Buford B. Smelcer^[1]

1919 - 1971  (52 years)

• Name	Buford B. Smelcer
  Born	7 Oct 1919	Forsyth, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	9 Oct 1971  [3]
  Buried	Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I28774	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	William Richard Smelcer,   b. 16 Apr 1887, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Mar 1975  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Charity Ownby,   b. 9 Apr 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Dec 1974  (Age 82 years)
  Married	21 May 1910
  Family ID	F430	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Eva Leona Clabo,   b. 24 Apr 1920, Prineville, Oregon ,   d. 21 Jan 2011  (Age 90 years)
  Married	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Notes	0027031
  Children	1. Jerry B. Smelcher + 2. Margaret Ann Smelcer,   b. 1 Dec 1944, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Sep 2008  (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F10658	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Myrtle Fowler,   b. Abt 1924,   d. 9 Feb 2001, Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Children	+ 1. David Smelcer + 2. Brenda Smelcer   3. Judy Smelcer,   d. Bef 9 Feb 2001
  Family ID	F37595	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Census - 1940 - District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - - 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 Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 195. "Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, p 259, 261.

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 23 Mar 2002. Ralph D. Fowler obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Buford Smelcer Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 20 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Relationship to Head of Household: Son Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1920 Last Place of Residence: Same House District: 78-8 Family Number: 164 Sheet Number and Letter: 10B Line Number: 69 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 [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 9 Oct 1971. Smelcer, Buford 52 d. 10-9-71 Forsyth NC McLean Trucking Co P-Forge Cem Survivors: widow Myrtle Fowler 2600 Lyndhurst Ave Winston Salem 2 dau Brenda Winston Salem Margaret Gatlinburg 2 sons David Winston Salem Jerry US Air Force 2 gc parents Mr & Mrs Richard Smelcer 3 bro Everette Glen Jack 4 sis Buena Smelcer Mrs C A Pickel Mrs Raymond Huff Mrs Henry Maples mem Forsyth Bapt Ch. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 330.