The Shemwell Family

George Fillmore AcuffAge: 79 years19131993

Name
George Fillmore Acuff
Given names
George Fillmore
Surname
Acuff
Birth March 26, 1913 20 22
Birth of a sisterMable Acuff
1914 (Age 9 months)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 2 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 3 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 4 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 March 12, 1920 (Age 6 years)
Address: Burne Township
Birth of a brotherCharles Ernest Acuff
June 25, 1925 (Age 12 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Adlay “Nan” Adkins
1925 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterWavis Marie Acuff
April 12, 1927 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a brotherWalter Gene Acuff
November 25, 1928 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 16 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 30, 1930 (Age 17 years)
Death of a motherNettie William Johnson
February 18, 1932 (Age 18 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherMillard Filmore Acuff
August 24, 1932 (Age 19 years)
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 27 years)
Death of a sisterMable Acuff
1943 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 28 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 36 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 fatherRev. Ernest Hedley Acuff
August 1963 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 32 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 of a sisterWavis Marie Acuff
June 15, 1983 (Age 70 years)
Death of a brotherWalter Gene Acuff
August 7, 1990 (Age 77 years)
Death February 16, 1993 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pinewood Memorial Park
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father
mother
Marriage: February 22, 1911Clark, Arkansas, United States
2 years
himself
George Fillmore Acuff
Birth: March 26, 1913 20 22Clark, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 16, 1993Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States
21 months
younger sister
Mable Acuff
Birth: 1914 21 23Clark, Arkansas, United States
Death: 1943Arkansas, United States
12 years
younger brother
Charles Ernest Acuff
Birth: June 25, 1925 33 34Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 10, 2004Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States
22 months
younger sister
Wavis Marie Acuff
Birth: April 12, 1927 34 36Arkansas, United States
Death: June 15, 1983Harris, Texas, United States
19 months
younger brother
Walter Gene Acuff
Birth: November 25, 1928 36 37Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 7, 1990Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States

George Fillmore Acuff has 10 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Rev. Ernest Hedley Acuff - Household

Burne, Clark, AK

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPFBPMBPOccupationIndEmp
Ernest AcuffheadMW27MTNTNTNTeachSchool
Nettie AcuffwifeFW28MARARAR
George AcuffsonMW7SARARAR
Mable AcuffdaughterMW5SARARAR

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Rev. Ernest Hedley Acuff - Household

Lester, Craighead, AK

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Ernest AcuffheadMW38M18TNTNTN
Nettie AcuffwifeFW38M19AKAKAK
George AcuffsonMW17SARTNAK
Mable AcuffdaughterFW15SARTNAK
Charles E AcuffsonMW4SARTNAK
Marie AcuffdaughterFW2SARTNAK
Walter AcuffsonMW1SARTNAK

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Rev. Ernest Hedley Acuff - Household

Marshall, Searcy, AK

NameRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchEdBPResFarmOccupationIndustryVetWar
Rev. E H AcuffheadMW47WdTNClarmore, Rogers, OKMinister - TeacherChurch - Public School
George AcuffsonMW27SARClarmore, Rogers, OKLaborMineral suring?
Charles AcuffsonMW14SARClarmore, Rogers, OK
Mavis AcuffdaughterFW13SARClarmore, Rogers, OK
Walter AcuffsonMW11SARClarmore, Rogers, OK