Thomas D Acuff Sr.Age: 81 years1793–1874
- Name
- Thomas D Acuff Sr.
- Given names
- Thomas D
- Surname
- Acuff
- Name suffix
- Sr.
 Birth | March 12, 1793 25 25 |
 Birth of a sister | Sarah “Sally” Acuff between 1792 and 1793 |
| Birth of a brother | John Thomas Acuff III December 19, 1797 (Age 4 years) |
 Property | Family owned abt 5,000 acres Clinch Mtn. area |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Birth of a brother | David Acuff December 26, 1799 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Benjamin C Acuff 1802 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 9 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Acuff Sr. January 1, 1805 (Age 11 years) |
 Marriage | Martha Mary Sanders — View this family December 11, 1810 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Rev. John D Acuff August 8, 1813 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | James S “Jim” Acuff August 18, 1813 (Age 20 years) |
 Military | Capt. Robert McGinnis' Militia Company 1815 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | William Acuff July 3, 1815 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 18 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Elizabeth “Betty” Acuff about 1817 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Rev. Simeon Acuff February 4, 1818 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Thomas D Acuff Jr. November 1, 1822 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Martha Acuff between 1823 and 1824 (Age 29 years) |
| Property | purchased 6 acres from Henry Tanner February 16, 1824 (Age 30 years) |
| Property | granted 50 acres February 1827 (Age 33 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1830 (Age 37 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James S “Jim” Acuff — Sarah Elizabeth Harrell — View this family December 21, 1830 (Age 37 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Rev. John D Acuff — Winniford Kitts — View this family October 6, 1831 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 38 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Marriage of a child | Rev. Simeon Acuff — Susan T Strange — View this family December 24, 1834 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William Watson December 1834 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Pryor Acuff 1835 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Acuff — Lucinda Vittitoe — View this family February 12, 1835 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 42 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Martha S Acuff October 6, 1836 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Rucker — Elizabeth “Betty” Acuff — View this family December 4, 1837 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage | Mary Strange — View this family October 15, 1838 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a wife | Martha Mary Sanders about 1838 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas D Acuff Jr. — Clara Vittitoe — View this family July 10, 1839 (Age 46 years) |
| Property | granted 314 acres December 1839 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Frances Jane “Frankie” Acuff after 1839 (Age 45 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | James S Acuff July 1840 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a son | William Acuff July 24, 1840 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Mary “Polly” Acuff September 18, 1841 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | William P Acuff 1844 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Stokely Acuff April 6, 1844 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Coram Acuff August 23, 1846 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Amanda “Mandy” Acuff about 1846 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a brother | James W Acuff about December 1847 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Phoebe P Acuff March 1848 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 52 years)Note: 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Samuel L Acuff October 7, 1849 (Age 56 years) |
| Census | October 29, 1850 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Agnes E “Aggie” Acuff 1851 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Sarah Acuff estimated 1852 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | John Wesley Acuff December 4, 1852 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | James Acuff estimated 1854 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Cynthia Acuff February 16, 1854 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | Rev. James Thomas Acuff April 8, 1855 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Elizabeth “Betty” Acuff between 1851 and 1856 (Age 57 years) |
| Property | bequeathed land from his father July 1851 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ann “Nancy” Watson 1856 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #18 | Jonas Acuff estimated 1858 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #19 | Cannon S Acuff about 1858 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #20 | Millard Filmore Acuff November 25, 1858 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 63 years)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 granddaughter #21 | Almira Acuff February 1860 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Martha Acuff between 1860 and 1867 (Age 66 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1860 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah “Sally” Acuff after June 1, 1860 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #22 | Robert Thornburg Acuff December 1860 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Thomas Acuff III August 24, 1861 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #23 | Eula June Acuff 1863 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a brother | David Acuff March 18, 1865 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 68 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 |
| Death of a grandson | Pryor Acuff 1865 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #24 | William Sherman Acuff May 10, 1866 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a father | John Acuff Jr. about 1866 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 73 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 73 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 75 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 granddaughter | Almira Acuff before 1870 (Age 76 years) Note: Almira is in the 1860 Census-6mo. old then disappears. -b |
 Death | August 13, 1874 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Puncheon Camp Baptist Church Cemetery Note: http://acuff.org/trees/ |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Acuff Jr. Birth: January 1, 1768 29 23 — Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, United States Death: about 1866 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Ann “Nancy” Watson Birth: December 21, 1767 25 31 — Henry, Virginia, United States Death: 1856 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: August 24, 1790 — Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, United States |
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6 months elder brother |
James W Acuff Birth: March 4, 1791 23 23 — Virginia, United States Death: about December 1847 — Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years sister |
Sarah “Sally” Acuff Birth: between 1792 and 1793 24 24 — Tennessee, United States Death: after June 1, 1860 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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14 months himself |
Thomas D Acuff Sr. Birth: March 12, 1793 25 25 — Henry, Virginia, United States Death: August 13, 1874 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
John Thomas Acuff III Birth: December 19, 1797 29 29 — Virginia, United States Death: August 24, 1861 — Ellettsville, Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
David Acuff Birth: December 26, 1799 31 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 18, 1865 — Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Benjamin C Acuff Birth: 1802 34 34 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: 1880 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Martha Mary Sanders |
| himself |
Thomas D Acuff Sr. Birth: March 12, 1793 25 25 — Henry, Virginia, United States Death: August 13, 1874 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Martha Mary Sanders Birth: between 1780 and 1790 18 — Amelia, Virginia, United States Death: about 1838 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: December 11, 1810 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Rev. John D Acuff Birth: August 8, 1813 20 33 — Puncheon Camp, Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: June 10, 1896 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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James S “Jim” Acuff Birth: August 18, 1813 20 33 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1880 |
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22 months son |
William Acuff Birth: July 3, 1815 22 35 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: July 24, 1840 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Elizabeth “Betty” Acuff Birth: about 1817 23 37 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: between 1851 and 1856 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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13 months son |
Rev. Simeon Acuff Birth: February 4, 1818 24 38 — Puncheon Camp, Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: May 6, 1893 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years son |
Thomas D Acuff Jr. Birth: November 1, 1822 29 42 — Puncheon Camp, Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: August 15, 1902 — Union, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Martha Acuff Birth: between 1823 and 1824 29 43 — Arkansas, United States Death: between 1860 and 1867 — Arkansas, United States |
| Family with Mary Strange |
| himself |
Thomas D Acuff Sr. Birth: March 12, 1793 25 25 — Henry, Virginia, United States Death: August 13, 1874 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Mary Strange Birth: about 1790 — Virginia, United States Death: |
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Marriage: October 15, 1838 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
Thomas D Acuff Sr. has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Thomas D Acuff Sr. - Household
Grainger, Tennessee
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