Margaret "Maggie" Short

1882 - 1955  (~ 73 years)

• Name	Margaret "Maggie" Short
  Born	Jan 1882	Tazewell County, Virginia
  Deed	21 Aug 1941	Tazewell County, Virginia
  P.H. & Maggie Lawson to P.O. Palmer for $35 a parcel of land on the waters of Coal Creek, beginning at a station on the East side of the County Road.
  	Powell Lawson and Powell Palmer Deed 1941
  Died	5 Jun 1955	Tazewell County, Virginia
  Age	~ 73 years
  Buried	8 Jun 1955	Road Ridge Community Cem, Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia
  Siblings	9 siblings
  + 1. Nancy Ella Short           b. 6 Dec 1877, Buchanan, Virginia           d. Dec 1968, Buchanan, Virginia  (Age 91 years)   2. Elbert Lee Short           b. 17 Apr 1883, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 20 Sep 1971, Swords Creek, Russell County, Virginia  (Age 88 years) + 3. Joseph Short           b. 15 Jun 1884, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 27 Nov 1961, Shortt's Gap, (Tazewell Co.), VA  (Age 77 years)   4. Anna Short           b. Feb 1886   5. Carrie Short           b. Feb 1886, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 1931, Virginia, United States  (Age ~ 44 years) + 6. Mary Jane Short           b. Jun 15 1888, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. May 1972, Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia   7. John Short           b. 10 May 1889, Virginia, United States           d. 17 Oct 1917, WWI, France  (Age 28 years)   8. Newell Jefferson "Jeff" Short           b. 20 Jun 1890, Virginia, United States           d. 30 Oct 1938, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 48 years) + 9. Thomas "Tom" Short           b. 01 Jan 1894, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 07 Apr 1991, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 97 years)
  Headstones	Submit Headstone Photo
  Person ID	P2841	Burress
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	Newell Jefferson Short, Sr.           b. Jul 1857, Russell County, Virginia, USA           d. 30 Jun 1922, Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Mother	Louisa Jane "Eliza" Hill           b. 1860, Stokes County, North Carolina           d. 1902, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 42 years)
  Married	23 Mar 1880	Tazewell County, Virginia
  Family ID	F1075	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Husband	Powell Henderson Lawson           b. 15 Jun 1880, Stokes County, North Carolina           d. 1949, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 68 years)
  Married	12 Jul 1899	Tazewell County, Virginia
  Husband Name: Powell Lawson Husband Age: 19 Husband Birthplace: Stokes County, North Carolina Husband Residence: Raven, Virginia Husband Condition: Single Husband Fathers Name: Tucker Lawson Husband Mothers Name: Lucinda Lawson Husband Occupation: Farmer Wife Name: Margaret Short Wife Age: 17 Wife Birthplace: Tazewell County, Virginia Wife Residence: Tazewell County, Virginia Wife Condition: Single Wife Fathers Name: Not Given Wife Mothers Name: Not Given Marriage Date: 12 July 1899 Marriage Place: Tazewell County, Virginia Performed By: William Hess
  	Powell Lawson and Margaret Short Marriage Record
  Children	6 children
  + 1. Herman Lawson           b. 15 Apr 1909, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 25 Jun 2000, Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 91 years)  [natural]   2. Alonzo Lawson           b. 08 Sep 1914, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 23 Dec 1974, Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 60 years)  [natural]   3. Mervin Lawson           b. 17 Dec 1917, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 01 Aug 1921, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 3 years)  [natural] + 4. Marvin Lawson           b. 1919, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 05 Dec 1978, Annapolis, Maryland  (Age 59 years)   5. Powell Lawson, Jr.           b. 21 May 1921, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 30 Mar 1982, Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 60 years)   6. Dorothy Irene Lawson           b. 09 Sep 1923, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 20 November 2000, Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 77 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	31 May 2018
  Family ID	F667	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Jan 1882 - Tazewell County, Virginia Married - 12 Jul 1899 - Tazewell County, Virginia Deed - P.H. & Maggie Lawson to P.O. Palmer for $35 a parcel of land on the waters of Coal Creek, beginning at a station on the East side of the County Road. - 21 Aug 1941 - Tazewell County, Virginia Died - 5 Jun 1955 - Tazewell County, Virginia Buried - 8 Jun 1955 - Road Ridge Community Cem, Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth
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