John Rankin AcuffAge: 60 years1877–1937
- Name
- John Rankin Acuff
- Given names
- John Rankin
- Surname
- Acuff
 Birth | January 30, 1877 27 22 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 11 months)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death of a sister | Cymanthia Acuff June 1879 (Age 2 years) Cause: Whooping cough |
 Census | June 24, 1880 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Peter Lankford Acuff September 10, 1880 (Age 3 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Samuel L Acuff — Permelia “Melie” McGinnis — View this family November 17, 1888 (Age 11 years) |
 Marriage | Julia E McGinnis — View this family April 2, 1896 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Bessie Acuff August 29, 1897 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Clara Vittitoe May 13, 1898 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 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 4, 1900 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ada Acuff 1901 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Vada Acuff 1902 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Thomas D Acuff Jr. August 15, 1902 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 38 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 39 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 40 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/ |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Floyd Acuff — Vada Acuff — View this family October 14, 1920 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Floyd Sherman Acuff August 29, 1922 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Glen Charles Acuff March 21, 1929 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 52 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | John Williams Acuff August 11, 1930 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Carter Herbert Acuff June 4, 1932 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a father | Samuel L Acuff December 17, 1932 (Age 55 years) |
 Death | February 5, 1937 (Age 60 years) Cause of death: Gun shot wounds Note: Death certificate says mother was Mary Gordon. -b |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kitts Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Samuel L Acuff Birth: October 7, 1849 26 31 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: December 17, 1932 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Hannah McGinnis Birth: July 12, 1854 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: February 5, 1873 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years himself |
John Rankin Acuff Birth: January 30, 1877 27 22 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: February 5, 1937 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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-2 years elder sister |
Cymanthia Acuff Birth: about 1874 24 19 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: June 1879 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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7 years younger brother |
Peter Lankford Acuff Birth: September 10, 1880 30 26 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: October 30, 1959 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Mary Gordon |
| father |
Samuel L Acuff Birth: October 7, 1849 26 31 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: December 17, 1932 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Mary Gordon Birth: about 1849 Death: |
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Marriage: — |
| Father’s family with Permelia “Melie” McGinnis |
| father |
Samuel L Acuff Birth: October 7, 1849 26 31 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: December 17, 1932 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Permelia “Melie” McGinnis Birth: July 12, 1854 — Washburn, Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: July 29, 1929 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: November 17, 1888 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Julia E McGinnis |
| himself |
John Rankin Acuff Birth: January 30, 1877 27 22 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: February 5, 1937 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Julia E McGinnis Birth: May 13, 1880 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: February 5, 1943 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: April 2, 1896 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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17 months daughter |
Bessie Acuff Birth: August 29, 1897 20 17 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: September 15, 1983 — Corryton, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Ada Acuff Birth: 1901 23 20 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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2 years daughter |
Vada Acuff Birth: 1902 24 21 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: December 1984 — Blaine, Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
John Rankin Acuff has 34 first cousins recorded
Father's family (34)
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
Parents John Wesley Acuff + Nancy Ann “Nannie” Talley
Parents John Wesley Acuff + Mary Susan Henshaw
Parents Rev. James Thomas Acuff + Melvina Francis “Fannie” Kidwell
Parents Cannon S Acuff + Ida M Schemerhorn
Parents Millard Filmore Acuff + Nancy Adlay “Nan” Adkins
Parents William Sherman Acuff + Mary Elizabeth Barnhart
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Samuel L Acuff - Household
Grainger, Tennessee
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Samuel L Acuff - Household
Grainger, Tennessee
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| Death | Death certificate says mother was Mary Gordon. -b |