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Essie Estelle Lewis Short

9 Feb 1907 – 15 Apr 1930

Birth	9 Feb 1907
Death	15 Apr 1930
Cemetery	Oak Cliff Cemetery Dallas , Dallas County , Texas , USA
Added by	Hunts Forebears on 06 Nov 2013
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67308535

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She was murdered, thrown from a rumble seat of a car (backseat) around Lake Del Worth, Dallas, Texas. Her parents weren't notified. The man whom murdered her later found dead in that lake. This information from sister Nita Lewis Toland & niece Wanda Parisher. According to death certificate she sustained a skull fracture. Married to Clarence E Short (findagrave#113784643) Grave was missing in 2001 Said to be buried near her infant. Wanda said not marked well. Residence: 1924 - Fort Worth, Texas Address: 9 W 5th Source: Citation Details: US City Directories Source Text: Name: Clarence Short Gender: Male Residence Year: 1924 Street Address: 9 W 5th Residence Place: Fort Worth, Texas Occupation: Truck Driver Rlll Spouse: Essie Short Publication Title: Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory, 1924 Residence: 1925 - Fort Worth, Texas Address: 808 Florence Source: Citation Details: US City Directories Source Text: Name: Clarence E Short Gender: Male Residence Year: 1925 Street Address: 808 Florence Residence Place: Fort Worth, Texas Occupation: Truck Driver Spouse: Essie Short Publication Title: Fort Worth, Texas, City Directory, 1925 Residence 1928 -Eastland, Texas Address: 105 N Ross Wood 1930 Census lists her husband as a widow living on Galvez Street Name: Clarence E Short Birth Year: abt 1897 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Texas Marital status: Widowed Relation to Head of House: Roomer Home in 1930: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA Map of Home: View Map Street address: Galvez Ward of City: 198 Block: 3372 House Number: 2703 Dwelling Number: 258 Family Number: 384 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Texas Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Laborer Industry: Truck hauling Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker Employment: Yes Household Members: Name Age Nollie Stanford 56 Ollie V Cowost 24 Ray Cowost 30 William A Henry 27 Dock Sparkman 32 Clarence E Short 33 Wesley A Rudd 27 In 1940 Census he has the same address & is remarried to Lucile ********************************************************************************************* Note by leona Antuna: According to Essie Estelle Lewis Short's death certificate, her DOD was April 15, 1930 and she was buried in the Old Oak Cliff Cemetery on April 18, 1930. It states that she died form a Fracture to the base of the skull. It is signed by LM Lewis (Jack). Kathy Antuna

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Clarence Earl Short 1895–1972

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