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Samuel Marshall Payne

Samuel Marshall Payne

Male 1849 - 1916  (67 years)

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  • Name Samuel Marshall Payne  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 11 Mar 1849  Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 20 Jun 1916  Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Burial 21 Jun 1916  Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • His obituary, as it appeared in the Marlow Review, Thursday, June 22, 1916.

      Obituary of Samuel M. Payne

      Born March 11, 1849 in Marion County, MO. Was married to Miss Olive McClanahan in August, 1873. To this union was born six children, two of whom are dead. His wife died five years ago. About six months ago he was united in marriage to Mrs. Hollingsworth of Duncan, Oklahoma. At this time he is survived by three sons, Marvin Payne of Chickasha, Frank Payne of Wichita Falls, Texas, and Aubrey Payne, Davidson, Okla., and one daughter, Mrs. H.P Haycraft of this city.

      Mr. Payne was not a member of any church or lodge but he was a good man in every respect. He believed in good morals. He strictly believed in the "Golden Rule" "Do unto others as you would be done by." He believed in a supreme being and a higher power and universal salvation. He was a most devoted husband and father.

      He was just a human being subject to the frailities of the flesh. If he made any mistakes we have forgotten them and if he has any accounting to make for the life he lived, he will make it to the Judge of all the earth who doeth all things well and will judge with justice and mercy.

      (Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell)

      In a biography of his brother-in-law, John O'Neill, he was referenced as "Samuel, who lives on a farm near Marlow, Oklahoma."


      The following biography of Samuel Marshall Payne was written by Ken Harvey:

      Migrated to Texas on Texan Road (Hwy 69) with his parents and all his brothers and sisters after the Civil War, in abt. 1878. He would have been twenty-nine years old. Initially they all lived in a dugout.

      See "Down the Texas Road" by Grant Foreman (1936) HISTORIC TRACES ALONG HIGHWAY 69 THROUGH OKLAHOMA Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman Press for general reference

      In appearance he had a red beard and was of slender build. He had a weakness for fast horses which was perhaps encouraged by his contact with the Commanches out west. After all he needed speed to get away from them. He used to stride about the racecourse with tears in his eyes, such was his involvement in racing. He was quite an emotional man.

      He cowboyed for many years in Texas and never considered that he worked for anyone in his life. It was a hard life. He and Ollie once found a man who had been skinned alive by the Indians while going somewhere with a wagon. He never knew if the victim was a whiteman or an Indian. They took him into town but he was dead on arrival.

      On one occasion he found it necessary to hide in a plum thicket from Indians he had inadvertently come across. He stood there holding his horses nose to stop it whinnying. He was very fortunate with the wind direction as the scent of his mount was not carried to the Indian horses. The Indians would either have been in the area horse stealing or on the war path. It didn't really matter as the result for Samuel, if discovered, would probably have been the same.

      1880 - His younger sister, L[ouise] C. Payne (b. 1863), stayed with his young family in Cooke County, Texas. She was "teaching school" at the time in 1880 according to the census.

      1893 - While in living in Texas, Sam came to Oklahoma for the Land Run. He arrived for the opening of the Cherokee Strip in 1893. He came prepared with a wagon and team in order to ride with a lightweight racing saddle on his accompanying thoroughbred horse. He wore light boots and a cap with the bill turned backwards. He said he didn't want to look like a cowboy-he just wanted maximum speed. He found the land he wanted as he knew the area well from his droving days. He immediately placed his claim. After he got to the land office he sold the 160 acres he was now entitled to. The claim, which never had his name registered, was located near Enid and he was to say he made more money in that single transaction than he could have done in one whole year of being a cowboy.

      In 1893 a Payne family group studio photograph was taken, probably in Quanah. It shows left to right; Samuel Marshall Payne (44) seated, Effie Mae (10) standing, C. Frank (18) seated, Aubrey Hamilton (16) standing rear, Samuel E. (14) standing forground, Marvin Walter (12) standing rear and Olivia McClanahan Payne (49) seated. Sam never grew any more. Lewis Payne has a copy of this photograph and the original is thought to have been with his sister Mary Olive and hence passed on to Dorothy Thompson. Another original is the property of Mary Ann Mounts Payne.

      1895-He was the original entryman to 160 acres in Stephens County; the North-East quarter of section thirty-five in township two, [north of] range eight, west [of the Indian Meridian]. It is located about four miles outside Marlow. Sam and his family settled there, beside Hell Creek.

      1900-The census shows the Sam Payne family living in Hardeman County, Texas.

      1901-Samuel was described by his brother Walter W. Payne as the original entryman to 160 acres in Stephens County, Oklahoma. This land being the north-east quarter of Section thirty-five, township tow [Rock Creek, north of] Range eight (8) west [of the Indian Meridian. This farm was located about four miles outside Marlow]. This grant of land "was established and duly consumated" to Samuel M. Payne on 17 March 1920 by the signature of President Woodrow Wilson in line with the act to secure homesteads on the public domain.

      1910 - Later Samuel purchased a farm about four miles outside Marlow, OK and in 1910 he was listed as living there in Rock Creek Township with his wife Ollie, his married son Marvin, his wife Grace and their child, his grandson, Chadwick. There were also two hired men and a cousin?, Lizzie Pictria (19), in the household. Ollie died in April of 1910 and Samuel became a widower.

      1914-A sepia toned photograph is taken of Samuel in front of his house. The photograph includes (l to r) his son Marvin, Samuel, daughter Effie and her husband Hugh S. Haycraft.

      In an Affidavit of Heirship of Samuel M. Payne who died intestate, Walter W. Payne stated that "...sometime during the year of 1915 he [Samue M. Payne] again married one Leona Hollingsworth." The couple are later listed as possessing one brown mare name Dolly, one sorrel mare names Bell and one whitefaced cow named Mott and her calf. "To this union no children were born and it is my understanding that she [Leona Hollingsworth] has given a deed of conveyance to any interest that she might have had in the estate of my deceased brother."

      1916-Joe Payne of Knoxville records that Samuel died and was buried in Quanah, Texas. This is incorrect. Records from the Marlow Funeral Home instead indicate that he died at his residence in Marlow. His funeral was paid for by his son, Marvin Payne, a few months after the funeral.

      He was buried in the Marlow Cemetery, Section 10, Block 10, Plot 5.
    • (Research):
      Census Listing:

      1880 Federal Census

      RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace
      Sam M. PAYNE Self M M W 30 MISSOURI Occ: Farming Fa: KY Mo: KY
      Ottie PAYNE Wife F M W 34 MISSOURI Occ: Keeping House Fa: TENN Mo: ---
      C. Frank PAYNE Son M S W 5 MO Fa: MO Mo: MO
      Aubrey H. PAYNE Son M S W 3 MO Fa: MO Mo: MO
      Samuel E. PAYNE Son M S W 1 TEXAS Fa: MO Mo: MO
      L.C. PAYNE Sister F S W 19 MO Occ: Teaching School Fa: KY Mo: KY

      Census Place:E.D. 115, Cooke, Texas
      Source:FHL Film 1255298 National Archives Film T9-1298 Page 30
    Person ID I5635  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Thomas Hamilton Payne,   b. 27 Jan 1819, Bourbon County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1884, Montague, Montague County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Martha Jane Marshall,   b. 27 Mar 1826, Hardinsburg, Breckinridge County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Oct 1900, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 5 Aug 1843  Clark County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    • 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
    Payne, Thomas H. Proof of Heirship Chickasaw Tribe 1920 PG 1 0f 6
    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 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 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 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 5 0f 6
    Payne, Thomas H. Proof of Heirship Chickasaw Tribe 1920 PG 6 0f 6
    Payne, Thomas H. Proof of Heirship Chickasaw Tribe 1920 PG 6 0f 6
    Family ID F155  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Olivia McClanahan,   b. Abt 1844, Schuyler County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1910, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Marriage 20 Aug 1873  Schuyler County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • !MARRIAGE LIC. Schuyler Co. MO.Paage 58,Book C, 1871-92 (MCCL Doc. 13)
    Children 
     1. C. Frank Payne,   b. May 1875, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1936, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 60 years)
     2. Aubrey Hamilton Payne,   b. 28 Mar 1877, Shelby County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Nov 1954, Eureka Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     3. Samuel E. Payne,   b. Abt 1879, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1904, Hardeman County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 25 years)
     4. Marvin Walter Payne,   b. 17 Jan 1881, Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1948, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     5. Effie Mae Payne,   b. May 1883, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1963 (Age ~ 79 years)
    Family ID F1086  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2013 

    Family 2 Leone Hollinsworth,   b. Bef 1898 
    Marriage 18 Jan 1916  Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • This was found by Charles Strong:

      Vol. 4, Stephens County Marriage Book:, Lic. # 132 S.M. Payne, 66 yrs. To Leone Hollinsworth of Duncan on 1-18-1916
    Family ID F2935  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Mar 1849 - Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Aug 1873 - Schuyler County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 18 Jan 1916 - Stephens County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 Jun 1916 - Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 21 Jun 1916 - Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Payne, Samuel Marshall Family
    Payne, Samuel Marshall Family
    Samuel Marshall Payne and Olivia McClanahan were married in 1873 in Missori, eventually moving to Texas. Ken Harvey writes that "In 1893 a Payne family group studio photograph was taken, probably in Quanah, Texas. It shows left to right; Samuel Marshall Payne (44) seated, Effie Mae (10) standing, C. Frank (18) seated, Aubrey Hamilton (16) standing rear, Samuel E. (14) standing forground, Marvin Walter (12) standing rear and Olivia McClanahan Payne (49) seated." Note that 14 year old Samuel E. Payne, standing in the front row, looks much younger than his actual age. He was born with a form of dwarfism, and never grew taller in stature than is pictured. He died within 10 years of the picture being taken.
    _Payne, Samuel Marshall
    _Payne, Samuel Marshall
    Husband of Oliva McClanahan
    B. 1849 Missouri D. 1916 Texas

  • Sources 
    1. [S272] Payne, Brooke THE PAYNES OF VIRGINIA (Third Printing, C.J. Carrier Company, Harrisonburg, VA 1998), p 293 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.), Enumerated 20 Sep 1850 Missouri, Lewis County, District 48 452-453 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S128] Hill, Luther HISTORY OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA Vol. 2 (New York: Lewis Publishing, 1908), pages 250-251.

    4. [S98] 1860 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census, the Eighth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1860 Federal Census.), Shelby Co, Missouri Census 281 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S183] Marlow, Oklahoma Funeral Home Record.

    6. [S250] Ancestral File, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints [database online], (Ancestral File (found at www.familysearch.org) is a collection of genealogical information taken from Pedigree Charts and Family Group Records submitted to the Family History Department since 1978. The information has not been verified against any official records. Since the information in Ancestral File is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the file to verify its accuracy.).

    7. [S466] Wilham, Kathleen Genealogical Research and Publishing (2 Sharon Way, Shelbina MO 63468).