The Shemwell Family

Thomas Floyd AcuffAge: 72 years18991972

Name
Thomas Floyd Acuff
Given names
Thomas Floyd
Surname
Acuff
Birth October 31, 1899 46 35
Census June 13, 1900 (Age 7 months)
Death of a paternal grandfatherThomas D Acuff Jr.
August 15, 1902 (Age 2 years)
Death of a brotherSamuel Arthur Acuff
October 23, 1903 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterClara Lillian Acuff
May 11, 1904 (Age 4 years)
Death of a motherMary Susan Henshaw
August 3, 1909 (Age 9 years)
Census April 23, 1910 (Age 10 years)
Marriage of a parentJohn Wesley AcuffNancy Adline PattersonView this family
February 21, 1911 (Age 11 years)

Death of a brotherJacob Sherman Acuff
March 25, 1916 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 16 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 17 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 18 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/
MarriageVada AcuffView this family
October 14, 1920 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Floyd Sherman Acuff
August 29, 1922 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Glen Charles Acuff
March 21, 1929 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 29 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 son
#3
John Williams Acuff
August 11, 1930 (Age 30 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Wesley Acuff
March 12, 1932 (Age 32 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Birth of a son
#4
Carter Herbert Acuff
June 4, 1932 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Rankin Wesley Acuff
December 11, 1937 (Age 38 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Wesley Acuff
January 16, 1938 (Age 38 years)
Death of a sonFloyd Sherman Acuff
July 27, 1938 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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
Death of a sisterDora Frances Acuff
December 11, 1950 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 50 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 half-brotherFranklin Pierce “Frank” Acuff
November 15, 1957 (Age 58 years)
Cause: Carcinoma of the face
Death of a sisterEffie Pearl Acuff
December 2, 1961 (Age 62 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Horace Acuff
December 25, 1966 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 46 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 August 3, 1972 (Age 72 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Clear Springs Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 8, 1881Grainger, Tennessee, United States
11 months
elder brother
William Horace Acuff
Birth: August 24, 1882 29 18Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 25, 1966Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder sister
Effie Pearl Acuff
Birth: September 8, 1884 31 20Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 2, 1961Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
17 months
elder brother
Samuel Arthur Acuff
Birth: February 4, 1886 33 21Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 23, 1903Grainger, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder brother
Jacob Sherman Acuff
Birth: February 3, 1888 35 23Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 25, 1916Iowa, United States
3 years
elder brother
John Wesley Acuff
Birth: May 10, 1891 38 27Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 16, 1938Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States
18 months
elder sister
Dora Frances Acuff
Birth: November 6, 1892 39 28Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 11, 1950Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
7 years
himself
5 years
younger sister
Clara Lillian Acuff
Birth: May 11, 1904 51 40Lee Springs, Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 29, 1988Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Father’s family with Nancy Adline Patterson - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: February 21, 1911
Father’s family with Nancy Ann “Nannie” Talley - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: 1875
3 years
half-brother
Franklin Pierce “Frank” Acuff
Birth: December 5, 1877 25 15Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 15, 1957Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States
Family with Vada Acuff - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: October 14, 1920Grainger, Tennessee, United States
22 months
son
Floyd Sherman Acuff
Birth: August 29, 1922 22 20Tennessee, United States
Death: July 27, 1938Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
7 years
son
Glen Charles Acuff
Birth: March 21, 1929 29 27Tennessee, United States
Death: November 23, 1993Heiskell, Knox, Tennessee, United States
17 months
son
John Williams Acuff
Birth: August 11, 1930 30 28Tennessee, United States
Death: October 15, 2007Blaine, Grainger, Tennessee, United States
22 months
son
Carter Herbert Acuff
Birth: June 4, 1932 32 30Tennessee, United States
Death: October 3, 2017Blaine, Grainger, Tennessee, United States
6 years
son
Rankin Wesley Acuff
Birth: December 11, 1937 38 35Tennessee, United States
Death: December 16, 2008Blaine, Grainger, Tennessee, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Acuff - Household

Grainger, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Acuff, John WheadWMDec185247M19TNTNTNFarmer
Acuff, SusanwifeWFFeb185545M1977TNTNTN
Acuff, William HsonWMAug188217STNTNTNFarm Laborer
Acuff, Effie PdaughterWFSep188415STNTNTN
Acuff, Arthur SsonWMFeb188614STNTNTNFarm Laborer
Acuff, ShermonsonWMFeb188814STNTNTNFarm Laborer
Acuff, JohneysonWMMay18919STNTNTN
Acuff, Francis DdaughterWFNov18927STNTNTN
Acuff, ThomassonWMOct18997mSTNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Acuff - Household

Grainger, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Acuff, WesleyheadMW57WdTNTNTNFarmerHome Farm
Acuff, FranklinsonMW32DTNTNTN
Acuff, DoriedaughterFW17STNTNTN
Acuff, Thomas FsonMW10STNTNTN
Acuff, Clara LdaughterFW5STNTNTN