The Shemwell Family

Glen Charles AcuffAge: 64 years19291993

Name
Glen Charles Acuff
Given names
Glen Charles
Surname
Acuff
Birth March 21, 1929 29 27
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 6 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
Birth of a brotherJohn Williams Acuff
August 11, 1930 (Age 16 months)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Wesley Acuff
March 12, 1932 (Age 2 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Birth of a brotherCarter Herbert Acuff
June 4, 1932 (Age 3 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Rankin Acuff
February 5, 1937 (Age 7 years)
Cause: Gun shot wounds
Note: Death certificate says mother was Mary Gordon. -b
Birth of a brotherRankin Wesley Acuff
December 11, 1937 (Age 8 years)
Death of a brotherFloyd Sherman Acuff
July 27, 1938 (Age 9 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherJulia E McGinnis
February 5, 1943 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 12 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 20 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 fatherThomas Floyd Acuff
August 3, 1972 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 16 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 motherVada Acuff
December 1984 (Age 55 years)
Death November 23, 1993 (Age 64 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: October 14, 1920Grainger, Tennessee, United States
22 months
elder brother
Floyd Sherman Acuff
Birth: August 29, 1922 22 20Tennessee, United States
Death: July 27, 1938Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
7 years
himself
Glen Charles Acuff
Birth: March 21, 1929 29 27Tennessee, United States
Death: November 23, 1993Heiskell, Knox, Tennessee, United States
17 months
younger brother
John Williams Acuff
Birth: August 11, 1930 30 28Tennessee, United States
Death: October 15, 2007Blaine, Grainger, Tennessee, United States
22 months
younger brother
Carter Herbert Acuff
Birth: June 4, 1932 32 30Tennessee, United States
Death: October 3, 2017Blaine, Grainger, Tennessee, United States
6 years
younger brother
Rankin Wesley Acuff
Birth: December 11, 1937 38 35Tennessee, United States
Death: December 16, 2008Blaine, Grainger, Tennessee, United States

Glen Charles Acuff has 6 first cousins recorded