The Shemwell Family

Lillie Rebecca AcuffAge: 71 years19001971

Name
Lillie Rebecca Acuff
Given names
Lillie Rebecca
Surname
Acuff
Married name
Lillie Rebecca Cox
Married name
Lillie Rebecca Morrison
Birth March 12, 1900 41 33
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 2 months)
Death of a paternal grandfatherThomas D Acuff Jr.
August 15, 1902 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJesse Gilbert Acuff
March 3, 1903 (Age 2 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherRebecca Needham
July 22, 1909 (Age 9 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 10 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherHenry Adkins
April 12, 1915 (Age 15 years)
MarriageWilliam Stanley CoxView this family
December 21, 1916 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 15 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a son
#1
Joe D Cox
April 30, 1918 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 16 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 17 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/
Census March 3, 1920 (Age 19 years)
Death of a motherNancy Adlay “Nan” Adkins
1925 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 29 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 17, 1930 (Age 30 years)
Death of a fatherMillard Filmore Acuff
August 24, 1932 (Age 32 years)
DivorceWilliam Stanley CoxView this family
January 22, 1934 (Age 33 years)
MarriageGeorge Omer MorrisonView this family
October 20, 1934 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Millard Melvin Morrison
December 3, 1934 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Lilly Jeanette “Jan” Morrison
October 19, 1936 (Age 36 years)
Death of a husbandGeorge Omer Morrison
October 16, 1938 (Age 38 years)
Census April 4, 1940 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 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
Census April 25, 1950 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 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 brotherWilliam Bruce Acuff
January 1, 1957 (Age 56 years)
Death of a brotherRev. Clarence Lafayette “Fate” Acuff
June 4, 1957 (Age 57 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Stanley Cox
1960 (Age 59 years)
Death of a brotherRev. Ernest Hedley Acuff
August 1963 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Douglas Edward Morrison
October 20, 1964 (Age 64 years)
Death of a grandsonDouglas Edward Morrison
October 21, 1964 (Age 64 years)
Death of a brotherJesse Gilbert Acuff
January 3, 1969 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 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 November 26, 1971 (Age 71 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pinecrest Memorial Park and Garden Mausoleum
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father
mother
Marriage: July 28, 1883Grainger, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder brother
Rev. Clarence Lafayette “Fate” Acuff
Birth: August 26, 1886 27 19Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 4, 1957Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States
3 years
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
5 years
herself
3 years
younger brother
Jesse Gilbert Acuff
Birth: March 3, 1903 44 36Charleston, Franklin, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 3, 1969Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Family with William Stanley Cox - View this family
ex-husband
William Stanley Cox
Birth: December 8, 1888Gurdon, Clark, Arkansas, United States
Death: 1960Gurdon, Clark, Arkansas, United States
herself
Marriage: December 21, 1916Clark, Arkansas, United States
Divorce: January 22, 1934Clark, Arkansas, United States
16 months
son
Joe D Cox
Birth: April 30, 1918 29 18Gurdon, Clark, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 23, 1989Benton, Saline, Arkansas, United States
Family with George Omer Morrison - View this family
husband
George Omer Morrison
Birth: August 24, 1894Kingbee, Ripley, Missouri, United States
Death: October 16, 1938Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
herself
Marriage: October 20, 1934Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
1 month
son
Millard Melvin Morrison
Birth: December 3, 1934 40 34Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 20, 2002North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
23 months
daughter
Lilly Jeanette “Jan” Morrison
Birth: October 19, 1936 42 36Martin Township, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 2, 2001Maumelle, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States

Lillie Rebecca Acuff has 33 first cousins recorded

Father's family (31)

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
1Isadore McAnally18671902
Parents Samuel L Acuff + Hannah McGinnis
1Cymanthia Acuff18741879
2John Rankin Acuff18771937
Parents John Wesley Acuff + Nancy Ann “Nannie” Talley
Parents John Wesley Acuff + Mary Susan Henshaw
2Effie Pearl Acuff18841961
5John Wesley Acuff18911938
6Dora Frances Acuff18921950
7Thomas Floyd Acuff18991972
Parents Rev. James Thomas Acuff + Melvina Francis “Fannie” Kidwell
2Bertha Belle Acuff18801921
Parents Cannon S Acuff + Ida M Schemerhorn
1Guy S Acuff18901956
Parents William Sherman Acuff + Mary Elizabeth Barnhart
2Kent Adam Acuff18941985
3Lesa May Acuff18961943
4Oard Thomas Acuff18991983
5Ruth Ada Acuff19031989
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Millard Filmore Acuff - Household

Grainger Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
Millard AcuffheadWMNov 185247M16--TNTNTNFarmer
Nancy AcuffwifeWFMar 186733M1655TNTNTN
Clarence L AcuffsonWMAug 188613S---TNTNTNFarm laborer
William B AcuffsonWMAug 188910S---TNTNTNFarm laborer
Ernest H AcuffsonWMJun 18927S---TNTNTN
Alta M AcuffdaughterWFJan 18955S---TNTNTN
Lillie R AcuffdaughterWFMar 19003mS---TNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Millard Filmore Acuff - Household

Missouri, Clark AK

NameRelationSexRaceAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYOIN/AEngLOccupationIndustryEmployEmNWksUEduHomeVetInfirm
Millard F AcuffheadMW52M18--TNTNTNFarmerGeneral
Nancy AcuffwifeFW43M18--TNTNTN
Ernest AcuffsonMW17S---TNTNTN
Alta AcuffdaughterFW15S---TNTNTN
Lillie AcuffdaughterFW10S---ARTNTN
Jesse AcuffsonMW7S---ARTNTN

Notes: Last name is Acuell on Census

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Stanley Cox - Household

Missouri, Clark, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Cox, StanleyheadMW30MARMSMSFarmerGeneral Farm
Cox, LilliewifeFW20MTNTNTN
Cox, JoesonMW2SARARTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Stanley Cox - Household

Missouri, Clark, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Cox, W StanleyheadMW40M27ARMSUSAFarmerGen. Farming
Cox, LilliewifeFW28M14TNTNTN
Cox, J DsonMW11SARARTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Lillie Rebecca Acuff - Household

WPA Road From Mt Pelit Junta Thenis ? Martin, Conway, Arkansas

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Morrison, Lillie RheadFW40WdTNSame Place
Cox, J DsonMW22SARSame PlaceEnraller?C.C.C.
Morrison, MelvinsonMW5SARSame Place
Morrison, JeanettedaughterFW3SAR

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Lillie Rebecca Acuff - Household

Chicot Fourche, Pulaski, Arkansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Morrison, Lillie RheadFW50MarTN
Morrison, Melvin MsonMW15NevAR
Morrison, Lilly JdaughterFW13MarAR

Lillie is a widow? -b