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James Madison Acree

Male Abt 1870 - 1938  (~ 68 years)


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  • Name James Madison Acree  [1, 2
    Birth Abt 1870  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death Dec 1938  Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Source
      Name:Terre Haute Tribune
      Repository:Vigo County Public Library
      Name:Terre Haute Tribune
      Author:Publisher
      Vigo County Public Library One Library Square Terre Haute, IN 47807 (812) 232-1113
      Microfilm year 1938
      Date:Monday, Dec. 19, 1938 Pg. 1
      Shooting Victim Dies;Hold Woman

      Mrs. Iva Waugh, 38 years old, 642 N. First St., was arrested at noon Monday by Detectives W. & R. Thompson, and sent to jail on a charge of vagrancy and to be held for the grand jury in connection with the shooting on Sept. 28 of James Acree, 68 years old. Acree died at St. Anthony's hospital monday morning. At the time of the shooting Acree was a roomer at 630 S. First St. According to the report made to the police at that time, Mrs. Waugh said they heard a noise in front of their home and that her husband Earl Waugh, upon going to investigate found Acree in his automobile. An argument ensued, she told the police, and at that time Acree drew a gum upon her husband. In the tussle that followed Acree was shot in the arm and Earl Waugh in the stomach. Waugh recovered but Acree died at the hospital monday morning.


      Obituary on James Acree


      Name:Terre Haute Tribune
      Repository:Vigo County Public Library
      Author: Publisher
      Repository:Vigo County Public Library One Library Square Terre Haute, IN 47807 (812) 232-1113
      Microfilm year 1938

      Date:20 Dec 1938

      James Acree, 68 years old, died at St. Anthony's hospital monday morning at 2 o'clock. He was injured in a shooting from last Sept. 28 and death came from infection. Surviving Acree are 5 daughters, Mrs. Mattie Almo and Mrs. Vada Schell, both of Terre Haute; Mrs. Minnie Eberhart of Newcomers Town, Ohio, Mrs. Dora Tedrow of Shoals, and Mrs. Laura McLemore of Princeton, Ind.; a son George Acree of this city; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren The body was taken to Gillis funeral home and later to the residence of Mrs. Vada Schell 1624 Second Ave. where funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with burial in Grandview cemetery.

      (Courtesy of Paul Williams)
    • (Research):Census Listings:

      1910 Census
      Indiana, Martin County, Halbert Township
      Enumerated 20 Apr 1910
      SD 2 ED 116 Sheet 5A
      Shoal and Lost? River Road
      76-78
      Acree, James M Hd M W 40 M1 20 Ky Ky NC Miner Coal
      Acree, Angeline Wf F W 35 M1 20 9/6 Ky Ky Ky
      Acree, Benjamin L Son M W 14 S Ind Ky Ky
      Acree, Vada A Dtr F W 11 S Ind Ky Ky
      Acree, George W Son M W 8 S Ind Ky Ky
      Acree, Mattie B Dtr F W 4 S Ind Ky Ky
      Acree, Minnie E Dtr F W 9/12 S Ind Ky Ky

      1920
      not located

      1930
      Indiana, Vigo County, Terre Haute City, Harrison Twp, Seven
      th Ward
      Enumerated 11 April 1930
      ED 84-40 SD 4 Sheet 15B
      1458-353-371
      Acree, James Hd M W 60 M@19 Ky Ky NC Laborer Street Car
      Acree, Angeline Wf F W 55 M@15 Ky KY Ky
      Acree, George Son m W 27 S Ind Ky Ky Section Hand Street Car
      Craig, Betty Dtr F W 24 D Ind Ky Ky Canner Canning Factory
      Craig, Edward G Grandson M W 5 S Ind Ky Ind
      Bagenz, Zepporah Roomer F W 64 Wd Ill Md Oh Sewing Home
    Person ID I33472  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family Angeline Rice Allison,   b. Abt 1875, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1935, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1890  [2
    Children 
     1. Dora Ellen Acree,   b. 6 Dec 1891, Shoals, Martin County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Benjamin L. Acree,   b. Abt 1896, Shoals, Martin County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Vada A. Acree,   b. Abt 1899, Shoals, Martin County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. George W. Acree,   b. 19 Apr 1902, Shoals, Martin County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. Mattie B. Acree,   b. Abt 1906, Shoals, Martin County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Minnie Ella Acree,   b. 3 Jul 1909, Shoals, Martin County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Laura Ann Acree,   b. 1 Jul 1912, Shoals, Martin County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 2005, Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
    Family ID F10663  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2009 

  • Event Map
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  • Sources 
    1. [S620] Williams, Paul--Family Researcher (paulewms@aol.com).

    2. [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Indiana, Martin County, Halbert Township (Reliability: 3).