The Shemwell Family

Thomas D Acuff Sr.Age: 81 years17931874

Name
Thomas D Acuff Sr.
Given names
Thomas D
Surname
Acuff
Name suffix
Sr.
Birth March 12, 1793 25 25
Birth of a sisterSarah “Sally” Acuff
between 1792 and 1793
Birth of a brotherJohn Thomas Acuff III
December 19, 1797 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherDavid Acuff
December 26, 1799 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherBenjamin C Acuff
1802 (Age 8 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Acuff Sr.
January 1, 1805 (Age 11 years)
MarriageMartha Mary SandersView 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)
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 childJames S “Jim” AcuffSarah Elizabeth HarrellView this family
December 21, 1830 (Age 37 years)
Marriage of a childRev. John D AcuffWinniford KittsView this family
October 6, 1831 (Age 38 years)

Marriage of a childRev. Simeon AcuffSusan T StrangeView this family
December 24, 1834 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Pryor Acuff
1835 (Age 41 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam AcuffLucinda VittitoeView this family
February 12, 1835 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Martha S Acuff
October 6, 1836 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a childSamuel RuckerElizabeth “Betty” AcuffView this family
December 4, 1837 (Age 44 years)

MarriageMary StrangeView this family
October 15, 1838 (Age 45 years)
Death of a wifeMartha Mary Sanders
about 1838 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childThomas D Acuff Jr.Clara VittitoeView 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 sonWilliam 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 brotherJames W Acuff
about December 1847 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Phoebe P Acuff
March 1848 (Age 54 years)
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)
Property
bequeathed land from his father
July 1851 (Age 58 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 daughterElizabeth “Betty” Acuff
between 1851 and 1856 (Age 57 years)
Death of a motherAnn “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)
Birth of a granddaughter
#21
Almira Acuff
February 1860 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a grandson
#22
Robert Thornburg Acuff
December 1860 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#23
Eula June Acuff
1863 (Age 69 years)

Birth of a grandson
#24
William Sherman Acuff
May 10, 1866 (Age 73 years)
Death of a daughterMartha Acuff
between 1860 and 1867 (Age 66 years)
Census June 1, 1860 (Age 67 years)
Death of a sisterSarah “Sally” Acuff
after June 1, 1860 (Age 67 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Thomas Acuff III
August 24, 1861 (Age 68 years)
Death of a grandsonPryor Acuff
1865 (Age 71 years)

Death of a brotherDavid Acuff
March 18, 1865 (Age 72 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Acuff Jr.
about 1866 (Age 72 years)
Death of a granddaughterAlmira Acuff
before 1870 (Age 76 years)
Note: Almira is in the 1860 Census-6mo. old then disappears. -b
Property
Family owned abt 5,000 acres Clinch Mtn. area

Death August 13, 1874 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Puncheon Camp Baptist Church Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 24, 1790Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, United States
6 months
elder brother
James W Acuff
Birth: March 4, 1791 23 23Virginia, United States
Death: about December 1847Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
3 years
sister
Sarah “Sally” Acuff
Birth: between 1792 and 1793 24 24Tennessee, United States
Death: after June 1, 1860Grainger, Tennessee, United States
14 months
himself
5 years
younger brother
John Thomas Acuff III
Birth: December 19, 1797 29 29Virginia, United States
Death: August 24, 1861Ellettsville, Monroe, Indiana, United States
2 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
Benjamin C Acuff
Birth: 1802 34 34Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: 1880Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Family with Martha Mary Sanders - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: December 11, 1810Grainger, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
Rev. John D Acuff
Birth: August 8, 1813 20 33Puncheon Camp, Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 10, 1896Grainger, Tennessee, United States
son
22 months
son
William Acuff
Birth: July 3, 1815 22 35Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 24, 1840Grainger, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Elizabeth “Betty” Acuff
Birth: about 1817 23 37Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: between 1851 and 1856Grainger, Tennessee, United States
13 months
son
5 years
son
2 years
daughter
Martha Acuff
Birth: between 1823 and 1824 29 43Arkansas, United States
Death: between 1860 and 1867Arkansas, United States
Family with Mary Strange - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: October 15, 1838Grainger, Tennessee, United States

Thomas D Acuff Sr. has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Thomas D Acuff Sr. - Household

Grainger, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Thomas Acuffhead57MWFarmerVA
Mary Acuffwife60FWVA

Burial