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- [S9] Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, Vol. XXVII, No. 4, page 11, Winter 2001.
Lonnie Line Family Bible
- [S106] The Mountain Press, 26 May 2013.
Upland Chronicles: Line Springs Hotel was popular resort at foot of mountain
- [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 380B, 1880.
Census Place: Wears Valley, Sevier, Tennessee
Source: FHL Film 1255277 National Archives Film T9-1277 Page 380B
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Alford M. LINE Self M M W 55 TN
Occ: Farmer Fa: TN Mo: VA
Martha R. LINE Wife F M W 45 TN
Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN
Nancy E. LINE Dau F S W 16 TN
Occ: At Home Fa: TN Mo: TN
James E. C. LINE Son M S W 14 TN
Occ: At Home Fa: TN Mo: TN
Hugh L. LINE Son M S W 11 TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
William M. LINE Son M S W 8 TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Sarah E. LINE Dau F S W 6 TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Hattia LINE Dau F S W 4 TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
Joseph N. LINE Son M S W 1 TN
Fa: TN Mo: TN
- [S79] Sevier County Tennessee Wills.
WILL OF A.M. LINE
The last will and testament of A.M. Line of Boyds Creek Sevier County Tenn. I AM Line do hereby make sign and publish this as my last will and testament hereby revoking and annulling all other wills or testamentary dispositions by me at any time made.
I will and devise unto my beloved wife Martha Line the house wherein we now reside on my home farm on Boyds Creek together with the lot and garden and barn and barn lot and meadow above the barn and below it containg about 20 acres with the orchard &c to have and to hold to her for and during the term of her natural life. She shall have enough of the rents, proceeds and profits of the lands herein after by me willed to our children (in addition to the above life estate) to make her a decent and comfortable support, and the same is hereby charged upon the lands. I also will to her the house hold and kitchen furniture during her natural life also the stock farming untesils and other loose property on the place. She is to have all of the above for and during her natural life or widowhood and this devise and bequest shall be in lieu of homestead, dower, exemption and years support and other legal proceedings of any, in favor of widows. At her death or remarriage it is my will that all personal property remaing on hands be sold and after the payment of her just debts out of same that the balance be divided among my children or representations of such as may be deceased.
It is my will further that my Exr’s herein after named, shall sell at public or private sale my mountain lands lying in the 6th and 11th Dist. of Sevier County and a part in Blont County being a part of the Line & Wright grant and the Joab Line Grant and also an interest in another Grant to Joab Line Geo Write and others. They on authorized to sell same to the best advantage, I direct that they sell the springs known as the Line Springs and a lot run off around same of about 37 1/2 acres seprately, provided they can get as much as $1000.00 for same and provided further that they cannot sell same to better advantage with the other mountain lands.
I also direct them to sell one of my places in Jefferson County Tenn known as the old place and being my uper place and the place on which I was raised.
They will make said sales to the best advantage and on the best terms practicable.
Out of proceeds of above sales my just debts shall be paid first also the rest divided among Children or the representatives of such as may be deceased equally, except my daughter Frances Hatcher where share in my estate, I will to her in land.
It is my will further that the rest and residue of my property be equally divided among all my children including the remainder interest in the real estate willed to my wife herein above it being my intention to make them all equal in the division of my estate.
I give my son James one hundred Dollars more than the rest for the reason that he has built a house and made some improvements on my land and he shall have same in the division of the land by the assignments of the improvements to him if practicable.
It is my will further that my said daughter Francis Hatcher shall have her part of my estate in land the title of which shall be vested in her for life, with remainder to her husband Reuben Hatcher for life or widowhood for the use and support of her and him and family with remainder in fee to her children and representatives of Deceased ones if any.
There are no advancements to be charged to any of my children or any allowances to any of them except the $100.00 to my son James above provided for.
My son Newton is to have one horse of the stock above mentioned worth $100.00 as I have given the others each a horse.
I nominate M B McMahan and my son James my executors.
This April 24-1896.
A. M. Line
Signed executed and published in our presents and we sign same in presence of each other and of testator and being specially called by the testator as witnesses.
A. W. Butler
J. D. Williams
Admitted to probate May 3-1897 -
John Chandler Clerk.
- [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 220.
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