 Birth | March 4, 1791 23 23 |
 Birth of a sister | Sarah “Sally” Acuff between 1792 and 1793 (Age 9 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas D Acuff Sr. March 12, 1793 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Thomas Acuff III December 19, 1797 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 21 months)Note: 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 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Benjamin C Acuff 1802 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 11 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 13 years) |
 Marriage | Nancy Hutcheson — View this family May 15, 1810 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 20 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 |
 Military | War of 1812 1815 (Age 23 years)Note: Capt. John Arnwine's Militia Company |
 Property | Bought 103 acres February 1832 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 40 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William Watson December 1834 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 44 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 |
 Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 54 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 |
 Death | about December 1847 (Age 56 years) |