The Shemwell Family

Walter Gene AcuffAge: 61 years19281990

Name
Walter Gene Acuff
Given names
Walter Gene
Surname
Acuff
Birth November 25, 1928 36 37
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 10 months)

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 months)
Death of a motherNettie William Johnson
February 18, 1932 (Age 3 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherMillard Filmore Acuff
August 24, 1932 (Age 3 years)
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 11 years)
Death of a sisterMable Acuff
1943 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 13 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
Census April 1, 1950 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 21 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 34 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 17 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 54 years)
Death August 7, 1990 (Age 61 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: February 22, 1911Clark, Arkansas, United States
2 years
elder brother
George Fillmore Acuff
Birth: March 26, 1913 20 22Clark, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 16, 1993Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States
21 months
elder sister
Mable Acuff
Birth: 1914 21 23Clark, Arkansas, United States
Death: 1943Arkansas, United States
12 years
elder brother
Charles Ernest Acuff
Birth: June 25, 1925 33 34Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 10, 2004Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States
22 months
elder sister
Wavis Marie Acuff
Birth: April 12, 1927 34 36Arkansas, United States
Death: June 15, 1983Harris, Texas, United States
19 months
himself
Walter Gene Acuff
Birth: November 25, 1928 36 37Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 7, 1990Conway, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States

Walter Gene Acuff has 10 first cousins recorded

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