Mary “Polly” AcuffAge: 83 years1841–1925
- Name
- Mary “Polly” Acuff
- Given names
- Mary
- Surname
- Acuff
- Married name
- Mary Harvey
- Married name
- Mary McAnally
- Nickname
- Polly
 Birth | September 18, 1841 18 23 |
 Birth of a brother | Stokely Acuff April 6, 1844 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Amanda “Mandy” Acuff about 1846 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Phoebe P Acuff March 1848 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel L Acuff October 7, 1849 (Age 8 years) |
 Census | October 21, 1850 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Wesley Acuff December 4, 1852 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Rev. James Thomas Acuff April 8, 1855 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Cannon S Acuff about 1858 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Millard Filmore Acuff November 25, 1858 (Age 17 years) |
 Marriage | Thomas Harvey — View this family January 10, 1859 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 15 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a sister | Almira Acuff February 1860 (Age 18 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1860 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Thornburg Acuff December 1860 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Eula June Acuff 1863 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 19 years)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 |
| Birth of a brother | William Sherman Acuff May 10, 1866 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 25 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 25 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Francis Elinora “Nora” Acuff January 29, 1868 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 27 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 |
| Death of a sister | Almira Acuff before 1870 (Age 28 years) Note: Almira is in the 1860 Census-6mo. old then disappears. -b |
| Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Thomas D Acuff Sr. August 13, 1874 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Susannah Dodson 1875 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a sister | Amanda “Mandy” Acuff before 1877 (Age 35 years) |
| Marriage | Charles Wesley McAnally — View this family September 2, 1877 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 36 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a son #2 | Joseph Lafayette McAnally May 25, 1879 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Thomas Vittitoe December 1879 (Age 38 years) |
| Census | June 9, 1880 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | David Clemon “Dave” McAnally February 20, 1881 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Routh — Francis Elinora “Nora” Acuff — View this family calculated 1884 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Flossie Routh August 3, 1896 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a mother | Clara Vittitoe May 13, 1898 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 56 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 of a father | Thomas D Acuff Jr. August 15, 1902 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a husband | Charles Wesley McAnally May 4, 1910 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a brother | Rev. James Thomas Acuff August 2, 1915 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 74 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a son | Joseph Lafayette McAnally December 7, 1917 (Age 76 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 75 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 76 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/ |
| Death of a sister | Phoebe P Acuff June 24, 1919 (Age 77 years) |
| Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a brother | Stokely Acuff November 14, 1924 (Age 83 years) |
 Death | February 3, 1925 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | February 5, 1925 (2 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sunrise Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas D Acuff Jr. Birth: November 1, 1822 29 42 — Puncheon Camp, Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: August 15, 1902 — Union, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Clara Vittitoe Birth: after 1818 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 13, 1898 — Mill Spring, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: July 10, 1839 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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6 months elder sister |
Frances Jane “Frankie” Acuff Birth: after 1839 16 21 Death: |
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3 years herself |
Mary “Polly” Acuff Birth: September 18, 1841 18 23 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: February 3, 1925 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Stokely Acuff Birth: April 6, 1844 21 26 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: November 14, 1924 — Washburn, Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Amanda “Mandy” Acuff Birth: about 1846 23 28 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1877 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Phoebe P Acuff Birth: March 1848 25 30 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: June 24, 1919 — Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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19 months younger brother |
Samuel L Acuff Birth: October 7, 1849 26 31 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: December 17, 1932 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
John Wesley Acuff Birth: December 4, 1852 30 34 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: March 12, 1932 — Blainville, Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Rev. James Thomas Acuff Birth: April 8, 1855 32 37 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: August 2, 1915 — Union, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Cannon S Acuff Birth: about 1858 35 40 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: January 2, 1935 — Iowa Falls, Hardin, Iowa, United States |
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11 months younger brother |
Millard Filmore Acuff Birth: November 25, 1858 36 40 — Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: August 24, 1932 — Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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15 months younger sister |
Almira Acuff Birth: February 1860 37 42 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1870 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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11 months younger brother |
Robert Thornburg Acuff Birth: December 1860 38 42 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: July 11, 1931 — Washington, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Eula June Acuff Birth: 1863 40 45 Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
William Sherman Acuff Birth: May 10, 1866 43 48 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: October 10, 1945 — Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States |
| Family with Thomas Harvey |
| husband |
Thomas Harvey Birth: about 1842 Death: |
| herself |
Mary “Polly” Acuff Birth: September 18, 1841 18 23 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: February 3, 1925 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: January 10, 1859 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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9 years daughter |
Francis Elinora “Nora” Acuff Birth: January 29, 1868 26 26 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: October 18, 1927 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Charles Wesley McAnally |
| husband |
Charles Wesley McAnally Birth: February 14, 1846 — Washburn, Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: May 4, 1910 — Washburn, Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Mary “Polly” Acuff Birth: September 18, 1841 18 23 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: February 3, 1925 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: September 2, 1877 — Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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21 months son |
Joseph Lafayette McAnally Birth: May 25, 1879 33 37 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: December 7, 1917 — Joppa, Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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21 months son |
David Clemon “Dave” McAnally Birth: February 20, 1881 35 39 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: July 4, 1955 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| Charles Wesley McAnally + Amanda “Mandy” Acuff |
| husband |
Charles Wesley McAnally Birth: February 14, 1846 — Washburn, Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: May 4, 1910 — Washburn, Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| younger sister |
Amanda “Mandy” Acuff Birth: about 1846 23 28 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1877 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: March 14, 1867 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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8 months niece |
Isadore McAnally Birth: November 8, 1867 21 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 21, 1902 |
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2 years nephew |
Thomas P McAnally Birth: about 1869 22 23 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years nephew |
James Wesley McAnally Birth: June 22, 1871 25 25 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: September 2, 1936 — Thorn Hill, Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
Mary “Polly” Acuff has 10 first cousins recorded
Father's family (10)
Parents James S “Jim” Acuff + Sarah Elizabeth Harrell
Parents Rev. Simeon Acuff + Susan T Strange
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Thomas D Acuff - Household
Grainger Tennessee
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Thomas D. Acuff - Household
Thorn Hill, Granger Tn.
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Charles Wesley McAnally - Household
Grainger, Tennessee
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