Booker Short b 10 Mar 1837 Russell Co VA d 5 Aug 1929 Menifee Co KY; buried Short Cemetery, Seranton, KY; s/o Charles Anderson Short and Sarah Anne Mullins. Booker Short m. Sarah Matney b abt 1837 KY. Children of Booker Short and Sarah Matney;

1. George Short (twin) b 1859 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY

2. Nancy J Short (twin) b 1859 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY

3. William J Short b 1860 Letcher Co KY; m. 16 Sept 1880 Wyoming Co WV to Thursa Evans b 1861 Wyoming Co WV.

4. Jefferson D Short b 1862 KY

5. Elizabeth Short b 1863 KY

6. Martha A Short b 1868 KY

7. Theodore Short b 1869 KY