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Descendants of Wilhelm "William" Schmetter

42. NORA⁹ SMATHERS (MARCUS L.⁸, ALFORD CLIFFORD⁷, HENRY⁶, HEINRICH "HENRY"⁵, WILLIAM⁴ SMITHER II, WILHELM "WILLIAM"³ SCHMETTER, JOHN² SMOTHERS, JAMES¹) was born December 09, 1881 in Haywood Co., NC, and died April 19, 1974 in Haywood Co., NC. She married PHILLIP ASBURY BROOKS September 29, 1901 in Haywood Co., NC, son of JOHN BROOKS and ELIZABETH ENSLEY. He was born December 09, 1881, and died May 15, 1967.

Notes for NORA SMATHERS:
Mrs Nora Smathers Brooks, 92, of Balsam, died this morning in the Haywood County Hospital after a short illness. A native of Haywood County she was a daughter of the late Mark and Ellen Drennin Smathers. Her husband, Phil A. Brooks, died in May 1967. She was a member of Balsam Baptist Church. Surviving are 3 daughters, Mrs Florence Coward of Balsam, Mrs Fred Farmer and Mrs Glen Rogers of Waynesville, 3 sons Elmer Brooks of Davidsonville, MD, Ernest Brooks of Lenoir and Eugene Brooks of Waynesville, a sister, Mrs Robert Crawford of Balsam, a brother Ed Smathers of Monroe, Wash, 8 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and a great great grandchild. Services will be held Sunday at 3 PM in the Balsam Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons Terry and Jerry Pressley, Tommy Brooks, Harold Rogers, Dennis Early and Harold Arrington.

Notes for PHILLIP ASBURY BROOKS:
Marriage License: Philip Brooks, 20, son of John and E.J. Brooks, both living, and Nora Smathers, 18, daughter of Mark and Ellen Smathers, both living, 29 Sep 1901 at residence of Mark Smathers. Witness: T.F. Arrington.

1910 Census, Haywood Co., NC: Brooks, Phillip A., 28, married 9 years, logger/sawmill; Nora, 28, 4 children born/4 living; Elmer, 8; Roy, 6; Ernest, 4; Edwin, 1 3/12.

Children of NORA SMATHERS and PHILLIP BROOKS are:

	i.	EUGENE¹⁰ BROOKS.
	ii.	JACK ELMER LAWRENCE BROOKS, b. August 28, 1902, Haywood Co., NC.
83.	iii.	ROY CHARLES BROOKS, b. March 02, 1904; d. June 16, 1958, Haywood Co., NC.
	iv.	ERNEST BROOKS, b. August 18, 1906, Haywood Co., NC.
	v.	ARTHUR EDWIN BROOKS, b. February 07, 1909; d. August 09, 1927.
84.	vi.	FLORENCE JANE BROOKS, b. August 05, 1911; d. December 26, 1985.
85.	vii.	ILA BROOKS, b. April 10, 1916.
	viii.	ROBERT EARL BROOKS, b. October 05, 1918, Haywood Co., NC; d. April 19, 1931, Haywood Co., NC.

Notes for ROBERT EARL BROOKS:
Haydwood County, NC Death Certificate, Book 18, Page 195. Cause of death: Bronco Pneumonia

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NORA GRACE BROOKS, b. August 30, 1921, Haywood Co., NC.

43. LAURA ELLEN⁹ SMATHERS (MARCUS L.⁸, ALFORD CLIFFORD⁷, HENRY⁶, HEINRICH "HENRY"⁵, WILLIAM⁴ SMITHER II, WILHELM "WILLIAM"³ SCHMETTER, JOHN² SMOTHERS, JAMES¹) was born May 19, 1884 in Haywood Co., NC, and died July 29, 1967 in Haywood Co., NC. She married LUTHER ALDEN ARRINGTON December 24, 1899 in Haywood Co., NC. He was born August 16, 1879 in Haywood Co., NC, and died March 15, 1960 in Haywood Co., NC.

Notes for LAURA ELLEN SMATHERS:
Mrs Laura Smathers Arrington, 83, of Rt. 1, died Saturday morning in a local resthome after a long illness. She was a native of Haywood County, a member of Balsam Baptist Church and a daughter of the late Mark and Ellen Drennon Smathers. Surving are a daughter, Mrs Kenneth Forga of Washington, 3 sons, Dewey of Waynesville, Fred of Enka and Hugh Arrington of Newport News, VA, 2 sisters, Mrs Nora Brooks and Mrs Bertha Crawford of Balsam, a brother, Ed Smathers of Monroe, Washington, 17 grandchildren. Services were held at 2 PM in Red Bank Baptist Church. Burial was in Red Bank Cemetery. Pallbearers were Eugene Brooks, Herman and Frank Arrington, Billy, Carl and Frank Crawford.

Notes for LUTHER ALDEN ARRINGTON:
1910 Census, Haywood Co., NC: Arrington, Luther, 27, married 9 years; Lorey, 23, 3 children born/3 living; Lora, 8; Dewey, 6; Etter, 1 2/12.

Children of LAURA SMATHERS and LUTHER ARRINGTON are:

87.	i.	LORA¹⁰ ARRINGTON, b. November 22, 1900, Haywood Co., NC; d. December 19, 1918, Haywood Co., NC.
88.	ii.	DEWEY LAWRENCE ARRINGTON, b. 1904; d. January 06, 1982, Haywood Co., NC.
	iii.	ETTA ARRINGTON, b. 1908; m. CHARLES HICKS, March 08, 1927.
	iv.	FRED ROBERT ARRINGTON, b. December 07, 1913, Haywood Co., NC.
89.	v.	LAWRENCE HUGH "JACK" ARRINGTON, b. June 04, 1921, Haywood Co., NC; d. September 19, 1996, Buncombe Co., NC.
90.	vi.	LYDIA MAE ARRINGTON, b. November 06, 1925, Haywood Co., NC.

44. MINNIE ILA⁹ SMATHERS (MARCUS L.⁸, ALFORD CLIFFORD⁷, HENRY⁶, HEINRICH "HENRY"⁵, WILLIAM⁴ SMITHER II, WILHELM "WILLIAM"³ SCHMETTER, JOHN² SMOTHERS, JAMES¹) was born September 05, 1887 in Jackson Co., NC, and died June 16, 1967 in Haywood Co., NC. She married DANIEL CEBRAN ARRINGTON October 18, 1903 in Haywood Co., NC, son of THOMAS ARRINGTON and MARGARET PHILLIPS. He was born June 08, 1876 in Haywood Co., NC, and died March 07, 1955.

Notes for MINNIE ILA SMATHERS:
The Waynesville Newspaper, January 22, 1922: Balsam News, Mrs Dan Arrington of Hazelwood is visiting her mother, Mrs ML Smathers, who is quite sick.

Mrs Minnie Smathers Arrington, 79, of Balsam, died at 2:20 PM Friday at the home of her daughter Mrs Ila Bowen after a long illness. She was a native of Jackson County and the dauaghter of the late Mark and Ellen Drennon Smathers. Her husband, Dan Arrington died March 7, 1955. Survivors include 3 other daughters, Mrs Edith McElroy of Spokane, Wash, Mrs Eva Hall of Waynesville and Mrs Bonnie Vinson of Chicago, 3 sons, Herman of Waynesville, Dan of Raleigh and Frank of Balsam, 3 sisters, Mrs Nora Brooks of Balsam, Mrs Laura Arrington of Waynesville and Mrs Bertha Crawford of Sylva, a brother Ed Smathers of Monroe, Wash, 34 grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren. Services were held Sunday in Balsam Baptist Church of which she was a member. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were James Hall, Charlie Sparks, Vaughn Rhinehart, Jr., Eugene Brooks, George Mehaffey, Charlie Derrick, Charles Norman and Carl Coward.

Notes for DANIEL CEBRAN ARRINGTON:
Haywood County, NC Delayed Birth Certificate lists name as Daneil Cebern Arrington.

Haywood County, NC, Marriage License: Daniel Arrington, 26, son of Frank and Vinie Arrington, both living, to Minnie Smathers, 16, daughter of Mark and Ellen Smathers, both living, 18 October 1903, at residence of Mark Smathers.

1910 Census, Haywood Co., NC: Arrington, Daniel, married 7 years; Minnie, 3 children born/3 living; Edith, 5; Eva, 3; Lloyd, 9/12.

From Haywood County Heritage Book, page 113: Dan and Minnie married around 1902 and they had eight children (4 boys and 4 girls). Grandfather Dan was a farmer and a logger who packed up his family and moved from Fontana to South Mountain, which is south of Morganton. In South Mountain, grandmother helped out by running a boarding house. Grandmother always planted two huge gardens and canned to give to her children. In the winter she pieced quilts to give away and sell. My Grandpa was an expert marksman and went to all of the shooting matches at Cattaloochee. He often won first place. They nicknamed him Dan Boone. He was written about in Ford Magazine and Reader's Digest. He owned a muzzle rifle for shooting matches. The name of the rifle was Old Eli. In 1947 he won first prize when he was 72 years old. Before he passed away, he gave the rifle to my mother, as he said he had four sons and only one gun. My sister still has the gun. By Mary Ann Bowen, 415 Park Drive, Waynesville, NC 28786.

Children of MINNIE SMATHERS and DANIEL ARRINGTON are:

	i.	EDITH MARIAN¹⁰ ARRINGTON, b. November 22, 1904, Haywood Co., NC; m. JOHN LUTHER MCELROY, December 24, 1921, Haywood Co., NC.
91.	ii.	EVA RUTH ARRINGTON, b. January 04, 1907, Haywood Co., NC; d. August 11, 1991.
92.	iii.	LLOYD MARCUS ARRINGTON, b. August 08, 1909, Haywood Co., NC.
	iv.	HERMAN FRANKLIN ARRINGTON, b. December 17, 1911, Haywood Co., NC; d. September 07, 1989.
	v.	BONNIE IRENE ARRINGTON, b. September 05, 1914, Haywood Co., NC; d. 1990; m. BRIGHTON M. VINSON; b. 1909; d. 1966.

Notes for BONNIE IRENE ARRINGTON:
Haywood Co., NC Delayed Birth Certificate lists birth as Sep 25, 1914.

93.	vi.	DANIEL CEBRAN ARRINGTON, JR., b. February 24, 1917, Haywood Co., NC; d. January 08, 1998, Haywood Co., NC.
94.	vii.	FRANK RUFUS ARRINGTON, b. March 08, 1920; d. April 27, 1979, Jackson Co., NC.
95.	viii.	ILA MINNIE ARRINGTON, b. October 03, 1922, Haywood Co., NC.

45. EDWARD LEALAN⁹ SMATHERS (MARCUS L.⁸, ALFORD CLIFFORD⁷, HENRY⁶, HEINRICH "HENRY"⁵, WILLIAM⁴ SMITHER II, WILHELM "WILLIAM"³ SCHMETTER, JOHN² SMOTHERS, JAMES¹) was born April 07, 1893 in Haywood Co., NC. He married (1) AMY HOYLE in Wash., daughter of GEORGE HOYLE and LILLIE LINDSEY. He married (2) CORA CRAWFORD August 26, 1910 in Haywood Co., NC, daughter of MACK MCKAY and EMMA CRAWFORD. She was born February 27, 1896, and died June 28, 1936 in Haywood Co., NC.

Notes for EDWARD LEALAN SMATHERS:
Marriage License: Ed Smathers, 18, son of Mark and Ellen Smathers, both living, and Cora Crawford, 18, daughter of Gus McKay, dead, and Emma Crawford, living, 26 August 1910 near Balsam Gap on the rail road tracks.

Waynesville Newspaper, Nov 5, 1925, Balsam News: Born to Mr and Mrs Ed Smathers, Oct 26th, a daughter.

Story told to me by Elsie Smathers: During a supper at the Balsam School, near site of present day Balsam Baptist Church and Cemetery, Claude Green, Deputy Sheriff of Jackson County, was shot and killed. Several witnesses stated that Ed Smathers was the person who killed Green. The largest man hunt of the time was undertaken to locate and arrest Ed. For whatever reason, Ed went into hiding. All local law enforcement agencies, along with the National Guard, were involved in the man hunt. The murder and ensuing man hunt received such publicity that a reporter for a popular detective magazine of the time came and published a story about the "Murder of the Balsam Mountains". The story, according to Aunt Elsie, contained numerous inaccuracies and falsehoods. The story told how Ed would hide out until the men of the community went to work then would enter different houses and, at gun point, force the women to prepare food, etc for him. Elsie said this was not true because Ed was so well known and liked in the community that any household would have invited him to eat. Ed was hiding in the house, or on the premesis of Parris Swanger when someone (informer) told the police where he was. Ed was arrested and subsequently sent to prison. Ed did not stay in prison very long before he was back home. Elsie remembers reading a letter, at the home of Fred Norman (son of Sarah Smathers and Thomas Norman), from Ed to his cousin George E. Smathers which stated "if you don't get me out of here I'm coming with the truth". Most members of the community, according to Elsie, thought that George, and not Ed, was the actual killer of Claude Green. At one point in the search for Ed he was at the home of George and Emma Smathers when the police came looking for him. Emma and Elsie Smathers dressed Ed in women's clothes and walked away undetected!

Another incident involving Ed Smathers was the story that he did shoot and kill a Collins man who had been "running around" with Cora. One day, at work at a saw mill, near the "old Reiger place" (Haywood side of Balsam), Ed called for Collins' attention. When Collins came near, Ed shot him in the head, killing him. Ed received no punishment for this act.

Some years later, Ed followed his daughter, Mae and son-in-law, Lloyd Arrington, to Monroe, Washington, where there were many Haywood/Jackson County, NC, families living. Parris Swanger and his wife, Amy, were living there. Parris had always been a good friend of Ed's. After Parris Swanger died, Ed married his widow, Amy Hoyle Swanger. She was the daughter of George and Lillie Hoyle and sister of Joe Hoyle, husband of Emma Marie Smathers.

Notes for CORA CRAWFORD:
Cora was killed 28 June 1936 from head injuries received when thrown from the back of a pick-up truck driven by her brother-in-law, Joe Hoyle. The accident occurred on Balsam Road in the Saunook Community in front of the present day site of the home of Sam and Betty Jean Burgess Smathers. At the time of the accident the site was occupied by Granny Burgess' Store. Cora's body was found near (or inside) Granny Burgess' Store. The information on Cora's death certificate was given by Lloyd Arrington, her son-in-law, and indicated that she and Ed were divorced at the time of her death, eventhough the newspaper article of the accident referred to her as Mrs Ed Smathers. The death certificate also stated that her parents were Emma Crawford and Mack McKay. George Smathers did, however, raise her as his own daughter.

Children of EDWARD SMATHERS and CORA CRAWFORD are:

ALDEN¹⁰ SMATHERS, b. June 18, 1911, Haywood Co., NC; d. September 09, 1927, Haywood Co., NC.

Notes for ALDEN SMATHERS:
Sixteen year old Alden was part of a group walking from church on a Saturday night when a car driven by ________ Scruggs ran into the group on the Old Balsam Road near present site of Bill Trull's house. Alden Smathers and Ransom Bryson were killed and several others received serious injuries. Evelyn Derrick (Arrington) almost lost a leg. Joint funeral services were held for Alden and Ransom at Red Bank Cemetery. No charges were filed against Scruggs. It was proved that his headlights did not shine enough for him to have seen the group before running into them.

	ii.	ETHEL MAE SMATHERS, b. May 25, 1913, Haywood Co., NC; m. LLOYD ARRINGTON.
96.	iii.	ROBERT GLENN SMATHERS, b. 1915.
	iv.	LOUIS EDWIN SMATHERS, b. December 16, 1921.

Notes for LOUIS EDWIN SMATHERS:
There is a birth certificate on file in Jackson Co., NC, for an unnamed son born to Ed and Cora Smathers on October 23, 1921?

LUCILLE LARVE SMATHERS, b. October 23, 1925, Jackson Co., NC.

46. FLORENCE EMLET⁹ SMATHERS (MARCUS L.⁸, ALFORD CLIFFORD⁷, HENRY⁶, HEINRICH "HENRY"⁵, WILLIAM⁴ SMITHER II, WILHELM "WILLIAM"³ SCHMETTER, JOHN² SMOTHERS, JAMES¹) was born April 28, 1895, and died May 10, 1924 in Jackson Co., NC. She married AUGUSTUS CHASTAIN "TEEN" CRAWFORD February 15, 1914, son of GEORGE CRAWFORD and SARAH PANNEL. He was born May 29, 1894, and died March 14, 1975.

Notes for FLORENCE EMLET SMATHERS:
The Waynesville Newspaper, February 16, 1922: Balsam News, The little six months old baby boy of Mr and Mrs A.C. Crawford died Monday night.

Florence's death certificate states 28 April 1895 as her birth date and 10 May 1924 as her death date. Her tombstone, however, lists 9 August 1880 to 6 May 1954. I have no explanation!

Children of FLORENCE SMATHERS and AUGUSTUS CRAWFORD are:

	i.		SARAH ELLEN¹⁰ CRAWFORD, b. 1915; m. HERMAN FRADY.
	ii.		DIXIE ALLIE MAE CRAWFORD, b. April 29, 1917; d. May 08, 1917.
	iii.		LUCY EMILY CRAWFORD, b. May 19, 1918; m. J.W. MCGINNIS.

Notes for LUCY EMILY CRAWFORD:
Lived in Vader, Washington.

	iv.		GEORGE CHASTAIN CRAWFORD, b. October 16, 1921; d. February 14, 1922.
	v.		MARY JANE CRAWFORD, b. May 09, 1924, Jackson Co., NC; d. May 09, 1924, Jackson Co., NC.

Notes for MARY JANE CRAWFORD:
Mary Jane Crawford's death certificate, which was completed by Mid-wife Mrs. H.M. Parker, stated that Mary Jane lived about 10 minutes and died as a result of influenza. Florence must have had a terrible case of the flu, which when coupled with the birth and death of Mary Jane, contributed to the death of Florence the next day, 10 May 1924. Mary Jane was buried on 10 May 1924 then Florence was buried on 12 May 1924.

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