Posted on: Hampshire County, WV Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/WV/Hampshire/1410 Surname: ------------------------- The only Samuel Short on the 1850 Census for Hampshire Co. (posted on the Mineral Co. web site) was 38 years old at the time. Obviously your Samuel Short was from another county. In 1845, he would have been born in VA, not WV. Would suggest you check the 1850 Virginia Census Index for all Short's, then check them out on the related microfilms for a Short family with a Samuel abt. age 5.