Children of Isaac B. Payne and Sarah Foster Kidd Payne: Luler A. Payne
Luler was the sixth of their seven children and born in 1877 (after Jim and before Buddy). The April 9 issue of The Southern Sentinel briefly notes her passing at a young age. "We are sorry to learn that Mrs. Payne of Ward 7 had the misfortune to lose a bright little girl about two weeks ago. She was about nine years of age and died very suddenly.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Children of Isaac B. Payne and Sarah Foster Kidd Payne: Brack Payne
Joseph Braxton Payne (or Brack/Brax Payne) was their fourth child. Like his older brother, Joel, Brax Payne had a strong influence on his Winn Parish community. There are many descendents of Brack and Della Elizabeth Garr Payne who probably know much more about their direct ancestors than I do, and I hope one or two will add more to what follows.
Brack Payne's wife Della was a niece of Lucy Margaret Garr who married Joel Payne (or Brack's older brother). The Garrs and Paynes were perhaps the two most prominent families in their part of Winn Parish around the turn of the twentieth century. Brack Payne and Rev. W. M. D. Garr were the ones who established the Hudson Camp Meeting in 1899. They contributed land and building materials to construct the Hudson Tabernacle and the later college. Brack owned and ran saw mills in the area and purchased timber for his mills. Since Dr. I. B. Payne died in 1879, when his many of his children were quite young, the older boys such as Joel, Ed, and Brack assumed responsibilty for helping provide for their family. Brack and Della Payne, in particular, took care of the youngest son Buddy and his mother Sarah during the hard times. Buddy worked later for Brack in his commercial interests (sawmills, cotton gins, etc.), and by 1906 Brack, Jim, and Buddy Payne were contracting together for timber teams to cut pine trees in the area. During the Great Depression and much later, Brack Payne loaned money to his brother Buddy to try to keep his community store going and his family well. Later when Buddy tried to repay these loans, Brack and his family wouldn't accept his payment.
Buddy Payne's children described their uncle as a hard-working and very loving family man. Brack's daughters, particularly, were affectionate and very devoted to their father. There were eight children in that family: Waymon Bertus, Luther Maldon, Bernie Lee, James Osborne, Hazel Hurst, Mildred Elizabeth, Sarah Arlene, and Joseph Buren. One of Brack's sons, Luther Maldon Payne, served as mayor of Dodson from 1946 to his death in 1949. Brack and Della Payne were very active members for many years of the Dodson Methodist Church. Brack died in 1955, and Della died in 1963.
Joseph Braxton Payne (or Brack/Brax Payne) was their fourth child. Like his older brother, Joel, Brax Payne had a strong influence on his Winn Parish community. There are many descendents of Brack and Della Elizabeth Garr Payne who probably know much more about their direct ancestors than I do, and I hope one or two will add more to what follows.
Brack Payne's wife Della was a niece of Lucy Margaret Garr who married Joel Payne (or Brack's older brother). The Garrs and Paynes were perhaps the two most prominent families in their part of Winn Parish around the turn of the twentieth century. Brack Payne and Rev. W. M. D. Garr were the ones who established the Hudson Camp Meeting in 1899. They contributed land and building materials to construct the Hudson Tabernacle and the later college. Brack owned and ran saw mills in the area and purchased timber for his mills. Since Dr. I. B. Payne died in 1879, when his many of his children were quite young, the older boys such as Joel, Ed, and Brack assumed responsibilty for helping provide for their family. Brack and Della Payne, in particular, took care of the youngest son Buddy and his mother Sarah during the hard times. Buddy worked later for Brack in his commercial interests (sawmills, cotton gins, etc.), and by 1906 Brack, Jim, and Buddy Payne were contracting together for timber teams to cut pine trees in the area. During the Great Depression and much later, Brack Payne loaned money to his brother Buddy to try to keep his community store going and his family well. Later when Buddy tried to repay these loans, Brack and his family wouldn't accept his payment.
Buddy Payne's children described their uncle as a hard-working and very loving family man. Brack's daughters, particularly, were affectionate and very devoted to their father. There were eight children in that family: Waymon Bertus, Luther Maldon, Bernie Lee, James Osborne, Hazel Hurst, Mildred Elizabeth, Sarah Arlene, and Joseph Buren. One of Brack's sons, Luther Maldon Payne, served as mayor of Dodson from 1946 to his death in 1949. Brack and Della Payne were very active members for many years of the Dodson Methodist Church. Brack died in 1955, and Della died in 1963.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
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.
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.
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.
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