George Shortridge Sr., was born in 1785, Virginia, died 1848, Jackson Co., Ind. He married Dicey Elkins, and had a son, Miles Shortridge, b 1809, Va. Next he married Rebecca, who may have been Dicey's sister. She was the widow of Isaac Shortridge. They had two sons: Steven T. Shortridge, and Eli T. Shortridge.
Miles Shortridge, married 29 July 1833, Jackson Co., Ind., to Sarah O'Neal. Their children were: George W., William, Michael L., and Jacob R. Shortridge. George married Flora Belle Rhinehart.
Steven T. Shortridge, b 1835, married Louisa Jane...They had eight children: John W., b 1856, Rebecca, b 1859, Vina, b 1861, Mary, b 1864, Andrew, b 1866, Martha, b 1868, George W., b 1870, and Margaret, b 1863.
Eli T. Shortridge, b 19 May 1839, Jackson Co., Ind.(now Brown Co.)He died 14 Jan 1909, age 70, and is buried at Bagwell Cem. He married Hanna E. Elkins, on 10 Jan 1861, Jackson Co. Their children were: Mary Canzada, Pearly May, Laura, and James. Hanna is buried at Bagwell also, as Hanna E.S.Collier.
James, b 1870, d 12 Dec 1907, Brownstown. He married Alice Elliott, 13 Nov 1887, Jackson Co
Laura, b 1868, married 25 March 1886, to William R. Bland.
Pearly May, b May 1873, d 15 Oct 1964, New Castle, Ind., Henry Co. She married 16 Feb 1901, Jackson Co., to John Broaden Aker. The son of Thomas Jefferson Aker and Mobley Broaden.
Mary Canzada Shortridge, b 9 April 1861, Brown Co., d app 1926 (according to my aunt). She married 23 July 1881, to Thomas Tobias Cordell, in Jackson Co. Their children were: Charles Wesley, b 7 Nov 1882, Edgar, b 1887, and Pearl May Cordell, b 6 March 1883, in Freetown, Ind.
Charles Wesley married Katurah F. Blevins, 7 Nov 1908, in Jackson Co. She died 4 Jan 1951. He then married Pearl Boling, on 5 Sept 1914. Charles died 29 Jan 1951, Jefferson Co., Ind., and is buried at Fairview Cemetery; as is Katurah.
Edgar Cordell was picked up as a delinquent in Washington Co., Ind. because he was on his own.He was sent to Plainsfield Boys School, in Hendricks Co. There he died of Malaria, and Spinal Meningitis, at age 13. Eddie died 7 Dec 1900. Death certificate in that county says burial place unknown. (This has been a mystery to me. Records were kept meticulously at this school. Even today the records at the state archives will tell you the cost of hamburger they bought, sick rolls, etc. But I found NO mention of an outbreak there, let aslone any deaths.)
Pearl May Cordell, married George Wasington Moore, 13 May 1901, Brown Co., Ind. She died 1 Aug 1947, Bartholomew Co., Ind., and is buried at Walesboro Cemetery. As is her husband, and son, Raymond. Their children were: Arnold Joshua, Estelle, Nora Belle, and Raymond (who was my father). Born as Raymond Thomas, he changed his name to Raymond W. I had never heard that as a child or young adult, and have always given his name as Raymond W.
