Dear Linda, Try the Handbook of Texas at www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/search.html It's 6 volumes of info about Texas and Texans. Janet in San Antonio ----- Original Message ----- From: Linda Collison (by way of smothers@mindspring.com) <kissincousin@earthlink.net> To: <ALDALLAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 7:37 AM Subject: [ALDALLAS-L] Major John SHORT > I am searching for information on Major John SHORT who owned property in > Dallas County. He was born about 1790, but not necessarily in Alabama. > According to Texas military records he was in Dallas County in 1820. He > was in Texas in 1836 but apparently returned to Dallas Co. Alabama for a > period of time. He served in the War of 1812 under General Andrew Jackson > and was one of General Sam Houston's soldiers in the war for Texas > Independence. I don't know who he married but he had 9 children. The > first was Mary who was born in Georgia. The next 6 children, Nancy, > Amanda, Elizabeth, William, Frances and John were born in Alabama and I'm > assuming Dallas County. He had 2 more children born in Texas. Who did he > marry? Where did he come from? > >