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Descendants of Wilhelm "William" Schmetter

47. BERTHA CANDELIA⁹ SMATHERS (MARCUS L.⁸, ALFORD CLIFFORD⁷, HENRY⁶, HEINRICH "HENRY"⁵, WILLIAM⁴ SMITHER II, WILHELM "WILLIAM"³ SCHMETTER, JOHN² SMOTHERS, JAMES¹) was born August 1899 in Jackson Co., NC, and died October 05, 1995 in Jackson Co., NC. She married JOHN ROBERT CRAWFORD March 14, 1915. He died 1980.

Children of BERTHA SMATHERS and JOHN CRAWFORD are:

	i.	BILLY¹⁰ CRAWFORD.
	ii.	JULIE ELLEN CRAWFORD, b. February 13, 1916.
	iii.	MARY LOVE CRAWFORD, b. January 19, 1918; d. April 06, 1919.
	iv.	CARL CRAWFORD, b. April 15, 1920.
	v.	CONRAD ARTHUR CRAWFORD, b. October 09, 1925; d. December 07, 1925.
	vi.	ARLENE CRAWFORD, b. October 26, 1926; m. FNU KNIGHT.
97.	vii.	LEAH EDITH "PINK" CRAWFORD, b. October 02, 1929.

48. HANNAH ELENORA⁹ JONES (MARTHA L.A.⁸ SMATHERS, ALFORD CLIFFORD⁷, HENRY⁶, HEINRICH "HENRY"⁵, WILLIAM⁴ SMITHER II, WILHELM "WILLIAM"³ SCHMETTER, JOHN² SMOTHERS, JAMES¹) was born September 03, 1892, and died January 11, 1972 in Buncombe Co., NC. She married ADLEA WALTER HYATT, son of EDWARD HYATT and REBECCA BAILEY. He was born 1892 in Swain Co., NC, and died January 13, 1964 in Buncombe Co., NC.

Notes for ADLEA WALTER HYATT:
Mr. A. Walter Hyatt died January 13, 1964, at age 71, in his home after a long illness. He was a mine operator and retired Southern Rail Road Engineer. He and Mr. S.J. Mulvaney were the original operators of the Olivene Mining Company at Balsam. He moved to Buncombe County in 1918 and retired from Southern Rail Road in 1959. Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Children of HANNAH JONES and ADLEA HYATT are:

98.	i.	CHARLES WALTER "BUDDY"¹⁰ HYATT, b. December 15, 1915; d. October 26, 1976.
99.	ii.	EDWARD WAYNE HYATT, b. 1913, Transylvania Co., NC; d. July 15, 1984.
	iii.	JACK C. HYATT.
	iv.	MAX G. HYATT.
	v.	WILLIE MAE HYATT, m. R.L. MAYES.
	vi.	KATIE HYATT, m. HERSCHEL L. WIX.
	vii.	SUE HYATT, m. LARRY W. HYNDS.
	viii.	HELEN JEWEL HYATT, m. J.V. BUTTREY.
	ix.	MARJORIE HYATT, m. W.L. JONES.

49. LILLIE BELLE⁹ SMATHERS (ELIJAH MARION⁸, GEORGE W.⁷, HENRY⁶, HEINRICH "HENRY"⁵, WILLIAM⁴ SMITHER II, WILHELM "WILLIAM"³ SCHMETTER, JOHN² SMOTHERS, JAMES¹) was born December 28, 1889 in Haywood Co., NC, and died April 20, 1970 in Camden, SC. She married WILLIAM RUFUS ARRINGTON December 02, 1906 in Haywood Co., NC, son of WILLIAM ARRINGTON and LAURA DAVIS. He was born September 24, 1886 in Haywood Co., NC, and died May 03, 1943 in Buncombe Co., NC.

Notes for LILLIE BELLE SMATHERS:
Belle Smathers Arrington died in a Camden, South Carolina hospital after a long illness. She is survived by two daughters, Velda Holder of Hazelwood and Kathleen Tolley of Candler; eight sons, Carl of Everett, Washington, Sam of Statesville, Earl of Candler, Cecil of Waynesville, Lowell of Rochester, NY, Arthur of Spartanburg, William Guy and Roy of Waynesville; half sister, Edna Futrell; brother Rufus Smathers. Burial was in Plott Cemetery.

Notes for WILLIAM RUFUS ARRINGTON:
According the marriage license, the wedding ceremony on 2 December 1906 took place on the Southern Railroad tracks!

1910 Census, Haywood Co., NC: Arrington, Rufus, 24, married 3 years; Belle, 20, 2 children born/2 living; Guy, 2; Arthur, 7/12.

Children of LILLIE SMATHERS and WILLIAM ARRINGTON are:

100.	i.	WILLIAM GUY¹⁰ ARRINGTON, b. April 03, 1908, Haywood Co., NC; d. August 29, 1992.
	ii.	ARTHUR ODELL ARRINGTON, b. October 03, 1909, Haywood Co., NC; d. October 24, 1986, Spartanburg, SC; m. EVA COCHRAN.
101.	iii.	CARL EVERETT ARRINGTON, b. June 09, 1911, Haywood Co., NC; d. July 17, 1985, Wash..
	iv.	LOWELL RUFUS ARRINGTON, b. February 07, 1914; m. (1) MARY LYONS, October 1947; m. (2) MARIA MONTEALEGRE, August 13, 1961.
	v.	GENEVA KATHLEEN ARRINGTON, b. July 17, 1916; m. (1) FNU TOLLEY; m. (2) NATHAN RATHBONE, July 17, 1937; d. 1954.
	vi.	EDWARD EARL ARRINGTON, b. June 29, 1919, Haywood Co., NC; m. DOROTHY SMITH, February 25, 1944.
	vii.	LARRY CECIL ARRINGTON, b. May 29, 1921; m. BETTY MASSIE, June 08, 1947.

Notes for LARRY CECIL ARRINGTON:
Birth Certificate lists name as Lowery Cecil Arrington.

	viii.	SAMUEL MAURICE ARRINGTON, b. August 23, 1924; m. LOUADA BROOKS, January 20, 1954.
102.	ix.	ROY ELDEN ARRINGTON, b. February 14, 1927, Haywood Co., NC; d. June 20, 1996, Haywood Co., NC.
	x.	LOUY VELDA ARRINGTON, b. January 01, 1933; m. CHARLES HOLDER, May 02, 1952.

50. LOLA E.⁹ SMATHERS (ELIJAH MARION⁸, GEORGE W.⁷, HENRY⁶, HEINRICH "HENRY"⁵, WILLIAM⁴ SMITHER II, WILHELM "WILLIAM"³ SCHMETTER, JOHN² SMOTHERS, JAMES¹) was born October 29, 1891 in Haywood Co., NC, and died November 23, 1963 in Haywood Co., NC. She married JOHN T. JONES, son of SAMUEL JONES and MINERVA CRAWFORD. He was born April 22, 1888, and died May 05, 1962.

Notes for LOLA E. SMATHERS:
Mrs. Lola Jones, 70, died Sunday morning in the home of a daughter, Mrs. Jack Justice of Canton, after a brief illness. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Smathers. She is survived by the daughter and son L. Vernon Jones of Tampa, Florida; a sister, Mrs. Rufus Arrington; brothers Oscar Smathers and Rufus Smathers. Burial was in Green Hill Cemetery.

Notes for JOHN T. JONES:
Delayed Birth Certificate states birth as 1887, tombstone states birth as 1888.

Children of LOLA SMATHERS and JOHN JONES are:

	i.	LEWIS VERNON¹⁰ JONES, b. April 02, 1912.
	ii.	ELDA PEARL JONES, b. September 05, 1913, Haywood Co., NC; d. October 24, 1914, Haywood Co., NC.
	iii.	WINONA JONES, d. June 29, 1931.
103.	iv.	FREDA JONES, b. 1918, Jackson Co., NC; d. March 16, 1996, Jackson Co., NC.

51. HARRIET OBERIA⁹ SMATHERS (ELIJAH MARION⁸, GEORGE W.⁷, HENRY⁶, HEINRICH "HENRY"⁵, WILLIAM⁴ SMITHER II, WILHELM "WILLIAM"³ SCHMETTER, JOHN² SMOTHERS, JAMES¹) was born July 03, 1895 in Haywood Co., NC, and died March 05, 1965 in Haywood Co., NC. She married JOHN LARRY GUNTER. He was born March 05, 1894, and died July 06, 1986.

Notes for HARRIET OBERIA SMATHERS:
Mrs. Oberia Smathers Gunter, 69, Rt. 1, died Friday (Mar 5, 1965), in the local hospital after a short illness. She was a native of Jackson County, NC, a daughter of the late Elijah and Julia Foster Smathers and a retired employee of the Wellco Shoe Company. Surviving are the husband, Lowery Gunter; 5 daughters, Pauline and Irene Gunter of the home, Mrs. Paul Gaddis of Waynesville, Mrs. James Hawkins of Clyde and Mrs. Robert Vicarinia of Baltimore, MD. 5 sons; Clyde and Floyd of Charlotte, Robert, Hughey and Coy Gunter of Waynesville. A sister, Mrs. Rufus Arrington of Waynesville, a half sister, Mrs. Edna Futrell of Toledo, Ohio. 2 brothers, Oscar and Rufus Smathers of Waynesville, 14 grandchildren. Services were held Sunday in the Allen's Creek Baptist Church. Burial was in Crawford Cemetery. Pallbearers were Guy and Roy Arrington, Gordon, Willard, Kenneth and Doug Smathers.

Children of HARRIET SMATHERS and JOHN GUNTER are:

	i.	LEWIS CARL¹⁰ GUNTER, b. June 25, 1917, Jackson Co., NC; d. November 18, 1918, Jackson Co., NC.
	ii.	RUFUS LLOYD GUNTER, b. April 15, 1919, Jackson Co., NC; d. June 13, 1939, Haywood Co., NC.
	iii.	HUGH GLEN GUNTER, b. November 07, 1920, Jackson Co., NC.
	iv.	LOIS IRENE GUNTER, b. June 20, 1922, Jackson Co., NC; m. FNU TURNER.
104.	v.	COY RAY GUNTER, b. June 19, 1924, Jackson Co., NC; d. November 24, 1996, Haywood Co., NC.
	vi.	BESSIE LUCILLE GUNTER, b. May 01, 1926, Jackson Co., NC.
	vii.	WILLARD CLYDE GUNTER, d. September 10, 1988, Haywood Co., NC.
	viii.	ROBERT GUNTER.
	ix.	WILMA PAULINE GUNTER, b. February 27, 1929; m. FNU HURLEY.
	x.	ILENE GUNTER, m. ROBERT VICARINI.
	xi.	VELMA GUNTER, m. PAUL GADDIS.
	xii.	FAYE GUNTER, m. JAMES HAWKINS.
	xiii.	FLOYD GUNTER.

52. WILLIAM RUFUS⁹ SMATHERS (ELIJAH MARION⁸, GEORGE W.⁷, HENRY⁶, HEINRICH "HENRY"⁵, WILLIAM⁴ SMITHER II, WILHELM "WILLIAM"³ SCHMETTER, JOHN² SMOTHERS, JAMES¹) was born August 1897 in Haywood Co., NC, and died September 17, 1981 in Haywood Co., NC. He married BERTHA INEZ DERRICK April 22, 1916 in Haywood Co., NC, daughter of WILLIAM DERRICK and EMMA SMATHERS. She was born June 06, 1899 in Haywood Co., NC, and died May 24, 1977 in Buncombe Co., NC.

Notes for WILLIAM RUFUS SMATHERS:
Marriage License: Rufus Smathers, 19, son of Liga Smathers, living, and Julia Foster Smathers, dead, and Inez Derrick, 18, daughter of Will and Emma Derrick, both living, 22 April 1916, at Hazelwood.

1920 Census, Jackson County, NC: Smathers, Rufus, 21; Inez, 20; Rufus M., 2 7/12; Carene, 6/12.

Waynesville Newspaper, Jan 18, 1923, Balsam News: Mr Rufus Smathers, who had his ankle badly crushed last week while cutting timber near Sugar Loaf, is doing as well as could be expected.

William Rufus Smathers, 84, of the Walker-in-the-Hills development died Thursday in a Haywood County Hospital after an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was the son of the late Elisha and Julia Foster Smathers and the husband of Inez Derrick Smathers, who died in 1977. He was a member of Balsam Baptist Church and he attended Red Bank Baptist Church. He was a retired farmer. Surviving are three sons, Gordon, Kenneth and Bud Smathers, all of Waynesville; eight daughters, Catherine Lewis, Dot Clark and Mildred Medford, all of Waynesville, Bessie Wood of Miami, Florida, Phyllis Roper of Atlanta, Georgia, Pat Nix of Canton, Marjorie Sorrells of Candler and Judy Smathers of the home; 13 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 P.M. Sunday in the chapel of Garrett Funeral Home. The Revs. Charles Shuler, Bennett Walker and Carl Chastain will officiate. Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery. The family received friends from 7 to 9 PM Saturday at the funeral home and at other times at the home.

Notes for BERTHA INEZ DERRICK:
The Waynesville Mountaineer: Funeral services for Mrs. Inez Derrick Smathers, 76, of Walker Road, Waynesville who died Tuesday, were held at 2:00 PM today (May 27, 1977) in the Chapel of Garrett Funeral Home. The Rev. Bennett Walker, Rev. Danny Long and Rev. Glenn Nations officiated. Burial was in Green Hill Cemetery. She was a daughter of the late William T. and Emma Smathers Derrick and was a member of Balsam Baptist Church. Pallbearers were grandsons: Doug, Thomas, Steve and Eugene Smathers, Jr., Danny Moody and Johnny Lewis. Surviving are the husband, William Rufus Smathers, 8 daughters, Mrs. Carene Lewis, Mrs. Dorothy Clark, Mrs. Mildred Medford and Miss Judy Smathers of Waynesville, Mrs. Phyllis Roper of Atlanta, Georgia, Mrs. Bessie Wood of Miami, Florida, Mrs. Pat Nix of Canton and Mrs. Margie Sorrells of Candler; 3 sons, Gordon, Kenneth and Bud Smathers of Waynesville, brother Newman Derrick of Balsam, 4 sisters, Mrs. Mary Buchanan of Lowell, S.C., Mrs. Evelyn Arrington of Palmetto, Georgia, Mrs. Nellie Crawford of Sylva and Mrs. Harriett Rhinehart of Waynesville, 14 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.

Children of WILLIAM SMATHERS and BERTHA DERRICK are:

	i.	RUFUS EUGENE¹⁰ SMATHERS, b. May 14, 1917, Jackson Co., NC; d. February 29, 1976.
105.	ii.	WILMA CARENE SMATHERS, b. May 27, 1919, Jackson Co., NC.
106.	iii.	JAMES GORDON SMATHERS, b. February 18, 1921, Jackson Co., NC.
	iv.	BESSIE LUCILLE SMATHERS, b. December 06, 1922, Jackson Co., NC; m. FNU WOOD.
107.	v.	WILLIAM KENNETH "PENNY" SMATHERS, b. March 12, 1924, Jackson Co., NC; d. October 13, 1984, Haywood Co., NC.
108.	vi.	DOROTHY BELLE "DOT" SMATHERS, b. June 13, 1926, Jackson Co., NC.
	vii.	MILDRED LOUISE SMATHERS, b. May 20, 1928, Jackson Co., NC; m. FNU MEDFORD.
	viii.	HARRY ARTHUR SMATHERS, b. September 25, 1930; d. January 27, 1931, Jackson Co., NC.
	ix.	NATHANIEL SMATHERS, b. August 25, 1931, Jackson Co., NC.
	x.	EVELYN PHYLLIS SMATHERS, b. May 16, 1932, Jackson Co., NC; m. FNU ROPER.
109.	xi.	WILLIS FRANKLIN "BUD" SMATHERS, b. March 03, 1934, Jackson Co., NC; d. October 11, 1989, Haywood Co., NC.
	xii.	PATRICIA ANN SMATHERS, m. FNU NIX.
	xiii.	MARJORIE F. SMATHERS, m. FNUFNU SORRELLS.
	xiv.	WILSIE CATHERINE "JUDY" SMATHERS.

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