The Civil War
The Civil War
As it relates to St. Clair County, Missouri
 

DAVID T. SHORT (1818 - )

MO Soldiers Database:
Short, David. Private, Civil War, Union. Cavalry, Missouri State
Militia, 7th Regiment Cavalry M.S.M., Company E.
Record: David Short, Pvt., Co. E, Capt. Darst. Enlisted 3-10-1882
St. Clair County, Georgetown, discharged 8-16-1862, General Schofield.
Card two (dated 1972): Age 43, height 5 foot, 10 inches, gray hair, hazel eyes, dark complection, married, farmer, native Washington Co.,
Indiana, Place of enlistment - St. Clair county.

MO State Archives:
David T. Short, Sergeant, Civil War, Union. Enrolled Missouri Militia, 60 Regiment E.M.M., Co. B.
Record: 60 Reg’t E.M.M. Batt., Co. B. Short, David T., Sergeant. Commanding Officer Captain Hoover. Enrolled 6 November 1862 Clinton, Mo. Ordered into Active Service 6 November 1862 Clinton, Mo. Relieved from duty 31 January 1863. Number Days Actual Service 86.

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International Genealogical Index:

David T. Short – Sarah McMinniegle, married 10 October 1848 Jackson Co., MO. Batch M515212.

David T. Short – Sarah McMunnegle, married 10 October 1848 Jackson Co., MO. Batch M515211.

David T. Short – Sarah McMinn, married 10 October 1848 Jackson Co., MO. Batch 7125311.

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1860 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Monegaw Twp.:
Page 141, Line 12, 7 September, Monegaw P.O.
988/943 David T. Short, age 42, male, farmer, $6000 real estate, $1500 personal estate, born IN
Sarah A., age 31, female, born KY
Susan C., age 10, female, born MO, attended school
James O., age 8, male, born MO, attended school, Twin
Amanda G., age 8, female, born MO, attended school, Twin
Ella M., age 5, female, born MO, attended school
Sarah A., age 3, female, born MO
Edgar, age 1, male, born MO

1870 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Monegaw Twp:
Page 28, Line 18, 17 June, Taberville P.O.
198/197 David T. Short, age 51, white male, farmer, $4000 real estate, $3102 personal estate, born IN, over age 21
Sarah, age 41, white female, keeping house, born KY
Amanda, age 18, white female, at home, born MO, attended school
James O., age 18, white male, works on farm, born MO, attended school
Ella M., age 15, white female, at home, born MO, attended school
Sarah A., age 13, white female, at home, born MO, attended school
Edgar, age 11, white male, at home, born MO, attended school, cannot write
Chas., age 7, white male, at home, born MO, attended school

1880 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Monegaw Twp:
Page 25, Dist. 6, ED 229, 1 July
227/236 David Short, white male, age 62, farmer, born IN, parents born VA
Sarah, white female, age 51, wife, keeping house, born KY, parents born KY
Charles, white male, age 17, son, attended school, born MO, father born IN, mother born KY
Maggie, white female, age 5, granddaughter, born MO, father born MO, mother born IN

1900 Bates Co., MO Census – Rockville Twp., Rockville Town:
Dist. 6, ED 20, Page 10A, Line 6, 19 June
177/178 Sarah A. Short, head, white female, born January 1829, age 71, widowed, born KY, parents born KY, can read & write, speaks English, owned home free
Adna B., granddaughter, white female, born October 1879, age 20, single, born MO, parents born MO, can read & write, speaks English