Otha Wilson "Red" Smelcer^{[1, 2, 3]}

1910 - 1988  (78 years)

• Name	Otha Wilson "Red" Smelcer
  Born	3 Jan 1910	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	23 Feb 1988  [5]
  Buried	Chilhowee Cemetery, Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I79082	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	Arthur Webster Smelcer,   b. 24 Oct 1881, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Nov 1955  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Lizzie" Snapp,   b. 13 Nov 1887, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Nov 1985  (Age 98 years)
  Family ID	F60193	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Eva Pearl Cantrell,   b. 2 Feb 1915, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Jul 2016  (Age 101 years)
  Married	16 Jan 1932	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [6]
  Notes	0029515
  Children	+ 1. Mary Ruth Smelcer,   b. 20 Aug 1932, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Apr 2017  (Age 84 years) + 2. Lula Bell Smelcer,   b. 5 Feb 1935, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Jan 2016  (Age 80 years)
  Headstones		Smelcer Otha Wilson Pearl C. Jan. 3, 1910 Feb. 2, 1915 Feb. 23, 1988 Married Jan. 16, 1931
  Family ID	F29079	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Jan 1910 - Tennessee Married - 16 Jan 1932 - Jefferson County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 9, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Chilhowee Cemetery, Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, Vol. XXVI, Issue 1, page 65, 2000. [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 10 Nov 1955. Arthur Webster Smelcer obituary [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 10 May 1993. Arthur Clay Smelcer obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name Otha Smelcher Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 9, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 30 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Relationship to Head of Household Head Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1910 Last Place of Residence Rural, Jefferson, Tennessee HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Otha Smelcher Head M 30 Tennessee Pearl Smelcher Wife F 25 Tennessee Mary Ruth Smelcher Daughter F 7 Tennessee Lula Belle Smelcher Daughter F 5 Tennessee "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-27883-7061-23?cc=2000219 : 11 July 2014), Tennessee > Sevier > Civil District 9 > 78-14 Civil District 9, Harrison Chilhowee Institute, Seymour > image 29 of 35; citing NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012). [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 23 Feb 1988. Smelcer, Otha Wilson (Red) 78 b. 1-3-1910 TN d. 2/23/88 325 S Old Sevierville Pike Sey laundry mechanic & retired from Sev Co Sheriff's Dept f. Arthur Smelcer m. Lizzie Snapp Chilhowee Cem Survivors: wife Pearl Cantrell 2 dau Mrs Parlon (Mary) Ogle Sey Lula Latham Sey 8 gc 7 ggc 4 sis Lyda & Tom Robertson Maryville Mildred & Harold Householder Ann & Haskel Bohanan Ozline Randles Sey 2 bro Ode Smelcer Knox Clay Smelcer Sev several n/n. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Wilson Smelcer Event Type Marriage Event Date 16 Jan 1932 Event Place Jefferson, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 22 Birth Year (Estimated) 1910 Spouse's Name Pearl Contrell Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 17 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1915 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-30174-6634-14?cc=1619127 : 20 July 2016), Jefferson > Marriage registers, 1930-1937, vol 10-11 > image 179 of 720; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.