SHORT CEMETERY, Short Road, north side, GILES COUNTY TENNESSEE

Mapping the Location


Scenic views of the Short Cemetery: 9771/9772/9773/9774/9775/9777/9778/9779/9780/9781/9782/9783/9784

HANCOCK, Martha R. [Short], 26 Jun 1821 - 27 Sep 1852, w/o Noah Hancock, d/o John T. & Elizabeth Short Hancock 9761/9762
HANCOCK, Noah, 17 Aug 1811 - 15 Apr 1855, h/o Martha R. Hancock, 9763
McDONALD, Elihu, 23 Jul 1814 - 23 Jul 1981. h/o Mary B. [Short], 02 Nov 1825 - 11 Nov 1904. She is the d/o John Turner & Elizabeth [Abernathy] Short and is buried in Maplewood Cem (OM-72-1)   9752/9753/9754/9757
McDONALD, William E., 05 Jul 1843 - 16 Nov 1861, s/o Elihu & Mary B. Short McDonald. (unable to find or identify the tombstone in this cemetery)
SHORT, John T., 11 Apr 1793 - 21 Oct 1875, h/o Elizabeth Short, born in Brunswick Co., Va., s/o William Short & Mary [Burch] Short 9744/9745/9746/footstone J.T.S.:9759
SHORT, Elizabeth (Abernathy), 28 Feb 1803 - 11 Mar 1872, w/o John T. Short; d/o Jesse and Martha Wall Abernathy (unable to find or identify the tombstone; Sourced from: Diane Copley 3 Aug 2015.)
SHORT, Virginia M., 11 Jul 1836 - 23 Feb 1881, w/o G. (George) E. Short buried in Maplewood Cem (OM 292-1) 9738/9739/9740/9741/footstone V.M.S.:9748
SHORT, William J., 16 Jul 1823 - 24 Oct 1876,  s/o John T. & Elizabeth Abernathy Short; h/o Fannie L. Short. 9769/9770/fragment of footstone W.J.S.:9756   
SHORT, Fannie L., 18 Nov 1842 - 04 Apr 1885, w/o W. J. Short, Our Darling Mother. 9742/9743
SHORT, Miss C. (Cynthia) J., (b. cir 1839) - 07 Feb 1891, aged 52 years. d/o John T. & Elizabeth Abernathy Short. 9747/footstone C.J.S.:9749

It is known that approximately 20 unmarked graves exist here who were believed to be Slaves & Civil War Soldiers The gravestones found seemed to occupy a small part of the tree covered area.

Unknown fragment of stone:9750/unknown footstone no inscription: 9751
Clump of Rose bushes planted long ago when this graveyard was young: 9758
Two of four pillars that served as support to hoist a tombstone top above the ground. They were scattered around the hill side. These probably belonged to the tomb of Martha Hancock.: 9760/2nd one:9755/This is another of the 4 pillars. I stood this one up:9766
This is probably the slab that served as a ground/grave cover and base for the Martha Hancock tomb. When her tomb tumbled several parts slide down the slope: 9764/unknown broken fragments of tombstone - not certain of their purpose, probably bases:9765/9767/9768

1850 Census, Dist. 6, Giles, Tn
Name:Turner Short [Jonathan/John Turner Short] 
Age:55
Birth Year:abt 1795
Birthplace:Virginia
Home in 1850:District 6, Giles, Tn
Gender:Male
Family Number:24
Name              Age
Turner Short       55
Elizabeth Short    47
George E Short     21
Elizabeth Short    17
James Short        15
Cynthia Short      10
Martha R McDonald  28
Richard F McDonald 10
Susan E McDonald    7
Ann E McDonald      5
Levi McDonald       2

Photographed on sunny morning 20 Apr 2017 by C. Wayne Austin. The listing was provided by Jean Cosby a researcher who has visited this cemetery in the past. The inscriptions were updated with exceptions found by comparing the tombstone photos. First this listing was known to be listed on page 488 of the book Giles County Cemeteries by the Historical Society about 1988. Added here 6 May 2017. Listing provided on Findgrave.com, but with no photos. There are the misplaced listings which belong in the Short Cemetery of Marshall County Tennessee.