William Horace AcuffAge: 84 years1882–1966
- Name
- William Horace Acuff
- Given names
- William Horace
- Surname
- Acuff
 Birth | August 24, 1882 29 18 |
 Birth of a sister | Effie Pearl Acuff September 8, 1884 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel Arthur Acuff February 4, 1886 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jacob Sherman Acuff February 3, 1888 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Wesley Acuff May 10, 1891 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Dora Frances Acuff November 6, 1892 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Clara Vittitoe May 13, 1898 (Age 15 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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 |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Floyd Acuff October 31, 1899 (Age 17 years) |
 Census | June 13, 1900 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Thomas D Acuff Jr. August 15, 1902 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a brother | Samuel Arthur Acuff October 23, 1903 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Clara Lillian Acuff May 11, 1904 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Rosa Madgett — View this family about 1909 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Susan Henshaw August 3, 1909 (Age 26 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | John Wesley Acuff — Nancy Adline Patterson — View this family February 21, 1911 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Anna Pauline Acuff February 1, 1914 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jacob Sherman Acuff March 25, 1916 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 33 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 34 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 35 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 47 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 |
| Census | April 18, 1930 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a father | John Wesley Acuff March 12, 1932 (Age 49 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Death of a brother | John Wesley Acuff January 16, 1938 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a wife | Rosa Madgett July 10, 1939 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 59 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 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 67 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 75 years) Cause: Carcinoma of the face |
| Death of a sister | Effie Pearl Acuff December 2, 1961 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 63 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 | December 25, 1966 (Age 84 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Roseberry 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 himself |
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 younger 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 younger 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 younger 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 younger 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 younger 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 younger 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 younger sister |
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 Rosa Madgett |
| himself |
William Horace Acuff Birth: August 24, 1882 29 18 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: December 25, 1966 — Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Rosa Madgett Birth: April 1, 1885 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 10, 1939 — Mascot, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1909 — |
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5 years daughter |
Anna Pauline Acuff Birth: February 1, 1914 31 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 23, 2008 — Roan Mountain, Carter, Tennessee, United States |
William Horace 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 | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Acuff - Household
Grainger, Tennessee
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Horace Acuff - Household
Knox, Tennessee
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