Individual Details
William S "Grancer" Short
(15 May 1766 - 4 Jul 1858)
Was called Grancer May have meant Grand sir.
Events
| Birth | 15 May 1766 | Burke County, NC, Urke Co, British America |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1793 | Elizabeth "Betsy" Bolling | | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1809 | Margaret "Polly" Birchfield | |||
| Death | 4 Jul 1858 | Wise County, Virginia | | ||
| Relationship | 5th Great Grandfather | ||||
| Burial | Benjamin Bolling Cemetery, Flat Gap, Wise, Virginia, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth "Betsy" Bolling (1767 - 1809) |
| Child | Charles Anderson Short (1799 - 1875) |
| Child | Virginia Jane "Jennie" Short (1803 - 1871) |
| Child | Benjamin Short (1794 - ) |
| Child | Adam Short (1795 - ) |
| Child | Rebecca Short (1800 - ) |
| Child | Joseph Short (1803 - ) |
| Child | William Granville "Buck" Short (1805 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth "Betty" Short (1808 - ) |
| Spouse | Margaret "Polly" Birchfield (1785 - 1832) |
| Child | James Tipton "Beardy Jim" Short (1817 - ) |
| Child | Daniel Henry "Squire Dan" SHORT (1812 - 1891) |
| Child | Nathanial Short (1809 - ) |
| Child | Alexander Short (1820 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Short (1810 - ) |
| Child | Providence Short (1813 - 1865) |
| Father | William Short III (1745 - 1787) |
| Mother | Sarah Baugh (1745 - 1767) |
Notes
Birth
between 1766 and 17691766 in NC
His birth not verified. Some say eastern VA or Tenn. FAG says
born 15 May 1766 in Burke Co, NC
Died 4 July 1858 in Pound Wise, VA. He is buried in Benjamin Bolling Cemetery in Flat Gap, Wise, VA. Betsy and I were there.
Marriage
FAG Says married in 1790Death
Or 4 jul 1851Burial
I was at this cemetery on 30 Oct 2021 with Betsy and could not find his stone but I got this picture from FAG. There were several stones in rough condition that were not readable and that could have been his.==============
FAG
William S. “Grancer” Short
BIRTH 15 May 1766Burke County, North Carolina, USA
DEATH 4 Jul 1858 (aged 92)Pound, Wise County, Virginia, USA
BURIAL Benjamin Bolling CemeteryFlat Gap, Wise County, Virginia, USA
MEMORIAL ID 41850608 · View Source
May have also gone by the honorific title "Grancer" (sic) Grand Sir.
father: William Short III (1745-1787)
mother: Sarah Baugh (1745-1767)
Birth location unverified. Some researchers believe he was born in eastern Virginia or Tennessee.
married ca 1790:
Elizabeth (Betsy) Bolling (1767-1809)
other children with Betsy:
Benjamin (Ben) Short (1792-1877)
Joseph D. Short (1793-aft 1880?)
Adam Short (1794-1867)
Rebecca Short Birchfield (ca 1801-ca 1875)
William (Buck) Granville Short (1805-1879)
Elizabeth (Betsy) Jane Short Mullins (1806-1845)
Nathaniel Short (1809-1809)
married ca 1809:
Mary (Polly) Burchfield (1785-1832)
other children with Polly:
Anne Birchfield Short (ca 1810-aft 1900)
James (Beardy Jim) Tipton Short (1817-1884)
Alexander Short (1820-aft 1870)
Gravesite Details
Unmarked grave, but broken stone was found in shed near cemetery with William's birth & death date.
Family Members
Spouse
Elizabeth Bolling Short
1767–1809
Children
Charles Short
1799–1875
Virginia Jane Short Mullins
1803–1871
Daniel H Short
1812–1891
Providence Short Bolling
1813–1865
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William Grancer Short graves unmarked Flat Gap, VA
Posted 22 jul 2018 by Deborah Cochran
William and his second wife, Mary "Polly", are buried in the Bolling Cemetery at Falt Gap, Virginia. Their graves are unmarked and, as of today, cannot be identified. But, there is an old broken stone inside a decaying cabin-like shed near the cemetery that has Williams name birth date and the date he died carved on it.
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The old cabin as described sounds like his grandfathers burial site. William Grancer Short Jr. and his two wives,Elizabeth Bolling and Mary Polly Birchfield; one on either side, are buried with him on the first row of the Benjamin Bollin Cemetery.