My Grandmother, Minnie Acuff Luna

Minnie Acuff Luna
1899-1957



Minnie Acuff was my maternal Grandmother. She was second in line in order of birth of the six children of James K. Polk Acuff and Emma Frances �Fannie� Hale. She was only 15 yrs old when she married my grandfather William Richard Luna(1892-1994) in Van Buren Co. TN on July 18, 1915. My Grandmother died in July of 1957 at the age of 57. Although I never got to meet her, I�ve put together some accounts from others who did.



Minnie Acuff Luna(abt. 1920) William Richard Luna
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Minnie Acuff Luna


1945-Bone Cave Tennessee
The house where my grandparents were living was on C. P. Moore�s land in Bone Cave TN(Van Buren County). It had a wooden fence around the front yard and a wire fence around the rest of the yard to keep the livestock out of the yard. On a Sunday in the early summer of 1945 my grandmother was out in the front yard watching my mother (who was five at the time this occurred) and her younger brother play. Mom�s older brother, Ernest and a friend of his were sitting on a tree, which had fallen over the fence and my Grandfather was in the house answering some letters and working on a Bible correspondence course he was taking. My Mom and her brother were running around and playing near their mother when they heard her scream �Some one shot me�! Ernest and his friend heard her so his friend ran up to his house and brought back his mother and sister, who was a nurse. They brought a cot out of the house for grandma to rest on while my Grandfather went to the landlord�s house and got help. They took Grandma in the car to the doctors office in McMinnville, Tennessee (Warren County ). The bullet had had missed the bone and arteries and had come up on the other side of her leg. Someone was truly looking out for my Grandma and her children.

1948-Taft Tennessee
In the early spring of 1948, my grandparents lived on Mr. James Malone�s farm in Taft Tennessee, which is located near the Tennessee and Alabama state line. My grandmother had a hen that had some young chicks, which were just barely able to follow the mother hen around. A storm started to stir and my grandmother wanting to see that they were protected went out the back door of the house to get a tub that she could put over them to keep them from drowning. As soon as she got out the back door and was about to get the tub she was hit by lightning. My mother, who was eight yrs old at the time this happened remembers hearing her Mom screaming and running back in the house. She told them the lightning struck her and turned her in her tracks until she was facing the opposite direction from what she was originally facing. No one remembers what happened to the chickens and the hen.

Grandma's Name
A story which often crosses my mind and makes me chuckle covers the time period when my mother was in grade school. I'm not sure when it was but the teachers were needing some information to complete filling out forms and had asked my Mother her Mom's name. My mother told them that she didn't know her Mother's name. The teacher, feeling she could get the answer by asking a simple question in a round about way asked my mother this question--"What does your Dad call your Mother?" My Mom answered, "Old Hen." I believe the teacher gave up at this point and went to one of the other classes where my Mom's older sisters were to get the needed information.

Minnie's Parents
James K. Polk Acuff
Jan 12 1872-Nov 23 1939
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Emma Frances "Fannie" Hale
Nov 5 1875-Sept 5 1934


James and Fannie were Born in Van Buren Co. TN and raised their family there. They later moved to Madison Co. AL and lived there until they passed on from this life. They are buried in the Charity Cemetary on Charity Lane near the Alabama/Tennessee State Line.

Minnie's Grandparents
William Leon Acuff
Jan 25 1842-Feb 3 1898
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Sarah McElroy
Nov 28 1847-June 2 1925


Wm. & Sarah were married in Van Buren Co. TN on Jan 5th of 1871. She is the daughter of Andrew J. McElroy( Apr 24 1820-1889) and his first wife Jane Webb(1825-Dec 10 1869) Both Wm and Sarah as well as Andrew J. McElroy and Jane Webb are buried in McElroy Cemetary in Van Buren Co. TN

Minnie's Great Grandmother
Jane Webb McElroy
1825-1869




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