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Sophia Hancher Payne 1898–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1898

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 12 Jul 1959

Death Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Payne

Mother: Mary Payne

Spouse(s): John Howard

Children(s): Julia Howard, Mary Howard, Glenwood Howard, Robert Howard, John Haword

Sophia Hancher Payne was born in 1898 in Virginia, the child of Thomas Richard Payne And Mary Josephine Payne. In 1900, Sophia Hancher Payne resided in Fairfield, Northumberland, Virginia, USA. In 1910, Sophia Hancher Payne resided in Fairfields, Northumberland, Virginia, USA. Sophia Hancher Payne married John H Howard, and had children including Arbelia Haword, Garfield Haword, Glenwood Annie Howard, Joe Lewis Haword, John H Haword, Julia Etta Howard, Mary Elizabeth Howard, Richard Haword, Robert Mckinley Howard. Sophia Hancher Payne passed away in 1959 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Sophia Hancher Payne was born in 1898 in Virginia, the child of Thomas Richard Payne And Mary Josephine Payne.
  • In 1900, Sophia Hancher Payne resided in Fairfield, Northumberland, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, Sophia Hancher Payne resided in Fairfields, Northumberland, Virginia, USA.
  • Sophia Hancher Payne married John H Howard, and had children including Arbelia Haword, Garfield Haword, Glenwood Annie Howard, Joe Lewis Haword, John H Haword, Julia Etta Howard, Mary Elizabeth Howard, Richard Haword, Robert Mckinley Howard.
  • Sophia Hancher Payne passed away in 1959 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Payne
1865–
Birth Location: Virginia
TP
Mary Payne
1876–
Birth Location: Virginia
MP

Spouses(s)

John Howard
1901–1974
Birth Location: Virginia
JH

Children(s)

Julia Howard
1930–2017
Birth Location: Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
JH
Mary Howard
1926–1994
Birth Location: Burgess, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
MH
Glenwood Howard
1925–
Birth Location: Virginia
GH
Robert Howard
1928–1995
Birth Location: Virginia
RH
John Haword
1923–
Birth Location: Virginia
JH

Sophia Payne's Ancestors

Self
Sophia Payne
1898–1959
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Thomas Richard Payne
1865–
Virginia
Mary (Josephine) Payne
1876–
Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sophia Payne's Descendants

1.
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Sophia (Hancher) Payne (Jan 1898–12 Jul 1959) m. John (H) Howard (abt 1901–7 Mar 1974)
  1. 1. Julia (Etta) Howard 1930–2017 m. Wlliam (David) Taylor 1929–1989
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Howard 1926–1994
  3. 3. Glenwood (Annie) Howard 1925– m. George (Alvin) Lawson 1919–1942
  4. 4. Robert (McKinley) Howard 1928–1995 m. Betty (Alice) Keeve 1929–1982
  5. 5. John (H) Haword 1923–

Sophia Payne's Timeline

8 Records

1898
Jan 1898
Birth of Sophia Hancher Payne in Virginia
Virginia
1900
1900
Age 2
Sophia Hancher Payne resided here in Fairfield, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
Fairfield, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 12
Sophia Hancher Payne resided here in Fairfields, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
Fairfields, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 22
Sophia Hancher Payne resided here in Fairfields, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
Fairfields, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 32
Sophia Hancher Payne resided here in Fairfield, Northumberland, Virginia
Fairfield, Northumberland, Virginia
1935
1935
Age 37
Sophia Hancher Payne resided here in Rural
Rural
1940
1940
Age 42
Sophia Hancher Payne resided here in Fairfields Mag District, Fairfield, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
Fairfields Mag District, Fairfield, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
1959
12 Jul 1959
Age 61
Death of Sophia Hancher Payne in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1898
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fairfields, Northumberland, Virginia; Roll: T625_1903; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 129; Image: 354
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fairfield, Northumberland, Virginia; Roll: 2452; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 396.0; FHL microfilm: 2342186
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fairfield, Northumberland, Virginia; Roll: 1720; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0065; FHL microfilm: 1241720
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fairfields, Northumberland, Virginia; Roll: T624_1639; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0098; FHL microfilm: 1375652
    [5] Virginia, Death Records
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Fairfield, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fairfield, Northumberland, Virginia; Roll: 1720; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0065; FHL microfilm: 1241720

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Fairfields, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fairfields, Northumberland, Virginia; Roll: T624_1639; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0098; FHL microfilm: 1375652

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Fairfields, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fairfields, Northumberland, Virginia; Roll: T625_1903; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 129; Image: 354

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Fairfield, Northumberland, Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Fairfield, Northumberland, Virginia; Roll: 2452; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 396.0; FHL microfilm: 2342186

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Fairfields Mag District, Fairfield, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1959
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, Death Records
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