The Shemwell Family

Hannah McGinnis1854

Name
Hannah McGinnis
Given names
Hannah
Surname
McGinnis
Married name
Hannah 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
MarriageSamuel L AcuffView this family
February 5, 1873 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Cymanthia Acuff
about 1874 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
John Rankin Acuff
January 30, 1877 (Age 22 years)
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
Death of a daughterCymanthia Acuff
June 1879 (Age 24 years)
Cause: Whooping cough
Census June 24, 1880 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Peter Lankford Acuff
September 10, 1880 (Age 26 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Rankin AcuffJulia E McGinnisView this family
April 2, 1896 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Bessie Acuff
August 29, 1897 (Age 43 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
Marriage of a childPeter Lankford AcuffMargaret D BullenView this family
October 8, 1900 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Ada Acuff
1901 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Vada Acuff
1902 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childPeter Lankford AcuffBlanch WhiteheadView this family
about 1911 (Age 56 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 75 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
Death of a husbandSamuel L Acuff
December 17, 1932 (Age 78 years)
Burial of a husbandSamuel L Acuff
December 18, 1932 (Age 78 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sunrise Baptist Church Cemetery
Death of a sonJohn Rankin Acuff
February 5, 1937 (Age 82 years)
Cause: Gun shot wounds
Note: Death certificate says mother was Mary Gordon. -b
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 87 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 95 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 sonPeter Lankford Acuff
October 30, 1959 (Age 105 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 91 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
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Family with Samuel L Acuff - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: February 5, 1873Grainger, Tennessee, United States
4 years
son
John Rankin Acuff
Birth: January 30, 1877 27 22Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 5, 1937Grainger, Tennessee, United States
-2 years
daughter
Cymanthia Acuff
Birth: about 1874 24 19Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 1879Grainger, Tennessee, United States
7 years
son
Peter Lankford Acuff
Birth: September 10, 1880 30 26Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 30, 1959Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Samuel L Acuff + Mary Gordon - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage:
Samuel L Acuff + Permelia “Melie” McGinnis - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Permelia “Melie” McGinnis
Birth: July 12, 1854Washburn, Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 29, 1929Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: November 17, 1888Grainger, Tennessee, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Samuel L Acuff - Household

Grainger, Tennessee

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Acuff, SamuelWM30headMFarmerTNTNTN
Acuff, HannahWF24wifeMKeeping HouseTNTNTN
Acuff, John RWM3sonSTNTNTN