Roy
Claxton
Acuff
Born in Maynardville, Union, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Simeon Eddy Neill Acuff
and Ida Florence (Carr) Acuff
Husband of
Mildred Louise (Douglas) Acuff
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 89
in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Aug 2015
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Biography
Roy Acuff is Notable.
Roy Acuff was a Tennessean.
- The first time the Country Music Hall of Fame chose to induct a living member, it was Roy Acuff
- Notable track: Wabash Cannonball
- Notable track: The Titanic
- Notable track: Old Age Pension Check
- Acuff was a minor league baseball player before he entered his musical career
- Founded Nashville's first music publishing business
- Unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Tennessee as a Republican, 1948
Sources
- Oral History, Country Music Hall of Fame]
- Wikipedia: Roy Acuff
- Wikidata: Item Q455773, en:Wikipedia
- Find A Grave: Memorial #1435
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Roy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Roy:
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~3.12%
Charlene (Acuff) Meadows
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23andMe, GEDmatch M360135 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A568670 [compare], Ancestry member CMeadows46
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