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John W Payne 1815 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1815

Birth Location: Grainger, Tennessee

Death Date: After 1870

Death Location: Rockcastle, Kentucky

Father: Moses (NC-KY)

Mother: Nancy Rucker

Spouse(s): Nancy McGinnis

Children(s): Elijah Payne

The story of John W Payne began in 1815 in Grainger, Tennessee. John W Payne married Nancy McGinnis, and had children including Elijah Wilson Payne. John W Payne passed away in 1870 in Rockcastle, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • The story of John W Payne began in 1815 in Grainger, Tennessee.
  • John W Payne married Nancy McGinnis, and had children including Elijah Wilson Payne.
  • John W Payne passed away in 1870 in Rockcastle, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Moses (NC-KY)
1787 – 1865
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina
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Nancy Rucker
1795 – 1877
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina
NR

Spouses(s)

Nancy McGinnis
1812 – 1876
Birth Location: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
NM

Children(s)

Elijah Payne
1842 – 1929
Birth Location: Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States
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John Payne's Ancestors

Self
John Payne
1815 – 1870
Birth Place: Grainger, Tennessee
Parents
Moses Mannon PAYNE (NC-KY)
1787 – 1865
Wilkes, North Carolina
Nancy Rucker
1795 – 1877
Wilkes, North Carolina
Grandparents
Mary (Anne "Polly") Hays
1759 – 1851
Franklin, GA, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Payne's Descendants

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John (W) Payne (15 Jan 1815 – After 1870) m. Nancy McGinnis (4 August 1812 – 1876)
  1. 1. Elijah (Wilson) Payne (8 April 1842 – 26 Jan 1929) m. Louisa (J) Howard (1845 – 4 Nov 1920)
    1. 1. James (White) Payne (abt 1877 – ) m. Martha (Patsy) Hensley (26 OCT 1874 – 27 Oct 1964)
      1. 1. Mary (Cathrine) Payne (21 Jan 1907 – 5 May 1997) m. Daniel Reneman (3 Feb 1896 – 5-17-1972)
        1. 1. James (William) Payne (18 January 1926 – 22 Jan 2011)
        2. 2. Charles Reneman (abt 1934 – )
        3. 3. Dan Renemana (abt 1935 – )
        4. 4. Harold (Dean) Reneman (17 Nov 1936 – 24 Mar 1992) m. Velma (Darlene) Harris (1939 – ) m. Dorothy (M) Hendricks (13 Jan 1931 – 11 February 2016)
        5. 5. Loyd Renemana (abt 1938 – )
        6. 6. Leon Reneman (27 November1939 – 28 Jan 1940)

John Payne's Timeline

2 Records

1815
15 Jan 1815
Birth of John W Payne in Grainger, Tennessee
Grainger, Tennessee
1870
After 1870
Age 55
Death of John W Payne in Rockcastle, Kentucky
Rockcastle, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1815
    Event Place: Grainger, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: After 1870
    Event Place: Rockcastle, Kentucky
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