William Alfred "Bill" Smelcer^{[1, 2]}

1893 - 1971  (77 years)

• Name	William Alfred "Bill" Smelcer
  Born	16 Aug 1893	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1910	District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1930	District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Census	1940	District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Died	9 Jan 1971  [7]
  Buried	Knob Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [8]
  Person ID	I160026	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	21 May 2014

  
  

  Father	Samuel Smelcer,   b. Mar 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Feb 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 50 years)
  Mother	Frances N. "Sis" Wolfe,   b. 10 May 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Oct 1941, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 73 years)
  Married	20 Aug 1886	Blount County, Tennessee   [9]
  Family ID	F60150	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Susie Ellen Greene,   b. 6 Jun 1894, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Apr 1949  (Age 54 years)
  Children	+ 1. William Murel Smelcer,   b. 20 Apr 1915, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Oct 1989, Volusia County, Florida  (Age 74 years) + 2. Lee Roy "Pee Wee" Smelcher,   b. 16 Sep 1916, Seymour, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Oct 2007  (Age 91 years)   3. Mayme B. Smelcer,   b. 25 Sep 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Dec 2005, St. Anne’s Nursing Center, Miami, Florida  (Age 87 years) + 4. Charles Leonard Smelcer,   b. 28 Nov 1920, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Oct 1985  (Age 64 years) + 5. Alvin Eugene Smelcer,   b. 20 Sep 1922, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Oct 1974  (Age 52 years)   6. Anna Mae Smelcer,   b. 7 Jun 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Feb 1948, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 23 years)   7. Catherine Smelcer,   b. Abt 1927, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 25 Sep 1988  (Age ~ 61 years) + 8. Raymond Smelcer,   b. 17 May 1928, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Oct 2011, Parkwest Medical Center  (Age 83 years) + 9. Mary Helen "Nannie" Smelcer,   b. 30 Aug 1930, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Sep 1988  (Age 58 years) + 10. Richard Wendell Smelcer,   b. 21 Feb 1933, Seymour, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Jan 1996  (Age 62 years) + 11. Nellie Ruth Smelcer,   b. 10 Sep 1935, Tennessee ,   d. 17 May 2014  (Age 78 years) + 12. Zelma L. Smelcer,   b. Abt 1939, Tennessee  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Family ID	F60133	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Aug 1893 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1900 - District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1910 - District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Knob Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 30 Apr 1949. Susie Ellen Smelcer obituary [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 17 Feb 1948. Anna Mae Smelcer obituary [S112] Census, 1900. Name: William A Smelser Titles & Terms: Residence: Civil District 10, Sevier, Tennessee Birth Date: Aug 1893 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Son Spouse: Spouse's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Birthplace: Father: Samuel Smelser Father's Titles & Terms: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother: Francis N S Smelser Mother's Titles & Terms: Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Race or Color (expanded): White Head-of-household Name: Samuel Smelser Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Years Married: Estimated Marriage Year: Mother How Many Children: Number Living Children: Immigration Year: Enumeration District: 0145 Page: 19 Sheet Letter: A Family Number: 342 Reference Number: 12 Film Number: 1241596 Image Number: 00149 Household Gender Age Parent Samuel Smelser M Parent Francis N S Smelser F Colombus Smelser M William A Smelser M Maggie Smelser F Amy C Smelser F [S112] Census, 1910. Name: Willie Smelcer Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Son Residence: Civil District 10, Sevier, Tennessee Marital Status: Single Race : White Gender: Male Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Family Number: 83 Page Number: 5 Household Gender Age Parent Samuel Smelcer M 55y Parent Francis Smelcer F 50y Willie Smelcer M 16y Lizzie Smelcer F 12y Colombus Smelcer M 19y Willie Smelcer F 19y Willie Dunlap M 22y [S112] Census, 1930. Name: William A Smelcer Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 09, Sevier, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 40 Marital Status: Married Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1890 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0011 Family Number: 174 Sheet Number and Letter: 9B Line Number: 80 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2271 Film Number: 2342005 Digital Folder Number: 4547919 Image Number: 00819 Household Gender Age William A Smelcer M 40 Spouse Susie Smelcer F 36 Child Murel Smelcer M 14 Child Lee R Smelcer M 13 Child Mamie Smelcer F 11 Child Charles H Smelcer M 9 Child Alvin Smelcer M 7 Child Anna M Smelcer F 5 Child Catherine Smelcer F 3 Child Raymond Smelcer M 1 [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Will A Smelcher Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 9, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 52 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1888 Last Place of Residence: Same House District: 78-14 Family Number: 231 Sheet Number and Letter: 13A Line Number: 12 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3933 Digital Folder Number: 005461375 Image Number: 00399 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Will A Smelcher M 52 Tennessee Wife Susie Smelcher F 46 Tennessee Son Murel Smelcher M 24 Tennessee Son Roy Smelcher M 23 Tennessee Son Charles Smelcher M 19 Tennessee Son Alvin Smelcher M 17 Tennessee Son Raymond Smelcher M 11 Tennessee Daughter Mary Helen Smelcher F 9 Tennessee Son Wendell Smelcher M 6 Tennessee Daughter Ruth Smelcher F 4 Tennessee Daughter Zelma Smelcher F 1 Tennessee [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 9 Jan 1971. Smelcer, William Alfred 77 widowed by Susie Green b. Aug 16 '93 TN d. 1-9-71 SCH res R2 Sey farmer f. Samuel Smelcer m. Frances Wolfe Knob Creek Cem Survivors: 6 sons Murel R2 Sey Roy Raymond Wendell Alvin Charles 5 dau Mrs Keith (Mayme) Lewis Mrs Ennis (Catherine) Whaley Mrs Bert (Ruth) Johnson Mrs Glenn (Zelma) Breeden Mrs Bobby (Nannie) Allen 23 gc 4 ggc. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 598. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Groom's Name: Samuel Smelcer Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Francis N. Wolf Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 20 Aug 1886 Marriage Place: Blount County, Tennessee Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M71006-1 System Origin: Tennessee-EASy Source Film Number: 888847 Reference Number: Vol. 2 p. 230 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893F-3LNX?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-194%3A1589264608%2C1589374121 : 22 December 2016), Blount > Marriage certificates, 1790-1950, Russell, Frank-Spears, Charles Loyed > image 2217 of 3088; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.