The Family of Noah Short and Susan Rudd Short

The Parents of Noah Short

Josiah Short and Catharine ? Short

The Parents of Susan Rudd

Richard T. Rudd and Sarah ? Rudd

Short Family Tree

Noah’s Maternal Family Tree

Rudd Family Tree

Susan’s Maternal Family Tree

Marriages of Noah Short

1st Marriage to Jane A. ?

2nd Marriage to Susan Rudd

Marriages of Susan Rudd

Marriage to Noah Short

A Runaway

From the Livonia Gazette, 1878

Hemlock - It has become an almost every-day occurrence for horses to become frightened in our streets from various causes. Tuesday afternoon of this week, Mrs. Ada Shardlow of So. Lima was in town, and just before returning home, took her sister Miss Harriette (Hattie) Short for a ride.

When near the residence of Mr. Durkey, at a turn in the road, their horse became frightened at a large stone by the road-side and shied, throwing both occupants out. The horse ran some distance, but was caught in the village.

There were no broken bones, but both ladies were bruised quite badly. It is fortunate that no further injuries were sustained.

The Obituary of Noah Short

1826 - death

No obituary found.

The Obituary of Susan Rudd Short

1838 - 29 November 1881

From the Livonia Gazette, 30 December 1881

It is not often that one is called to record a death and funeral under circumstances of such peculiar sadness as that of Mrs. Susan Short, wife of Noah Short of Livonia. She had been sick but a few days.

Her daughters, Mrs. Ada Shardlow and Miss Hattie, had both been extremely ill, the latter slowly convalescing. But Mrs. Shardlow was yet so prostrated that her attending physician positively forbid any mention of her mother’s death in her presence. Miss Hattie was unable to see her mother, though aware of her death, while the critical condition of Mrs.Shardlow required the utmost care and rendered impossible the usual funeral services except a short prayer by the attending minister at the cemetery.

It was indeed an afflicted family. It gives the writer very great pleasure to say that neighbors were not only in deepest and most heartfelt sympathy with them, but with ready hands gave all needed help, day and night.

It is not necessary to name those excellent ladies who so cheerfully gave their services in caring for the sick and dying, since all were so ready and constant in their deeds of mercy. In conversation with the surviving members of the family, an earnest desire was indicated that some expression of their gratitude might be given to all these neighbors and friend for their sympathy and aid in this great affliction. And this may be said without any reserve - this sympathy and help so cheerfully given was to be expected, because of the well known kindness of heart which characterizes the people of this neighborhood, and in this particular instance, it was attracted by a most excellent family.

Mrs. Short was a noble Christian woman, filling the place of an affectionate, self-sacrificing daughter to an aged father, a most devoted wife, mother and loving sister, and in these relations it seemed to those who knew her best that she was entirely forgetful of self. She was a living examplar of the religion she professed.

Baptized into the fellowship of the Hemlock Lake Baptist Church on the 28th of April, 1866, and dismissed by letter to the Baptist Church at Livonia, March 18th, 1876, she continued to adorn her profession by a consistent life, till called from her loved “home on earth” to that better and enduring “home in Heaven.”

Let us imitate her Christian faith and constant devotion to duty, that by the same matchless grace which sustained her we may share with her the reward of all our Lord’ faithful ones.

The Burial of Noah Short

Union Cemetery in Livonia NY

The Burial of Susan Rudd Short

Union Cemetery in Livonia NY

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