Permelia “Melie” McGinnisAge: 75 years1854–1929
- Name
- Permelia “Melie” McGinnis
- Given names
- Permelia
- Nickname
- Melie
- Surname
- McGinnis
- Married name
- Permelia Acuff
 Birth | July 12, 1854 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 6 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 12 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 12 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 14 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 23 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Samuel L Acuff — View this family November 17, 1888 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 43 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 |
 Census | June 4, 1900 (Age 45 years) |
| Census | April 28, 1910 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 61 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 62 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 63 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 2, 1920 (Age 65 years) |
 Death | July 29, 1929 (Age 75 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Dotson Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Edward “Ned” McGinnis Death: |
| mother |
Mary Bullen Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| herself |
Permelia “Melie” McGinnis Birth: July 12, 1854 — Washburn, Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: July 29, 1929 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Samuel L Acuff |
| husband |
Samuel L Acuff Birth: October 7, 1849 26 31 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: December 17, 1932 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Permelia “Melie” McGinnis Birth: July 12, 1854 — Washburn, Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: July 29, 1929 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: November 17, 1888 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| Samuel L Acuff + Mary Gordon |
| husband |
Samuel L Acuff Birth: October 7, 1849 26 31 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: December 17, 1932 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Mary Gordon Birth: about 1849 Death: |
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Marriage: — |
| Samuel L Acuff + Hannah McGinnis |
| husband |
Samuel L Acuff Birth: October 7, 1849 26 31 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: December 17, 1932 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Hannah McGinnis Birth: July 12, 1854 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: February 5, 1873 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years step-son |
John Rankin Acuff Birth: January 30, 1877 27 22 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: February 5, 1937 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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-2 years step-daughter |
Cymanthia Acuff Birth: about 1874 24 19 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: June 1879 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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7 years step-son |
Peter Lankford Acuff Birth: September 10, 1880 30 26 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: October 30, 1959 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Samuel L Acuff - Household
Grainger, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel L Acuff - Household
Grainger, Tennessee
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Samuel L Acuff - Household
Grainger, Tennessee
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