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Gertrude Louise Payne

Female 1906 - 1969  (62 years)


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  • Name Gertrude Louise Payne  [1
    Birth 24 Aug 1906  Stephens County, Indian Territory Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 6 Apr 1969  Pampa, Gray County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Roswell Cemetery, Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Ken Harvey writes that "Her mother died following her birth and she was taken in by her grandmother Mary E. Mounts. She used to call her "Mama" as she was the only mother she ever knew. Her father always paid her expenses. Her hair was carefully cut off by her father when it was medically advised. She was suffering from a fever or something. It was evidently very beautiful hair and it was preserved. Unfortunately the hair disappeared following her father's second marriage. Her grandmother used to take it out and wash it every year. In those days it was quite valuable. The children greatly resented the second wife who they suspected sold the hair."

      She was a 1924 graduate of Duncan, Oklahoma, High School.

      Ken shows that she was married to a Charles Bernie, and that they had an infant that was born around 1924 that died at about one year of age.

      Her death certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, shows that she was the widow of Charles Birnie. A Charles Birnie (Jr.?) was the informant. Her usual residence was listed as Roswell, New Mexico.
    • (Medical):See attached sources. [1]
    Person ID I5552  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Walter Winkle Payne,   b. Mar 1867, Shelby County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1929, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Mother Permelia Gertrude Gentry,   b. Aug 1876, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sep 1906, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 30 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1894  Stephens County, Indian Territory Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Headstones
    Payne, Walter and Permelia (Gentry)
    Payne, Walter and Permelia (Gentry)
    Family ID F1052  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charles Birnie,   b. Abt 1906, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1961, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Family ID F7372  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Nov 2009 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Apr 1969 - Pampa, Gray County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Payne, Gertrude Louise
    Payne, Gertrude Louise
    Announcement of her 1924 graduation from Duncan (Okla.) High School

  • Sources 
    1. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).