The Shemwell Family

Name
Joseph Clyde “Joe” Acuff
Given names
Joseph Clyde
Nickname
Joe
Surname
Acuff
Birth March 4, 1878 22 29
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a sisterBertha Belle Acuff
March 20, 1880 (Age 2 years)
Census June 2, 1880 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherStokely Orval Acuff
February 27, 1883 (Age 4 years)
Note: 1900 census says May 1884
Birth of a sisterMinnie Ester Acuff
November 2, 1885 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherThomas Judson “Judd” Acuff
January 22, 1888 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherCharles Love “Charlie” Acuff
January 2, 1891 (Age 12 years)
MarriageMary “Mollie” HendricksonView this family
April 18, 1896 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Thomas Floyd Acuff
January 1, 1898 (Age 19 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherClara Vittitoe
May 13, 1898 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a daughter
#2
Fannie Elizabeth Acuff
December 9, 1899 (Age 21 years)
Census June 16, 1900 (Age 22 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherThomas D Acuff Jr.
August 15, 1902 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Ollie Beatrice Acuff
November 21, 1902 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Charles “Charlie” Acuff
March 28, 1908 (Age 30 years)
Census April 27, 1910 (Age 32 years)
Note: Four Mile & Turkey Creek
Birth of a daughter
#5
Cecille A Acuff
December 31, 1911 (Age 33 years)
Death of a fatherRev. James Thomas Acuff
August 2, 1915 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 37 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
DivorceMary “Mollie” HendricksonView this family
before 1918 (Age 39 years)

Military
WW1 Draft
September 12, 1918 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 38 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
MarriageEffie View this family
calculated 1918 (Age 39 years)

Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 39 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census January 31, 1920 (Age 41 years)
Death of a sisterBertha Belle Acuff
July 4, 1921 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Alta Acuff
July 17, 1922 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Blanch Acuff
December 16, 1923 (Age 45 years)
Death of a sonCharles “Charlie” Acuff
April 29, 1924 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Cecil Utah Acuff
about 1926 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Mary Acuff
January 2, 1928 (Age 49 years)

Death of a granddaughterMary Acuff
January 2, 1928 (Age 49 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Pereda Fay Acuff
December 9, 1928 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 51 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 12, 1930 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Billie Joe “Bill” Acuff
June 26, 1931 (Age 53 years)
Death of a motherMelvina Francis “Fannie” Kidwell
October 24, 1931 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Minnie Clyde Acuff
August 11, 1933 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Ollie Acuff
July 26, 1935 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Jessie Acuff
April 30, 1937 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Uhldean Acuff
October 10, 1938 (Age 60 years)
Census May 3, 1940 (Age 62 years)
Death of a wifeMary “Mollie” Hendrickson
January 10, 1943 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 71 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 67 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death February 20, 1955 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Acuff Cemetery
Note: Location: go up Four Mile Hollow just before the Ivy Grove Church. Road turns to the right take it. …
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