Rev. James Lawson Smelcer^[1]

1904 - 1982  (77 years)

• Name	James Lawson Smelcer
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	29 Oct 1904	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	14 Jan 1982  [3]
  Buried	Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I54431	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2013

  
  

  Father	Jake Nathaniel Smelcer,   b. 10 Feb 1883, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Jul 1935  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Nancy Lucindia "Cindy" Williamson,   b. 29 Aug 1885, Tennessee ,   d. 23 May 1966  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F23966	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Francis Ota Myers,   b. 25 Aug 1903, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 29 May 1971, Henrytown, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 67 years)
  Children	1. Blanche Faye Smelcer,   b. Abt 1927, Tennessee  (Age ~ 97 years) + 2. Reba Irene Smelcer,   b. 27 Nov 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Sep 2007  (Age 78 years) + 3. Virl Mae Smelcer,   b. 20 Dec 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Feb 2007  (Age 76 years) + 4. Virlus Ray Smelcer,   b. Abt 1931, Tennessee  (Age ~ 93 years) + 5. Charles Perman J. Smelcer,   b. 18 Jun 1933, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Sep 1969  (Age 36 years) + 6. Vermon Wayne Smelcer,   b. 25 Jul 1936, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Jan 2010  (Age 73 years) + 7. Jenella "Laura" Smelcer,   b. Abt 1940, Tennessee  (Age ~ 84 years) + 8. Eugene Dryden "Bondo" Smelcer,   b. 10 Jan 1944,   d. 2 Dec 2014  (Age 70 years)   9. Giles Smelcer,   d. Bef 2 Dec 2014
  Family ID	F20086	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 29 Oct 1904 - Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Howard View Baptist 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

  
  

• Notes

  Lawson Smelcer was a preacher. ---------- Reference: Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 22 Aug 1999. Levator Smelcer Obituary. [S112] Census, 1940. name: Lawson J Smelcer titles & terms: event: Census event year: 1940 event place: Civil District 2, Sevier, Tennessee, United States gender: Male age: 34 marital status: Married race (original): race (standardized): White relationship to head of household (original): relationship to head of household (standardized): Head birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1906 residence in 1935: Same Place enumeration district number: 78-2 family number: 147 sheet number and letter: 10A line number: 16 nara publication number: T627 nara roll number: 3933 digital folder number: 005461375 image number: 00067 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Lawson J Smelcer M 34 Tennessee wife Ota F Smelcer F 36 Tennessee daughter Fay B Smelcer F 13 Tennessee daughter R Irene Smelcer F 11 Tennessee daughter Virl M Smelcer F 9 Tennessee son Virlus R Smelcer M 9 Tennessee son Perman J Smelcer M 6 Tennessee son V Wayne Smelcer M 3 Tennessee daughter Laura J Smelcer F 0 Tennessee [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 14 Jan 1982. Smelcer, James Lawson 77 widowed b. 10-29-04 TN d. 1-14-82 SCH res R6 Sev farmer f. Jake Smelcer m. Cindy Williamson Howards View Bapt Cem Survivors: 4 dau Mrs Faye Barnes WA Irene Rolen Sev Virl Mae Houk Sev Laura Loveday Sev 3 sons Virlus Ray Sev Wayne Sev Gene Sev 24 gc 20ggc 6 sis Mrs Lona Williamson NC Velva Sizemore Sev Lura Sizemore Sev Bessie Parton Sev Trula Brown Sev Vernice Branch Sev 4 bro Loy Sev Claude Maryville Lavator Sev Richard Sev informant Gene Smelcer Sev. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 472.