William Floyd SHORT

1898 - 1973  (75 years)

• Name	William Floyd SHORT
  Birth	11 Mar 1898	Tennessee   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1918, 1940	Tennessee   [1, 2]
  	According to his 1918 World War I draft registration card, William was employed as a pipe fitter for a company in Jackson, Tennessee. By April 1940 he was working as a garage mechanic.
  Death	17 Jul 1973  [3]
  	William died on 17 July 1973. He was 75 years old.
  Burial	Dyersburg, Haywood Co, TN   [3]
  	His remains were interred at a Dyersburg, Tennessee cemetery.
  Person ID	I50822	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family	Emma Sue NEWSOM,   b. 6 Dec 1908, Haywood Co, TN
  Marriage	31 Oct 1931	Haywood Co, TN   [4]
  	The couple was married later the same day in Haywood County, Tennessee by R.L. Newsom, Justice of the Peace.
  Children	1. Nona Joan SHORT
  Family ID	F2533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S4128] William Floyd Short. WWI draft registration card (1918). . [S4129] 1940 US Census / Short, William. [S3986] Mitchell, "John & Elizabeth Whitehorn descendants' information". [S4183] Emma Sue Newsome - W.F. Short, Haywood Co, TN marriage license & minister’s return (1931).