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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

John W Payne was born in 1815 in Grainger, Tennessee, the child of Moses Mannon PAYNE (NC-KY) and Nancy Rucker. John W Payne later married Nancy McGinnis, and together they raised children including Elijah Wilson Payne. In 1870, John W Payne passed away in Rockcastle, Kentucky.

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Parents

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

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

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