The Shemwell Family

Mary Susan HenshawAge: 45 years18641909

Name
Mary Susan Henshaw
Given names
Mary Susan
Surname
Henshaw
Married name
Mary Susan Acuff
Birth April 17, 1864
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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 2 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 2 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 4 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 13 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageJohn Wesley AcuffView this family
September 8, 1881 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Horace Acuff
August 24, 1882 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Effie Pearl Acuff
September 8, 1884 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Samuel Arthur Acuff
February 4, 1886 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Jacob Sherman Acuff
February 3, 1888 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#5
John Wesley Acuff
May 10, 1891 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Dora Frances Acuff
November 6, 1892 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 33 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 son
#7
Thomas Floyd Acuff
October 31, 1899 (Age 35 years)
Census June 13, 1900 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sonSamuel Arthur Acuff
October 23, 1903 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Clara Lillian Acuff
May 11, 1904 (Age 40 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Horace AcuffRosa MadgettView this family
about 1909 (Age 44 years)

Death August 3, 1909 (Age 45 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McKinney Cemetery
Family with John Wesley Acuff - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: September 8, 1881Grainger, Tennessee, United States
11 months
son
William Horace Acuff
Birth: August 24, 1882 29 18Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 25, 1966Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Effie Pearl Acuff
Birth: September 8, 1884 31 20Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 2, 1961Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
17 months
son
Samuel Arthur Acuff
Birth: February 4, 1886 33 21Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 23, 1903Grainger, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Jacob Sherman Acuff
Birth: February 3, 1888 35 23Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 25, 1916Iowa, United States
3 years
son
John Wesley Acuff
Birth: May 10, 1891 38 27Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 16, 1938Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States
18 months
daughter
Dora Frances Acuff
Birth: November 6, 1892 39 28Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 11, 1950Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
7 years
son
5 years
daughter
Clara Lillian Acuff
Birth: May 11, 1904 51 40Lee Springs, Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 29, 1988Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
John Wesley Acuff + Nancy Adline Patterson - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: February 21, 1911
John Wesley Acuff + Nancy Ann “Nannie” Talley - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: 1875
3 years
step-son
Franklin Pierce “Frank” Acuff
Birth: December 5, 1877 25 15Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 15, 1957Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States

No family available

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Acuff - Household

Grainger, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Acuff, John WheadWMDec185247M19TNTNTNFarmer
Acuff, SusanwifeWFFeb185545M1977TNTNTN
Acuff, William HsonWMAug188217STNTNTNFarm Laborer
Acuff, Effie PdaughterWFSep188415STNTNTN
Acuff, Arthur SsonWMFeb188614STNTNTNFarm Laborer
Acuff, ShermonsonWMFeb188814STNTNTNFarm Laborer
Acuff, JohneysonWMMay18919STNTNTN
Acuff, Francis DdaughterWFNov18927STNTNTN
Acuff, ThomassonWMOct18997mSTNTNTN