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- Notes for Mary Fine:
The following is from "Pioneer Personalities, Prominent People, Pleasant
Places" Excerpts from Historical Sketches by Cora Massey Mims. It was
posted on Fine-Lines by ? in 1998. Cora wrote the book when she was in her
80s. The book was published in 1961. The book can be found in the Knox
County Historical Collection in Tennessee.
Newport The Hub - Up Pigeon River by Cora Massey Mims
Much has been said by early historians of the Fine brothers and the
honorable part they played in the pioneer days of Cocke County. In those
perilous times of the seventeen-and-eighties, when Indians skulked behind
the bushes, and women and children were huddled in log-hewn forts to protect
them from the tomahawks, Vinet Fine sacrificed his life to secure peaceful
homes for the posterity of the settlers. A tributary of the Pigeon river
was his shroud and tomb, and its waters have perpetuated that family name.
W.J. McSween, our most reliable local historian, locates the early home of
Vinet Fine as along the Pigeon, where later the Swagerty farm extended and
still later the Unaka Tannery became our first large industrial plant.
I lived for a year with my parents, I believe, on the Fine farm. How
or when the house got there, I have no idea. It might have been the
original home of Sheriff Abraham Fine, for the house where his son, William
Fine lived, just a little farther up the road, was much more modern in plan.
In the Fine family when I knew them, was Miss Mary, a maiden sister of
William. Another sister had married Dr. Daniel A Crawford, then deceased
and lived up on Pigeon. She was the mother of my former teacher, W.M.
Crawford, also Charley Crawford, and Dannie, who married Crit Vinson, and
another daughter who Miss Mary called "Sis". I understand she is Mrs. John
McNabb, still Undisclosed at the old home on Pigeon. Miss Mary was very kind to
me, and once or twice spoke to me of her old sweetheart who never came back
from "the war". This sweetheart was Lieut. Alex Swagerty who was a member
of Capt. Ed. Allen's company and was killed at Fort Donelson. She remained
true to his memory for more than thirty years. Late in life she married
Jerome Bowers of Sevierville and became the step-mother of Gus Bowers,
editor of a Sevierville newspaper. The Fine farm was bought by D. L. Boyd
and D. M. Hampton.
Following is a letter written by Mollie Fine to her brother William
H. Fine. Many names are mentioned.
Wilton Springs Oct. the 16, 1887
Dear Brother
I have waited a long time thinking you would
writ to me but I have come to the conclusion that you don't intend to writ so
I thought I would writ you a few lines to let you know I had not forgotten
you all I would would rather see you all than to writ but I cant I don't
know what I would give to see you all I guest the children is nerly all grown
is Abrham as pretty as ever and as smart the girls is all pretty I now what
is Charlie and Mark a doing I would like to see them
Well this leaves us all well anouth to gas around
Sarah has a bad eye it don't get any better get wors everday it very bad
but she cane still goe about she is gone from home to day Sis and Dannie is
booth Married and she will goe to see them that leaves me and Charlie by our
self Mel stays at Newport he has bought a house & lot at town Sarah talk
lik some time she will move down to town but I don't belive she will you
would know Newport if could see it they Built from above __ Gerle to the to
the widow Gorman and the Hill is full of houses it is a pretty place I goe
won or too time a year and stay a month or so I still goe to the Old home
it still looks lik home to me I haven been there since last June (?) but I
think I will go ___ or soon tell Nancy we got a letter from Joel (?) he
said he had herd from you all in 5 years he is in your state he said he did
not know where you all was
Brother Alexand is dead he died the 5 of May
I was there when he died I have herd he was bad ____ 2 week befor he died I
heard from Sis last week they was all well and doing verry well she has a
verry good home and Alex is a good boye I hope they will do well
I have so mutch I want to tell you I dont no
what to say first and my hands is so sore I cant writ they have been for the
last 2 month sore I don't know what is the matter with them they all crack I
have had verry good health ever since I been up hear weigh more than I never
did but I have not felt so well this summer I have been doing all the work
for the last 2 years I hope this will find you all well and doing well and I
want you to writ to me soon and let me know what you all ar doing I want to
hear from you all I may marry this witer I can if I will I have too good
chances both good men one of them don't live out of this state and won dos
and I think I would be better satisfied if I had a home of my own near I
want you to writ soon give my love to all and ill do bette the next
Your Sister
Mollie Fine
Child of Mary Fine and Jerome Bowers is:
411 i. Gus5 Bowers, Stepchild.
Facts about this person:
Alt. Born January 24, 1838
Cocke County, Tennessee
Source: philippeter.FTW
Medium: Other
Date of Import: Apr 28, 2000
Burial Unknown
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1838 - 1933 (52 years)
Has 7 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.
[2, 3] 
Abt 1698 - Abt 1747 (49 years)