Sketch of the Fines Family, Warren County, Missouri

>From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous
sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in 
Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan,
Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876.
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Vincent Fines, of Germany, settled first in Pennsylvania, from whence
he removed to Tennessee, where he was killed by the Indians.  His 
children were: Thomas, William, Abraham, Isaac, Phoebe and Sally.
After the death of her husband, Mrs. Fines married Rueben Bedford, by
whom she had three children.  Thomas married Mary Nave, of Tennessee,
by whom he had: Levi, Abraham, Sally, Delila and Amy.  Mr. Fines was
killed by an accidental discharge of his gun, and in 1817 his widow 
and children came to Missouri.  Abraham married Cynthia Harper, in 
1819.  The nearest Justice of the Peace was James Duncan, of Lincoln
County, who lived sixteen miles distant, and was too old to go so far
to marry people.  But he agreed to meet them half way.  Accordingly 
on the day of the wedding they set out on foot, and walked to the 
designated place, where the Squire met them and performed the ceremony,
and they walked back home the same day.  Mrs. Fines still has the dress
that she wore on that memorable occasion.  Mr. Fines was a very active
man, and no one could beat him on a foot race.  He was one of the first
grand jurymen of Montgomery County.  He says that while out hunting one
day, he came upon a den of rattle snakes, whose heads were so thick 
they stretched themselves out of their den that they looked like corn
stubbles in a field.  He fired into them with his gun and then ran away
without looking back to see what execution he had done.  Levi Fines
married Nancy Oden.  Sally married Jacob Oden.  Delila married Nicholas
Shrumb.  Amy married Joseph Shrumb.  Phillip, a brother of Vincent
Fines, settled in St. Louis County in 1800.  He was a small man, and
had a small wife and daughter.  Theiraggregate weight was two hundred
and fifty pounds.

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