The Short/Austin Family Connection

Many of you know that our family shares several connections with another family which also has it's roots in Haywood County TN. The Short/Austin Family, which produced both Alice Short and Luella Short--who were cousins and the wives of Wash and Dennis Williams respectively, is another old and distinguished family from Western Tennessee. Much like us, they trace their lineage back to a slave woman named Silla (Perscilla) Short (whose life was roughly contemporary with Mandi). You can find their web site at www.shortaustinfamilytree.com. The SAFT web site is absolutely first rate, in fact, The Short/Austin Family Tree was one of 3 finalist out of hundreds nominated for family web site of 2007 by www.BlackWebAwards.com.

The link to the complete list of final nominees is below. The family web site nominees are located at the bottom of the list.

The final Nominee list for the Black Web Awards 2007
http://www.blackwebawards.com/list_of_all_finalists

Visiting this site, holds interest for any African American Family, but because of the connections, it is especially so for members of the Williams-Rivers Family. When you get the chance I highly recommend that you check it out. The site was built and is maintained by Lamont Beauregard, who would qualify as a cousin to many of us because of the connections. Do check it out!!!