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.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
Children of I.B. and Sarah Foster Kidd Payne: James Lewis Payne
The fifth of these seven children was called Jim. He and his wife, the former Ida Snow, resided on the hill property adjacent to and north and west of the land in the Hudson area owned by his brother, Buddy Payne. Jim Payne was a member of the Nazarene Church and was also a charter member and later secretary of the Hudson Holiness Interdenominational Camp Meeting. Jim died in 1955 at the age of 80, and Ida died the following year at the age of 72. Jim Payne and his wife had no children, but often spent time with his brother Buddy and their friends and relatives who would gather down the hill from his place at the community store. The Buddy and Martha Payne girls would also visit Jim's house and help Jim's wife, who was an invalid, with household chores and cleaning. Buddy would go periodically into town in his car and bring back food and supplies for Jim and Ida, as well as his own family.
Jim Payne was an avid reader and, like his brother Buddy, loved poetry, particularly nineteen- century poems about nature and pastoral beauty . As a very religious man, Jim was a talented hymn writer who composed songs that were sung in local and area churches. He traveled occasionally to churches in Louisiana and Texas to sing and lead singing there. A few of his poems, were published from time to time in the Dodson Times, such as "Beulah Heights" that appeared in the Friday, May 4, 1904 newspaper. The hymn ends with the following lines:
"Beyond the fair haven of blissful peace, Beyond the billows of the surging tide;
Beyond the golden strand where pain will cease, There my soul is longing to abide." "
The fifth of these seven children was called Jim. He and his wife, the former Ida Snow, resided on the hill property adjacent to and north and west of the land in the Hudson area owned by his brother, Buddy Payne. Jim Payne was a member of the Nazarene Church and was also a charter member and later secretary of the Hudson Holiness Interdenominational Camp Meeting. Jim died in 1955 at the age of 80, and Ida died the following year at the age of 72. Jim Payne and his wife had no children, but often spent time with his brother Buddy and their friends and relatives who would gather down the hill from his place at the community store. The Buddy and Martha Payne girls would also visit Jim's house and help Jim's wife, who was an invalid, with household chores and cleaning. Buddy would go periodically into town in his car and bring back food and supplies for Jim and Ida, as well as his own family.
Jim Payne was an avid reader and, like his brother Buddy, loved poetry, particularly nineteen- century poems about nature and pastoral beauty . As a very religious man, Jim was a talented hymn writer who composed songs that were sung in local and area churches. He traveled occasionally to churches in Louisiana and Texas to sing and lead singing there. A few of his poems, were published from time to time in the Dodson Times, such as "Beulah Heights" that appeared in the Friday, May 4, 1904 newspaper. The hymn ends with the following lines:
"Beyond the fair haven of blissful peace, Beyond the billows of the surging tide;
Beyond the golden strand where pain will cease, There my soul is longing to abide." "
Friday, November 18, 2011
Children of Dr. & Mrs. I.B. Payne: Helen Peters
Of the seven children in this family, I've more often mentioned Joel and Brax, the older boys, and Buddy, the youngest of the seven. However, a significant number of descendents of Dr. I.B. Payne came from Helen Halcyon Payne, the oldest of the seven children. These descendents include Dr. George Hearn, the long-time president of the Payne-Foster Reunion and professor of sociology at Louisiana College who died in 2010, and James Paul Peters, former Winnfield coroner and radiologist.
Helen Payne married Isaac A. Peters in 1887 at age 21. For a while this family resided in Dodson and attended the local Methodist church, but later moved they moved east to the Franklin Parish area. Helen's obituary appeared in the Winnfield newspaper in 1931 and reported that her husband had died prior to her and that Helen for the previous eleven years had been partially incapacitated and in a wheelchair due to paralysis from a stroke. Helen was survived at her death in 1931 by two sons, Ira and Paul, and her four daughters, Rose Jane (Mrs. Allen Albert Smith), Verda Virginia (Mrs. Henry Elbert Harlan), Mattie Mae (Mrs. Thomas Watson Hearn), and Gladys Ophelia (Mrs. James E. Boyett).
A niece and daughter of Buddy Payne (LaVerne Simmons) remembered her aunt in her later years as not often visiting the Dodson area, but sending letters and cards to Buddy and Martha from time to time and checking on them. Helen was said to have emphasized the importance of a good education for her children and trying to encourage them in that regard.
Of the seven children in this family, I've more often mentioned Joel and Brax, the older boys, and Buddy, the youngest of the seven. However, a significant number of descendents of Dr. I.B. Payne came from Helen Halcyon Payne, the oldest of the seven children. These descendents include Dr. George Hearn, the long-time president of the Payne-Foster Reunion and professor of sociology at Louisiana College who died in 2010, and James Paul Peters, former Winnfield coroner and radiologist.
Helen Payne married Isaac A. Peters in 1887 at age 21. For a while this family resided in Dodson and attended the local Methodist church, but later moved they moved east to the Franklin Parish area. Helen's obituary appeared in the Winnfield newspaper in 1931 and reported that her husband had died prior to her and that Helen for the previous eleven years had been partially incapacitated and in a wheelchair due to paralysis from a stroke. Helen was survived at her death in 1931 by two sons, Ira and Paul, and her four daughters, Rose Jane (Mrs. Allen Albert Smith), Verda Virginia (Mrs. Henry Elbert Harlan), Mattie Mae (Mrs. Thomas Watson Hearn), and Gladys Ophelia (Mrs. James E. Boyett).
A niece and daughter of Buddy Payne (LaVerne Simmons) remembered her aunt in her later years as not often visiting the Dodson area, but sending letters and cards to Buddy and Martha from time to time and checking on them. Helen was said to have emphasized the importance of a good education for her children and trying to encourage them in that regard.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Saturday, Oct. 15
This is just a short update on the reunion on the the 15th. We'll start the "meet and greet" about 10 am. Please bring some kind of covered dish treat to share, so we'll have as much variety of choice as we've had before. If we have anyone new attending and they're unsure about the location (Hudson Community Building next to the old tabernacle), please e-mail (steve-payne1@live.com) or call (478-451-9847) me, and I'll give you directions.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Relocation to LA and Upcoming Reunion
It's been a hectic couple of months, but my wife and I have successfully moved from our home in Georgia back to Louisiana. We left Lafayette in 1989, and have returned. For anyone associated with the Payne-Foster Reunion who would like to contact me, please use my new e-mail address. [steve-payne1@live.com]
Just a reminder (and prior to probable mail contact in the next month or so by our Secretary/Treasurer, Patsy Sharp) about the reunion at Hudson in October. This summer, in parts of Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas, where I've been, it's been much hotter than normal. The long drought around the Hudson and north-central Louisiana area has demanded a lot of extra irrigation to keep at least some of my blackberry and blueberry plants living. It hasn't adversely affected my bee hives, though, and the six hives that I've had in a field in Baskin produced about 15 gallons of honey that I extracted last week. Like last year, we'll be offering a couple of jars of this honey as door prizes at the October reunion. Don't know what Patsy has in mind this year as another door prize. The real treat is obviously the food brought and shared at these reunions. Hope we'll see more folks at this reunion -- perhaps as a result of our effort after the last one to update addresses and phone numbers. If you know of a Payne-Foster descendant who hasn't been receiving Patsy's annual invitation and reminder and might like to attend, just let me know and I'll be sure to give that info to Patsy.
It's been a hectic couple of months, but my wife and I have successfully moved from our home in Georgia back to Louisiana. We left Lafayette in 1989, and have returned. For anyone associated with the Payne-Foster Reunion who would like to contact me, please use my new e-mail address. [steve-payne1@live.com]
Just a reminder (and prior to probable mail contact in the next month or so by our Secretary/Treasurer, Patsy Sharp) about the reunion at Hudson in October. This summer, in parts of Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas, where I've been, it's been much hotter than normal. The long drought around the Hudson and north-central Louisiana area has demanded a lot of extra irrigation to keep at least some of my blackberry and blueberry plants living. It hasn't adversely affected my bee hives, though, and the six hives that I've had in a field in Baskin produced about 15 gallons of honey that I extracted last week. Like last year, we'll be offering a couple of jars of this honey as door prizes at the October reunion. Don't know what Patsy has in mind this year as another door prize. The real treat is obviously the food brought and shared at these reunions. Hope we'll see more folks at this reunion -- perhaps as a result of our effort after the last one to update addresses and phone numbers. If you know of a Payne-Foster descendant who hasn't been receiving Patsy's annual invitation and reminder and might like to attend, just let me know and I'll be sure to give that info to Patsy.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Buddy (I.B.) Payne
Buddy Payne was the seventh and youngest child of Dr. I. B. Payne and his wife Sarah. As a young man, he worked at his brother's (Brax's) sawmill and boarded in the home of John T. and Elizabeth Burnett Young. Buddy married their youngest daughter, Martha Geneva Young, on August 10, 1905. Shortly after his marriage, Buddy Payne completed work on a house for his family. That house, remodeled somewhat over the years by his son-in-law James Bonnette and then his granddaughter Patsy Sharp and her husband, survives today (as does the even older and restored cabin of John T. Young).
Although very busy with his community store, farm, and family, Buddy Payne served in several roles in his community, including a term as a supervisor for the Winn Parish Board of Public Roads. He was also a prime fundraiser each year for the Hudson Holiness Camp Meeting, and he organized and led efforts a couple of times a year to hoe and keep weeds away from the gravestones at the New Hope Church Cemetery grounds. Buddy had a great interest in regional and national politics and would read the newspapers and listen to the radio coverage of the national political conventions. He was a strong supporter of William Jennings Bryan and then later Huey and Earl Long and their efforts to bring roads and schools to rural parts of the state. Another feature of both Buddy of his brother Jim was a love for reading and reciting poetry.
Buddy Payne died December 29, 1970 at the age of 91 years.
Buddy Payne was the seventh and youngest child of Dr. I. B. Payne and his wife Sarah. As a young man, he worked at his brother's (Brax's) sawmill and boarded in the home of John T. and Elizabeth Burnett Young. Buddy married their youngest daughter, Martha Geneva Young, on August 10, 1905. Shortly after his marriage, Buddy Payne completed work on a house for his family. That house, remodeled somewhat over the years by his son-in-law James Bonnette and then his granddaughter Patsy Sharp and her husband, survives today (as does the even older and restored cabin of John T. Young).
Although very busy with his community store, farm, and family, Buddy Payne served in several roles in his community, including a term as a supervisor for the Winn Parish Board of Public Roads. He was also a prime fundraiser each year for the Hudson Holiness Camp Meeting, and he organized and led efforts a couple of times a year to hoe and keep weeds away from the gravestones at the New Hope Church Cemetery grounds. Buddy had a great interest in regional and national politics and would read the newspapers and listen to the radio coverage of the national political conventions. He was a strong supporter of William Jennings Bryan and then later Huey and Earl Long and their efforts to bring roads and schools to rural parts of the state. Another feature of both Buddy of his brother Jim was a love for reading and reciting poetry.
Buddy Payne died December 29, 1970 at the age of 91 years.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Our Payne Ancestry
We usually devote attention at most Payne reunions to our more immediate ancestors, Dr. Isaac Payne, his wife, and their children and grandchildren. We've occasionally gone deeper into our ancestry -- back to the Camden/Kershaw area of SC and the great-grandfather of this Dr. Isaac Payne, a Philip Payne who probably moved there from NC in the 1740s. Tracing back further beyond this Philip's father (probably a John Payne) is very difficult. DNA developments and its usage in the last decade have given us a few clues, though, about the Payne heritage in England. I'll depart from my usual focus on Winn Parish, LA to discuss a little about our roots in England.
From DNA analysis (and a Q-tip swab of the inside of my mouth in 2002), it seems that our probable ancestor is a John Payn of Wymondham, Norfolk. This John Payn was a chief lieutenant to King Henry IV of England in the years immediately before and after 1400. John Payn had earlier been in charge of handling supplies and provisions for Henry of Bolingbroke in his military campaigns in France before he became King Henry IV. John Payn could not have undertaken such a role without a background in shipping and commerce, and many Paynes in various parts of England before and after 1400 were traders abroad of iron, wine, cloth, etc.
From that time until late in the colonial period (around 1700), many Paynes in England held prominent positions in both Royal governments and in the private sector. What still needs to be determined is how our ancestry goes from this John Payn of Wymondham to our Paynes in the early Carolinas. It will take additional scholarship/research, and probably some luck, to ever be able to chart our particular Payne line all of the way back to this John Payn of Wymondham or his near relatives.
We do know a little, though, about the origin and evolution of the surname Payne. One interesting source for this information that is fairly consistent with other sources is the book Devonshire Wills by Charles Worthy in 1896 (pp. 431-432). Worthy discusses an exodus of certain related families from the old Roman Empire to Normandy in France in the early Middle Ages. These emigrants did not interact easily or well with typical residents of Normandy and confined themselves to certain villages and towns in Normandy. They were known as the "Pagani," which in French was "Payen" or peasant or "Pagan" or infidel. Although in some ways these Pagani or Payen had to hold to the laws and customs of their new homeland, they didn't forget and continued to practice some of their ancient rituals and ways. By the 10th or 11th Century, though, their name alone often remained to distinguish them from others there and from their connection to the Roman Empire. As Normanized Romans, several prominent Payens OR Paganels were key lieutenants of William the Conqueror. One was Ralph Paganel or Paynel, whose immediate descendants were known as the "Fitz-Paynes," and he was Sheriff of Yorkshire, where he held 15 manors in 1087. He also held 15 manors in Lincolnshire, 10 manors in Devonshire, and 5 manors in Somerset. We can see the descendants of this Ralph Paganel or Paynel being called Fitz-Payne, and later still being called Payn or Payne or Paine and their owning considerable land in various parts of England. One branch of this descent apparently fostered John Payn of Wymondham.
We usually devote attention at most Payne reunions to our more immediate ancestors, Dr. Isaac Payne, his wife, and their children and grandchildren. We've occasionally gone deeper into our ancestry -- back to the Camden/Kershaw area of SC and the great-grandfather of this Dr. Isaac Payne, a Philip Payne who probably moved there from NC in the 1740s. Tracing back further beyond this Philip's father (probably a John Payne) is very difficult. DNA developments and its usage in the last decade have given us a few clues, though, about the Payne heritage in England. I'll depart from my usual focus on Winn Parish, LA to discuss a little about our roots in England.
From DNA analysis (and a Q-tip swab of the inside of my mouth in 2002), it seems that our probable ancestor is a John Payn of Wymondham, Norfolk. This John Payn was a chief lieutenant to King Henry IV of England in the years immediately before and after 1400. John Payn had earlier been in charge of handling supplies and provisions for Henry of Bolingbroke in his military campaigns in France before he became King Henry IV. John Payn could not have undertaken such a role without a background in shipping and commerce, and many Paynes in various parts of England before and after 1400 were traders abroad of iron, wine, cloth, etc.
From that time until late in the colonial period (around 1700), many Paynes in England held prominent positions in both Royal governments and in the private sector. What still needs to be determined is how our ancestry goes from this John Payn of Wymondham to our Paynes in the early Carolinas. It will take additional scholarship/research, and probably some luck, to ever be able to chart our particular Payne line all of the way back to this John Payn of Wymondham or his near relatives.
We do know a little, though, about the origin and evolution of the surname Payne. One interesting source for this information that is fairly consistent with other sources is the book Devonshire Wills by Charles Worthy in 1896 (pp. 431-432). Worthy discusses an exodus of certain related families from the old Roman Empire to Normandy in France in the early Middle Ages. These emigrants did not interact easily or well with typical residents of Normandy and confined themselves to certain villages and towns in Normandy. They were known as the "Pagani," which in French was "Payen" or peasant or "Pagan" or infidel. Although in some ways these Pagani or Payen had to hold to the laws and customs of their new homeland, they didn't forget and continued to practice some of their ancient rituals and ways. By the 10th or 11th Century, though, their name alone often remained to distinguish them from others there and from their connection to the Roman Empire. As Normanized Romans, several prominent Payens OR Paganels were key lieutenants of William the Conqueror. One was Ralph Paganel or Paynel, whose immediate descendants were known as the "Fitz-Paynes," and he was Sheriff of Yorkshire, where he held 15 manors in 1087. He also held 15 manors in Lincolnshire, 10 manors in Devonshire, and 5 manors in Somerset. We can see the descendants of this Ralph Paganel or Paynel being called Fitz-Payne, and later still being called Payn or Payne or Paine and their owning considerable land in various parts of England. One branch of this descent apparently fostered John Payn of Wymondham.
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