Rutherford Dewey Short, son of Will and Myrtle Short, was born at McIntyre, Iowa on January 20, 1899. His wife, Deana Vining, daughter of David and Jennie Mork Vining, was born at McHenry on February 7, 1909.
They were married at Carrington on November 20, 1927.
Rutherford and Deana bought their farm in section 13, Florence Township fifty years ago; now their son David owns the farm which he bought twelve years ago.
The Shorts were the parents of twelve children: Kendall, Maxine, Roberta, Terrance, David, Douglas, Brian, Linda, Judith, Ruth, Jonathan, and Timothy.
Mr. Short died November 20, 1981 and is buried at McHenry.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 49B