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Asa Howard Acuff

Birth
Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
Death
12 Aug 1899 (aged 67)
Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Asa Howard Acuff was know most of his life as Howard Acuff.

Asa Howard Acuff was born about 1832 in Grainger County, Tennessee. Asa was the oldest known son of Anderson Acuff and Lucy Almeda Popejoy. His siblings were Nathaniel Acuff, John Acuff, Lt. Noel Acuff, Amanda Acuff and Jane Acuff.

In 1864 Asa as Howard Acuff enlisted at Lookout Valley, Tennessee as a Private in Company A, of the 111th Pennsylvania Infantry, U.S., by H.L. Blodgest for a period of 3 years. Then he was mustered in by Lt. Bucker on the same day, January 3, 1864 at Lookout Valley, Tennessee.

On January 4, 1853 Asa Howard Acuff married Pheby Ann Hubbs in Grainger County, Tennessee; Pheby was the daughter of William Hubbs and Pheby Melissa Woolsey.

Together Howard and Pheby had 5 children they were: Amanda (aka Arminda and Malinda) Jane Acuff (1855 - 1886) [Married John Denton]; Almeda Hasseltine Acuff (1857 – 1928) [Married James P. Morgan]; Martha "Mattie" Priscilla Acuff (1859 – 1930) [Married John H. Collins]; John J. Acuff (1868 - ?); and James Harvey Acuff (1871 – 1925) [married Thekla Schmidt].

Asa Howard Acuff died after 1880 as he was still alive in the 1880 census enumerated on 12th June 1880 for Jefferson County, Tennessee.
Asa Howard Acuff was know most of his life as Howard Acuff.

Asa Howard Acuff was born about 1832 in Grainger County, Tennessee. Asa was the oldest known son of Anderson Acuff and Lucy Almeda Popejoy. His siblings were Nathaniel Acuff, John Acuff, Lt. Noel Acuff, Amanda Acuff and Jane Acuff.

In 1864 Asa as Howard Acuff enlisted at Lookout Valley, Tennessee as a Private in Company A, of the 111th Pennsylvania Infantry, U.S., by H.L. Blodgest for a period of 3 years. Then he was mustered in by Lt. Bucker on the same day, January 3, 1864 at Lookout Valley, Tennessee.

On January 4, 1853 Asa Howard Acuff married Pheby Ann Hubbs in Grainger County, Tennessee; Pheby was the daughter of William Hubbs and Pheby Melissa Woolsey.

Together Howard and Pheby had 5 children they were: Amanda (aka Arminda and Malinda) Jane Acuff (1855 - 1886) [Married John Denton]; Almeda Hasseltine Acuff (1857 – 1928) [Married James P. Morgan]; Martha "Mattie" Priscilla Acuff (1859 – 1930) [Married John H. Collins]; John J. Acuff (1868 - ?); and James Harvey Acuff (1871 – 1925) [married Thekla Schmidt].

Asa Howard Acuff died after 1880 as he was still alive in the 1880 census enumerated on 12th June 1880 for Jefferson County, Tennessee.


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