J P "Shorty" Gore

Vitals

	Birth Certificate Original	Birth Certificate Amendment
Copy
Name	------ Gore	J. P. Gore
Place	near McCoy, Texas, Kaufman county, Texas	Rural, Kaufman County, Texas. Residence in 1965: 1214 1/2 O'Neal Street, Greenville, Texas
Born	Jan. 20 1911	January 20, 1911
Father	John Gore, American, Farmer	John Felton Gore
Mother	Modena Walls, American	Minnie Modena Walls
Notes		Affidavit of Mrs. Modena Gore, 5-6-1965, County Clerk, Hunt County, Texas, Received 5-18-1965
Description	male, white, legitimate, alive

How Shorty Got His Name

This little story comes from my grandmother, his daughter. It's quite interesting.

The first day of school, his teacher asked him what his name was. He replied, "Son." Back then, many parents didn't name their children. They used to call them either Son or Daughter. Well, the teacher said, "No, you can't be called Son. Son is not a name. What is your name?" He sat there and thought about it awhile, and then decided to make his name J.P. from his grandfather's initials. His grandfather's name was Jim Pinkney Gore or James Pickney Gore depending on who you ask. So Shorty got to name himself. Later, people called him Shorty for the obvious reasons. Look at him standing beside his wife in this anniversary photo.

Census

Census Year	Name	Age	Location	Place of Birth	Education Employment or Notes
1920	J. P. Gore	8 11/12	From Bridge Road, Justice Precinct 3, Van Zandt county, Texas, USA	Texas (parents born in Alabama)
1940 Private	Gore J P	26	3315 Gordon, Greenville, Hunt county, Texas, USA	NA	Truck Driver for Self, Baptist, Rooms
1940	J. P. Gore	29	1707 Division Street, Greenville City, Hunt county, Texas, USA	born in Texas	Owner/Operator of Feed Truck

Shorty's Farmhouse

This picture was taken in 1959. It's of Shorty and Anne's home on Farm Road 2965 which was off of Highway 80 between Terrell and Wills Point.

How He Died

Shorty was out hunting with his grandson when he collapsed and died. Granny said he died doing what he loved and that is always the best way to go.

S.S. Death Index

J Gore born 20 Jan 1911. Sep 1982 he last resided at Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas 75169 and was 71 years old.

Source: "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5QV-BM4 : accessed 19 July 2015), J Gore, Sep 1982; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

Newspaper Extraction

Newspaper extraction from huntnews.net. If you have an original, please contact me.

J. P. 'Shorty' Gore
Born: 20 Jan 1911
Died: 26 Sep 1982

Relatives:
Son of Modena Walls and John F. Gore Husband of Ann Adair (8 June 1929)
Brother of Mrs. Bama Brewton, Mrs. Mamie Gordon, W. G. Gore, Mrs. Marjorie Harper, Mrs. Reba Johnson
Father of Mrs. Evelyn Gilbert, Jay Lynn Gore

Others:
Pallbearers: Billy Ray Adams, Bobby Greaves, Ray Love, Billy Pitts, Mack Poole, Ron Taylor
Baptist
Coker-Mathews Funeral Home/Chapel
Buried in Cumby Cemetery
Officiant: Rev. W. W. Taylor