Rev. James Thomas AcuffAge: 60 years1855–1915
- Name
- Rev. James Thomas Acuff
- Name prefix
- Rev.
- Given names
- James Thomas
- Surname
- Acuff
 Birth | April 8, 1855 32 37 |
 Birth of a brother | Cannon S Acuff about 1858 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Millard Filmore Acuff November 25, 1858 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 20 months)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 4 years) |
 Census | August 23, 1860 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Thornburg Acuff December 1860 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Eula June Acuff 1863 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 5 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 11 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 11 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 11 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 13 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 14 years) Note: Almira is in the 1860 Census-6mo. old then disappears. -b |
| Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Thomas D Acuff Sr. August 13, 1874 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Susannah Dodson 1875 (Age 19 years) |
 Marriage | Melvina Francis “Fannie” Kidwell — View this family November 26, 1876 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a sister | Amanda “Mandy” Acuff before 1877 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Joseph Clyde “Joe” Acuff March 4, 1878 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 22 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 maternal grandfather | Thomas Vittitoe December 1879 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Bertha Belle Acuff March 20, 1880 (Age 24 years) |
| Census | June 2, 1880 (Age 25 years) |
 Occupation | Farmer 1880 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Stokely Orval Acuff February 27, 1883 (Age 27 years) Note: 1900 census says May 1884 |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Minnie Ester Acuff November 2, 1885 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Thomas Judson “Judd” Acuff January 22, 1888 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Charles Love “Charlie” Acuff January 2, 1891 (Age 35 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Joseph Clyde “Joe” Acuff — Mary “Mollie” Hendrickson — View this family April 18, 1896 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Thomas Floyd Acuff January 1, 1898 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a mother | Clara Vittitoe May 13, 1898 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 42 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 granddaughter #2 | Fannie Elizabeth Acuff December 9, 1899 (Age 44 years) |
| Census | June 25, 1900 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Otie Myrtle Mynatt November 18, 1901 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a father | Thomas D Acuff Jr. August 15, 1902 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Ollie Beatrice Acuff November 21, 1902 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Carrie Rosalie Mynatt April 9, 1903 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Reba Mynatt about 1906 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Charles “Charlie” Acuff March 28, 1908 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Paul Mynatt about 1908 (Age 52 years) |
| Census | April 21, 1910 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Cecille A Acuff December 31, 1911 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Nola Belle Acuff April 14, 1914 (Age 59 years) |
 Death | August 2, 1915 (Age 60 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Clear Branch 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 elder sister |
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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 himself |
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 Melvina Francis “Fannie” Kidwell |
| himself |
Rev. James Thomas Acuff Birth: April 8, 1855 32 37 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: August 2, 1915 — Union, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Melvina Francis “Fannie” Kidwell Birth: August 29, 1848 — Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: October 24, 1931 — Corryton, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: November 26, 1876 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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15 months son |
Joseph Clyde “Joe” Acuff Birth: March 4, 1878 22 29 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: February 20, 1955 — Mascot, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Bertha Belle Acuff Birth: March 20, 1880 24 31 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: July 4, 1921 — Corryton, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Stokely Orval Acuff Birth: February 27, 1883 27 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 12, 1957 — Union, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Minnie Ester Acuff Birth: November 2, 1885 30 37 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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2 years son |
Thomas Judson “Judd” Acuff Birth: January 22, 1888 32 39 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: October 15, 1972 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Charles Love “Charlie” Acuff Birth: January 2, 1891 35 42 — Union, Tennessee, United States Death: October 24, 1970 |
Rev. James Thomas 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 | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Thomas D Acuff - Household
Grainger Tennessee
Notes: Thomas & Clara ages off. -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 - Rev. James Thomas Acuff - Household
Grainger, TN
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Rev. James Thomas Acuff - Household
Jefferson, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Rev. James Thomas Acuff - Household
Union, Tennessee
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