Charity Ownby

1892 - 1974  (82 years)

• Name	Charity Ownby
  Born	9 Apr 1892	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	7 Dec 1974  [2]
  Buried	Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I2275	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Bausdell S. "Bause" Ownby,   b. 16 Mar 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Dec 1939  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Hettie Ogle,   b. 22 Feb 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Jul 1895  (Age 31 years)
  Marriage License	30 Dec 1879	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	1 Jan 1880	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F865	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	William Richard Smelcer,   b. 16 Apr 1887, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Mar 1975  (Age 87 years)
  Married	21 May 1910
  Children	1. Buna Veatress Smelcer,   b. 23 Jan 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Dec 2007  (Age 94 years) + 2. John Russell Smelcer,   b. 11 Apr 1915,   d. 17 Apr 1945, Italy  (Age 30 years) + 3. Della Kate Smelcer,   b. 18 May 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Jul 2002  (Age 85 years) + 4. Buford B. Smelcer,   b. 7 Oct 1919, Forsyth, North Carolina ,   d. 9 Oct 1971  (Age 52 years) + 5. Ethel Smelcer,   b. 4 Dec 1921, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Sep 1979  (Age 57 years) + 6. Hedy Smelcer,   b. 30 Oct 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Jul 1989  (Age 65 years) + 7. Everett Smelcer,   b. 2 Nov 1925, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Sep 2013  (Age 87 years) + 8. Glen "Shorty" Smelcer,   b. 20 Aug 1928, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Jan 2007  (Age 78 years) + 9. Jack William Smelcer,   b. 29 Mar 1932, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Feb 1981  (Age 48 years)   10. Lilly Smelcer,   d. Bef 8 Sep 2013   11. Stella Smelcer,   d. Bef 8 Sep 2013
  Family ID	F430	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 9 Apr 1892 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, 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

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 84. "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 195, 221, 229. "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 149.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Charity Smelcer Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 47 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1893 Last Place of Residence: Same House District: 78-8 Family Number: 164 Sheet Number and Letter: 10B Line Number: 67 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3933 Digital Folder Number: 005461375 Image Number: 00226 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head W R Smelcer M 53 Tennessee Wife Charity Smelcer F 47 Tennessee Daughter Bura Smelcer F 27 Tennessee Son Buford Smelcer M 20 Tennessee Daughter Ethel Smelcer F 18 Tennessee Daughter Hettie Smelcer F 15 Tennessee Son Evert Smelcer M 13 Tennessee Son Glen Smelcer M 11 Tennessee Son Jack Smelcer M 8 Tennessee [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 7 Dec 1974. Smelcer, Charity Ownby 82 b. 4-9-92 TN d. 12-7-74 102 Householder St P-Forge f. Boss Ownby m. Hettie Ogle P-Forge Bapt Cem Survivors: hus Richard 3 sons Everette Glen Jack 4 dau Miss Buna Smelcer Mrs C A (Della) Pickel Mrs Raymond (Hettie) Huff Mrs Henry (Ethel) Maples 24 gc 17 ggc 4 sis Mrs Ephriam C Smelcer Mrs Grady Breeden Mrs Sam Gobble Mrs Fred Lamon 1 bro Robert Ownby. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 330.