Fletcher Walton Smith was minister of what is now the Fourth Avenue Church of Christ from 1891 to 1896 and from 1908 to1930. He was born on March 12, 1858, and died on November 11, 1930. He is buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Mother often mentioned how beloved he was, not just by his congregation, but by the whole town of Franklin and how businesses and schools closed for his funeral.

Smith was married to Nettie Phelps [October 10, 1862 - February 7, 1949].

In 1920 Fletcher W. Smith, 61, a clergyman, was living at 931 Sixteenth Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife, Neddie, 55; their daughter Flora Allison, 36; their son-in-law Henry T. Allison, 38, a clerk at the powder plant; their daughter Mary Stamps, 23; their son-in-law Robert E. Stamps, 25, a government employee; their grandson Robert Stamps, Jr., 1-4/12; their cook, Bettie Bugg, 69; and their house boy, Thomas Smith 23.

Sources:

1920 United States Census for Davidson County, Tennessee, Enumeration District, Sheet 39, Sheet 2.
Anderson, Mary Trim. Landmarks, The Restoration Movement and the Franklin Area. Nashville: Gospel Advocate Publishers, 1993, pp. 125-136.
Riker, Chris. "Genealogy through 5G Grandparents" at http://members.cox.net/criker/genealogy/gen1.html.

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