Melvina Francis “Fannie” KidwellAge: 83 years1848–1931
- Name
- Melvina Francis “Fannie” Kidwell
- Given names
- Melvina Francis
- Nickname
- Fannie
- Surname
- Kidwell
- Married name
- Melvina Francis Acuff
 Birth | August 29, 1848 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 8 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 12 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 18 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 18 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 20 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 |
 Marriage | Rev. James Thomas Acuff — View this family November 26, 1876 (Age 28 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Joseph Clyde “Joe” Acuff March 4, 1878 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 29 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 daughter #2 | Bertha Belle Acuff March 20, 1880 (Age 31 years) |
 Census | June 2, 1880 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Stokely Orval Acuff February 27, 1883 (Age 34 years) Note: 1900 census says May 1884 |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Minnie Ester Acuff November 2, 1885 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Thomas Judson “Judd” Acuff January 22, 1888 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Charles Love “Charlie” Acuff January 2, 1891 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Joseph Clyde “Joe” Acuff — Mary “Mollie” Hendrickson — View this family April 18, 1896 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Thomas Floyd Acuff January 1, 1898 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 49 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 51 years) |
| Census | June 25, 1900 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Otie Myrtle Mynatt November 18, 1901 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Ollie Beatrice Acuff November 21, 1902 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Carrie Rosalie Mynatt April 9, 1903 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Reba Mynatt about 1906 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Charles “Charlie” Acuff March 28, 1908 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Paul Mynatt about 1908 (Age 59 years) |
| Census | April 21, 1910 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Cecille A Acuff December 31, 1911 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Nola Belle Acuff April 14, 1914 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a husband | Rev. James Thomas Acuff August 2, 1915 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Fred Mynatt September 25, 1915 (Age 67 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles Love “Charlie” Acuff — Neoma Elizabeth Corum — View this family January 15, 1916 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 67 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Edward Thomas Acuff February 19, 1917 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 68 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Joseph Clyde “Joe” Acuff — Effie … — View this family calculated 1918 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 69 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 21, 1920 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Reece Kidwell Acuff March 19, 1920 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Bertha Belle Acuff July 4, 1921 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Charles “Charlie” Acuff April 29, 1924 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 81 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 |
| Census | April 11, 1930 (Age 81 years) |
 Death | October 24, 1931 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Clear Branch Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Family with Rev. James Thomas Acuff |
| husband |
Rev. James Thomas Acuff Birth: April 8, 1855 32 37 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: August 2, 1915 — Union, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
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 |
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| 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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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles Love Acuff - Household
Tazwell Pike Union, Tennessee
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles Love Acuff - Household
Tan Yard Road Union, Tennessee
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