Mary “Polly” AcuffAge: 80 years1825–1906
- Name
- Mary “Polly” Acuff
- Given names
- Mary
- Nickname
- Polly
- Surname
- Acuff
- Married name
- Mary Sexson
 Birth | October 29, 1825 25 25 |
 Birth of a sister | Sarah Acuff January 1, 1828 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Arnold Acuff 1830 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 6 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 |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 9 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 |
 Marriage | Lemuel Boone Sexson — View this family March 15, 1842 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Sarah Sexson estimated 1845 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Henrietta Jane Sexson January 3, 1847 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 20 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 son #3 | Winfield Scott Sexson February 20, 1849 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Elizabeth Laura Sexson March 24, 1852 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | William Joel Sexson July 17, 1853 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Joel Mallicoat Sexson September 7, 1854 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a mother | Jincy Mallicoat August 10, 1855 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | James David Sexson January 15, 1856 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Ann “Nancy” Watson 1856 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Mary Virginia Sexson August 15, 1858 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 31 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 son #9 | Elmore Jefferson “Elmer” Sexson May 6, 1861 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Martha Myra Sexson September 18, 1864 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a father | David Acuff March 18, 1865 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 35 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Isaac Free Sexson — Henrietta Jane Sexson — View this family November 18, 1866 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Acuff Jr. about 1866 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 41 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 41 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a son #11 | Commodore P Sexson February 25, 1868 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a son #12 | Isaac William Sexson November 1, 1869 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 43 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 |
 Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Winfield Scott Sexson — Lurania Ann Lake — View this family about 1878 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Henrietta Jane Sexson 1878 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 52 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 daughter | Elizabeth Laura Sexson December 29, 1880 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Oscar Wallace Sexson August 29, 1885 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Silvester E Adkins — Martha Myra Sexson — View this family about 1886 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a son | James David Sexson January 17, 1887 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Bessie Ellen Sexson July 13, 1887 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Acuff November 5, 1890 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a son | Isaac William Sexson August 27, 1892 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a husband | Lemuel Boone Sexson December 25, 1893 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 72 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 |
| Death of a daughter | Sarah Sexson March 14, 1899 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Virginia Sexson April 19, 1901 (Age 75 years) |
 Death | March 8, 1906 (Age 80 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Thomas Lincoln Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
David Acuff Birth: December 26, 1799 31 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 18, 1865 — Monroe, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Jincy Mallicoat Birth: December 17, 1799 — Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States Death: August 10, 1855 — Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: November 8, 1820 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |
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13 months elder sister |
Elizabeth Acuff Birth: December 8, 1821 21 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 5, 1890 — Whitehall, Owen, Indiana, United States |
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13 months elder brother |
George Acuff Birth: January 1, 1823 23 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years herself |
Mary “Polly” Acuff Birth: October 29, 1825 25 25 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: March 8, 1906 — Shelby, Illinois, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Sarah Acuff Birth: January 1, 1828 28 28 Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Arnold Acuff Birth: 1830 30 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
| sister |
Martha M Acuff Death: |
| Family with Lemuel Boone Sexson |
| husband |
Lemuel Boone Sexson Birth: December 1, 1821 — Whitley, Kentucky, United States Death: December 25, 1893 — Coles, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
Mary “Polly” Acuff Birth: October 29, 1825 25 25 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: March 8, 1906 — Shelby, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: March 15, 1842 — Monroe, Indiana, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Sarah Sexson Birth: estimated 1845 23 19 — Indiana, United States Death: March 14, 1899 |
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2 years daughter |
Henrietta Jane Sexson Birth: January 3, 1847 25 21 — Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: 1878 — Shelby, Illinois, United States |
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2 years son |
Winfield Scott Sexson Birth: February 20, 1849 27 23 — Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: October 22, 1914 — Coles, Illinois, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Elizabeth Laura Sexson Birth: March 24, 1852 30 26 — Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: December 29, 1880 |
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16 months son |
William Joel Sexson Birth: July 17, 1853 31 27 — Greene, Indiana, United States Death: April 27, 1943 — Greene, Indiana, United States |
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14 months son |
Joel Mallicoat Sexson Birth: September 7, 1854 32 28 — Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: July 2, 1909 |
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16 months son |
James David Sexson Birth: January 15, 1856 34 30 — Indian Creek, Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: January 17, 1887 — Lenora, Norton, Kansas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mary Virginia Sexson Birth: August 15, 1858 36 32 — Indiana, United States Death: April 19, 1901 — Shelby, Illinois, United States |
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3 years son |
Elmore Jefferson “Elmer” Sexson Birth: May 6, 1861 39 35 — Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: February 8, 1931 |
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3 years daughter |
Martha Myra Sexson Birth: September 18, 1864 42 38 — Indiana, United States Death: February 5, 1944 |
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3 years son |
Commodore P Sexson Birth: February 25, 1868 46 42 — Shelby, Illinois, United States Death: July 2, 1955 — Shelby, Illinois, United States |
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20 months son |
Isaac William Sexson Birth: November 1, 1869 47 44 — Shelby, Illinois, United States Death: August 27, 1892 — Shelby, Illinois, United States |
Mary “Polly” Acuff has 7 first cousins recorded
Father's family (7)
Parents Thomas D Acuff Sr. + Martha Mary Sanders
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Lemuel A Sexson - Household
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