Children of Dr. I.B. and Sarah Payne: Edwin Erasmus Payne (1870-1914)

Less appears to be known about the third child, Edwin Payne, of Dr. I.B. and Sarah Payne than his older brother, Joel, or younger brothers, Brack, Jim and Buddy. Edwin Payne lived in Winn Parish, was a farmer, and joined his brother Joel on the 1912 parish ballot as a potential alderman. According to a niece of his, Ollie Payne Kelly, who was interviewed in 2001, "He was working in his field picking cotton, and somehow he drank from water stored in his barn that had poison in it. They found him down in that barn and don't know what happened."

Edwin married Carrie Cook (1885-1937) in 1906, and she survived his death by 23 years. Her obituary can be found in the June 24, 1937 issue of the Winnfield Enterprise newspaper. Carrie Cook came to Winn Parish with her family from Adams County, MS at age 10. The children of Edwin and Carrie Payne were Helen Opal, Ruby, Roy, Edwin, and Saule. Helen Opal became a teacher who served as a teacher in Winn Parish in the 1920s. This Edwin and Carrie branch of the Payne family tree has descendants who have attended the Payne-Foster Reunions over many years.