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Catherine Elizabeth <I>Matthews</I> Fite

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Catherine Elizabeth Matthews Fite

Birth
Overton County, Tennessee, USA
Death
28 Apr 1886 (aged 76)
Fentress County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Fentress County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of James Matthews and Sarah Stewart. Wife of Peter Terrell Fite. Went by the name "Elizabeth".

There are family stories that have been passed down that she had "premonitions" or "ESP". We were told that she knew a child was going to die, right before it did (it was going round, and around a porch post, and a horse was tied to another porch post. She said "poor little thing, that's the last time he/she will go around", and then suddenly, the horse pulled on the porch post, and pulled down the roof and killed the child). I believe this was one of her own children.

She was always very religious, and read her Bible a lot.

Late in her life, she had dementia (probably what would now be called Alzheimer's disease).

Peter and Elizabeth's children were:
- Peter Terrell Fite, Jr. (b. 1831, Overton County, TN; d. 1843, Overton County, TN)
- Sarah Manerva Fite Green (b. May 01, 1833, Overton County, TN; d. Oct 18, 1900) (see Find A Grave Memorial# 44875468) Married Newton Green.
- Rufus Mitchell Fite (b. Aug 07, 1834, Overton County, TN; d. Oct 03, 1911, Kingston, Hunt County, TX, burial location unknown). Married 1) Elizabeth Frances Peak (bef. 1853) and 2) Rebecca J. Ray on 9/21/1877, Putnam County, TN. (Rebecca Ray Fite is buried at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, TX). He fought on the Confederate side during the Civil War.
- Permilla Fite (b. 1836, Overton County, TN; d. Unknown)
- Winny Belle Caroline Fite Bilbrey (b. Dec 27, 1838, Overton County, TN; d. Oct 28, 1926, Pickett County, TN) (see Find A Grave Memorial# 44875680). Married James Jefferson "Jefferson" Bilbrey.
- Cynthia Adeline Fite Pennycuff (b. Jul 1842, Overton County, TN; d. abt. 1924, Fentress County, TN, buried at Franklin Cemetery, Poplar Cove, Fentress County, TN) (see Find A Grave Memorial# 44875844). Married John Pennycuff.
- Mary L. "Polly" Fite Moody (b. May 05, 1844, Overton County, TN; d. May 29, 1918, Forbus, Pickett County, TN, (see Find A Grave Memorial# 20938614). Married Green C. Moody.
- John Calvin Fite (b. John Calvin Fite, Overton County, TN; d. Dec 12, 1929, Toledo, Lucas County, OH, buried at Maplewood Cemetery, Harrison, Boone Co, AR) (see Find A Grave Memorial# 54648733). Married 1) Isabelle Jane Burford on Mar 28, 1867, Henderson, Rusk County, TX; 2) Lilly West (bef. 1884); 3) Esther Allinder on Sep 20, 1888 in Faulkner County, AR. He fought on the Confederate side during the Civil War.
- Nancy Jane Fite Evans (b. 1846, Overton County, TN; d. aft. 1880, burial location unknown). Married Euin Shelby "Shelby" Evans in 9/1869.
- Gemima Lou Ann "Mima" Fite Manis (name also shown as Jemima) (b. May 08, 1850, Overton County, TN; d. Nov 26, 1923, Pickett County, TN) (see Find A Grave Memorial# 44877203). Married James Madison "Jim" Manis.
- Frances Elizabeth "Lizzie" Fite Hinds (b. Jul 04, 1852, Fentress County, TN; d. Jan 09, 1919, Fentress County, TN) (see Find A Grave Memorial# 44877593). Married Joel E. "Jode" Hinds.
Daughter of James Matthews and Sarah Stewart. Wife of Peter Terrell Fite. Went by the name "Elizabeth".

There are family stories that have been passed down that she had "premonitions" or "ESP". We were told that she knew a child was going to die, right before it did (it was going round, and around a porch post, and a horse was tied to another porch post. She said "poor little thing, that's the last time he/she will go around", and then suddenly, the horse pulled on the porch post, and pulled down the roof and killed the child). I believe this was one of her own children.

She was always very religious, and read her Bible a lot.

Late in her life, she had dementia (probably what would now be called Alzheimer's disease).

Peter and Elizabeth's children were:
- Peter Terrell Fite, Jr. (b. 1831, Overton County, TN; d. 1843, Overton County, TN)
- Sarah Manerva Fite Green (b. May 01, 1833, Overton County, TN; d. Oct 18, 1900) (see Find A Grave Memorial# 44875468) Married Newton Green.
- Rufus Mitchell Fite (b. Aug 07, 1834, Overton County, TN; d. Oct 03, 1911, Kingston, Hunt County, TX, burial location unknown). Married 1) Elizabeth Frances Peak (bef. 1853) and 2) Rebecca J. Ray on 9/21/1877, Putnam County, TN. (Rebecca Ray Fite is buried at Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, TX). He fought on the Confederate side during the Civil War.
- Permilla Fite (b. 1836, Overton County, TN; d. Unknown)
- Winny Belle Caroline Fite Bilbrey (b. Dec 27, 1838, Overton County, TN; d. Oct 28, 1926, Pickett County, TN) (see Find A Grave Memorial# 44875680). Married James Jefferson "Jefferson" Bilbrey.
- Cynthia Adeline Fite Pennycuff (b. Jul 1842, Overton County, TN; d. abt. 1924, Fentress County, TN, buried at Franklin Cemetery, Poplar Cove, Fentress County, TN) (see Find A Grave Memorial# 44875844). Married John Pennycuff.
- Mary L. "Polly" Fite Moody (b. May 05, 1844, Overton County, TN; d. May 29, 1918, Forbus, Pickett County, TN, (see Find A Grave Memorial# 20938614). Married Green C. Moody.
- John Calvin Fite (b. John Calvin Fite, Overton County, TN; d. Dec 12, 1929, Toledo, Lucas County, OH, buried at Maplewood Cemetery, Harrison, Boone Co, AR) (see Find A Grave Memorial# 54648733). Married 1) Isabelle Jane Burford on Mar 28, 1867, Henderson, Rusk County, TX; 2) Lilly West (bef. 1884); 3) Esther Allinder on Sep 20, 1888 in Faulkner County, AR. He fought on the Confederate side during the Civil War.
- Nancy Jane Fite Evans (b. 1846, Overton County, TN; d. aft. 1880, burial location unknown). Married Euin Shelby "Shelby" Evans in 9/1869.
- Gemima Lou Ann "Mima" Fite Manis (name also shown as Jemima) (b. May 08, 1850, Overton County, TN; d. Nov 26, 1923, Pickett County, TN) (see Find A Grave Memorial# 44877203). Married James Madison "Jim" Manis.
- Frances Elizabeth "Lizzie" Fite Hinds (b. Jul 04, 1852, Fentress County, TN; d. Jan 09, 1919, Fentress County, TN) (see Find A Grave Memorial# 44877593). Married Joel E. "Jode" Hinds.


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