Henry Ruth AcuffAge: 79 years1911–1990
- Name
- Henry Ruth Acuff
- Given names
- Henry Ruth
- Surname
- Acuff
 Birth | February 5, 1911 24 20 |
 Birth of a sister | Ruby Faye Acuff October 2, 1912 (Age 19 months) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 4 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 5 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 6 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 9, 1920 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy Adlay “Nan” Adkins 1925 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 18 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 paternal grandfather | Millard Filmore Acuff August 24, 1932 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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 38 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 father | Rev. Clarence Lafayette “Fate” Acuff June 4, 1957 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mamie Mae Finley April 23, 1963 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 sister | Ruby Faye Acuff December 11, 1987 (Age 76 years) |
 Death | August 27, 1990 (Age 79 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Rev. Clarence Lafayette “Fate” Acuff Birth: August 26, 1886 27 19 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Death: June 4, 1957 — Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Mamie Mae Finley Birth: November 4, 1890 — Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, United States Death: April 23, 1963 — Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States |
| herself |
Henry Ruth Acuff Birth: February 5, 1911 24 20 — Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States Death: August 27, 1990 — Gurdon, Clark, Arkansas, United States |
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20 months younger sister |
Ruby Faye Acuff Birth: October 2, 1912 26 21 — Arkansas, United States Death: December 11, 1987 — Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States |
| brother |
Private |
Henry Ruth Acuff has 12 first cousins recorded
Father's family (12)
Parents William Bruce Acuff + Evelena “Lena” Williams
Parents William Bruce Acuff + Beulah Hooten
Parents Rev. Ernest Hedley Acuff + Nettie William Johnson
Parents Otis Johnson + Alta Mae “Altie” Acuff
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