James Tipton "Beardy Jim" Short b 1817 KY d 29 Dec 1884 Wise Co VA s/o William Short and Margaret Polly Birchfield. James Tipton "Beardy Jim" Short m. Nancy Milbourne b about 1820 TN; d/o William Milbourn and Elizabeth Shepherd. Children of James Tipton "Beardy Jim" Short and Nancy Milbourne;

I. Emily Elizabeth Short b 1838 VA d 20 Jun 1918 Wise Co VA; m. Alexander L Bolling b 9 May 1836 VA d 4 Mar 1912 Wise Co VA; s/o Jeremiah L Bolling and Providence Short.

II. James P Short b 23 Oct 1838 Russell Co VA d 7 Aug 1899 Wise Co VA buried 9 Aug 1899 Benjamin Bolling Cemetery, Flat Gap, Wise Co VA; m. 29 Apr 1858 to Sarah Hays b 23 Oct 1841 Russell Co VA d 26 Jun 1942 buried 28 Jul 1902 Benjamin Bolling Cemetery, Flat Gap, Wise Co VA.

III. Mary E "Polly" Short b 1840 Letcher Co KY m. 7 Aug 1860 to Mathias Sturgill b 12 Sept 1840 Letcher Co KY d 17 Aug 1898 Gladeville, Wise Co VA; military service, Co F, 296h Confederate Infantry VA; s/o David Sturgill and Rachael Boggs. Children of Mary E "Polly" Short and Mathias Sturgill;

1. George Sturgill b 1861 Wise Co VA

2. Nancy R Sturgill b 1863 Wise Co VA

3. James A Sturgill b 1867 Wise Co VA

4. Martha Ann Sturgill b 6 Oct 1871 Wise Co VA d 17 Aug 1903 Ashland, Boyd Co KY; m. 15 Jun 1890 Rowan Co KY (divorced) to James Steagall b 19 Feb 1963 Wise Co VA; s/o Cornelius Steagall and Julaney Lucas. Child of James Steagall and Martha Ann Sturgill; i. Eva Mae Steagall Sturgill b 11 Jul 1891 Eadson, Rowan Co KY d 12 Nov 1918 Stafford, Graham Co AZ; buried Thatcher Cemetery, Thatcher, Graham Co AZ; m. 27 Dec 1911 Thatcher, Graham Co AZ to David Landon John b 28 Sept 1894 Thatcher, Graham Co AZ d 2 Feb 1954 Thatcher, Graham Co AZ; s/o William John and Mary Maria Landon.

5. Mary C Sturgill b 1875 Wise Co VA

6. Rose Ann Sturgill Wise Co BA

III. William H Short b 1843 m. Mourning Hollyfield b 1833 NC d/o William Hollyfield and Elizabeth Birchfield

IV. Daniel Washington "Gopher John" Short b 1845 Scott Co VA d Aug 1927 Bonds Mill, Pound, Wise Co VA; m. 12 Nov 1890 to Sarah Jane Brummett b 9 Dec 1856 Scott Co VA d 1937 Clinchco, Dickenson Co VA; d/o George Washington Brummett Sr and Martha Jane "Patsy" Riggs. Daniel Washington "Gopher Dan" Short m. Gemima Maggard. Daniel Washington 'Gopher Dan" Short m. Charlotte A Hollyfield b 21 Jan 1847 Russell Co VA d 17 Oct 1888; d/o William Hollyfield and Elizabeth Birchfield.

V. Alexander P Short b Jun 1846 KY d 26 Oct 1910; m. Hezzikah Hayes b May 1850 d 1901. Alexander P Short m. Jane Mullins Stanley.

VI. Rosannah J Short b 1850 Russell Co VA d 9 Apr 1883; m. 7 Sept 1899 to Ruben Standifer b 1847 Lee Co VA

VII. Henry Lewis Short b 26 Feb 1851 Russell Co VA d 19 Feb 1926 Wise Co VA; m. 10 Jun 1876 to Sarah Lavina Riggs b 22 Sept 1859 Scott Co VA d 14 Oct 1936 Wise Co VA d/o Henderson Riggs and Sarah Jane Stallard.

VIII. Joseph G Short b 1853 Russell Co VA d 4 Nov 1892; m. Mary Polly Shepherd b 15 Jul 1861 d 14 May 1915 Mullins Fork, Bold Camp, Wise Co VA; buried 15 May 1915 Riley Mullins Cemetery, Mullins Fork, Bold Camp, Wise Co VA.

IX. Monroe Short b Jul 1855 d 1930; m. 7 Feb 1877 to Martha Jane Adams b 1863 Letcher Co KY

X. Robert S Short MD b 15 Mar 1857 Pound, Wise Co VA d 19 May 1940 Gardnersville, Pendleton Co KY; m. Rebecca Hollyfield b 1848 Russell Co VA d 1911 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY; d/o William Hollyfield and Elizabeth Birchfield. Rebecca Hollyfield m. 8 Nov 1870 to Harvey Fraley b 1835 Floyd Co KY. Child of Robert S Short MD and Rebecca Hollyfield;

1. James W Short

XI. Elbert M Short b 29 Feb 1860 Wise Co VA d 12 Nov 1887 Wise Co VA; m. 26 Apr 1879 to Mary M Dotson b 1860 Wise Co VA; d/o Andrew Jackson Dotson and Martha J Unknown.