Ortha Mildred NELSON

1911 - 2008  (97 years)

• Name	Ortha Mildred NELSON
  Born	3 May 1911	Missouri
  Gender	Female
  _UID	5BDE53687BF929459190F668B9FDEA4C4141
  Died	8 May 2008	Missouri
  Buried	Goodhope, Douglas Co., Missouri
  Person ID	I121084	Branch 019 John Miles Stafford 1782 VA
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2012

  
  

  Father	Aminda Belshezzer NELSON,   b. 11 Nov 1878, Christian Co., Missouri ,   d. 9 May 1964, Christian Co., Missouri  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Laura Emer MCKINNEY,   b. 8 Feb 1883, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Oct 1955, Douglas Co., Missouri  (Age 72 years)
  Married	21 Sep 1898	Christian Co., Missouri
  Family ID	F33291	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Charles Emory SHORTT,   b. 6 Dec 1903, Virginia ,   d. 2 Dec 1976, Douglas Co., Missouri  (Age 72 years)
  Married	4 Sep 1926	Douglas Co., Missouri
  Children	1. Dorothy Faye SHORTT   2. Frieda SHORTT   3. Ricky Neal SHORTT,   b. 10 Aug 1951, Douglas Co., Missouri ,   d. 15 May 1952, Douglas Co., Missouri  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F39152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Hollie Lawrence MCHAFFIE,   b. 22 Jun 1907, Missouri ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1984	Douglas Co., Missouri
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F39155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ortha, age 8, is listed as daughter on the 1920 Douglas Co., Missouri census in the HH of Minda Nelson. per Jeannie Dobbs Ortha married Charles Emory Short b: 6 DEC 1903 in Wise Co, Virginia Married: 4 SEP 1926 in Douglas Co., Missouri Note: Book 9 page 93 1930 Washington, Douglas Co., Missouri census, entry 32/32 Short, Charles Emery age 24, married when 21, b. Virginia Ortha, wife age 18, married when 15, b. Missouri Dorothy Fay, dau. age 2, b. Missouri Missouri Marriage Records Name: Ortha Mildred Nelson (widow, last marriage ended Dec. 2, 1976) Age: 73 Race/Ethnicity: White Birth Date: 3 May 1911 Marriage Date: 1984 Marriage County: Douglas Spouse Name: Hollie Lawrence Mchaffie Spouse Birth Date: 22 Jun 1907 Spouse Race/Ethnicity: White http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=36036948&PIpi=28767962 Ortha Mildred Nelson Shortt Burial: Goodhope Cemetery, Goodhope, Douglas County, Missouri Double SHORTT Headstone Ortha M. Charles Emory May 3, 1911 Dec. 6, 1903 May 8, 2008 Dec. 2, 1976 Parents: Aminda Belchazzar Nelson (1878 - 1964) Laura Emer McKinney Nelson (1883 - 1955) Spouse: Charles Emory Shortt (1903 - 1976) Children: Ricky Neal Shortt (1951 - 1952)