Sarah Elizabeth ShortAge: 59 years1837–1897
- Name
- Sarah Elizabeth Short
- Given names
- Sarah Elizabeth
- Surname
- Short
- Married name
- Sarah Elizabeth Fields
 Birth | June 20, 1837 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 8 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
 Marriage | Robert Nelson Pleasant Fields — View this family January 10, 1856 (Age 18 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Mary D Fields October 13, 1856 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Nancy S Fields September 1, 1857 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Permelia A Fields December 19, 1859 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 19 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a son #4 | James Thomas Fields January 12, 1862 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Sarah L Fields December 15, 1864 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 23 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a son #6 | Robert Boone Fields August 12, 1867 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 29 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 29 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 31 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a son #7 | Edward A Fields February 12, 1870 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Frank W Fields July 2, 1873 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | William Jesse Fields February 20, 1877 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 40 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | June 16, 1897 (Age 59 years) |
| Family with Robert Nelson Pleasant Fields |
| husband |
Robert Nelson Pleasant Fields Birth: May 10, 1822 25 31 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: October 22, 1914 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Sarah Elizabeth Short Birth: June 20, 1837 Death: June 16, 1897 |
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Marriage: January 10, 1856 — |
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9 months daughter |
Mary D Fields Birth: October 13, 1856 34 19 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 5, 1944 |
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11 months daughter |
Nancy S Fields Birth: September 1, 1857 35 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Permelia A Fields Birth: December 19, 1859 37 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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2 years son |
James Thomas Fields Birth: January 12, 1862 39 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 10, 1938 — Bluegrove, Clay, Texas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Sarah L Fields Birth: December 15, 1864 42 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
Robert Boone Fields Birth: August 12, 1867 45 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
Edward A Fields Birth: February 12, 1870 47 32 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
Frank W Fields Birth: July 2, 1873 51 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years son |
William Jesse Fields Birth: February 20, 1877 54 39 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Robert Nelson Pleasant Fields + Permelia A Brand |
| husband |
Robert Nelson Pleasant Fields Birth: May 10, 1822 25 31 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: October 22, 1914 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Permelia A Brand Birth: February 12, 1827 Death: July 19, 1850 |
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Marriage: February 12, 1846 — |
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4 years step-son |
Allen Dodd Fields Birth: October 28, 1849 27 22 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: April 23, 1922 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| Robert Nelson Pleasant Fields + Martha Cohorn |
| husband |
Robert Nelson Pleasant Fields Birth: May 10, 1822 25 31 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: October 22, 1914 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Martha Cohorn Death: |
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Marriage: August 20, 1852 — |
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14 months step-son |
David M Fields Birth: October 12, 1853 31 Death: March 20, 1854 |