The Shemwell Family

Nancy Ann “Nannie” TalleyAge: 50 years18621912

Name
Nancy Ann “Nannie” Talley
Given names
Nancy Ann
Surname
Talley
Nickname
Nannie
Married name
Nancy Ann Acuff
Birth March 1, 1862
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 4 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 4 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 6 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
MarriageJohn Wesley AcuffView this family
1875 (Age 12 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Franklin Pierce “Frank” Acuff
December 5, 1877 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 15 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Marriage of a childFranklin Pierce “Frank” AcuffMayme Florence FrostView this family
about 1896 (Age 33 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 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
Death October 5, 1912 (Age 50 years)

Family with John Wesley Acuff - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: 1875
3 years
son
Franklin Pierce “Frank” Acuff
Birth: December 5, 1877 25 15Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 15, 1957Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States
John Wesley Acuff + Mary Susan Henshaw - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: September 8, 1881Grainger, Tennessee, United States
11 months
step-son
William Horace Acuff
Birth: August 24, 1882 29 18Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 25, 1966Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, United States
2 years
step-daughter
Effie Pearl Acuff
Birth: September 8, 1884 31 20Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 2, 1961Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
17 months
step-son
Samuel Arthur Acuff
Birth: February 4, 1886 33 21Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 23, 1903Grainger, Tennessee, United States
2 years
step-son
Jacob Sherman Acuff
Birth: February 3, 1888 35 23Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 25, 1916Iowa, United States
3 years
step-son
John Wesley Acuff
Birth: May 10, 1891 38 27Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 16, 1938Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States
18 months
step-daughter
Dora Frances Acuff
Birth: November 6, 1892 39 28Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 11, 1950Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
7 years
step-son
5 years
step-daughter
Clara Lillian Acuff
Birth: May 11, 1904 51 40Lee Springs, Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 29, 1988Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
John Wesley Acuff + Nancy Adline Patterson - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: February 21, 1911

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