Lester Joseph Atchley^[1]

1909 - 1972  (62 years)

• Name	Lester Joseph Atchley
  Born	12 Aug 1909	Tennessee   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	6 Feb 1972  [4]
  Buried	Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I108547	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Caroll Shrader Atchley,   b. 5 Sep 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Nov 1962  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Rachel Miller,   b. 28 Aug 1883, Jefferson County, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Feb 1949  (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F33018	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Betty Maebell Connatser,   b. 14 Apr 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Dec 1997  (Age 88 years)
  Children	1. E. Lucille Atchley,   b. Abt 1928, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 7 Oct 2017  (Age ~ 89 years)   2. Lester Eugene Atchley,   b. Abt 1935, Tennessee  (Age ~ 89 years) + 3. Shirley Mae Atchley,   b. 24 Jan 1937, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Oct 2017  (Age 80 years) + 4. Bobby Ray Atchley,   b. 30 Mar 1942  (Age 82 years)   5. John Atchley
  Family ID	F39198	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Aug 1909 - Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, 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), 11 Jul 1938. Willie C. Atchley obituary [S60] Sevier County, Tennessee Births 1908-1912, 6, 440. Atchley, Joseph L. 8 12 1908 M W Tn Atchley, C.S. Tn Rachel Tn Yarberry, J.L. 6 440 [S112] Census, 1940. Name Lester Atchley Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Sex Male Age 29 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) 1911 Last Place of Residence Same Place Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Lester Atchley Head M 29 Tennessee Betty Atchley Wife F 29 Tennessee Lester Atchley Son M 5 Tennessee Sherly Mae Atchley Daughter F 2 Tennessee E Lucille Atchley Daughter F 12 Tennessee "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9M1-6457?cc=2000219&wc=QZXB-1SW%3A792528401%2C796114801%2C792569001%2C953146401 : accessed 15 October 2017), Tennessee > Sevier > Civil District 5 > 78-7 Civil District 5 outside Sevierville Town N of State Highway 35, W of State Highway 71, and NE of road from State Highway 71 to W District Line Across West Fork of Little Pigeon River and along Big Gists Creek > image 12 of 26; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012. [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 6 Feb 1972. Atchley, Lester Joseph 62 mechanic Sev County Elec System b. 8-12-09 TN d. 2-6-72 SCH f. C S Atchley m. Rachel Miller SMMG Survivors: widow Betty Connatser Atchley 521 Ridge Rd Sev sons Eugene Bobby John Maples 2 dau Shirley Moore Lucille Thomason 16 gc 2 ggc 1 bro Otha 4 sis Mrs Lettie Connatser Mrs Dovie Vann Mrs Mae Terry Mrs Genella Clinton. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 378.