Booker Randolph Shorter
Booker Randolph was born on June 24th, 1809 in
Charlotte Co., Virginia.
1 Booker Randolph's father was
John Shorter and his mother was
Nancy Palmore. His paternal grandfather was
James Archibald Shorter and his paternal grandmother is
Lucy Childrey. He had six brothers and two sisters, named
Francis,
William,
James,
Woodson Arthur,
George Washington,
Thomas H.,
Sarah and
Frances. He was the third oldest of the nine children. He had two half-brothers named
William and
Booker. He died at the age of 56 on October 7th, 1865.
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