Elbert M Short
and Mary M Dotson

Elbert M Short b 29 Feb 1860 Wise Co VA d 12 Nov 1887 Wise Co VA; s/o William Granville "Buck" Short and Rachel Henrietta "Ritter" Brooks. Elbert M Short m. 26 Apr 1879 to Mary M Dotson b 1860 Wise Co VA d/o Andrew Jackson Dotson and Martha J Unknown. Children of Elbert M Short and Mary M Dotson;

1. William Short b 27 May 1880 Wise Co VA d 1 Jun 1956 m. 14 Nov 1899 Wise Co VA to Mary Stidham; d/o Samuel Alexander Stidham and Loucinda Neely. Child of William Short and Mary Stidham;

i. Oma Katherine Short b 17 Oct 1905 South Fork, Pound, Wise Co VA d 28 Oct 1995 Jenkins, Letcher Co KY m. Henry Morrison Dotson b 2 May 1898 Bold Camp, Wise Co BA d 2 Jun 1971 s/o Marcus De La Fayette "Fate" Dotson and Clerinda Boggs. Henry Morrison Dotson m. 15 Feb 1922 to Ora Purkey b 26 May 1900 Wise Co VA d 19 May 1925 Wise Co VA

2. Nancy "Nannie" Short b 2 Apr 1883 Wise Co VA d 9 Feb 1964; m. 1 Aug 1902 Wise Co VA to Joseph C "Joe" Gilley b 11 Jan 1882 Wise Co VA d 5 Aug 1920 Wise Co VA; buried Mt Zion Cemetery, Wise Co VA; s/o Doctor Franklin Gilley and Rebecca Short.

3. Flora Short b 11 Mar 1886 Wise Co VA d 22 Jun 1971

4. Dora Short b 11 Mar 1886 Wise Co VA d 12 Oct 1952