  Booker Randolph Shorter was born in 1809 in Charlotte Co., Virginia (son of John Hannibal Shorter and Nancy Palmer); died in 1863 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

      Booker married Tabitha Gabrilla Hubbard on 14 Apr 1829 in Sandy River, Pittsylvania, Virginia U.S.A.. Tabitha (daughter of Moses Hubbard and Unknown) was born in 1811; died in 1883. [Group Sheet]


    2. 3.  Tabitha Gabrilla Hubbard was born in 1811 (daughter of Moses Hubbard and Unknown); died in 1883.
      Children:
      1. 1. Mary Jane Shorter was born in 1831.
      2. Frances Ann Shorter was born in 1830; died in 1865.
      3. John Louis Shorter was born about 1833.
      4. Thomas J. Shorter was born in 1835; died in 1841.
      5. Joseph Shelton Shorter was born in 1838 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died in 1894 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
      6. William Henry Shorter was born about 1841.
      7. Peter C. Shorter was born about 2844; died about 1862.
      8. Robert Walker Shorter was born in 1846; died in 1916.
      9. Martha E. Shorter was born about 1848.
      10. Eleanor Z. Shorter was born about 1851.
      11. Catherine Larena "Kate" Shorter was born in 1852; died in 1879.
      12. Leonidas Alonzo Shorter was born in 1856 in Henry County, Virginia; died in 1933.


    Generation: 3

    1. 4.  John Hannibal Shorter was born in 1783 in Charlotte Co., Virginia (son of James Archibald Shorter and Lucy Childress); died after 1856 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

      John married Nancy Palmer. Nancy (daughter of William Randolph Palmer and Frances Westbrook) was born in 1781 in Charlotte Co., Virginia; died on 18 Feb 1854 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]


    2. 5.  Nancy Palmer was born in 1781 in Charlotte Co., Virginia (daughter of William Randolph Palmer and Frances Westbrook); died on 18 Feb 1854 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
      Children:
      1. 2. Booker Randolph Shorter was born in 1809 in Charlotte Co., Virginia; died in 1863 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    3. 6.  Moses Hubbard

      Moses married Unknown. [Group Sheet]


    4. 7.  Unknown
      Children:
      1. 3. Tabitha Gabrilla Hubbard was born in 1811; died in 1883.


    Generation: 4

    1. 8.  James Archibald Shorter was born in 1740 in Charlotte Co., Virginia.

      James married Lucy Childress before 1782. Lucy (daughter of Jeremiah Childress and Mrs. Jeremiah Childress) was born in c 1740 in Charlotte Co., Virginia; died in in Charlotte Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]


    2. 9.  Lucy Childress was born in c 1740 in Charlotte Co., Virginia (daughter of Jeremiah Childress and Mrs. Jeremiah Childress); died in in Charlotte Co., Virginia.
      Children:
      1. 4. John Hannibal Shorter was born in 1783 in Charlotte Co., Virginia; died after 1856 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

    3. 10.  William Randolph Palmer was born in 1760 in Amelia Brunswick Co., Virginia (son of Reuben Palmer and Martha Mrs. Reuben Palmer); died before 1806.

      William married Frances Westbrook. Frances was born in 1762 in Lancaster Co., Virginia. [Group Sheet]


    4. 11.  Frances Westbrook was born in 1762 in Lancaster Co., Virginia.
      Children:
      1. 5. Nancy Palmer was born in 1781 in Charlotte Co., Virginia; died on 18 Feb 1854 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
      2. Booker Palmer was born in 1787 in Charlotte Co., Virginia.


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