Francis Elinora “Nora” AcuffAge: 59 years1868–1927
- Name
- Francis Elinora “Nora” Acuff
- Given names
- Francis Elinora
- Surname
- Acuff
- Nickname
- Nora
- Married name
- Francis Elinora Routh
 Birth | January 29, 1868 26 26 |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 11 months)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 |
 Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 2 years) |
 Marriage of a parent | Charles Wesley McAnally — Mary “Polly” Acuff — View this family September 2, 1877 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 9 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 half-brother | Joseph Lafayette McAnally May 25, 1879 (Age 11 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | David Clemon “Dave” McAnally February 20, 1881 (Age 13 years) |
 Marriage | John Routh — View this family calculated 1884 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Flossie Routh August 3, 1896 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Clara Vittitoe May 13, 1898 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 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 maternal grandfather | Thomas D Acuff Jr. August 15, 1902 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 47 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 half-brother | Joseph Lafayette McAnally December 7, 1917 (Age 49 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 48 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 49 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 mother | Mary “Polly” Acuff February 3, 1925 (Age 57 years) |
 Death | October 18, 1927 (Age 59 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Graveston Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas Harvey Birth: about 1842 Death: |
| mother |
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 herself |
Francis Elinora “Nora” Acuff Birth: January 29, 1868 26 26 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: October 18, 1927 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
| Mother’s family with Charles Wesley McAnally |
| step-father |
Charles Wesley McAnally Birth: February 14, 1846 — Washburn, Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: May 4, 1910 — Washburn, Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
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 half-brother |
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 half-brother |
David Clemon “Dave” McAnally Birth: February 20, 1881 35 39 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: July 4, 1955 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with John Routh |
| husband |
John Routh Birth: April 30, 1862 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: December 22, 1938 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Francis Elinora “Nora” Acuff Birth: January 29, 1868 26 26 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: October 18, 1927 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: calculated 1884 — |
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13 years daughter |
Flossie Routh Birth: August 3, 1896 34 28 — Knox, Tennessee, United States Death: October 6, 1974 — Knox, Tennessee, United States |
Francis Elinora “Nora” Acuff has 34 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (34)
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 Millard Filmore Acuff + Nancy Adlay “Nan” Adkins
Parents William Sherman Acuff + Mary Elizabeth Barnhart
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Thomas D. Acuff - Household
Thorn Hill, Granger Tn.
Notes: A Mary Acuff-32, with children living next door | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Thomas D Acuff - Household
Grainger Tn
Notes: Census says Francis E Acuff is grand-daughter? |