Thomas VittitoeAge: 84 years1795–1879
- Name
- Thomas Vittitoe
- Given names
- Thomas
- Surname
- Vittitoe
 Birth | 1795 26 22 |
 Marriage | Susannah Dodson — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 8 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
 Marriage of parents | Thomas Vittitoe — Elizabeth “Betsy” Dyer — View this family June 20, 1807 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 17 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Clara Vittitoe after 1818 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a father | Thomas Vittitoe September 12, 1822 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 37 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 40 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas D Acuff Jr. — Clara Vittitoe — View this family July 10, 1839 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Frances Jane “Frankie” Acuff after 1839 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Mary “Polly” Acuff September 18, 1841 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Stokely Acuff April 6, 1844 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Amanda “Mandy” Acuff about 1846 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Phoebe P Acuff March 1848 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 51 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Samuel L Acuff October 7, 1849 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth “Betsy” Dyer after 1850 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | John Wesley Acuff December 4, 1852 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Rev. James Thomas Acuff April 8, 1855 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Cannon S Acuff about 1858 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Millard Filmore Acuff November 25, 1858 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 62 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Almira Acuff February 1860 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Robert Thornburg Acuff December 1860 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Eula June Acuff 1863 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 66 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | William Sherman Acuff May 10, 1866 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 72 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 72 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 74 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Death of a granddaughter | Almira Acuff before 1870 (Age 75 years) Note: Almira is in the 1860 Census-6mo. old then disappears. -b |
| Death of a wife | Susannah Dodson 1875 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Amanda “Mandy” Acuff before 1877 (Age 82 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 83 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | December 1879 (Age 84 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas Vittitoe Birth: 1769 — North Carolina, United States Death: September 12, 1822 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth “Betsy” Dyer Birth: 1773 — Virginia, United States Death: after 1850 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: June 20, 1807 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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-12 years himself |
Thomas Vittitoe Birth: 1795 26 22 — Stokes, North Carolina, United States Death: December 1879 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Susannah Dodson |
| himself |
Thomas Vittitoe Birth: 1795 26 22 — Stokes, North Carolina, United States Death: December 1879 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Susannah Dodson Birth: North Carolina, United States Death: 1875 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| daughter |
Margaret Vittitoe Death: |
| daughter |
Clara Vittitoe Birth: after 1818 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 13, 1898 — Mill Spring, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States |