Sallie Matilda Hayter1,2

b. 10 September 1848, d. 23 November 1868
FatherJames Edmondson Hayter3 b. abt 26 Oct 1825, d. 28 Aug 1880
MotherLouisa Bowen Thompson1 b. abt 8 Oct 1828, d. 3 May 1879
Birth10 Sep 1848 Sallie Matilda Hayter was born on 10 Sep 1848 in Virginia.1 
Marriage She married Americus DeLafayette Shortt.4 
Death23 Nov 1868 Sallie died on 23 Nov 1868 at age 20.1 
Burial She was buried at Hayter Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.1 
  Sallie's stone reads:

"Beauty, truth and rarity, Grace in all simplicity, here inclosed in ashes lie."5 
Last Edited1 Jun 2013

Citations

  1. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 117. Stone reported to read: Sallie M. Shortt, consort of Americus D.L. Shortt & d/o James E. & Louisa B. Hayter, 10 Sept 1848-23 Nov. 1868, age 20y 2m 13d.
  2. [S234] Aaron Hayter household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western District, p. 61 (original script), dwelling 421, family 416, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Apr 2013. Household includes: James E. Hayter, 33, farmer, owns land worth $10,000, pers. prop of $15,000; Louisa, 30; Matilda, 11; James, 9; Ellen, 7; Thompson, 6; Alice, 5; Elisa, 3; Nelson, 11/12; all b. VA.
  3. [S2594] "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : Apr. 2013), "Shortt Hochhauser Cohen Stock/Stark Family Tree", entries for Americus D. Shortt, Dorcas Hayter and their children, citing family data compiled by Bertha (Shortt) Anderson (digital image of family group sheet included). Notation under entry for Americus: 2nd wife Sallie Hayter daughter of James E. Hayter. James E. Hayter was a brother of Aaron Hendrix Hayter. 2nd wife Sallie lived about 1 year after marriage and is buried in Hayter Cemetery.
  4. [S2594] "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : Apr. 2013), "Shortt Hochhauser Cohen Stock/Stark Family Tree", entries for Americus D. Shortt, Dorcas Hayter and their children, citing family data compiled by Bertha (Shortt) Anderson (digital image of family group sheet included).
  5. [S1199] Victoria Gilliam, "Inscriptions in Hayter's Cemetery", 1937, digital image, Works Progress Administration of Virginia Historical Inventory, Library of Virginia Online, <<http://www.lva.virginia.gov>>: viewed 2013. Inscriptions recorded by Victoria Gilliam of Abingdon, VA and reported Oct. 7, 1937.