John Russell Smelcer

1915 - 1945  (30 years)

• Name	John Russell Smelcer
  Born	11 Apr 1915
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Apr 1945	Italy   [1]
  Buried	26 Nov 1948	Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Person ID	I41981	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2004

  
  

  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	Georgia Bell Catlett,   b. 31 Jul 1912, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Sep 2014  (Age 102 years)
  Married	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Notes	0025418
  Children	1. Kenneth E. Smelcer,   b. 29 Oct 1939,   d. 29 Oct 1939  (Age 0 years) + 2. William Catlett "Billy" Smelcer,   b. 17 Feb 1942  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F18759	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 17 Apr 1945 - Italy Buried - 26 Nov 1948 - 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, 279.

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 17 Apr 1945. Smelcer, Pvt John R. hus of Georgia Catlett veteran WW II b. Apr 11, 1915 d. Apr 17, 1945 Italy arrived Nov 26, 1948 P-Forge Bapt Cem Survivors: wife Mrs Georgia C. Smelcer R9 Ford Valley Road Knoxv 1 son Billy C. parents Mr & Mrs W. R. Smelcer 4 bros Buford Everett Glen Jack 4 sis Buna Mrs C. A. Pickel Mrs Henry Maples Mrs Raymond Huff. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 330.