Clara Lillian AcuffAge: 83 years1904–1988
- Name
- Clara Lillian Acuff
- Given names
- Clara Lillian
- Surname
- Acuff
 Birth | May 11, 1904 51 40 |
 Death of a mother | Mary Susan Henshaw August 3, 1909 (Age 5 years) |
 Census | April 23, 1910 (Age 5 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | John Wesley Acuff — Nancy Adline Patterson — View this family February 21, 1911 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jacob Sherman Acuff March 25, 1916 (Age 11 years) |
 No Children | No Known Biological Children Note: 1930-40-50 Census records only list Paul W & Clara L Roach. -b |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 11 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 12 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 13 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 | Parlin Branson — View this family April 4, 1921 (Age 16 years) |
| Marriage | Paul Wesley Roach — View this family about 1929 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 25 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 |
| Death of a father | John Wesley Acuff March 12, 1932 (Age 27 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Death of a brother | John Wesley Acuff January 16, 1938 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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 sister | Dora Frances Acuff December 11, 1950 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 45 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-brother | Franklin Pierce “Frank” Acuff November 15, 1957 (Age 53 years) Cause: Carcinoma of the face |
| Death of a sister | Effie Pearl Acuff December 2, 1961 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a husband | Paul Wesley Roach August 12, 1963 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Horace Acuff December 25, 1966 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Floyd Acuff August 3, 1972 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 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 husband | Parlin Branson May 21, 1982 (Age 78 years) |
 Death | January 29, 1988 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lynnhurst Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Wesley Acuff Birth: December 4, 1852 30 34 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: March 12, 1932 — Blainville, Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Mary Susan Henshaw Birth: April 17, 1864 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: August 3, 1909 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: September 8, 1881 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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11 months elder brother |
William Horace Acuff Birth: August 24, 1882 29 18 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: December 25, 1966 — Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Effie Pearl Acuff Birth: September 8, 1884 31 20 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: December 2, 1961 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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17 months elder brother |
Samuel Arthur Acuff Birth: February 4, 1886 33 21 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: October 23, 1903 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Jacob Sherman Acuff Birth: February 3, 1888 35 23 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: March 25, 1916 — Iowa, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
John Wesley Acuff Birth: May 10, 1891 38 27 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: January 16, 1938 — Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States |
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18 months elder sister |
Dora Frances Acuff Birth: November 6, 1892 39 28 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: December 11, 1950 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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7 years elder brother |
Thomas Floyd Acuff Birth: October 31, 1899 46 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 3, 1972 — Blaine, Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years herself |
Clara Lillian Acuff Birth: May 11, 1904 51 40 — Lee Springs, Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: January 29, 1988 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Nancy Adline Patterson |
| father |
John Wesley Acuff Birth: December 4, 1852 30 34 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: March 12, 1932 — Blainville, Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Nancy Adline Patterson Birth: May 14, 1860 Death: |
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Marriage: February 21, 1911 — |
| Father’s family with Nancy Ann “Nannie” Talley |
| father |
John Wesley Acuff Birth: December 4, 1852 30 34 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: March 12, 1932 — Blainville, Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Nancy Ann “Nannie” Talley Birth: March 1, 1862 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 5, 1912 |
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Marriage: 1875 — |
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3 years half-brother |
Franklin Pierce “Frank” Acuff Birth: December 5, 1877 25 15 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: November 15, 1957 — Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States |
| Family with Parlin Branson |
| husband |
Parlin Branson Birth: October 27, 1888 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 21, 1982 — Knox, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Clara Lillian Acuff Birth: May 11, 1904 51 40 — Lee Springs, Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: January 29, 1988 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: April 4, 1921 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Paul Wesley Roach |
| husband |
Paul Wesley Roach Birth: November 5, 1902 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: August 12, 1963 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Clara Lillian Acuff Birth: May 11, 1904 51 40 — Lee Springs, Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: January 29, 1988 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1929 — Tennessee, United States |
Clara Lillian Acuff has 28 first cousins recorded
Father's family (28)
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 Samuel L Acuff + Hannah McGinnis
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 | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Acuff - Household
Grainger, Tennessee
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| No Children | 1930-40-50 Census records only list Paul W & Clara L Roach. -b |