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Willis Carter Payne 1851–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 July 1851

Birth Location: Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 3 May 1935

Death Location: Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Henry Payne

Mother: LUCINDA COMBS

Spouse(s): Margaret Payne

Children(s): Tillet Payne, Tyre Payne, Ransom Payne, Lessie Icenhour

Willis Carter Payne was born in 1851 in Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Henry Willis Payne And Lucinda Combs. Willis Carter Payne married Margaret Ann O Payne, and had children including Lessie Mae Icenhour, Ransom Vance Payne, Tillet Payne, Tyre Thomas Payne. Willis Carter Payne passed away in 1935 in Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Willis Carter Payne was born in 1851 in Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Henry Willis Payne And Lucinda Combs.
  • Willis Carter Payne married Margaret Ann O Payne, and had children including Lessie Mae Icenhour, Ransom Vance Payne, Tillet Payne, Tyre Thomas Payne.
  • Willis Carter Payne passed away in 1935 in Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Willis Payne's Ancestors

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Willis Payne
1851–1935
Birth Place: Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Henry Willis Payne
1815–1894
Alexander County, North Carolina, United States of America
LUCINDA COMBS
1817–1862
Iredell Co., N.C.
Grandparents
Thomas Payne
1796–1882
Virginia
WILLIAM (C) COMBS
1789–1870
Shenendoah, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Parks "Betsy") Ellis
1797–1881
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas COMBS
1764–1856
Nancy Grigsby
1754–1850
Etheldred Ellis
1770–1851
Elizabeth McKnight
1775–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willis Payne's Descendants

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Willis (Carter) Payne (8 July 1851–3 May 1935) m. Margaret (Ann O.) Payne (1860–1886)
  1. 1. Tillet Payne 1871–1896
    1. 1. Mary (Iva) Payne 1896–1949 m. Lonnie (Wilbern) Warren 1890–1979
      1. 1. Hestha (Louisa) Warren 1918–2007 m. Francis (Luther) King 1909–2000
        1. 1. Wilda King 1939–2017
  2. 2. Tyre (Thomas) Payne 1880–1958
    1. 1. Thomas (William Wayne) Payne 1907–1998
  3. 3. Ransom (Vance) Payne 1895–1955
  4. 4. Lessie (Mae) Icenhour 1885–1971
    1. 1. Edith (Mae) Keever 1910–2003

Willis Payne's Timeline

2 Records

1851
8 July 1851
Birth of Willis Carter Payne in Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, United States of America
Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, United States of America
1935
3 May 1935
Age 84
Death of Willis Carter Payne in Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, United States of America
Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 July 1851
    Event Place: Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1935
    Event Place: Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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