Newell Jefferson Short, Sr.

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• Deed: 30 Nov 1910, Tazewell County, Virginia; This deed, made the 30 day November, in the year 1910 between Newel Short parties of the first part, and Joseph Short parties of the second part. (More...)

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Deed:
This deed, made the 30 day November, in the year 1910 between Newel Short parties of the first part, and Joseph Short parties of the second part. WITNESSETH: That in consideration of one hundred and fifty in good and lawful money paid cash in hand the said parties of the first part do grant unto the said parties of the second part his heirs and assigns for ever all that certain tract, piece or parcel of land laying and being on the waters of Coal Creek a tributary of Clinch River in Tazewell Co, Va and on the dividing ridge and bounded as follows. Beginning on top of a high hill near the top of the ridge thence south to two chestnuts thence east to a chestnut on the side of a hill thence north to a pair of bares thence back to a peach tree and to the old line thence east to a stake thence north to the dividing ridge to the beginning on the Buchanan line containing 15 acres more or less (both parties agrees for the bares and fence to be the dividing). And the said parties of the first part do covenant that he will warrant generally the property hereby conveyed, that he had the right to convey the said land to the said parties of the second paert and that the said second part shall have quiet possession of the said land, free from incumbrances; that he execute such further assurance of the said lands as may be requisite; and that he has done no act to incumber said lands. Witness the following signatures and seals: his seal Newel Short. State of Virginia, County of Tazewell, to Wit: I, L.D. Kingsbury a justice for the county of Tazewell aforesaid, in the state of Virginia, do certify that the parties whose name is signed to the within deed bearing date on the 30 day of November 1910, has acknowledged the same before me in my county aforesaid. Given under my hand, this the 30 day of November 1910. L.D. Kingsbury, J.P. Virginia: In the Clerk's Office of Tazewell County Court, Dec 12, 1913. This deed was presented and upon the annexed certificate of acknowledgement, admitted to record.

Newell married Louisa Jane "Eliza" Hill on 23 Mar 1880 in Tazewell County, Virginia. Louisa (daughter of James Monroe Hill and Mary Jane "Polly" Sands) was born in 1860 in Stokes County, North Carolina; died in 1902 in Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried in Shortt Cemetery, Shortt Gap , Tazewell County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Nancy Ella Short was born on 6 Dec 1877 in Buchanan, Virginia; died in Dec 1968 in Buchanan, Virginia.
2. Margaret "Maggie" Short was born in Jan 1882 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 5 Jun 1955 in Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried on 8 Jun 1955 in Road Ridge Community Cem, Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia.
3. Elbert Lee Short was born on 17 Apr 1883 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 20 Sep 1971 in Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia.
4. Joseph Short was born on 15 Jun 1884 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 27 Nov 1961 in Shortt's Gap, (Tazewell Co.), VA; was buried in Short Cemetery, Keen Mountain, Shortt Gap, Tazewell County, Virginia.
5. Anna Short was born in Feb 1886.
6. Carrie Short was born in Feb 1886 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died in 1931 in Virginia, United States.
7. Mary Jane Short was born on Jun 15 1888 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died in May 1972 in Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia.
8. John Short was born on 10 May 1889 in Virginia, United States; died on 17 Oct 1917 in WWI, France.
9. Newell Jefferson "Jeff" Short was born on 20 Jun 1890 in Virginia, United States; died on 30 Oct 1938 in Tazewell County, Virginia.
10. Thomas "Tom" Short was born on 01 Jan 1894 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 07 Apr 1991 in Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried in Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.

Charles married Mary "Polly" Stilwell. Mary was born about 1827 in Grayson County, Virginia; died about 1901 in Tazewell County, Virginia; was buried in Short-Lawson Cemetery, Road Ridge, Raven, (Tazewell Co.), VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]