The Payne Families of Boone County, Iowa

for aid, donned the blue uniform of the nation, and went forth to battle for the Union. He was a most loyal soldier, never shirking any duty, but ever faithfully defending the old flag. Certainly he deserves the recognition and gratitude of his country. In business affairs he has been very successful and has become one of the extensive land owners of the county, owning eleven hundred acres.

Mr. Payne was born in Clay county. Indiana, on the 5th of November, 1834, and is a son of Benjamin C. and Maria (Bryant ) Payne, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Maryland. The Payne family was founded in the Old Dominion at an early epoch in its history. The father of our subject was a soldier in the war of 1812 and throughout life carried on farming. He resided for many years in Maryland and Indiana, taking up his above in the latter state about 1830. There he made his home until the 5th of November, 1854. when he arrived in Boone county, Iowa, where he spent his remaining days. He reached an extreme old age, being eighty-nine years and eight months at the time of Ins demise. His wife died many years before, passing away in 1842. They were the parents of six children, of whom three are now living. The names of all are William B.. Maria, James R., Mary, Thomas and Carnelia.

Thomas Payne was born and reared in Indiana and acquired his education in the schools of Clay county, but his opportunities in that direction were somewhat limited. He began the mastery of the branches of English learning in a little log school house seated with slab seats, the boards resting upon wooden pegs. There was a stick chimney through which the smoke made its egress from an immense fireplace. Mr. Payne's training at farm work, however, was not limited for very early in life he began work in the fields and assisted his father in the labors of the home farm until a short time prior to his majority, when he came to Boone county. He purchased eighty- acres of prairie land and forty acres of timber land, investing capital which he had earned through various lines of labor. As his financial resources increased he here made other investments until he owned three hundred acres of land in connection with his brother. He then sold his interest but immediately afterward purchased other land. Later he removed to his present place of residence. Here he has a valuable farm of two hundred, acres and another farm in the county which he owns comprises four hundred and eighty-one acres, in fact he has become one of the extensive landholders of this portion of the state. His realty possessions comprise ten hundred and thirty-five acres of land. He has always carried 011 general farming and has traded quite extensively in stock, purchasing as much as any other man in this section. He makes a specialty of handling short horn and Hereford cattle and his excellent judgment concerning stock and his business ability have been most important elements in winning him success.

Mr. Payne has been three times married. At the age of thirty-three years he wedded Marian Morris, who died leaving no children, lie afterward wedded Laura Bell Parker and they bad three children — Ella Cora Lee. Nettie Bell and I'h..mas Edward.

Mr. Payne's present wife bore the maiden name of Laura Lee Ouinlan and was born in Putnam county, Indiana. She is a daughter of William Ouinlan of Harford, Maryland, who followed farming throughout life and died in 1879. He married Sereldah Sinclair, a daughter of Rev. J. P. Sinclair, a pioneer minister of Putnam county, Indiana. Her death occurred in 1899. Mrs. Payne is one of a family of six children, the others being John H.. deceased; America A., deceased; Susanna O., Sarah J. and James S.

At the time of the Civil war Mr. Payne watched with interests the progress of events in the south and aroused by a spirit of patriotism he enlisted in August, 1862, as a member of Company I). Thin Iowa Infantry, remaining in the service until honorably discharged after the close of the war in August. [865. His was a most creditable military record and his course ever commended him to the respect of his officers and the friendship of his comrades. lie participated in the battles of Ca] (Kan, Missouri, Little Rock, Arkansas, and the Red River campaign. He was also in the engagement of Bermuda Hundred and in all of the battles and skirmishes in which his regiment took part in Arkansas. Later the command came down the White river to Mississippi, thence proceeded t" Memphis and afterward returned tk> Vicksburg, where i:> Mi] it was consolidated. In April of that Aear Mr. Payne was transferred to the Sixteenth Army Corps Division train and the command proceeded to ( aire. lie indeed >aw M urn and was ne\ er ofi duty except for ten days, although he was ill at different times. In July, [864, he participated in the Tupelo raid, marching about one hundred and fifty miles from Memphis. He was also in Missouri and Kansas chasing Price and suppressing the guerrillas there. During this time the regiment made over thirty miles a day for about thirty class, pursuing Price for over nine hundred miles. Subsequentlv the command went to Nashville, from there to Eastport and then down to Cairo, and on the loth of February, 1865, they landed at New Orleans. The last charge of the rebellion was made at Fort Blakely by this regiment. Whether on the picket line or in the thickest of the tight, whether making long forced marches or resting in winter quarters. Mr. Payne was ever found loyal to the stars and stripes and shirked no duty which would promote the Union cause.

Mr. Payne has never aspired to office but ties with the Republican party, which etui..I as the defender of the Union in her hour of peril. His religious faith is rather that of the Methodist Episcopal church, although he is not a member of any organization. He has witnessed the growth of the county, having located here in pioneer days, when g Is were hauled by teams from

Keokuk and when wild game abounded, some of it furnishing meals for the frontier settlers. In the work of improvement and progress, Mr. Payne has ever borne his share. lie has led a very busy and useful life and all that he has he has made himself. Well may he be termed a self-made iran for he deserves all the credit and praise which that word implies.

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SAMUEL BERT PAYNE.

A well improved farm of eighty acres on section 28, Jackson township, pays tribute to the labors of Samuel Bert Payne, who has made his home thereon for over a third of a century. He is a native of Indiana, born in Clay county, that state, July 20, 1854, and is a son of James Robert Payne, whose birth occurred in Cumberland, Maryland, in 1830. His mother, who bore the maiden name of Mary M. Devore, was born in Ohio and reared near Findlay, that state. In their family were eight children. James Robert Payne came with a colony to this locality, and he became prominently identified with its development and upbuilding, serving as supervisor of his township for a time. Our subject's grandfather, Benjamin C. Payne, was also one of this colony and for some time conducted a store in Boone, besides owning and operating a farm. Our subject is today the only one living in this county who came with the colony at that time. His paternal great-grandfather was a native of England.

It was on the 5th of November, 1854, when Samuel Bert Payne was only a few months old, that he was brought to this county by his parents, the trip being made in wagons. He here passed the days of his boyhood and youth, attending school in Des Moines township in the second schoolhouse built in Boone county. His first teacher was Jonathan Kellogg. He continued his education at intervals until he attained his majority and in the meantime acquired an excellent knowledge of agricultural pursuits by aiding his father in the work of the home farm. On the 12th of September, 1880, he was united in marriage to Miss Jennie B. Abraham of Boone county, who was born in Canada and is a daughter of James and Maria (Wilson) Abraham. Her father was a native of Ireland, and her mother was born on the ocean while the family were enroute to the new world. It was in 1866 that the Abrahams came to Boone county and settled in Colfax township.

Since 1880 Mr. Payne has made his home upon his present farm and has erected all of the buildings now found thereon. It was wild land when it came into his possession, but the improvements that he has made have been substantial and it today ranks among the best cultivated and most desirable farms of the locality. Mr. and Mrs. Payne have two children, Walter Scott and Allie W. The wife and mother is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and the family stand high in the community where they reside. In politics Mr. Payne is a republican, and he has filled several local offices in a most creditable manner.

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LLOYD D. PAYNE.

Lloyd D. Payne, a retired farmer living at No. 924 First street. Boone, was born in Boonesboro, this county, the 30th of November, 1856, his parents being James R. and Mary Martha (Devore) Payne, further mention of whom is made in the sketch of S. B. Payne. The mother was born in Richland county, Ohio, a daughter of James P. and Mary (Tomlinson) Devore. Both the Devore and Tomlinson families came originally from that section of the country comprising the states of Alaryland, Virginia and Delaware. Both are well known and their representatives are now found throughout the middle west. The Paynes were planters in Virginia and the great-great-grandfather of our subject came from Ireland. The grandfather on the paternal side was Benjamin Coleman Payne, a native of Dumfries, Virginia, and a soldier of the War of 1812. He became a resident of Cumberland, Maryland, where James P. Payne, father of our subject, was born. Benjamin C. Payne later removed to Clay county. Indiana, where he settled on a farm heavily timbered with black walnut, which it was necessary to clear before beginning agricultural operations. After his removal to Boone he engaged in mercantile pursuits for a time but was eventually compelled to close out his business. He also kept a tavern in Boone, which was a stopping place for travelers in that early day. The structure was in keeping with the time, being built of logs, and it stood just west of the present courthouse. James R. Payne, father of our subject, came to Boone in 1854 with an ox team and moved the grass from the present site of the courthouse.

Lloyd D. Payne grew to manhood in Worth township, his father becoming the owner of a farm on section 12 in 1856. Our subject attended the school of that township in the acquirement of his education, but there were then no organized districts and the neighbors simply banded together and built a schoolhouse, which was located on a piece of swamp land in what is now Colfax township, then belonging to the United States government. Among his early teachers were James Boggs; Mr. Houston; Mary E. Bush, the wife of E. E. Chandler; and Wesley Tout. During the winter of 1872-73 Mr. Payne attended the Excelsior school in Colfax township and later went to the Grayson school, which was located in Worth township and which was taught by Frank Wiley. The first school he attended was named by his father, who called it Fairview, because of the fine view of it to be obtained from the home farm. Our subject left school at the age of twenty, but remained at home until twenty-one, aiding with the work of the homestead. He then went to farming for his father by the month, receiving thirteen dollars, together with board and laundry. He worked thus for nine months and still has sixty dollars which he saved from his earnings. He then began farming independently on eighty acres located on section 28, Jackson township, and kept bachelor's hall for a time, but was later married. He continued to reside upon his 'farm for a little more than eighteen years, during which time he made it one of the best improved places of the locality. On his retirement he removed to Boone, his energy and up-to-date methods of farming, together with his faculty for saving, having secured him a competence.

On the 27th of August, 1894, Mr. Payne was united in marriage to Mrs. Frances F. (Clarke) Holbrook, who was born in Connecticut and when a young woman of eighteen removed with her parents to Cedar county, Iowa, thence to Boonesboro, where her father followed his trade as house over and where he passed away. Mrs. Payne is now a member of the First Presbyterian church, which her husband also attends, but for a number of years she was a member of the Congregational church.

Mr. Payne is a republican in politics, giving his unfailing support to that organization. He relates many interesting incidents of his boyhood when conditions in this county were largely those of the pioneer section. He contributed much to the agricultural development of the county and is well entitled to the life of ease which is now his.

Mr. Payne often speaks of the schools and teachers of his boyhood days at the old Fairview schoolhouse in Colfax township and of the old parental home in that vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Payne are the possessors of considerable property and money. Their real estate consists of a good eighty acre farm five miles east of Boone and a six thousand dollar residence in the city of Boone just across the street west of the Eleanor Moore Hospital. As Mr. and Mrs. Payne have no children they have made a deed of this property to the Eleanor Hospital Association, by which it is to become the property of the same at the death of the grantees. The deed provides that when the hospital association shall take possession of the property conveyed, it shall use the premises and the building on the same for a nurse house for the sick and afflicted and that it shall be called "The Payne Nurse House."

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HENRY C. PAYNE.

After a useful and well spent life Henry C. Payne is practically living retired upon his valuable farm on section 2, Worth township, where he has now resided for sixty-three years. He was born in Clay county, Indiana, September 18, 1834, a son of George and Nancy (Stigler) Payne. The father, who was a native of Virginia, died in February, 1844, leaving a widow and five sons, of whom James Robert served in the Civil war. With the exception of our subject all are now deceased. The mother was born in Shelby county, Kentucky, in 1808, and passed away in 1892.

The first seventeen years of his life Henry C. Payne spent in his native state, and there he was educated in much the usual manner of boys of that day. In 1851, however, he accompanied his mother and stepfather, David Parker, on their removal to Boone county, Iowa, where Mr. Parker bought the farm now owned by our subject from a Mr. Kinney, paying four dollars an acre. At that time the place was entirely unimproved and in the work of development Mr. Payne bore his share. After the death of Mr. Parker in August, 1861, our subject took charge of the place and continued its operation until he retired from active labor, leaving it to the cultivation of his son. He purchased the interests of the other heirs and still owns the old homestead, consisting of one hundred and forty-eight acres, upon which he has made most of the improvements. His fine residence was destroyed by fire in 1907 hut has since been rebuilt and is up-to-date in all its appointments. Thoroughly understanding his chosen occupation, he met with

SfN success and became recognized as one of the most progressive farmers of his community.

In 1861 Mr. Payne married Miss Ellen Myers, who died on the 3d of June, 1907, at the age of sixty-seven years. She, too, was born in Clay county, Indiana, and accompanied her parents on their removal to this county in the spring of 1857. Her youngest brother was a soldier of the Civil war and other members of the family are still residents of Boone. To Mr. and Mrs. Payne were born ten children, of whom three sons and four daughters are still living: Mrs. Hattie Downs, of Waterloo, Iowa; Mrs. Emma Wane, a resident of Boone; Mrs. Mary Fallon, of Sioux City, Iowa; Miss Cora, now clerking in a store at Sioux City; Walter, who married Miss Hallie Hull, a daughter of the late George Hull, and is now operating the home farm; Edward, a farmer and stock buyer, who is married and resides in Worth township, Boone county: and Harry, who is also a farmer and stock buyer living near Luther. He, too, is married. There are four grandchildren.

In his religious views Mr. Payne is liberal and in politics is independent. He has served in several local offices but has never cared for official honors, preferring to devote his entire time and attention to his business affairs. Having met with success as a farmer he is now able to lay aside all business cares and spend his last days in ease and retirement During his long residence in this county he has become widely and favorably known and has a host of warm friends.

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FRED M. PAYNE.

Fred M. Payne is engaged in the livery business at Boone, a member of the firm of Payne Brothers. He was born in this county December 17, 1870, and is a son of Samuel and Elizabeth ( Hoyt ) Payne, the former a native of Indiana and the latter of Ohio. They came to Boone in 1850, casting in their lot with pioneer residents of this part of the state. In 1900 the father built the finest livery barn of Boone and his sons became associated with him in the ownership and conduct of the business. He died in October, 191 3, and in his death the community lost a representative and valued citizen. To him and his wife were born six children: Delia, now deceased: Fred M.; Frank, a stockman living in South Dakota; Horace C, who is in partnership with his brother Fred; Grace; and Howard, who is associated in business with his brother Frank.

Fred M. Payne has spent his entire life in this county and is widely known. In the pursuit of his education he passed through consecutive grades in the public schools until he became a high-school student. He was afterward engaged in mercantile lines with his father and eventually became a partner of his father and brother in the livery business, with which he is now connected. They have a splendidly equipped barn, own a number of horses of good stock and a full line of modern vehicles. Their patronage is extensive because their business methods are honorable and because they ever earnestly desire to please their patrons.

Mr. Payne was united in marriage to Miss Lytha Hauser, a native of Boone, on the loth of May. 1895. Theirs is a hospitable home, whose good cheer is enjoyed by their many friends. "Sir. Payne gives his political allegiance to the democratic party, but does not seek nor desire office, preferring always to concentrate his energies upon his business aiifairs, which are capable directed. He is energetic and enterprising and as the years go by he is becoming more and more firmly established as a substantial and representative citizen of Boone.

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HORACE C. PAYNE.

Horace C. Payne is a partner in a large and profitable livery business of Boone, conducted under the name of Payne Brothers. He was born in this city in July, 1876, a son of Samuel Payne, of whom mention is made on another page of this work. The public schools afforded him his early educational privileges, and he afterward attended a business college. He then embarked in merchandising and subsequently learned the jeweler's trade, which he followed for six years. Then, on account of ill health, he turned his attention to the buying and selling of horses, handling only those of high grade. A mare which he sold for two hundred and fifty dollars was three years later sold to the Vanderbilts, together with three others as a four-in-hand team, for fifty thousand dollars. In 1903 Horace C. Payne purchased a third interest in a livery business in connection with his father and brother. He is now in line for the position of government buyer of horses and mules for the army. The livery stable conducted by Payne Brothers is a large and well equipped one and they own a number of excellent horses and a fine line of carriages. They make it their purpose to please their patrons, and their business has now reached large and gratifying proportions.

On the 22d of April, 1901, Mr. Payne was united in marriage to Miss Rose M. Parkin, a native of Indiana, and unto them have been born two children: William P., born April 5, 1902; and Josephine, born in November, 1908. Mr.

Payne votes with the democratic party and keeps well informed on the questions and issues of the day, but does not seek nor desire office. Fraternally he is an Elk, and he also belongs to the Yeomen, while his religious belief is that of the Episcopal church. He has many friends in this city, where his entire life has been passed and where the genuine worth of his character has won recognition in the loyal regard of many with whom he has been brought in contact.

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