Thomas Lee SHORT

1894 - 1921  (~ 27 years)

• Name	Thomas Lee SHORT
  Born	Sep 1894	Virginia
  Gender	Male
  _UID	2FB85704EFAB4F73A97B751A74383FE6221D
  Died	Dec 1921	Tazewell Co. VA
  Buried	Whitaker Ridge, Tazewell Co. VA
  Notes	Died from a bullet wound inflicted by Bliss Altizer during a card game. Joan Banner, a daughter of Celia, said that Tom drew on Bliss, but the bullet hit the holster so Bliss then fired at Tom, mortally wounding him. Tom as taken by the other participants into a field of cut corn, propped him up against cornshucks, unconscious and bleeding. The nex morning he was found dead. He is buried in the Whitaker Cemetery on Whitaker Ridge. 16 Dec 1921 Clinch Valley News Tom SHORT, a well known citizen of the Whitaker Ridge Community, was shot and killed Saturday afternoon last about 2 o'clock, on "Grassy Spur" by Bliss ALTIZER, who is also well known in that community. The shooting, according to information reaching this office, was the result of a poker game, in which the men had been engaged prior to the shooting. At the conclusion of the game the men separated, going in opposite directions, when without warning, SHORT shot ALTIZER with a pistol, the bullet penetrating his body. ALTIZER immediately turned and emptied a load load of bird shot into SHORT'S body, inflicting a wound from which he died a short time afterwards. ALTIZER was given a preliminary hearing, Magistrate HEAVERS, presiding, and released on a $1,000 bond for appearance here in court. From the information we have received it appears the shooting of SHORT was justifiable. SHORT is survived by a wife and one child, and was about 25 years old. He served five years in the US Army. 23 Dec 1921 Clinch Valley News Bandy, Va. December 17. Editor the News: Please correct the mistake of the poker game and killing of Tom SHORT, as it was done on the Altizer Ridge, a distance of three or four miles from Whitaker Ridge. Give the Whitaker Ridge justice. M.S. WHITAKER. CENSUS RECORDS 1900 Census Name: Thos Short Age: 5 Birth Date: Sep 1894 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1900: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Great Grand Son Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Household Members: Name Age Zachariah Ward 67 Nancy Ward 70 Sallie Ward 47 Victoria Ward 27 Thos Short 5 1910 Census Name: Thomas Short Age in 1910: 15 Birth Year: abt 1895 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Grandson Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's name: Sallie Chambers Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Household Members: Name Age Zach Ward 77 Nancy Ward 83 Sallie Chambers 52 Thomas Short 15 [1]
  Person ID	I109	Master File
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Everett SHORT
  Mother	Alafair CHAMBERS,   b. ca 1875, Virginia ,   d. Aft Sep 1894, Virginia  (Age ~ 19 years)
  Family ID	F5975	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cecilia (Celia) Day WHITAKER,   b. 22 Sep 1901, Tazewell Co. VA ,   d. 14 May 1929, Canebreak, McDowell Co. WV  (Age 27 years)
  Married	16 Jul 1920	Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA
  	Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940 Name: Thos. N. Short Birth Date: 1894 Birthplace: Age: 26 Spouse's Name: Celia Whitaker Spouse's Birth Date: 1901 Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: 19 Event Date: 16 Jul 1920 Event Place: Richlands, Tazewell, Virginia Father's Name: Everett Short Mother's Name: Allie [Alafair Chambers] Spouse's Father's Name: T. W. Whitaker Spouse's Mother's Name: Nancy [Mary Altizer] Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01695-5 System Origin: Virginia-EASy GS Film number: 34214 Reference ID: P265 L126
  Children	1. Pansy Marie SHORT,   b. 4 Jul 1920,   d. 08 Jun 2010, Wytheville, VA  (Age 89 years)   2. Robert L. SHORT,   b. 1922,   d. 1990, Bluefield, Tazewell Co.  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2015
  Family ID	F47	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] Nancy A. Nash Material, 1997.