Thomas Hardrick Payne

1917 - 1997  (80 years)

• Name	Thomas Hardrick Payne  [1]
  Born	17 Jan 1917	Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Apr 1997	Shasta County, California   [1]
  Notes	Duncan Weekly Banner Friday, Jan. 19, 1917 Born - To Mr. and Mrs. Tom Payne, east of town, Wednesday, Jan. 17, a fine twelve pound boy. Congratulations are in order. Thomas was educated in a boarding school/orphanage for Native American boys after his father left the family. It was a different school than that attended by his sisters, whom all attended St. Elizabeth's in Purcell. Thomas H. Payne, Jr. Chief Petty Officer Thomas H. Payne, jr. son of Mrs. Bessie Payne, 915 Oak, has been promoted to the rank of chief petty officer in the U.S. Maritime Service. his address now is Los Angeles, California, and he is stationed at west coast ports. Payne attended Duncan High School. He formerly was employed by Lynn COURSEY. (Undated, unreferenced news clipping, courtesy of Fay Payne Yeager). Information from the California Death Index at Rootsweb.com: Payne, Thomas Hardrick Mother's Maiden Name: Gentry Born: January 17, 1917 in Oklahoma Died: 4/12/1997 Shasta County, California SSN: 549-01-5512 Age: 80 years Great nephew Tom Strong recalls that Thomas Payne worked as a butcher in California.
  Person ID	I1551	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Thomas Hamilton Payne, II,   b. 20 Mar 1893, Marlow, Indian Territory ,   d. 12 Dec 1957, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Bessie Bird Gentry,   b. 14 Dec 1894, Alma, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory ,   d. 3 May 1958, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma  (Age 63 years)
  Married	27 Dec 1912	Stephens County, Oklahoma
  	Vol. 3, Stephens County Marriage Book: , Lic. # 101 Thomas H. Payne, 19 to Bessie Gentry, 18 married 12-27-1912 Because of his outgoing nature, it must have come as a surprise to some when Tom Payne and Bessie Gentry were married a few weeks after her 18th birthday. Bessie was timid and shy by nature, and much happier in town than in the outdoors. They had five children in fairly short order, and times were tough in Oklahoma during the dust bowl. Charles Strong, Bessie's oldest grandson, also remembers that Bessie had very high standards, which her husband found hard to live up to. She was a thorough and dedicated housekeeper, and was almost obsessive about things being neat and tidy at all times. Charles recalled a story one of Bessie's brothers related to him about dropping by one afternoon for a visit. Bessie had just mopped, and refused to let him in, not wanting her immaculate floors stepped on.
  Family ID	F21	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Living
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F1076	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F1077	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Jan 1917 - Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Died - 12 Apr 1997 - Shasta County, California  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Gentry, Bessie ca 1940, with son Thomas Hardrick Payne and daughter Fay Payne Pierce Bessie Payne went to visit her children in California in the 1940's. This photo was taken at Fay Pierce's home, 847 1/2 Pointsettia Place in Los Angeles.
  		Payne, Thomas Hardrick ca 1917 Thomas Hardrick Payne was the only son of Thomas Hamilton Payne. This is assumed to be an infancy photo of Thomas Hardrick. This was from Fay Payne Yeager's collection of family photos, and included in the same collection was a similar photo of Anna Laura and Fay, as toddlers, seated in the same chair.
  		Payne, Thomas Hardrick ca 1933 Taken in Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma ca 1933
  		Payne, Thomas Hardrick ca 1940's Thomas was a Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Maritme Service, stationed at west coast ports
  		Payne, Thomas Hardrick ca 1940's in California Labeled "Our Trailer", presumably his home while in the Maritime Service near Los Angeles.
  		Payne, Anna Laura, Fay, Tom, Lois ca 1956 The Payne Siblings, circa 1956. From left to right, standing in order of their birth, Anna Laura (42), Fay (41), Tom (39) and Lois (36)

  
  

• Sources

  [S332] Rootsweb, California Death Records, 1940 thru 1997, (http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi).