Walter James Metcalf

1902 - 1976  (74 years)

• Name	Walter James Metcalf
  Born	4 May 1902	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	4 Oct 1976  [2]
  Buried	Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I36543	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	James Riley Metcalf,   b. 1850/1859,   d. 1927  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Susan Anna "Susie" Watson,   b. 11 Apr 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Mar 1947  (Age 80 years)
  Married	4 Jan 1885	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Marriage License	5 Jan 1885	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F13303	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Nellie Ludema "Dean" McMahan,   b. 24 Jul 1896, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Jan 1982  (Age 85 years)
  Married	1925	Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Russell V. Metcalf,   b. 10 Sep 1929, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Sep 1980  (Age 51 years)   2. Wayne Metcalf,   b. 1 Jun 1931, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Feb 1944  (Age 12 years) + 3. Louise Metcalf,   b. Abt 1926, Tennessee  (Age ~ 98 years)   4. D. C. Metcalf,   b. 19 Apr 1936, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Apr 1936  (Age 0 years) + 5. Homer Lee Metcalf,   b. Abt 1937, Tennessee  (Age ~ 87 years)
  Family ID	F13302	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 May 1902 - Tennessee Married - 1925 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  Walter was a farmer, carpenter, and owner of a grocery store on Birds Creek Road. ---------- Reference: "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 33. Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 31. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 273. ---------- Reference: "The Mountain Press", Laymon Luther Whaley obituary.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1940. Name Walter Metcalf Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Pigeon Forge, Civil District 13, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Sex Male Age 38 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) 1902 Last Place of Residence Same Place Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Walter Metcalf Head M 38 Tennessee Ludena Metcalf Wife F 43 Tennessee Louise Metcalf Daughter F 14 Tennessee R V Metcalf Son M 10 Tennessee Wayne Metcalf Son M 8 Tennessee Honor Lee Metcalf Son M 3 Tennessee "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89M1-64LB?cc=2000219&wc=QZXB-BN4%3A792528401%2C796114801%2C801522301%2C801522302 : accessed 5 September 2017), Tennessee > Sevier > Civil District 13, Pigeon Forge > 78-21 Civil District 13, Pigeon Forge (part) > image 8 of 35; 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. [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 4 Oct 1976. Metcalf, James Walter 74 b. 5-4-02 TN d. 10-4-76 SCH grocer f. Riley Metcalf m. Susie Watson Shady Grove Cem Survivors: wife Nellie Ludemia McMahan R5 Mt View Sev son Russell Metcalf Homer Metcalf dau Louise Whaley 16 gc 4 ggc bro John Metcalf Dave Metcalf. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 435. [S58] Marriage Certificate. 20048 WALTER METCALF LUDENIA MCMAHAN