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Elva Ezalee Smelcer

Female 1898 - 1969  (70 years)


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  1. 1.  Elva Ezalee Smelcer was born 1 Sep 1898, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Aug 1969; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Elva — David Anderson "Ance" "Dave" Tinker. David (son of Eli Whitney Tinker and Margaret Lizzie Eliza Valentine) was born 1 Nov 1894, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Oct 1982; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Lina Pearl Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 May 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Oct 1945; was buried Breeden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Mayford Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Nov 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 1992; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 4. David Willard Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1924; died 24 Apr 2001, St. Mary's Medical Center; was buried 26 Apr 2001, Carter Family Cemetery.
    4. 5. Henry Cam Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Jul 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Sep 2004; was buried 15 Sep 2004, Millican Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. 6. Bobbie Cecil Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 12 Sep 2004.
    6. 7. Ezalee Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 8. Stella Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 9. Zelma Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point died Bef 12 Sep 2004.
    9. 10. Arthur Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Feb 1936, Sevier County, Tennessee; died STILLBORN; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. 11. Jimmy Ray Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jun 1938, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Jan 2002; was buried 27 Jan 2002, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. 12. Juanita Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Oct 1939; died 27 Oct 1939; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. 13. Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Jul 1943; died 29 Jul 1943; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lina Pearl Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elva1) was born 1 May 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Oct 1945; was buried Breeden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Lina — William Jackson Breeden. William (son of Lewis Brazil Breeden and Dora Breeden) was born 30 Sep 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Oct 1945; was buried Breeden Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mayford Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elva1) was born 17 Nov 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Mar 1992; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Mayford — Ellen Ward. Ellen (daughter of Stewart Leander Ward and Mary R. Cummings) was born 27 Feb 1923, Tennessee; died 9 May 1987; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Mary Ann Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Apr 1944; died 7 May 2015; was buried 12 May 2015, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 15. Mayford Glen Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Feb 1947; died 21 Jun 2012; was buried 24 Jun 2012, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. 16. Kathy Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 17. Wanda Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  David Willard Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elva1) was born Abt 1924; died 24 Apr 2001, St. Mary's Medical Center; was buried 26 Apr 2001, Carter Family Cemetery.

    David — Irene. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Joyce Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 19. Audrey Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 5.  Henry Cam Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elva1) was born 24 Jul 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Sep 2004; was buried 15 Sep 2004, Millican Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Henry — Mary Elizabeth Keeler. Mary (daughter of Gilbert "Gib" Keeler and Lillie Breeden) was born 10 Apr 1929, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 10 Dec 1994; was buried Millican Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 20. Fayetta Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 21. Betty Ann Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Jun 1964.
    3. 22. Kenneth Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 23. Michael Cam Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jun 1966, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Sep 1992; was buried Millican Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  5. 6.  Bobbie Cecil Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elva1) died Bef 12 Sep 2004.

    Bobbie — Tom Decker. [Group Sheet]


  6. 7.  Ezalee Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elva1)

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 237.

    Ezalee married Wiley Newman Abt 1948. Wiley (son of Frank Newman and Ola Ellen Carr) was born 6 Nov 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Oct 2012, St. Mary’s Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 15 Oct 2012, Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  7. 8.  Stella Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elva1)

    Stella — Kramer. [Group Sheet]

    Stella — Bartley. [Group Sheet]


  8. 9.  Zelma Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elva1) died Bef 12 Sep 2004.

    Zelma — Grady. [Group Sheet]


  9. 10.  Arthur Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elva1) was born 9 Feb 1936, Sevier County, Tennessee; died STILLBORN; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  10. 11.  Jimmy Ray Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elva1) was born 9 Jun 1938, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Jan 2002; was buried 27 Jan 2002, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    UNITED STATES
    DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
    MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

    REPORT OF INVESTIGATION

    Surface Nonmetal Mine
    (Crushed Limestone)

    Fatal Powered Haulage Accident

    January 24, 2002

    County Quarry
    Sevier County Highway Department
    Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee
    Mine I.D. No. 40-00088

    Accident Investigators

    Joel B. Richardson
    Mine Safety and Health Inspector

    Steve J. Kirkland
    Supervisory Mine Safety and Health Inspector


    Originating Office
    Mine Safety and Health Administration
    Southeast District
    135 Gemini Circle, Suite 212; Birmingham, AL 35209
    Martin Rosta, District Manager

    OVERVIEW

    Jimmy R. Tinker, load-out bin operator, age 62, was fatally injured on January 24, 2002, when he was struck by the bucket of a front-end loader.

    The accident occurred in a heavy rainstorm, which restricted visibility. The front-end loader operator apparently struck the victim with the bucket of the loader as the victim was crossing the road.

    Tinker had a total of 20 years, 9 months mining experience, all at this operation. He had 18 years experience as a bin operator. He had received training in accordance with 30 CFR Part 46.

    GENERAL INFORMATION

    County Quarry, a crushed limestone operation, owned and operated by Sevier County Highway Department, was located at 139 County Garage Road, 4 miles north of Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee. The principal operating official was Jonas Smelcer, superintendent of roads. The mine was normally operated one, 8-hour shift a day, three to five days a week. Total employment was six persons.

    Limestone was drilled and blasted, loaded into trucks and hauled to the crusher where it was crushed, washed, screened, sized and stockpiled. The finished product was used by the county for road construction and repairs.

    The last regular inspection at this operation was completed on October 18, 2001. A regular inspection was conducted following the investigation.

    DESCRIPTION OF ACCIDENT

    On the day of the accident, Jimmy R. Tinker (victim) arrived at the mine site at 7:00 a.m., 30 minutes before his normal starting time. At about 7:30 a.m., Tinker and Terry Hatcher, truck driver, went to the load-out bins where Tinker started the heater in the building. He and Hatcher then traveled in Hatcher's truck to the pit to see if rock would be crushed that day.

    Because of a heavy rainstorm, the decision was made not to crush rock. Tinker and Hatcher were instructed to empty the load-out bins before leaving for the day. After returning to the bins, Tinker filled Hatcher's truck and told Hatcher to dump the rock on the No. 2 stockpile.

    Ralph Whaley, supervisor/front-end loader operator, drove by the load-out bins in his loader and saw Tinker loading Hatcher's truck. Whaley continued on to the cold mix asphalt stockpile where he loaded one truck, then returned with the loader. As he passed the load-out bins he saw Hatcher dumping his load of material at the stockpile.

    At about 8:15 a.m., Hatcher returned to the load-out bin turnaround. He proceeded to back the truck under the bin but did not see Tinker, who was normally outside the shack to direct him as he backed under the bin. Hatcher then saw Tinker lying face up near the roadway in a shallow ditch and drove his truck to the No. 1 stockpile where Whaley and Scott Douglas, truck driver, were working. Douglas immediately went to Tinker and checked for vital signs but was unable to detect any. He then radioed the office to summon emergency assistance. A few minutes later, emergency personnel arrived and Tinker was transported to a local medical center where he was pronounced dead. Death was attributed to internal injuries consistent with being hit with the bucket of a front-end-loader.

    INVESTIGATION OF THE ACCIDENT

    MSHA was notified of the accident at 8:45 a.m. on January 24, 2002, by a telephone call from Lillard Allen, county garage supervisor, to MSHA's safety division in Arlington, Virginia. The information was forwarded to the Southeastern District and an investigation was started that day. An order was issued under the provisions of Section 103(k) of the Act to ensure the safety of miners. MSHA's accident investigators traveled to the mine, made a physical inspection of the accident scene, interviewed employees, and reviewed conditions and work procedures relevant to the accident. MSHA conducted the investigation with the assistance of both mine management and employees. The miners did not request nor have representation during the investigation.

    DISCUSSION

    # The accident occurred on the plant roadway, adjacent to the load-out bins. The road was approximately 15 feet wide and contained a shallow drainage ditch about two feet wide between the roadway and the adjacent berm.


    # The front-end loader involved in the accident was a 1985 Michigan/Clark model 125C and weighed approximately 42,000 pounds.


    # The loader bucket was approximately 10 feet wide and extended slightly beyond the width of the tires. In the normal tram position, the top of the bucket was approximately 6-1/2 feet above ground level. When the bucket was in a tram position, there was a blind spot of 11 feet in front of the bucket.


    # The loader was inspected and there were no safety defects found.


    # It had been raining heavily since early morning on the day of the accident. The cab of the loader was equipped with a windshield, side windows and a rear window. The windshield wipers were functional and were being used at the time of the accident. The windshield was partially fogged over due to the rain. Headlights were functional but were not being used.


    # The load-out bin building had a tin roof. The noise created from the rain hitting the roof could have interfered with Tinker's ability to hear the loader.


    # It is believed that Tinker had walked across the road to watch Hatcher as he was dumping his load of material. Whaley apparently hit Tinker with the bucket of the loader as he was returning from the cold mix asphalt stockpile. Because of the heavy rain the windows of the loader were fogged and Whaley did not see Tinker nor did he realize his loader had struck anything.


    CONCLUSION

    The root cause of the accident was restricted visibility due to the heavy rain that was falling at the time the accident occurred. Contributing to the accident may have been the inability of the victim to hear the loader because of the rain hitting the tin roof on the load-out building.

    VIOLATION

    Order No. 778781 was issued on January 24, 2002, under the provisions of Section 103(k) of the Mine Act:

    An employee was found lying on the ground about 40 feet from the crusher run storage bin. This order is issued to assure the safety of persons at this operation until the mine or affected areas can be returned to normal operations as determined by an authorized representative of the Secretary. The mine operator shall obtain approval from an authorized representative of the Secretary for all actions to recover equipment, and/or return affected areas of the mine to normal.

    This order was terminated on January 25, 2002. Employees have been retrained in the hazards encountered while operating equipment during inclement weather.


  11. 12.  Juanita Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elva1) was born 11 Oct 1939; died 27 Oct 1939; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  12. 13.  Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elva1) was born 29 Jul 1943; died 29 Jul 1943; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 14.  Mary Ann TinkerMary Ann Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mayford2, 1.Elva1) was born 3 Apr 1944; died 7 May 2015; was buried 12 May 2015, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Mary married Oliver Ray Arwood 6 Jun 1964, Sevier County, Tennessee. Oliver (son of Turley Rethel "Houch" Arwood and Willie Kate Keeler) was born 13 May 1945; died 5 Sep 2015. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 24. Kathy Arwood  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 25. Angela Arwood  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 26. Bobbie Arwood  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 15.  Mayford Glen Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mayford2, 1.Elva1) was born 4 Feb 1947; died 21 Jun 2012; was buried 24 Jun 2012, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Mayford married Phyllis Ann Teaster Sevier County, Tennessee. (daughter of Herman Lee Teaster and Bessie R. Stanton) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 27. Glenda Michelle Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Jun 1967, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Sep 2010; was buried 1 Oct 2010, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 28. Rebecca Elizabeth "Becky" Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 29. Tina Marie Ann Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1970; died 7 Oct 2013.
    4. 30. Mayford Glen "Bubby" Tinker, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point

    Mayford — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 31. Christy Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point

    Mayford married Shirley Jean Tipton 6 Aug 1988, Sevier County, Tennessee; divorced 19 Oct 1989, Sevier County, Tennessee. (daughter of Lloyd Print Tipton and Golden Ruby Thomas) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 32. Joshua Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 16.  Kathy Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mayford2, 1.Elva1)

    Kathy married Clarence Richard Burchfield Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 17.  Wanda Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (3.Mayford2, 1.Elva1)

    Wanda — Jimmy Arwood. [Group Sheet]


  5. 18.  Joyce Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (4.David2, 1.Elva1)

    Joyce — Carter. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 33. Cheryl Carter  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 34. Jessica Carter  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 19.  Audrey Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (4.David2, 1.Elva1)

    Audrey — Edwards. [Group Sheet]


  7. 20.  Fayetta Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (5.Henry2, 1.Elva1)

    Fayetta — Coy Breeden. (son of Ray Breeden and Choltie "Chattie" Rolen) [Group Sheet]


  8. 21.  Betty Ann Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (5.Henry2, 1.Elva1) was born 16 Jun 1964.

    Betty married Ronnie E. "Wolf" Franklin 1 Aug 1985, Sevier County, Tennessee; divorced 10 Nov 1987, Sevier County, Tennessee. Ronnie (son of Eugene Franklin and Eula Elizabeth Breeden) was born 26 Oct 1956; died 20 Jan 2014; was buried 25 Jan 2014, Providence Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 35. Brittany Franklin  Descendancy chart to this point

    Betty married Jerry Wayne Shelton 16 Jan 1999, Sevier County, Tennessee. (son of Carl Buford Shelton and Annabel Hurst) [Group Sheet]


  9. 22.  Kenneth Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (5.Henry2, 1.Elva1)

    Kenneth — Sue. [Group Sheet]


  10. 23.  Michael Cam Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (5.Henry2, 1.Elva1) was born 9 Jun 1966, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Sep 1992; was buried Millican Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Michael — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 36. Megan Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 24.  Kathy Arwood Descendancy chart to this point (14.Mary3, 3.Mayford2, 1.Elva1)

    Kathy — Richard Burchfield. [Group Sheet]


  2. 25.  Angela Arwood Descendancy chart to this point (14.Mary3, 3.Mayford2, 1.Elva1)

    Angela — Jeffers. [Group Sheet]


  3. 26.  Bobbie Arwood Descendancy chart to this point (14.Mary3, 3.Mayford2, 1.Elva1)

    Bobbie — Ward. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 37. Christopher Ray Scott Ward  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 38. Richard James Ward  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 27.  Glenda Michelle TinkerGlenda Michelle Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (15.Mayford3, 3.Mayford2, 1.Elva1) was born 6 Jun 1967, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Sep 2010; was buried 1 Oct 2010, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Glenda married Roger Lynn Parton 15 Jun 1985, Sevier County, Tennessee. Roger (son of Charles Earnest Parton and Helen Ruth Lane) was born 10 Nov 1965. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 39. Chelsea Renee Parton  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 40. Colby Parton  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 28.  Rebecca Elizabeth "Becky" Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (15.Mayford3, 3.Mayford2, 1.Elva1)

    Rebecca married Scotty Joseph Parton 21 Aug 1985, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 29.  Tina Marie Ann Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (15.Mayford3, 3.Mayford2, 1.Elva1) was born Abt 1970; died 7 Oct 2013.

    Tina — Fred Floyd, Jr.. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 41. Shakota Jessica Ann Tinker  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Feb 1996.

    Tina — Steve Woolfenbarger. [Group Sheet]


  7. 30.  Mayford Glen "Bubby" Tinker, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (15.Mayford3, 3.Mayford2, 1.Elva1)

    Mayford married Peggy Michelle Caylor 12 Jun 1992, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 31.  Christy Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (15.Mayford3, 3.Mayford2, 1.Elva1)

  9. 32.  Joshua Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (15.Mayford3, 3.Mayford2, 1.Elva1)

  10. 33.  Cheryl Carter Descendancy chart to this point (18.Joyce3, 4.David2, 1.Elva1)

  11. 34.  Jessica Carter Descendancy chart to this point (18.Joyce3, 4.David2, 1.Elva1)

  12. 35.  Brittany Franklin Descendancy chart to this point (21.Betty3, 5.Henry2, 1.Elva1)

  13. 36.  Megan Tinker Descendancy chart to this point (23.Michael3, 5.Henry2, 1.Elva1)