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25. MARTHA L.A.8 SMATHERS (ALFORD CLIFFORD7, HENRY6, HEINRICH "HENRY"5, WILLIAM4 SMITHER II, WILHELM "WILLIAM"3 SCHMETTER, JOHN2 SMOTHERS, JAMES1) was born May 21, 1857 in Haywood Co., NC, and died July 14, 1918. She married CHARLES ROBERT JONES January 19, 1888 in Jackson Co., NC, son of REUBEN JONES and SARAH MANOR. He was born May 04, 1849, and died August 26, 1928.

Notes for CHARLES ROBERT JONES:
Marriage License, Jackson Co., NC: Charles R Jones, 38, to Martha Smathers, 31, 19 Jan 1888, at home of Alfred Smathers.
     
Children of MARTHA SMATHERS and CHARLES JONES are:
  i.   REBECCA STELLA9 JONES, b. March 1890, Jackson Co., NC; d. June 06, 1945, Buncombe Co., NC; m. (1) JAMES WARD, September 28, 1905, Haywood Co., NC; b. Abt. 1884; m. (2) WILLIAM L. "BILL" RABB, March 12, 1928; b. 1888; d. 1962.
  Notes for REBECCA STELLA JONES:
Waynesville Newspaper, Thursday, Jun 7, 1945: Funeral Services will be held this afternoon at 2:30 at the Pleasant Balsam Baptist Church for Mrs Stella Jones Rabb, 50, wife of Bill Rabb, who died at 12:05 AM Wednesday in an Asheville hospital. The Rev Nando Stephens will officiate. Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be GA Byers, RF Cline, ML Pope, GS Brown, CC Stamey, CL Rabb, Rufus Smathers and K Smathers. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Dr MH McCracken, Dr Chas Norburn, Dr Russell Norburn, Dr SD Foster, Dr George Carroll, Dr AS Nichols, Dr AA Nichols, Dr JR McCracken, Dr RS Roberson, Dr Tom Stringfield, Dr Sam Stringfield and the Order of Railway Conductors. Mrs Rabb, a native of Jackson County, had resided the greater part of her life in Haywood County. Surviving are the husband, one sister, Mrs AW Hyatt of Asheville, one 1/2 sister Mrs Ed Blackburn of Glenville, two 1/2 brothers Jim Jones of Balsam and Bill Jones of Cedro Wooley, Washington. Garrett Funeral Home is in charge.



  Notes for JAMES WARD:
Marriage License: James Ward, 21, son of James and Lizzie Ward to Rebecca Jones, 20, daughter of Charles and Martha Jones, 28 sept 1905 at Balsam Gap.

48. ii.   HANNAH ELENORA JONES, b. September 03, 1892; d. January 11, 1972, Buncombe Co., NC.
  iii.   CHARLES ROBERT JONES, JR, b. November 07, 1895; d. July 01, 1932.


26. ELIZABETH C.8 SEABOLT (SARAH7 SMATHERS, HENRY6, HEINRICH "HENRY"5, WILLIAM4 SMITHER II, WILHELM "WILLIAM"3 SCHMETTER, JOHN2 SMOTHERS, JAMES1) was born February 1855 in GA.
     
Child of ELIZABETH C. SEABOLT is:
  i.   SEBERN SPEARS9 SEABOLT, b. May 11, 1882, GA; d. January 13, 1958, Haywood Co., NC.
  Notes for SEBERN SPEARS SEABOLT:
"Seeb" was an uneducated man who depended on family for support. He lived with various Smathers family members and performed work/chores for the various families for his room and board. Elsie Smathers told me that Seeb's mother, Sarah, was known as "Sis" and she, herself, may have been learning disabled. She lived with her mother, Elizabeth, and one time Elizabeth went to Georgia leaving the grown Sarah to remain at home until she returned. As soon as some of the neighborhood boys found out Elizabeth was out of town they took a man, Elsie believes his last name was Blue (or he was known as Blue), to visit with "Sis" and during the visit the boys "married" Blue and Sis. They lived together until Elizabeth returned home whereupon she immediately ran Blue off. It was as a result of this "marriage" that Seeb was conceived. Seeb can be found in many family gathering pictures.

Waynesville Mountaineer, January 16, 1958: Seab Seabolt, 78, of Balsam, died at 5:30 PM Monday. No immediate relatives survive. For many years he had made his home with the George Smathers family at Balsam. Services were held Wednesday at 2:30 PM at Pleasant Balsam Baptist Church. Burial was in Red Bank Cemetery.


27. ELIJAH MARION8 SMATHERS (GEORGE W.7, HENRY6, HEINRICH "HENRY"5, WILLIAM4 SMITHER II, WILHELM "WILLIAM"3 SCHMETTER, JOHN2 SMOTHERS, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1871 in GA, and died April 15, 1926 in Haywood Co., NC. He married (1) JULIA A. FOSTER December 20, 1888 in Haywood Co., NC, daughter of ALFRED FOSTER and CYNTHIA ENSLEY. She was born January 1873, and died 1904 in Haywood Co., NC. He married (2) SARAH M. ARRINGTON 1906, daughter of ELBERT ARRINGTON and ELIZABETH GILLILAND. She was born February 04, 1872 in Haywood Co., NC, and died March 11, 1951 in Haywood Co., NC.

Notes for ELIJAH MARION SMATHERS:
Haywood County Deed Book 13, Page 3,: Elisha Smathers, Grantor, George W. Smathers, Grantee, 12 acres July 1899.

List of Permanent Registered Voters: Name: Smathers, E.M., Age: 29, Descendant: George Smathers, State: Georgia, Registered: October 17, 1902

1900 Census, Haywood County, NC: Smathers, Elisha, 1871, married 11 years, GA/GA/GA; Julia, 1873, 6 children born/5 living, NC/NC/NC; Lillie Belle, 12/1889; Lola E., 10/1891; Harriett O., 7/1895; Rufus, 8/1897; Oscar, 7/1899.

1910 Census, Jackson County, NC, Scott's Creek: Smathers, Lige E., 36, married twice, this time for 4 years, fathered 6 children/3 living; Sarah, 38, married once, 1 child born/1 living; Edna, 2.

1920 Census, Jackson County, NC, Scott's Creek: Smathers, Marion, 50; Sarah, 47; Edna, 12.

Waynesville Newspaper, Nov 2, 1922, Balsam News: Mrs James Bryson is visiting her son, Mr EM Smathers.

Waynesville Newspaper, Apr 19, 1923, Balsam News: Several of our people have been hurt recently in the wood and logging business. Mr EM Smathers was badly hurt near East LaPort (Jackson Co., NC), he is improving.

Waynesville Newspaper, Feb 18, 1926, Balsam News: Mr EM Smathers and daughter, Miss Edna Smathers, motored to Asheville Sunday to see his daughter, Mrs Odell Mehaffey, who is sick in the Meriwether Hospital.

Waynesville Newspaper, April 15, 1926, Balsam News: Mrs Addie Mehaffey came over from Canton, Sunday, to see her father, Mr EM Smathers who has been very sick for sometime.

Waynesville Newspaper, April 22, 1926, Balsam News: Mr EM Smathers, after an illness of about eight weeks, passed away Thursday, the 15th and was buried Friday in the Arrington Cemetery at Saunook. Rev Frank conducted the service. He was 57 years of age and was twice married. His first wife was Miss Julia A. Foster and to this union were born six children: Mrs Belle Arrington of Saunook, Mrs Addie Mehaffey of Canton, Mr Oscar Smathers of Waynesville, Mrs Lola Jones, Mrs Oberia Gunter and Mr Rufus Smathers of Balsam. His last wife was Miss Sara Arrington and to this union there is one daughter, Miss Edna Smathers. There are 22 grandchildren. Mrs Smathers and all the children wish to thank the friends and neighbors for the many kindnesses shown during his illness.

Waynesville Newspaper, April 29, 1926, Death of Mr Lish Smathers.
On Friday morning, April 15, at 6:15, the death angel visited the home of Mrs Sarah Smathers and took from them the loving husband and father. Mr Smathers had been very ill for two months and was not expected to live for sometime. The death angel had been hovering over him awaiting its time to carry away the spirit of our friend and loved one, while his many friends stayed by his bedside, doing all they could to keep him with them, but when God sends His angel for our dear ones we must submit to His will. Mr Smathers had the attention of four skilled physicians and the tender care of friends and loved ones. All was done for him that could be and the family, I know, appreciates all the loving kindness that was shown to them during his illness. Brother Smathers once professed faith in God and was a member of the Baptist Church, but was excluded for some reason, but his name being erased from the church book did not erase it from the Lambs Book of Life. We firmly believe that when God places a name on that roll it will be there when the roll is called up there and when Brother Lish's name is called we believe he will be there to answer to the call. There is no man who has lived a perfect life and never will be, but Christ, but we are shown plainly in the tenth chapter of the Acts, the 15th and 28th verses to call no man unclean for what God has cleansed not to judge, for Christ came not to judge, but to call sinners to repentance. And He tells us in many places that whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God, first John the 5th and 1st. Brother Lish, was know, believed in God and his last hours would stretch his poor wasted hands heavenward and when his youngest daughter asked what he saw that he was reaching for, answered that he saw God, and she said, papa, you don't. He said, yes I do, right there He is, can't you see Him? He also asked another daughter to sing. Said they were going to the cemetery, and for her to sing. He asked his companion to get ready. Said they were going to the cemetery and for her to get ready, that their funeral was going to be preached and some of the children asked him if he wanted to go. He said yes, he wouldn't miss it for anything. And when he was past speaking he, his companion by the hand, and the tears were runing down his cheeks, pointed up and smiled as if to tell her goodby and when he was going. This should be a great consolation to the family and loved ones. Brother Lish had been married twice, first to Julia Foster. To this union were born nine children, three of which have gone on beore where he has now joined them with their mother. Next he was married to Sarah Arrington, to this union one child was born, a daughter. So he has left a wife, seven children and grandchildren and a host of friends to moun his loss. We are sorry to lose him, but we are only planted on this earth for a little while then when the seed springs up and grows strong enough God sends his angle to transplant us in the beautiful garden of Eden where we shall never be choked by weeds or trampled on and bowed to the earth, but shall live and bloom forever, watered by the dews of life everlasting. Brother Lish has been transplanted into this beautiful garden where the tree of life is for the weary and peace for the soul. We trust all his children will prepare to meet him there. Funeral services were conducted by Rev Frank Arrington, interment at Arrington Cemetery. A Friend.



Notes for SARAH M. ARRINGTON:
Mrs. Sarah Arrington Smathers, 79, died early Sunday morning in the Haywood County Hospital following a lengthly illness. She was a native of Haywood County. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 PM in Pleasant Balsam Baptist Church. Burial will be in Arrington Cemetery, Balsam Road. Pallbearers will be Robert, Hughey, Coy, Clyde and Floyd Gunter and Gordon Smathers, all grandsons. The body was taken to the home of a daughter, Mrs. Edna Futrel in the Ninevah Section, Waynesville Monday and will remain there until time for the services. She is the daughter of the late Elbert and Elizabeth Gilliland Arrington. She is survived by the daughter, four step daughters Mrs. John T. Jones, Balsam, Mrs. Rufus Arrington and Mrs. Lowery Gunter of Waynesville and Mrs. R.O. Mehaffey of Asheville, two step sons Oscar Smathers of Waynesville and Rufus Smathers of Balsam and several grandchildren.
     
Children of ELIJAH SMATHERS and JULIA FOSTER are:
49. i.   LILLIE BELLE9 SMATHERS, b. December 28, 1889, Haywood Co., NC; d. April 20, 1970, Camden, SC.
50. ii.   LOLA E. SMATHERS, b. October 29, 1891, Haywood Co., NC; d. November 23, 1963, Haywood Co., NC.
  iii.   CARRIE SMATHERS, b. Abt. 1893, Haywood Co., NC; d. Abt. 1893, Haywood Co., NC.
51. iv.   HARRIET OBERIA SMATHERS, b. July 03, 1895, Haywood Co., NC; d. March 05, 1965, Haywood Co., NC.
52. v.   WILLIAM RUFUS SMATHERS, b. August 1897, Haywood Co., NC; d. September 17, 1981, Haywood Co., NC.
53. vi.   OSCAR SMATHERS, b. June 04, 1900, Jackson Co., NC; d. October 23, 1969, Haywood Co., NC.
54. vii.   ADDIE SMATHERS, b. May 20, 1902, Haywood Co., NC; d. February 18, 1958.
  viii.   AVERY SMATHERS, b. Abt. 1903, Haywood Co., NC; d. Abt. 1903, Haywood Co., NC.
  ix.   EVERETT SMATHERS, b. Abt. 1903, Haywood Co., NC; d. Abt. 1903, Haywood Co., NC.
     
Child of ELIJAH SMATHERS and SARAH ARRINGTON is:
  x.   EDNA VANONA9 SMATHERS, b. March 19, 1907, Jackson Co., NC; d. 1977; m. SPEEDY A. FUTREL; b. 1906, Ohio.


28. ROBERT HENRY8 SMATHERS (GEORGE W.7, HENRY6, HEINRICH "HENRY"5, WILLIAM4 SMITHER II, WILHELM "WILLIAM"3 SCHMETTER, JOHN2 SMOTHERS, JAMES1) was born April 1859 in Union Co., GA, and died in WASH. He married ELIZABETH LNU. She was born April 1852 in GA.

Notes for ROBERT HENRY SMATHERS:
Named after his two grandfathers Robert Self and Henry Smathers.

1880 Census, Union County, GA, Brasstown Dist., #117: Smathers, Henry, 21, Farmer, GA/NC/GA; Elizabeth, 28, Keeping house, GA/NC/NC; Mary, 4, GA/GA/GA.

Elsie Smathers said she heard that Henry Smathers had several children buried at Green Hill Cemetery, Waynesville, NC, who had all died of a bowel disease.

Sometime before the turn of the century (1900), Robert and his family, as well as his father George and his family, moved to Washington state.

1900 Census, Klickitat Co., Wash: Smathers, Robert, 42.
     
Children of ROBERT SMATHERS and ELIZABETH LNU are:
  i.   MARY9 SMATHERS, b. 1876.
  ii.   JOHN SMATHERS, b. January 1884, NC.
  iii.   LEE SMATHERS, b. February 1890, NC.


29. IVEN SMITH "DUTCH"8 SMATHERS (GEORGE W.7, HENRY6, HEINRICH "HENRY"5, WILLIAM4 SMITHER II, WILHELM "WILLIAM"3 SCHMETTER, JOHN2 SMOTHERS, JAMES1) was born May 09, 1861 in Union Co., GA, and died June 13, 1948 in Haywood Co., NC. He married GEORGIA ANN SATTERFIELD, daughter of JOHN SATTERFIELD and MALINDA SPURLIN. She was born August 24, 1857 in Union Co., GA, and died November 19, 1941 in Haywood Co., NC.

Notes for IVEN SMITH "DUTCH" SMATHERS:
1880 Census, Union County, GA, Brasstown Dist., #118: Smathers, Evan S., 19, Laborer, GA/NC/GA; Georgia A, 22, Keeping house, GA/GA/GA.

1900 Census, Haywood County, NC: Smathers, Iven, March 1861, married 19 years; Georgia Ann, August 1857, 7 children born/5 living; William A., March 1881; Roda A., December 1883; Sarah E., December 1885; David F., January 1890; Charlie E., March 1895; Boling, Malinda C., April 1837, Mother in law, widow.

Permanent Roll of Registered Voters, Haywood County, NC, 1902:
I.S. Smathers, age 42?, descendent of George Smathers, NC, registered 10/18/1902, Waynesville.

1910 Census, Haywood County, NC: Smathers, Iven S., 48, GA/NC/GA, married 31 years; Georgia A., 52, GA/GA/GA, 8 children born/6 living; Sallie, 23; Charley, 15; Lula B., 9.

1920 Census, Haywood County, NC: Smathers, Iven S., 58 GA/NC/GA; Georgia, 61 GA/GA/GA; Bolding, Caroline, mother-in-law, 82, widow GA/NC/NC; Seabolt, Schren, cousin, 40, GA/NC/GA.

Mountaineer Newspaper, July 2, 1922, Saunook News: Mr and Mrs IS Smathers took dinner with thir son, Mr WA Smathers, Sunday.

Mountaineer Newspaper, Aug 10, 1922, Saunook News: Mr and Mrs IS Smathers and their granddaughter, Miss Francis, expect to start to Blairsville, GA Thursday where they will spend some time as the guest of their daughter, Mrs NL Stephens.

Mountaineer Newspaper, Aug 17, 1922, Balsam News: Mr and Mrs Dutch Smathers and Miss Francis Smathers left Thursday to visit relatives in Blairsville, GA.

Waynesville Newspaper, July 30, 1923, Saunook News: Our Sunday School is progessing nicely with Mr IS Smathers as Superintendent.

Waynesville Mountaineer, Feb 11, 1932: Saunook News, Mr and Mrs IS Smathers are in Boone, NC spending the winter with son, CE Smathers.

Waynesville Mountaineer, Feb 25, 1932: Saunook News, Mr and Mrs IS Smathers have returned from Boone where they have been visiting their son.

Mountaineer Newspaper, Tuesday, June 15, 1948, front page story with picature: Iven Smith Smathers, 87, retired farmer of the Saunook section died at the home of a son, Charlie Smathers, early Sunday morning after an extended illness. The funeral service was held on yesterday afternoon (Monday, June 14, 1948) at the Pleasant Balsam Baptist Church with the Reverend J.M. Woodard and Reverend Lush Rogers officiating. Internment was in Red Bank Cemetery. Pallbearers were the following grandsons: Claude, Don and Perry Smathers, Bill Stephens, Jack Rabb and Ratio Arrington. Granddaughers served as flower bearers. Mr. Smathers, who was known to his many friends as "Uncle Dutch" was born May 9, 1861 in Blairsville, Georgia and moved to Haywood County at the age of 21. He was the oldest member of the Pleasant Balsam Baptist Church and one of the most active ones, having served on the board of deacons for many years. He was active in every community betterment program in schools and the church and was loved and honored by all who knew him. He is survived by three daughters Mrs. Rhoda Arrington, Mrs. Nando Stephens and Mrs. C.L. Rabb of Waynesville, three sons W.A., Charlie and Frank Smathers all of Waynesville, 25 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren.

Notes for GEORGIA ANN SATTERFIELD:
The Mountaineer Newspaper, November 10, 1932: Friends regret to hear of the illness of Mrs. G.A. Smathers. It is hoped that she will soon be well again.


Last rites were conducted at 10'oclock Friday morning at the Pleasant Balsam Baptist Church for Mrs. Georgia Ann Satterfield Smathers who died at 2:45 Wednesday (November 26, 1941) afternoon at her home at Balsam. The Rev. Lush Rogers and Rev. Ben Cook officiated. Burial was in the Red Bank Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were grandsons as follows: Alvin Arrington, Perry Smathers, Roy Stephens, Ratio Arrington, Bonner Rabb and Claude Smathers. Mrs. Smathers was a native of Union County, Georgia and was born on August 24, 1857. She had lived the greater part of her life in Haywood County. Surviving are the following; husband, Iven Smith Smathers; three sons Will and Frank Smathers of Waynesville and Charlie Smathers of Boone, daughters Mrs. E.L. Arrington, Mrs. Nando L. Stephens and Mrs. Rabb, all of Waynesville, twenty one grandchildren and thirty two great grandchildren.
     
Children of IVEN SMATHERS and GEORGIA SATTERFIELD are:
  i.   MARTHA9 SMATHERS, b. 1880, Union Co., GA; d. Union Co., GA.
55. ii.   WILLIAM ALFRED SMATHERS, b. December 03, 1881, Union Co., GA; d. October 31, 1966, Haywood Co., NC.
56. iii.   RHODA A. SMATHERS, b. December 1883, Haywood Co., NC; d. November 15, 1961, Haywood Co., NC.
57. iv.   SARAH EVELYN "SALLIE" SMATHERS, b. December 12, 1886, Haywood Co., NC; d. August 14, 1985, Haywood Co., NC.
58. v.   DAVID FRANKLIN SMATHERS, b. January 14, 1890, Haywood Co., NC; d. April 18, 1959, Haywood Co., NC.
  vi.   CARRIE SMATHERS, b. August 09, 1892, Haywood Co., NC; d. December 14, 1895, Haywood Co., NC.
59. vii.   CHARLIE EDGAR SMATHERS, b. March 04, 1895, Haywood Co., NC; d. January 17, 1972, Haywood Co., NC.
60. viii.   LULA MAE SMATHERS, b. August 26, 1900, Haywood Co., NC; d. April 20, 1998, Haywood Co., NC.

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