Almira Acuff 1860–1870 – The Shemwell Family

Almira AcuffAge: 9 years1860–1870

Name: Almira Acuff

Given names: Almira

Surname: Acuff

Events of close relatives Historical facts

Birth

February 1860 37 42

Grainger, Tennessee, United States

Census

August 23, 1860 (Age 6 months)

Grainger, Tennessee, United States

Shared note: 1860 United States - Census transcript - Thomas D Acuff - Household

Birth of a brother

Robert Thornburg Acuff
December 1860 (Age 10 months)

Grainger, Tennessee, United States

Birth of a sister

Eula June Acuff
1863 (Age 2 years)

Historical Event

American Civil War

between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 14 months)

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 brother

William Sherman Acuff
May 10, 1866 (Age 6 years)

Grainger, Tennessee, United States

Historical Event

The Alaska Purchase

1867 (Age 6 years)

Alaska, USA

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 6 years)

New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306

Historical Event

Transcontinental Railroad completed

1869 (Age 8 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

before 1870 (Age 9 years)

Grainger, Tennessee, United States

Note: Almira is in the 1860 Census-6mo. old then disappears. -b

Date differences

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Clara Vittitoe Frances Jane “Frankie” Acuff Mary “Polly” Acuff Stokely Acuff Amanda “Mandy” Acuff Phoebe P Acuff Samuel L Acuff John Wesley Acuff Rev. James Thomas Acuff Cannon S Acuff Millard Filmore Acuff Almira Acuff Robert Thornburg Acuff Eula June Acuff William Sherman Acuff Thomas D Acuff Jr. Birth: November 1, 1822 29 42 — Puncheon Camp, Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: August 15, 1902 — Union, Tennessee, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Thomas D Acuff Jr. Frances Jane “Frankie” Acuff Mary “Polly” Acuff Stokely Acuff Amanda “Mandy” Acuff Phoebe P Acuff Samuel L Acuff John Wesley Acuff Rev. James Thomas Acuff Cannon S Acuff Millard Filmore Acuff Almira Acuff Robert Thornburg Acuff Eula June Acuff William Sherman Acuff Clara Vittitoe Birth: after 1818 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 13, 1898 — Mill Spring, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
	Marriage: July 10, 1839 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States
6 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Frances Jane “Frankie” Acuff Birth: after 1839 16 21 Death:
3 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Thomas Harvey Francis Elinora “Nora” Acuff Family with spouse Charles Wesley McAnally Joseph Lafayette McAnally David Clemon “Dave” McAnally Mary “Polly” Acuff Birth: September 18, 1841 18 23 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: February 3, 1925 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Harrison Luther Cannon Acuff Stokely Acuff Birth: April 6, 1844 21 26 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: November 14, 1924 — Washburn, Grainger, Tennessee, United States
3 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Charles Wesley McAnally Isadore McAnally Thomas P McAnally James Wesley McAnally Amanda “Mandy” Acuff Birth: about 1846 23 28 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1877 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Robert W Weaver Family with spouse James Graves Phoebe P Acuff Birth: March 1848 25 30 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: June 24, 1919 — Knox, Tennessee, United States
19 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Gordon Family with spouse Hannah McGinnis John Rankin Acuff Cymanthia Acuff Peter Lankford Acuff Family with spouse Permelia “Melie” McGinnis Samuel L Acuff Birth: October 7, 1849 26 31 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: December 17, 1932 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Susan Henshaw William Horace Acuff Effie Pearl Acuff Samuel Arthur Acuff Jacob Sherman Acuff John Wesley Acuff Dora Frances Acuff Thomas Floyd Acuff Clara Lillian Acuff Family with spouse Nancy Adline Patterson Family with spouse Nancy Ann “Nannie” Talley Franklin Pierce “Frank” Acuff John Wesley Acuff Birth: December 4, 1852 30 34 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: March 12, 1932 — Blainville, Grainger, Tennessee, United States
2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Melvina Francis “Fannie” Kidwell Joseph Clyde “Joe” Acuff Bertha Belle Acuff Stokely Orval Acuff Minnie Ester Acuff Thomas Judson “Judd” Acuff Charles Love “Charlie” Acuff Rev. James Thomas Acuff Birth: April 8, 1855 32 37 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: August 2, 1915 — Union, Tennessee, United States
4 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ida M Schemerhorn Guy S Acuff Cannon S Acuff Birth: about 1858 35 40 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: January 2, 1935 — Iowa Falls, Hardin, Iowa, United States
11 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nancy Adlay “Nan” Adkins Rev. Clarence Lafayette “Fate” Acuff William Bruce Acuff Rev. Ernest Hedley Acuff Alta Mae “Altie” Acuff Lillie Rebecca Acuff Jesse Gilbert Acuff Millard Filmore Acuff Birth: November 25, 1858 36 40 — Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: August 24, 1932 — Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
15 months herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Almira Acuff Birth: February 1860 37 42 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1870 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States
11 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Fannie O … Robert Thornburg Acuff Birth: December 1860 38 42 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: July 11, 1931 — Washington, Arkansas, United States
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Eula June Acuff Birth: 1863 40 45 Death:
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Elizabeth Barnhart Floyd William Acuff Kent Adam Acuff Lesa May Acuff Oard Thomas Acuff Ruth Ada Acuff William Sherman Acuff Birth: May 10, 1866 43 48 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: October 10, 1945 — Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States

Almira Acuff has 10 first cousins recorded

Father's family (10)

Parents James S “Jim” Acuff + Sarah Elizabeth Harrell

1Sarah Acuff1852–

2James Acuff1854–

3Jonas Acuff1858–

Parents Rev. Simeon Acuff + Susan T Strange

1Pryor Acuff1835–1865

2Martha S Acuff1836–1896

3James S Acuff1840–

4William P Acuff1844–1920

5Coram Acuff1846–1931

6Agnes E “Aggie” Acuff1851–

7Cynthia Acuff1854–1943

Mother's family (0)

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Census

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1860 United States - Census transcript - Thomas D Acuff - Household

Grainger Tennessee

Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Birthplace
Thomas D Acuff	46	M	W	Farmer	TN
Clary C Acuff	47	F	W		TN
Frances Acuff	18	F	W		TN
Stokely Acuff	15	M	W		TN
Amanda Acuff	12	F	W		TN
Samuel Acuff	10	M	W		TN
Phoebe Acuff	11	F	W		TN
Wesley Acuff	9	M	W		TN
Thomas Acuff	5	M	W		TN
Kennon Acuff	4	M	W		TN
Millard F Acuff	1	M	W		TN
Almira Acuff	6m	F	W		TN

Notes: Thomas & Clara ages off. -b

Death

Almira is in the 1860 Census-6mo. old then disappears. -b

Family with parents
father Parents Thomas D Acuff Sr. Martha Mary Sanders	Thomas D Acuff Jr. 1822–1902
mother Parents Thomas Vittitoe Susannah Dodson	Clara Vittitoe 1818–1898
elder sister Family (none)	Frances Jane “Frankie” Acuff 1839–
elder sister Family Thomas Harvey Francis Elinora “Nora” Acuff Charles Wesley McAnally Joseph Lafayette McAnally David Clemon “Dave” McAnally	Mary “Polly” Acuff 1841–1925
elder brother Family Mary Harrison Luther Cannon Acuff	Stokely Acuff 1844–1924
elder sister Family Charles Wesley McAnally Isadore McAnally Thomas P McAnally James Wesley McAnally	Amanda “Mandy” Acuff 1846–1877
elder sister Family Robert W Weaver James Graves	Phoebe P Acuff 1848–1919
elder brother Family Mary Gordon Hannah McGinnis John Rankin Acuff Cymanthia Acuff Peter Lankford Acuff Permelia “Melie” McGinnis	Samuel L Acuff 1849–1932
elder brother Family Mary Susan Henshaw William Horace Acuff Effie Pearl Acuff Samuel Arthur Acuff Jacob Sherman Acuff John Wesley Acuff Dora Frances Acuff Thomas Floyd Acuff Clara Lillian Acuff Nancy Adline Patterson Nancy Ann “Nannie” Talley Franklin Pierce “Frank” Acuff	John Wesley Acuff 1852–1932
elder brother Family Melvina Francis “Fannie” Kidwell Joseph Clyde “Joe” Acuff Bertha Belle Acuff Stokely Orval Acuff Minnie Ester Acuff Thomas Judson “Judd” Acuff Charles Love “Charlie” Acuff	Rev. James Thomas Acuff 1855–1915
elder brother Family Ida M Schemerhorn Guy S Acuff	Cannon S Acuff 1858–1935
elder brother Family Nancy Adlay “Nan” Adkins Rev. Clarence Lafayette “Fate” Acuff William Bruce Acuff Rev. Ernest Hedley Acuff Alta Mae “Altie” Acuff Lillie Rebecca Acuff Jesse Gilbert Acuff	Millard Filmore Acuff 1858–1932
herself Family (none)	Almira Acuff 1860–1870
younger brother Family Fannie O …	Robert Thornburg Acuff 1860–1931
younger sister Family (none)	Eula June Acuff 1863–
younger brother Family Mary Elizabeth Barnhart Floyd William Acuff Kent Adam Acuff Lesa May Acuff Oard Thomas Acuff Ruth Ada Acuff	William Sherman Acuff 1866–1945

The Shemwell Family

Almira AcuffAge: 9 years1860–1870

Almira Acuff has 10 first cousins recorded

Father's family (10)

Parents James S “Jim” Acuff + Sarah Elizabeth Harrell

Parents Rev. Simeon Acuff + Susan T Strange

Mother's family (0)

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