This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XeB.2ACE/3426.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Wayne I believe that this 'Shorb' that you are asking about is actually 'Short'. If you look at how this census taker writes you will see that he makes a curl at the end and just didn't cross his 'T'. In 1845 Hancock co was made from part of Hawkins co and in 1860 John Short was listed there. This Short family is still active in Hancock co today. One of our local doctors is a John Short. I have never seen the name of 'Shorb' in my years of working genealogy.