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Rufus Lee Payne 1871–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Jul 1871

Birth Location: French Lick, Orange, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 14 Dec 1949

Death Location: Halbert, Martin, Indiana, USA

Father: Zimeriah Payne

Mother: Sarah Dickerson

Spouse(s): Nellie Wininger

Children(s): Grace Payne, Oscar Payne, Norman Payne, George Payne

The story of Rufus Lee Payne began in 1871 in French Lick, Orange, Indiana, USA. Rufus Lee Payne married Nellie May Wininger, and had children including George A Payne, Grace Payne, Norman Loyd Payne, Oscar Ellis Payne. Rufus Lee Payne passed away in 1949 in Halbert, Martin, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rufus Lee Payne began in 1871 in French Lick, Orange, Indiana, USA.
  • Rufus Lee Payne married Nellie May Wininger, and had children including George A Payne, Grace Payne, Norman Loyd Payne, Oscar Ellis Payne.
  • Rufus Lee Payne passed away in 1949 in Halbert, Martin, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Zimeriah Payne
1850–1895
Birth Location: Orange County, Indiana, USA
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Sarah Dickerson
1851–1934
Birth Location: Orange County, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nellie Wininger
1886–1971
Birth Location: Columbia, Martin, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Grace Payne
1905–1945
Birth Location: Halbert, Martin County, Indiana, USA
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Oscar Payne
1907–1981
Birth Location: Indiana
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Norman Payne
1909–1991
Birth Location: Washington, Knox, Indiana, USA
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George Payne
1911–1987
Birth Location: Indiana
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Rufus Payne's Ancestors

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Rufus Payne
1871–1949
Birth Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana, USA
Parents
Zimeriah Henson Payne
1850–1895
Orange County, Indiana, USA
Sarah (Adeline) Dickerson
1851–1934
Orange County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
John (Ellis) Payne
1828–1907
Orange County, Indiana, United States of America
Elizabeth (Jane 'Betsy') Abel
1829–1909
Shoals, Martin County, Indiana, USA
Henry (F) Dickinson
1811–1854
Kentucky, USA
Margaret (Ellen Nellie) Fraim
1811–1854
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Simeon Payne
1810–1880
Mary Richardson
1817–1890
Francis Abel
1793–1869
Barbara Harner
1788–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Abel
1758–1804
Isabelle Baroness
1760–1810

Rufus Payne's Descendants

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Rufus (Lee) Payne (06 Jul 1871–14 Dec 1949) m. Nellie (May) Wininger (29 Apr 1886–29 Jul 1971)
  1. 1. Grace Payne 1905–1945 m. Daniel Lindley 1894–1964
    1. 1. Lois (Beatrice) Lindley 1927–2018 m. William (Francis) Henry 1925–2009
    2. 2. Wilma Aleene 1923–1923
    3. 3. Herbert (Daniel) Lindley 1925–1926
    4. 4. Howard (Lee) Lindley 1932–2005
    5. 5. Janet (Louise) Lindley 1939–2017 m. Charles (Fred) Deckard 1918–1981
    6. 6. Richard (Eugene) Lindley 1930–2001
    7. 7. Lucille (June) Lindley 1928–2014
  2. 2. Oscar (Ellis) Payne 1907–1981
  3. 3. Norman (Loyd) Payne 1909–1991
  4. 4. George (A) Payne 1911–1987

Rufus Payne's Timeline

2 Records

1871
06 Jul 1871
Birth of Rufus Lee Payne in French Lick, Orange, Indiana, USA
French Lick, Orange, Indiana, USA
1949
14 Dec 1949
Age 78
Death of Rufus Lee Payne in Halbert, Martin, Indiana, USA
Halbert, Martin, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Jul 1871
    Event Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1949
    Event Place: Halbert, Martin, Indiana, USA
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