William Henry Harrison Payne

1851 - 1917  (66 years)

• Name	William Henry Harrison Payne  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	1 Apr 1851	Shelbyville, Shelby County, Missouri   [2, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Dec 1917	Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma   [5, 8, 9, 10]
  Burial	11 Dec 1917	Marlow Cemetery, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma   [5, 8, 9]
  Notes	Kenneth Harvey states his full name was William Henry Harrison Payne, being named after the President. Throughout his life, however, he used the intials W.H., although Brooke Payne does record them as W.H.H. Charles R. Strong found this short biography below in the Duncan, Oklahoma Genealogy Library in early November 1999. HISTORY OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, Vol. 2, pp. 250-25l By Luther B. Hill, A.B., The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago & New York, 1908 William H. Payne. One of the strong personal factors in the upbuilding of the town of Marlow, has been William H. Payne, whose career has been closely connected with this section of the old Chickasaw Nation and Oklahoma for a quarter of a century. In the town itself, since it was started, he has shown ample confidence and has invested his capital in enterprises that further the welfare of the place. He was the first president of the Bank of Marlow, and is the principal factor in the recently organized Payne Lumber Company. He has also erected a business house and two dwellings in the town. Mr. Payne's career has not been monotonous nor without interesting change from boyhood to the present. Born in Shelby county, Missouri, April 1, 1851, he grew up through boyhood with educational advantages that resulted from the primitive surroundings of that time and locality. After his sixteenth year he began hiring out for farm work, and turned most of his wages over to his parents, as was the old custom. He lived at home until he was about twenty-five, and then, with team and wagon, pioneered his way to Texas, crossing Red river at Delaware Bend and making his first stop at Loren's ranch in Cooke county. He rented some land of Loren and made a corn and cotton crop, but from 1879 on for several years he followed the cattle trail as a cowboy, and in this occupation first went over the ground in the vicinity of the present town of Duncan. After his marriage he located on a farm in Montague county, Texas, and began housekeeping with an extremely limited equipment. From Montague county he moved into the Chickasaw Nation, and at Velma built up his interests both as farmer and stockman. Five years later he brought his home and business to the vicinity of Marlow, where he has since remained. At this writing he still has a lease and runs some five hundred head of cattle, but it is his intention to close this part of his career and continue along quieter lines of activity. With the opening of the Comanche country Mr. Payne got a claim in what is now Tillman county, and while his family lived there to prove it up, he continued his stock business in the Indian Territory, and without neglecting business finally secured a patent to his land. In addition he has purchased some six hundred acres in the same vicinity, and eight or ten tenants are engaged in the improvement and labor of production on his large farm. Mr. Payne's personal history connects him with the south. Though he was born in Missouri, his grandfather, William C. Payne, was a native of Loudoun county, Virginia, and had lived a time in Kentucky before moving the family to Missouri. The Paynes were established in Shelby county as early as 1833, and there the grandfather finished his life, passing away in 1865, at seventy-six. His wife was Sarah Hamilton, who also died in Missouri, and their children were: William, who died in Shelby county; Thomas H., father of the Marlow citizen above mentioned; Levi N., who died at Shelbyville, Missouri. Thomas H. Payne, living in a new country and without much assistance from home, gained his schooling in a log cabin and had only a small amount of the world's culture. He became a plain, honest citizen, and a man of worth wherever he lived. During the war he served with the militia in defense of the Union. The last years of his life were spent in Texas, where he died in 1882. He was an active man in the Democratic party. He married Martha Marshall, whose father, Sam M. Marshall, was a Virginian who had first moved to Kentucky and then to Missouri. Martha Payne died at Marlow, Oklahoma, in 1904, having reared a family of ten children, namely: Elizabeth, wife of John O'Neil, of Duncan; Kate, wife of Thomas Joyner, of Oklahoma; Samuel M., of Stephens county; William H., whose career has been sketched; Winfield, near Red Moon, Oklahoma; Levi N., of Wewoka, Oklahoma; Josephine, wife of L. F. McClannahan, of Duncan; Lula, wife of Allison Scott, of Duncan; Thomas B., who died at Duncan, leaving four children; and Walter W., of Duncan. William H. Payne married, in 1882, Mrs. Hattie A. Long. Her parents were John B. Brown and Adaline Trowbridge, Vermont people, whose other children were: John B., of California; Irene, wife of H. M. Case; Hiram, who died at Velma, Oklahoma; Hale J., of Los Angeles, California; and Joseph R., of Montrose, Colorado. Mrs. Payne was born at Quincy, Illinois, July 28, 1859, and by her first marriage has a son, Ed. H. Long, of Fort Worth, who married Myrtle Payne and has a son, Willie Virgil. Mr. And Mrs. Payne have two children, Joseph R. and Lee B. From the notes of Ken Harvey: 1910 - Living in Wall Township (Marlow area) of Stephens Co., Oklahoma in 1910. They had a house servant, Pearl Ice (20). William H. Payne donated a plot of land for the Marlow cemetery. One section was reserved for the Paynes. This Payne section was not large enough and is now full. Charles Strong found the following obituary at the Oklahoma State Archives: 14 December 1917 DUNCAN BANNER "Died News of the death of Uncle Bill Payne, which occurred at home in Marlow Tuesday, came as a shock to numerous friends in Duncan. Death came suddenly and unexpectedly, he being in comparatively good health up to the time of his death. Mr. Payne was one of the pioneer citizens of this country. He was a man well liked by all, a successful ranchman and business man, and his death has occasioned universal sorrow. He was a brother of W.W. Payne of this city, besides has many other relatives throughout this section. Funeral services were held Marlow Wednesday, many friends paying a last mark of respect to deceased." An obituary, found by Lynell Gentry Cordell, was also published in the Marlow Review on Thursday, December 13, 1917. W.H. Payne Passed Away Monday Even'g In the passing of William H. Payne, Marlow loses one of her pioneer citizens, a man of sterling worth and unblemished character. Mr. Payne was identified with the financial and executive interest of Marlow for many years. He was regarded with high esteem by all who knew him, and most by those who knew him best. Large in body, mind and heart, he lived daily the life of clean morals and justice. He was remarkably free from the petty quarrels and smallness that mar so many lives. Born in Shelbyville, Shelby county, Missouri, April 1, 1851, he grew to early manhood in the atmosphere of Kentucky hospitality and courtesy that makes northwest Missouri famous. At the age of 21 years he was identified with the Christian church of that place and never discarded the great moral principle of that faith. In the early days he moved to the country at a time when law and life were matters of little concern. In spite of thse enviroments he lived the hardy life of the pioneers and reared his family and built his home that is a credit to the community and worth of his service. After some illness, he passed away on the 10th day of December, 1917, at his home surrounded by his loved ones whos knew him best and realized the full measure of his loss to them. He lived to the ripe age of 66 years, 8 months, and 9 days and was laid to rest in the cemetery at Marlow, Oklahoma. His wife and children receive the unstinted sympathy of the entire community in their hour of sorrow, and his presence is missed by all. He died like he lived, free from emnity and bitterness. The funeral service was held in his home at 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, 1917, conducted by Elder E. L. Kirtley and his lifelong friends Dr. P. L. Montgomery, T. L. Rose (?), C. Smyth....(remaining names illegible). In a biography of his brother-in-law, John O'Neill, he was referenced as "William, a farmer at Marlow."
  Person ID	I4768	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Thomas Hamilton Payne,   b. 27 Jan 1819, Bourbon County, Kentucky d. 14 Sep 1884, Montague, Montague County, Texas (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Martha Jane Marshall,   b. 27 Mar 1826, Hardinsburg, Breckinridge County, Kentucky d. 27 Oct 1900, Oklahoma (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	5 Aug 1843	Clark County, Missouri   [11, 12]
  	Thomas Hamilton Payne and Martha J(ane) Marshall were married by Rev. Minor Ford a Minister of the Gospel in Clark County, Missouri on 5 August 1843. Sarah Ann Payne (then aged 63 and wife of Judge John Loomis Smith) signed an affadavit in 1889 stating that having been personally acquanted with the two, she had been present at the marriage of her brother Thomas Payne to Martha Jane Marshall by the Rev. Ford in August of 1843. [Thomas H. Payne Pension Application #494585--Army of the United States Certificate of Disability] Following the marriage, the young couple were farming and living next door to Martha's parents in Lewis County, Missouri.
  Documents » Slide Show		Payne, Thomas H. Proof of Heirship Chickasaw Tribe 1920 PG 1 0f 6 This important genealogical document is a six page proof of heirship, and was filed in Stephens County, Oklahoma on October 18, 1920 by Thomas Hamilton Payne, and outlines in detail his father's family. Tom lists his father's parents, brothers and sisters, first and second wife, and other children. Tom's father, Thomas Bunker Payne, was an enrollee in the Chickasaw Nation by marriage; and this was filed to prove Thomas Hamilton's Payne eligibility to enroll in the Chickasaw Nation based on his father's initial application.
  		Payne, Thomas H. Proof of Heirship Chickasaw Tribe 1920 PG 2 0f 6
  		Payne, Thomas H. Proof of Heirship Chickasaw Tribe 1920 PG 3 0f 6
  		Payne, Thomas H. Proof of Heirship Chickasaw Tribe 1920 PG 4 0f 6
  		Payne, Thomas H. Proof of Heirship Chickasaw Tribe 1920 PG 5 0f 6
  		Payne, Thomas H. Proof of Heirship Chickasaw Tribe 1920 PG 6 0f 6
  Family ID	F155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harriet "Hattie" Adaline Brown,   b. 28 Jul 1859, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois d. 12 Jun 1956, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	11 Aug 1883	Montague, Montague County, Texas   [5, 10, 13]
  	1887 - Montague County Marriage Book A, page 59 states that the ceremony was conducted by W. J. Jackson, Ordained Minister of the Gospel.
  Children	1. Willie T. Payne,   b. 30 Apr 1886   d. 9 May 1899, Indian Territory (Age 13 years)   2. Hattie Payne,   b. 14 Jul 1890, Indian Territory d. 26 Jun 1892, Indian Territory (Age 1 year)   3. Joseph Ray Payne,   b. 18 Jul 1892, Indian Territory d. 18 Aug 1965, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma (Age 73 years)   4. Lee B. Payne,   b. 22 Jun 1894, Indian Territory d. 2 Jun 1959, Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona (Age 64 years)
  Photos		Payne, William H.H. and Hattie (Brown) Family Reunion, Marlow Oklahoma, 1950s, Indoor shot Family members present included Hattie (Brown) Payne, Bill Long, Lee and Mildred Payne and daughter Mildred, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Scott, Joe R. Payne, Carrie Payne, and Denise Shaw. The reunion took place at W. H. H. Payne home, built in 1904 on Jarboe Street. It became a landmark for the Payne family that was passed down to W. H.?s son Joe and his son Joe, Jr. (Jodie). PLEASE HELP IDENTIFY THE UNKNOWN PEOPLE IN THIS PHOTO, AND HELP SPECIFY WHO IS WHO.
  		Payne, William H. H. and Hattie (Brown) Family Reunion, Marlow, Oklahoma, mid 1950's, Outdoor Shot Family members present included Hattie (Brown) Payne, Bill Long, Lee and Mildred Payne and daughter Mildred, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Scott, Joe R. Payne, Carrie Payne, and Denise Shaw. The reunion took place at W. H. H. Payne home, built in 1904 on Jarboe Street. It became a landmark for the Payne family that was passed down to W. H.?s son Joe and his son Joe, Jr. (Jodie). PLEASE HELP IDENTIFY THE UNKNOWN PEOPLE IN THIS PHOTO, AND HELP SPECIFY WHO IS WHO.
  Family ID	F2541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2010

  
  

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  Birth - 1 Apr 1851 - Shelbyville, Shelby County, Missouri Marriage - 11 Aug 1883 - Montague, Montague County, Texas Death - 10 Dec 1917 - Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma Burial - 11 Dec 1917 - Marlow Cemetery, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Payne, William Henry Harrison, ca 1905 Husband of Hattie Brown B. 1851 Missouri D. 1917 Oklahoma William Henry Harrison Payne and his wife Hattie came to Marlow from Missouri with brief stops along the way in Montague County, Tex., and the area of Stephens County where Velma now stands. The family traveled by mule-drawn covered wagon, followed by the herds of cattle, mules and horses they owned. In 1887, the family settled a mile or two west of the Chisholm Trail near an area where a small community was beginning to take shape. Nearby was a general store and blacksmith shop with a spattering of half-dugout homes. A one-room, log schoolhouse doubled as a place of worship on Sundays. Four years later, a post office was established in that small community and took its name from a story of five brothers whose family also inhabited the area near Wildhorse Creek. That name was Marlow. W. H. and his brother, Tom, first engaged in freighting cargoes from Purcell and Fort Sill. Ranching, though, defined the family and with the establishment of the railroad in 1892, farming became their principal livelihood on land that was north and east of the town. In 1904, W. H. built a home on Jarboe Street. (Excerpted from an article in The Marlow Review dated January 11, 2007; courtesy of Lynell Cordell)
  		Payne Home, Marlow, Oklahoma, Built by William Henry Harrison Payne, Outskirts of Marlow on the top of the Hill on Jarboe Street Built 1904, Demolished 2006 From its unique design to the way it was conceived, the Payne home took with it a rich history of one of the pioneer families that shaped a community. W.H. Payne and his wife Hattie came to Marlow from Missouri, with brief stops in Texas and Velma, Oklahoma. In 1904, W. H. built a home on Jarboe Street. It was one of the better homes of the time and became a landmark for the Payne family that was passed down to W. H.?s son Joe and his son Joe, Jr. (Jodie). All have passed, but it was Jodie that remembered in a 1973 story in The Marlow Review of how his grandmother told him of the planning of the home. They laid out dominoes as imaginary walls leaving gaps between them to represent doors. And plenty of gaps there were as each of the seven rooms had an outside door. Over the years, a Payne still inhabited the old home before it became a rent house in more recent times. The actual address was 514 W. Jarboe, but a faint 510 was also added over the homes east porch. Three brick fireplaces rose from the roof as one could imagine smoke billowing from all three during a cold winter?s night, or how a family could enjoy a beautiful spring day on the wooden front porch that provided a view Mt. Scott on the western horizon. (Excerpted from an article in The Marlow Review dated January 11, 2007, courtesy of Lynell Cordell)

  
  

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