The Shemwell Family

Thomas Judson “Judd” AcuffAge: 84 years18881972

Name
Thomas Judson “Judd” Acuff
Given names
Thomas Judson
Surname
Acuff
Nickname
Judd
Birth January 22, 1888 32 39
MarriageBirdie Golden ReeceView this family
unknown

Birth of a brotherCharles Love “Charlie” Acuff
January 2, 1891 (Age 2 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherClara Vittitoe
May 13, 1898 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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
Census June 25, 1900 (Age 12 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherThomas D Acuff Jr.
August 15, 1902 (Age 14 years)
Census April 21, 1910 (Age 22 years)
Death of a fatherRev. James Thomas Acuff
August 2, 1915 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 27 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 28 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
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 29 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/
Birth of a son
#1
Reece Kidwell Acuff
March 19, 1920 (Age 32 years)
Death of a sisterBertha Belle Acuff
July 4, 1921 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 41 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
Death of a motherMelvina Francis “Fannie” Kidwell
October 24, 1931 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 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 61 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
Death of a brotherJoseph Clyde “Joe” Acuff
February 20, 1955 (Age 67 years)
Death of a brotherStokely Orval Acuff
October 12, 1957 (Age 69 years)
Death of a wifeBirdie Golden Reece
February 25, 1966 (Age 78 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Love “Charlie” Acuff
October 24, 1970 (Age 82 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 57 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 October 15, 1972 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lynnhurst Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 26, 1876Grainger, Tennessee, United States
15 months
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
Stokely Orval Acuff
Birth: February 27, 1883 27 34Tennessee, United States
Death: October 12, 1957Union, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder sister
2 years
himself
Thomas Judson “Judd” Acuff
Birth: January 22, 1888 32 39Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 15, 1972Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
Family with Birdie Golden Reece - View this family
himself
Thomas Judson “Judd” Acuff
Birth: January 22, 1888 32 39Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 15, 1972Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
wife
Marriage:
son
Reece Kidwell Acuff
Birth: March 19, 1920 32 28Knox, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 22, 1993Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States

Thomas Judson “Judd” Acuff has 31 first cousins recorded

Father's family (31)

Parents Thomas Harvey + Mary “Polly” Acuff
Parents Charles Wesley McAnally + Mary “Polly” Acuff
Parents Stokely Acuff + Mary Harrison
Parents Charles Wesley McAnally + Amanda “Mandy” Acuff
1Isadore McAnally18671902
Parents Samuel L Acuff + Hannah McGinnis
1Cymanthia Acuff18741879
2John Rankin Acuff18771937
Parents John Wesley Acuff + Nancy Ann “Nannie” Talley
Parents John Wesley Acuff + Mary Susan Henshaw
2Effie Pearl Acuff18841961
5John Wesley Acuff18911938
6Dora Frances Acuff18921950
7Thomas Floyd Acuff18991972
Parents Cannon S Acuff + Ida M Schemerhorn
1Guy S Acuff18901956
Parents Millard Filmore Acuff + Nancy Adlay “Nan” Adkins
Parents William Sherman Acuff + Mary Elizabeth Barnhart
2Kent Adam Acuff18941985
3Lesa May Acuff18961943
4Oard Thomas Acuff18991983
5Ruth Ada Acuff19031989

Mother's family (0)

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Rev. James Thomas Acuff - Household

Jefferson, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Acuff, ThomasheadWMApr185545M23TNTNTNFarmer
Acuff, FanniewifeWFAug184950M2366TNTNTN
Acuff, BerthadaughterWFMar188020STNTNTN
Acuff, OrvillesonWMFeb188317STNTNTNFarm laborer
Acuff, MinniedaughterWFNov188514STNTNTN
Acuff, JudsonsonWMJan188713STNTNTNFarm laborer
Acuff, CharliesonWMJan18919STNTNTNAt school

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Rev. James Thomas Acuff - Household

Union, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Acuff, James TheadMW55M33TNTNTNFarmerGeneral farm
Acuff, Fannie MwifeFW61M3366TNTNTN
Acuff, JuddsonMW22MTNTNTNTeacherPrimary School
Acuff, Charlie LsonMW19STNTNTNFamerGeneral farm
Mynatt, Ota Mgrand daughterFW8STNTNTN