Lafayette "Fate" Smelcer^[1]

1875 - 1945  (69 years)

• Name	Lafayette "Fate" Smelcer
  Born	23 Jan 1875	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Jan 1945  [2]
  Buried	Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I120493	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Jacob "Jake" Smelcer,   b. 16 Jan 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jun 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Parker,   b. 11 Sep 1851, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Sep 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 66 years)
  Married	10 Apr 1875	Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Family ID	F60177	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Alice Olive McCarter,   b. 15 Mar 1875,   d. 22 May 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 51 years)
  Children	+ 1. Bertha Elzora Smelcer,   b. 30 May 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Jun 1995  (Age 99 years) + 2. Elva Ezalee Smelcer,   b. 1 Sep 1898, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Aug 1969  (Age 70 years)   3. John Smelcer   4. Mary Smelcer,   b. 2 Jun 1900, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Jun 1983  (Age 83 years)   5. Jacob Haskel Smelcer,   b. 10 Mar 1904, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Apr 1976  (Age 72 years)   6. Joseph R. Smelcer,   b. 10 Mar 1904,   d. 10 Mar 1904  (Age 0 years) + 7. Dixie Smelcer,   b. 27 Feb 1910, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Jun 1982  (Age 72 years)   8. Arthur Smelcer
  Family ID	F44119	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Ollie
  Family ID	F60187	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Jan 1875 - Tennessee Buried - - Catons Chapel 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

  [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 10 Jun 1995. Bertha Elzora Smelcer Boling obituary [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 5 Jan 1945. Smelcer, Lafayette Jan 23, 1875 Tn Jan 5, 1945 Spouse: Ollie Father: Smelcer, Jake Tn Mother: Parker, Mary Tn Sons: Arthur, Jake, John Daughters: Mrs. Eljora Boling, Mrs. Elvra Tinker, Mary, Mrs. Dixie Mac Carter Cemetery: Caton Chapel [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 402. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Jacob Smelser Event Type Marriage Event Date 10 Apr 1875 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Mary Parker Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-30159-21007-6?cc=1619127 : accessed 25 January 2016), Sevier > Marriage registers, 1856-1883, vol 1-3 > image 314 of 757; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.