The Shemwell Family

Rankin Wesley AcuffAge: 71 years19372008

Name
Rankin Wesley Acuff
Given names
Rankin Wesley
Surname
Acuff
Birth December 11, 1937 38 35
Death of a brotherFloyd Sherman Acuff
July 27, 1938 (Age 7 months)
Death of a maternal grandmotherJulia E McGinnis
February 5, 1943 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 3 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 12 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 34 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 8 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 46 years)
Death of a brotherGlen Charles Acuff
November 23, 1993 (Age 55 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Williams Acuff
October 15, 2007 (Age 69 years)
Death December 16, 2008 (Age 71 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
elder brother
Glen Charles Acuff
Birth: March 21, 1929 29 27Tennessee, United States
Death: November 23, 1993Heiskell, Knox, Tennessee, United States
17 months
elder brother
John Williams Acuff
Birth: August 11, 1930 30 28Tennessee, United States
Death: October 15, 2007Blaine, Grainger, Tennessee, United States
22 months
elder brother
Carter Herbert Acuff
Birth: June 4, 1932 32 30Tennessee, United States
Death: October 3, 2017Blaine, Grainger, Tennessee, United States
6 years
himself
Rankin Wesley Acuff
Birth: December 11, 1937 38 35Tennessee, United States
Death: December 16, 2008Blaine, Grainger, Tennessee, United States

Rankin Wesley Acuff has 6 first cousins recorded