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Augustus (Guster) Shorter
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Augustus (Guster) Shorter 1 2 3 4
- Born: Abt 1855, Mississippi, USA 3 5
- Marriage (1): Litha Thompson in Jan 1872 in Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA 1
- Marriage (2): Mary Hedrick
- Died: Unknown, Mississippi, USA
 Other names for Augustus were Augistine Shorter,5 6 Gusteen Shorter,7 Guster Shorter 8 9 and Guston Shorter.10
Events in his life were:
Signed with an "X" as a witness on brother's Jordan Shorter marriage license, on 9 Jul 1881, in Claiborne County, Mississippi, USA. 11 He worked as a shirter on 18 Jun 1880. He was born Census 1880 about 1856 in Mississippi, USA. 2 7 9 He has conflicting death information of 1910 and Mississippi, USA. 12
Augustus married Litha Thompson, daughter of Thompson and Deanna, in Jan 1872 in Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA.1 (Litha Thompson was born circa 1855 in Mississippi, USA 9 12 and died on an unknown date.)
Events in their marriage were:
Marriage: Jan 1872, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA. 10
Augustus next married Mary Hedrick. (Mary Hedrick was born in Apr 1874 in Mississippi, USA 13 14 and died on an unknown date.)
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Sources
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Marriage License - Shorter, Guston & Litha Thompson (Jan 1872, Jefferson County, Mississippi - Marriage records, 1805-1949; index to marriage records, 1805-1936 Jefferson County (Mississippi). Circuit Clerk).
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Shorter, Augustus & Litha - Census 1880 (Brandy Wine District, Claiborn County, Mississippi - Pg 624).
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Shorter, Gus & Mary - Census 1920 (25-26 March 1920 - Beat 5, Warren County, Mississippi - ED 86, Sheet 7B, Line 81).
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Records - Thomson Funeral Home, Port Gibson, Mississippi (2007-04) (Research trip April 22-29, 2007 - Official Document).
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Shorter, Adam & Hester Ann - Census 1880 (June 18, 1880 - Brandywine District Beat 5, Claiborne County, Mississippi - Vol 3, ED 69, Sheet 620, Line 19).
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Shorter Family - Census 1870 (25 August 1870 - Brandy Wine District, Claiborne County, Mississippi - Page 13, Sheet 538
Listed as head of household Adam (40) and wife Hester (35). Living with them were their children sons: Augustine (15) and Jordon (9), daughters Emily (14), Nancy (8) Rachel (5) and Clarrissa (newborn ). Adam and the rest of the family was born in Mississippi, Hester was born in Virginia. Adam is listed as a farmer and the three oldest are listed as laborer and Hester is listed as a house keeper.
Census taken by George N. Woods, Asst. Marshal.
Census - Ancestry.com).
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Shorter Family - Census 1880.
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Records - Thomson Funeral Home, Port Gibson, Mississippi (2005-07) (Visit in July 2005 - Found by Shelia Moore-Farmer on 26 July 2005 at Thomas furnal home death cetificate Records form 9:45a - 3:00p - Official Documents).
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Shorter, Guster - Census 1900.
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(Various marriage records listed on Family search.org).
11
Marriage License - Shorter, Jordan & Mandy Wells (27 February 1881, Claiborne County, Mississippi - Marriage records, 1805-1954; index 1816-1993 Claiborne County (Mississippi). Circuit Clerk). Older brother Guster Shorter signed with an"X" as a witness on younger brother Jordan Shorter marriage record to Mandy Wells.
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Shorter, Litha - Census 1910 (May 3 - 4, 1910 - Beat 1, Jeffereson County, Mississippi - District 70, Sheet 13A, Line 4).
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Hedrick, Mary - Census 1900 (1900 - Red Lick, Jefferson County, Mississippi - District 82, Sheet 16B).
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(7 May 1940 - Beat 4, Sunflower County, Mississippi (Sheet 9B)).
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