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Leon (Zack) Shorter
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Leon (Zack) Shorter 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Born: Feb 1894, Mississippi, USA 5
- Marriage (2): Sammie Lee Singleton on 27 May 1945 in Claiborne County, Mississippi, USA 1
- Died: Cir 1949, Claiborne County, Mississippi, USA about age 55 3
 Other names for Leon were Zack Shorter 2 3 and Zack Shorter.
Events in his life were:
He was listed as age 6 (Feb 1894), on 1900 census taken on 1900,while living in Red Lick, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA. 5 He was listed as age 23 (1919), on 18 Jan 1920, while living in Beat 1, Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA. 8
Leon married Lydia Washington.
Leon next married Sammie Lee Singleton, daughter of Henry Singleton and Mary, on 27 May 1945 in Claiborne County, Mississippi, USA.6 (Sammie Lee Singleton was born in 1908 6.)
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Sources
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Marriage License - Shorter, Leon & Sammie Lee Singleton (27 May 1945 - Claiborne County, Mississippi - Record No 150). Leon Shorter (56) from Port Gibson, Mississippi married Sammie Lee Singleton (37) from Port Gibson, Mississippi. Leon's parents are Jordan Shorter and Cora Fry-Wells who lives in Tillman, Mississippi, and Sammie Lee's parents are Henry & Mary Singleston who lives in Russum, Mississippi. Leon signed his name with an "X" on the marriage license. Rev Henry Singleton, minster officiated the marriage on 27 May 1945. Marriage record applied for on 26 May 1945 and filed for record on 31 May 1945.
2
Interview - Oral History: Mattie Brinner & Deloris Young (2007-04-27) (Face to face interview, Tillman, Mississippi - Verification of Jordan Shorter second family.
Personal memory and oral history).
3
Interview - Oral History: Willie Shorter (2007-04-28) (face to face interview, at home in Port Gibson, Mississippi
Personal Memory and/or oral history).
4
Shorter, Leon - Census 1930 (7 April 1930 - Beat 2, Claiborne County, Mississippi - ED 8, Sheet No 3B, Line 85).
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Fry, Robert & Jane - Census 1900 (18 June 1900 - Beat 1, Red Lick, Jefferson County, Mississippi, District 82, sheet 15B).
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Marriage License - Shorter, Leon & Sammie Lee Singleton (27 May 1945 - Claiborne County, Mississippi - Record No 150).
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Shorter, Leon & Lydia - Census 1920 (18 January 1920 - Beat 1, Jefferson County, Mississippi - ED 75, Page 6A, Line). Leon Shorter (23) head of household and wife Lydia (22) have living with them one son Samuel Shorter (11 months). Only Lydia can read and write and all member can read and write.
Neighbors include Earnest & Gallie Johnson and family; Josha & Delia Jones and family; Mose & Elizabeth Wells and family; Robert & Louise Wilson and family.
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Shorter, Leon & Lydia - Census 1920 (18 January 1920 - Beat 1, Jefferson County, Mississippi - ED 75, Page 6A, Line).
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