Bryan Smelcer: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. Bryan Smelcer (son of Vermon Wayne Smelcer and Ruth).

Generation: 2

2.	Vermon Wayne Smelcer was born 25 Jul 1936, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Rev. James Lawson Smelcer and Francis Ota Myers); died 20 Jan 2010; was buried Shults Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. Other Events: Census: 1940, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee Vermon — Ruth. [Group Sheet]

3.
Ruth
Children:

1. Bryan Smelcer

Judy Smelcer

Generation: 3

Rev. James Lawson Smelcer was born 29 Oct 1904, Tennessee (son of Jake Nathaniel Smelcer and Nancy Lucindia "Cindy" Williamson); died 14 Jan 1982; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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

James — Francis Ota Myers. Francis (daughter of Thomas Richard Myers and Malinda Elizabeth McFalls) was born 25 Aug 1903, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 May 1971, Henrytown, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Francis Ota Myers was born 25 Aug 1903, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas Richard Myers and Malinda Elizabeth McFalls); died 29 May 1971, Henrytown, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 258.

Children:

Blanche Faye Smelcer was born Abt 1927, Tennessee.
Reba Irene Smelcer was born 27 Nov 1928, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Sep 2007; was buried 24 Sep 2007, Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Virl Mae Smelcer was born 20 Dec 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 2007; was buried 6 Feb 2007, Bachelor Rolen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Virlus Ray Smelcer was born Abt 1931, Tennessee.
Charles Perman J. Smelcer was born 18 Jun 1933, Tennessee; died 5 Sep 1969; was buried Thomas (Mize) Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
2. Vermon Wayne Smelcer was born 25 Jul 1936, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Jan 2010; was buried Shults Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Jenella "Laura" Smelcer was born Abt 1940, Tennessee.
Eugene Dryden "Bondo" Smelcer was born 10 Jan 1944; died 2 Dec 2014.
Giles Smelcer died Bef 2 Dec 2014.

Generation: 4

Jake Nathaniel Smelcer was born 10 Feb 1883, Tennessee (son of Adam Jackson "Bud" Smelcer and Alpha "Appie" King); died 30 Jul 1935; was buried Rector Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee
Draft Registration: 12 Sep 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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References:
"The Mountain Press", Bertha Trula (Smelcer) Brown obituary.

Jake — Nancy Lucindia "Cindy" Williamson. Nancy (daughter of Williamson and Annie) was born 29 Aug 1885, Tennessee; died 23 May 1966; was buried Zion Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Nancy Lucindia "Cindy" Williamson was born 29 Aug 1885, Tennessee (daughter of Williamson and Annie); died 23 May 1966; was buried Zion Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, District 2, Jefferson County, Tennessee

Children:

4. Rev. James Lawson Smelcer was born 29 Oct 1904, Tennessee; died 14 Jan 1982; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Bertha Trula Smelcer was born 28 Jun 1906, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Feb 1996; was buried 22 Feb 1996, Eden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Richard Milos Smelcer was born 12 Apr 1908, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Mar 1991; was buried Zion Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lura Mae Smelcer was born 16 Oct 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Dec 1991; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lona Smelcer died Bef 1 Feb 2006.
Claude Smelcer was born 6 Jan 1913; died 20 Jan 1995, Blount County, Tennessee.
Bessie Grace Smelcer was born 13 Feb 1916; died 1 Feb 2006; was buried 4 Feb 2006, Frye Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Levator Smelcer was born 28 Aug 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Aug 1999, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Aug 1999, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Velva Smelcer was born 29 Nov 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Mar 1993; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Earl David Smelcer was born 30 Dec 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 16 Aug 1951, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Aug 1951, Zion Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Loy Robert Smelcer was born 3 Jan 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Jun 1999; was buried Zion Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
J. D. Smelcer was born 29 May 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 Jun 1953, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Jun 1953, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Vernice Smelcer was born 11 Jun 1930.
Evelina Smelcer

10.

Thomas Richard Myers was born 26 Oct 1850, Blount County, Tennessee (son of Daniel Henry Myers and Susan Matilda Cable); died 18 Mar 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 20 Mar 1923, Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1870, District 15, Blount County, Tennessee

Notes:

Built Junglebrook in Roaring Fork.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 232.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 199, 258.

Thomas married Malinda Elizabeth McFalls 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee. Malinda (daughter of James Alexander McFalls and Mary Ann King) was born 18 May 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1923, Grainger County, Tennessee; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

11.

Malinda Elizabeth McFalls was born 18 May 1857, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Alexander McFalls and Mary Ann King); died 1923, Grainger County, Tennessee; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 232.
Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 199, 258.

Children:

James Alexander Myers was born 7 Sep 1871, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Oct 1951, Grainger County, Tennessee; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Nancy Ann Myers was born 7 Oct 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Jan 1943, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 2 Feb 1943, Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Loudon County, Tennessee.
Matilda N. Myers was born Oct 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Sep 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Friendship Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Elmina Myers was born , Sevier County, Tennessee; died See Notes.
Ava Malissa Myers was born 9 May 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Jan 1971, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Thomas Richard Myers was born 30 Jun 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Apr 1965, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Tudor Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mary Elizabeth Myers was born 6 Jan 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jul 1967; was buried Spring Hill Cemetery, Anderson County, Tennessee.
Eliza Mantha Myers was born 6 Mar 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Jul 1944, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Jul 1944, Hatcher Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Ella Martha Myers was born Sevier County, Tennessee.
Hester Thurska Myers was born , Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
Arthur Marion Myers was born 25 May 1895, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1 Jan 1979; was buried Kear-Loveday Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
5. Francis Ota Myers was born 25 Aug 1903, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 29 May 1971, Henrytown, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Howard View Baptist Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.