William B. Acuff Called By Death
William B. Acuff, Phoenix resident and Salt River farmer for 41 years, died yesterday in a local hospital after an illness of several months. He was 77 years old and resided at 1823 West Jackson Street.
A native of Marion County, Tenn., he had been a valley farmer since his arrival in Arizona and until his retirement recently.
Surviving are his wife, Naomi; two sons, W.P. Acuff, Phoenix, and Carl Acuff, Douglas; four daughters, Mrs. George B. Evans, Globe; Mrs. Jack Ramsey and Mrs. Bob Roberts, both of San Diego, and Mrs. C.A. LeBass, San Fernando, Calif.; a brother, R.W. Acuff, Phoenix, and 11 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning in the A.H. McLellan Chapel, with the Rev. Dr. William R. Coleman, pastor of Central Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Greenwood Memorial Park.
--Arizona Republic; Phoenix, Arizona
Sunday, August 1, 1937 Page 2
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William B. Acuff was a seventy Seven year old retired farmer who had been a resident of Phoenix,Arizona for forty one years at the time of his death from a malignant tumor. He was born in Marion County, Tennessee to Robert Acuff, of Tennessee, and Rebecca Rankin Acuff, of Jasper, Tennessee.
His wife Naomi was the informant on the death certificate. Mr. Acuff was buried August 2, 1937.
--Arizona Death Certificate State File No 325
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William B. Acuff is the son of Robert B. Acuff and his first wife, Rebecca Rankin Acuff. He has several half-siblings from his father's 2nd marriage to Phoebe Ann Matthews Acuff.
Although several census records list William's wife's name as "Mamie", his death certificate says her name is Naomi, their son Carl's birth certificate says his mother is Naomi Swope.
William's death certificate says he was born in Tennessee, but his son Carl's death certificate says William was born in Georgia, and his mother Naomi was born in Oklahoma
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W.B. Acuff married Mamie Swope 16 December,1894 Dade Co., GA
Dade C. Record of Marriages, Book C, 1888-1901
Ancestry.com marriage records
Children of William and Naomi "Mamie":
Ina Marie Acuff - born Sept. 1895 Georiga
married George W. Evans - 27 June 1927 Phoenix. AZ
Rachel Rebecca Acuff - 28 Dec 1896 GA - 8 Noc 1994 CA
married Garry J Ramsey 11 Apr 1919 Phoenix, AZ
Alma Macmen Acuff - born 22 October 1898 AZ -28 May 1957 CA
married Charles A. LeBass - 13 Jan 1915 Phoenix, AZ
Ollia May Acuff - born 14 February 1910 Phoenix, AZ
married Clifford Lanning - 1928 Phoenix, AZ
William B. Acuff, Phoenix resident and Salt River farmer for 41 years, died yesterday in a local hospital after an illness of several months. He was 77 years old and resided at 1823 West Jackson Street.
A native of Marion County, Tenn., he had been a valley farmer since his arrival in Arizona and until his retirement recently.
Surviving are his wife, Naomi; two sons, W.P. Acuff, Phoenix, and Carl Acuff, Douglas; four daughters, Mrs. George B. Evans, Globe; Mrs. Jack Ramsey and Mrs. Bob Roberts, both of San Diego, and Mrs. C.A. LeBass, San Fernando, Calif.; a brother, R.W. Acuff, Phoenix, and 11 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning in the A.H. McLellan Chapel, with the Rev. Dr. William R. Coleman, pastor of Central Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Greenwood Memorial Park.
--Arizona Republic; Phoenix, Arizona
Sunday, August 1, 1937 Page 2
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William B. Acuff was a seventy Seven year old retired farmer who had been a resident of Phoenix,Arizona for forty one years at the time of his death from a malignant tumor. He was born in Marion County, Tennessee to Robert Acuff, of Tennessee, and Rebecca Rankin Acuff, of Jasper, Tennessee.
His wife Naomi was the informant on the death certificate. Mr. Acuff was buried August 2, 1937.
--Arizona Death Certificate State File No 325
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William B. Acuff is the son of Robert B. Acuff and his first wife, Rebecca Rankin Acuff. He has several half-siblings from his father's 2nd marriage to Phoebe Ann Matthews Acuff.
Although several census records list William's wife's name as "Mamie", his death certificate says her name is Naomi, their son Carl's birth certificate says his mother is Naomi Swope.
William's death certificate says he was born in Tennessee, but his son Carl's death certificate says William was born in Georgia, and his mother Naomi was born in Oklahoma
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W.B. Acuff married Mamie Swope 16 December,1894 Dade Co., GA
Dade C. Record of Marriages, Book C, 1888-1901
Ancestry.com marriage records
Children of William and Naomi "Mamie":
Ina Marie Acuff - born Sept. 1895 Georiga
married George W. Evans - 27 June 1927 Phoenix. AZ
Rachel Rebecca Acuff - 28 Dec 1896 GA - 8 Noc 1994 CA
married Garry J Ramsey 11 Apr 1919 Phoenix, AZ
Alma Macmen Acuff - born 22 October 1898 AZ -28 May 1957 CA
married Charles A. LeBass - 13 Jan 1915 Phoenix, AZ
Ollia May Acuff - born 14 February 1910 Phoenix, AZ
married Clifford Lanning - 1928 Phoenix, AZ
William B. Acuff Called By Death
William B. Acuff, Phoenix resident and Salt River farmer for 41 years, died yesterday in a local hospital after an illness of several months. He was 77 years old and resided at 1823 West Jackson Street.
A native of Marion County, Tenn., he had been a valley farmer since his arrival in Arizona and until his retirement recently.
Surviving are his wife, Naomi; two sons, W.P. Acuff, Phoenix, and Carl Acuff, Douglas; four daughters, Mrs. George B. Evans, Globe; Mrs. Jack Ramsey and Mrs. Bob Roberts, both of San Diego, and Mrs. C.A. LeBass, San Fernando, Calif.; a brother, R.W. Acuff, Phoenix, and 11 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning in the A.H. McLellan Chapel, with the Rev. Dr. William R. Coleman, pastor of Central Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Greenwood Memorial Park.
--Arizona Republic; Phoenix, Arizona
Sunday, August 1, 1937 Page 2
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William B. Acuff was a seventy Seven year old retired farmer who had been a resident of Phoenix,Arizona for forty one years at the time of his death from a malignant tumor. He was born in Marion County, Tennessee to Robert Acuff, of Tennessee, and Rebecca Rankin Acuff, of Jasper, Tennessee.
His wife Naomi was the informant on the death certificate. Mr. Acuff was buried August 2, 1937.
--Arizona Death Certificate State File No 325
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William B. Acuff is the son of Robert B. Acuff and his first wife, Rebecca Rankin Acuff. He has several half-siblings from his father's 2nd marriage to Phoebe Ann Matthews Acuff.
Although several census records list William's wife's name as "Mamie", his death certificate says her name is Naomi, their son Carl's birth certificate says his mother is Naomi Swope.
William's death certificate says he was born in Tennessee, but his son Carl's death certificate says William was born in Georgia, and his mother Naomi was born in Oklahoma
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W.B. Acuff married Mamie Swope 16 December,1894 Dade Co., GA
Dade C. Record of Marriages, Book C, 1888-1901
Ancestry.com marriage records
Children of William and Naomi "Mamie":
Ina Marie Acuff - born Sept. 1895 Georiga
married George W. Evans - 27 June 1927 Phoenix. AZ
Rachel Rebecca Acuff - 28 Dec 1896 GA - 8 Noc 1994 CA
married Garry J Ramsey 11 Apr 1919 Phoenix, AZ
Alma Macmen Acuff - born 22 October 1898 AZ -28 May 1957 CA
married Charles A. LeBass - 13 Jan 1915 Phoenix, AZ
Ollia May Acuff - born 14 February 1910 Phoenix, AZ
married Clifford Lanning - 1928 Phoenix, AZ
William B. Acuff, Phoenix resident and Salt River farmer for 41 years, died yesterday in a local hospital after an illness of several months. He was 77 years old and resided at 1823 West Jackson Street.
A native of Marion County, Tenn., he had been a valley farmer since his arrival in Arizona and until his retirement recently.
Surviving are his wife, Naomi; two sons, W.P. Acuff, Phoenix, and Carl Acuff, Douglas; four daughters, Mrs. George B. Evans, Globe; Mrs. Jack Ramsey and Mrs. Bob Roberts, both of San Diego, and Mrs. C.A. LeBass, San Fernando, Calif.; a brother, R.W. Acuff, Phoenix, and 11 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning in the A.H. McLellan Chapel, with the Rev. Dr. William R. Coleman, pastor of Central Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Greenwood Memorial Park.
--Arizona Republic; Phoenix, Arizona
Sunday, August 1, 1937 Page 2
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William B. Acuff was a seventy Seven year old retired farmer who had been a resident of Phoenix,Arizona for forty one years at the time of his death from a malignant tumor. He was born in Marion County, Tennessee to Robert Acuff, of Tennessee, and Rebecca Rankin Acuff, of Jasper, Tennessee.
His wife Naomi was the informant on the death certificate. Mr. Acuff was buried August 2, 1937.
--Arizona Death Certificate State File No 325
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William B. Acuff is the son of Robert B. Acuff and his first wife, Rebecca Rankin Acuff. He has several half-siblings from his father's 2nd marriage to Phoebe Ann Matthews Acuff.
Although several census records list William's wife's name as "Mamie", his death certificate says her name is Naomi, their son Carl's birth certificate says his mother is Naomi Swope.
William's death certificate says he was born in Tennessee, but his son Carl's death certificate says William was born in Georgia, and his mother Naomi was born in Oklahoma
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W.B. Acuff married Mamie Swope 16 December,1894 Dade Co., GA
Dade C. Record of Marriages, Book C, 1888-1901
Ancestry.com marriage records
Children of William and Naomi "Mamie":
Ina Marie Acuff - born Sept. 1895 Georiga
married George W. Evans - 27 June 1927 Phoenix. AZ
Rachel Rebecca Acuff - 28 Dec 1896 GA - 8 Noc 1994 CA
married Garry J Ramsey 11 Apr 1919 Phoenix, AZ
Alma Macmen Acuff - born 22 October 1898 AZ -28 May 1957 CA
married Charles A. LeBass - 13 Jan 1915 Phoenix, AZ
Ollia May Acuff - born 14 February 1910 Phoenix, AZ
married Clifford Lanning - 1928 Phoenix, AZ
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