Lillian James

1877 - 1910  (33 years)

• Name	Lillian James
  Birth	19 Sep 1877	Texas   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	22 Nov 1910	Stephens County, Oklahoma   [1]
  Burial	Marlow Cemetery, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma   [1, 2]
  Notes	Called Lillie. Fay Payne Yeager has a photograph of Thomas B and his second wife Lillie with their first child, little Clyde Marion, taken in an Indian Territory studio in about 1900. Lillie has an Indian appearance but was listed as "white" on the 1910 census. Additionally, she was not listed as a citizen of The Five Civilized Tribes. Later correspondence from her only surving child, Marguerite Ray, however, indicates she may indeed have been Native American. Marguerite wrote both Bessie (Gentry) Payne and Lois Payne in 1950, stating "I had my proof of heirship papers filled out in Duncan and took them by Muskogee to the Indian Agency." She also refers to help she received from Baron McClendon in this process. However, Marguerite may have been filing for benefits based solely on her father's enrollment in the Chickasaw tribe by marriage to his first wife, and not on her mother, Lillian. This is Lillie's census listing at the time of the 1910 census, shortly before she died: Oklahoma, Stephens County, Parks Township, District 240 215-215 Payne, Luellie Head F W 32 Wd 3/3 Texas Kentucky Missouri Payne, Maryan (Clyde) Son M W 10 S Oklahoma Missouri Texas Payne, John P(aul) Son M W 9 S Oklahoma Missouri Texas Payne, Margrit Daughter F W 6 S Oklahoma Missouri Texas Payne, Walter Brother in Law M W 42 Wd Missouri Missouri Missouri Rancher Payne, Carl Nephew M W 13 S Oklahoma Missouri Texas Payne, John E. Nephew M W 5 S Oklahoma Missouri Texas DUNCAN WEEKLY BANNER Obituaries and Death Notices November 25, 1910 The Banner, in common with the many friends of the relatives, is grieved at the announcement of the death, on Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock, of Mrs. Lillian Payne at the family home east of Duncan. She was sick only a few hours, acute conjestion being the cause of her death. Five (sic) children, the youngest five years of age, survive her. She was the wife of T. B. Payne, brother of W.W. Payne, who died about two years ago. Interment was in the Marlow cemetery yesterday afternoon. The inscription on her headstone reads: Honored beloved and We?? Here Mother lies They who knew her best will Bless her Name and keep her memory dear While life shall last She MIGHT have been the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth JAMES, who were listed on the 1900 Indian Territory, Chickasaw Nation, census as follows: JAMES, Edward Feb 1858 Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky JAMES, Elizabeth Jan 1860 Texas Missouri Missouri Mother of 11 children, 10 surviving 9 children were listed in the home with the James family. Perhaps Lillie, who married Thomas Bunker Payne in 1899, was the 10th child, the only one not living at home. I was unable to find this family in 1880 to confirm they might have had a three year old daughter named Lillian.
  Person ID	I5591	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Thomas Bunker Payne,   b. 24 Nov 1864, Shelby County, Missouri d. 11 Oct 1906, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	Abt Feb 1899	Indian Territory   [3]
  Children	1. Clyde Marion Payne,   b. 13 Sep 1899, Oklahoma d. 13 Apr 1924, Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma (Age 24 years)   2. Paul John Payne,   b. Abt 1901, Indian Territory d. 22 Jul 1922, Union City, Canadian County, Oklahoma (Age 21 years)   3. Marguerite Payne,   b. Abt 1905, Oklahoma
  Family ID	F1089	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 Sep 1877 - Texas Death - 22 Nov 1910 - Stephens County, Oklahoma Burial - - Marlow Cemetery, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Payne, Thomas Bunker with his second wife, Lillian (James) Payne and son Marion Clyde Although Lillie appears as if she could be Native American, no enrollment within the Five Civilized Tribes has been found. Additionally, when Thomas enrolled in the Chickasaw Nation based on his marriage to his first wife, Lillie was described as a "white woman." Thomas died six years after this photo "after a long and lingering illness like consumption." Lillie died within four years of her husband, after being "sick only a few hours." Their three young children, ages 11, 8 and 5, were left orphaned, as was Tom's older son, Thomas Hamilton Payne, 17.
  		_James, Lillian Second wife of Thomas Bunker Payne B. 1877 Texas D. 1910 Oklahoma

  
  

  Headstones

  Payne, Lillie (James)

  
  

• Sources

  [S257] Courtesy of Kenneth Harvey, Oklahoma, Stephens Co., Marlow Cemetery Records. [S124] Harvey, Kenneth C--Family Member; Gedcom, Printed Descendants Reports of Payne and Gentry Families, Correspondence. [S459] Chickasaw Nation, Enrollment Application, Chic 1279, Thomas B. Payne.