Rev. Clarence Lafayette “Fate” AcuffAge: 70 years1886–1957
- Name
- Rev. Clarence Lafayette “Fate” Acuff
- Name prefix
- Rev.
- Given names
- Clarence Lafayette
- Surname
- Acuff
- Nickname
- Fate
 Birth | August 26, 1886 27 19 |
 Birth of a brother | William Bruce Acuff August 9, 1889 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Rev. Ernest Hedley Acuff June 23, 1892 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Alta Mae “Altie” Acuff January 31, 1895 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Clara Vittitoe May 13, 1898 (Age 11 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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 sister | Lillie Rebecca Acuff March 12, 1900 (Age 13 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Thomas D Acuff Jr. August 15, 1902 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jesse Gilbert Acuff March 3, 1903 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Rebecca Needham July 22, 1909 (Age 22 years) |
| Census | April 27, 1910 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Henry Ruth Acuff February 5, 1911 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ruby Faye Acuff October 2, 1912 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Henry Adkins April 12, 1915 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 29 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Military | WW1 Draft June 5, 1917 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 30 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 31 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 | January 9, 1920 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Adlay “Nan” Adkins 1925 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 43 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 9, 1930 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Volney Faye “Buster” Dobyns January 15, 1931 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a father | Millard Filmore Acuff August 24, 1932 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William E Campbell — Ruby Faye Acuff — View this family October 16, 1932 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Mary Ann Campbell April 22, 1939 (Age 52 years) |
| Census | April 12, 1940 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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 grandson | Volney Faye “Buster” Dobyns December 31, 1950 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 63 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 brother | William Bruce Acuff January 1, 1957 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 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 | June 4, 1957 (Age 70 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Millard Filmore Acuff Birth: November 25, 1858 36 40 — Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: August 24, 1932 — Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Adlay “Nan” Adkins Birth: March 3, 1867 27 32 — Powder Springs, Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: 1925 — Clark, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: July 28, 1883 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years himself |
Rev. Clarence Lafayette “Fate” Acuff Birth: August 26, 1886 27 19 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Death: June 4, 1957 — Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
William Bruce Acuff Birth: August 9, 1889 30 22 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Death: January 1, 1957 — North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Rev. Ernest Hedley Acuff Birth: June 23, 1892 33 25 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Death: August 1963 — Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Alta Mae “Altie” Acuff Birth: January 31, 1895 36 27 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Death: 1979 |
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5 years younger sister |
Lillie Rebecca Acuff Birth: March 12, 1900 41 33 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: November 26, 1971 — Benton, Saline, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Jesse Gilbert Acuff Birth: March 3, 1903 44 36 — Charleston, Franklin, Arkansas, United States Death: January 3, 1969 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
| Family with Mamie Mae Finley |
| himself |
Rev. Clarence Lafayette “Fate” Acuff Birth: August 26, 1886 27 19 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Death: June 4, 1957 — Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Mamie Mae Finley Birth: November 4, 1890 — Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, United States Death: April 23, 1963 — Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States |
| daughter |
Henry Ruth Acuff Birth: February 5, 1911 24 20 — Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States Death: August 27, 1990 — Gurdon, Clark, Arkansas, United States |
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20 months daughter |
Ruby Faye Acuff Birth: October 2, 1912 26 21 — Arkansas, United States Death: December 11, 1987 — Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States |
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Private |
Rev. Clarence Lafayette “Fate” 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
Parents Samuel L Acuff + Hannah McGinnis
Parents John Wesley Acuff + Nancy Ann “Nannie” Talley
Parents John Wesley Acuff + Mary Susan Henshaw
Parents Rev. James Thomas Acuff + Melvina Francis “Fannie” Kidwell
Parents Cannon S Acuff + Ida M Schemerhorn
Parents William Sherman Acuff + Mary Elizabeth Barnhart
Mother's family (2)
Parents Zachariah Taylor “Zebb” Adkins + Sinda Cynthia Johnson
Parents Willard F Brock + Lillie Rebecca Adkins
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Millard Filmore Acuff - Household
Grainger Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Rev. Clarence Lafayette “Fate” Acuff - Household
Santa Fe Extra? Pawnee Ward 2, Pawnee, Oklahoma
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Rev. Clarence Lafayette “Fate” Acuff - Household
Upper, Sebastian, Arkansas
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