Payne, Jonathan

1813 - 1889  (76 years)

• Name	Payne, Jonathan
  Birth	Mar 1813	Smith County, Tennessee   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	PAYN.J010
  _FGRAVE	8335886
  Military Service	American Civil War, Private, Company D, 61st Illinois Voluntary Infantry Regiment  [3]
  	ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR Name PAYNE, JONATHAN, Rank PVT Company D Unit 61 IL US INF Residence CLAY CITY, CLAY CO, IL, Age 45 Height 5' 6 Hair AUBURN,Eyes HAZEL Complexion RUDDY,Occupation FARMER, Nativity SMITH CO, Tennessee. Service Record Joined When DEC 20, 1861, CARROLLTON, Illinois,By Whom JOHN H REDDISH for Period 3 YRS. Muster In FEB 5, 1862, SPRINGFIELD, IL. DISCHARGED OCT 14, 1862 AT ST LOUIS MO (He lost his right eye in the first day of the Battle of Shiloh from sparks from flintlock.)
  		Flag of the United States, 35 Stars (1863-1865) This flag was flown by the Federal States during the United States Civil War. The flag of the United States of America from 1861 to 1863, with 34 stars for all the 34 states. In 1863 a 35th star was added to represent the new state of West Virginia (the loyal northwestern counties of Virginia), and in 1864 a 36th star for Nevada (previously the…
  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		61st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
  		Civil War Veterans Buried in Clay County, Illinois_0034.jpg Compiled by Les Higgason
  Death	18 Nov 1889	Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Burial	Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Payne, Jonathan
  Person ID	I20837	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Payne, Phillip Solomon,   b. 1774, North Carolina d. 1815, Dryfork Creek, Smith County, Tennessee (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Stanford, Demaris,   b. 1780   d. 20 Jan 1858, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Lincoln County, North Carolina   [2, 4]
  Family ID	F9342	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wilder, Toppin,   b. 11 Oct 1813, Nash County, North Carolina d. 20 Oct 1873, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	Y  [5]
  Children	+ 1. Payne, Phillip Andrew Mitchell,   b. 8 Jul 1834, Greene County, Illinois d. 24 May 1928 (Age 93 years)   2. Payne, Henry,   b. 1841, Illinois + 3. Payne, Demaris Ann,   b. 14 Aug 1845, Greene County, Illinois d. 1 Feb 1874, Hoosier Township, Clay County, Illinois (Age 28 years) > 4. Payne, Sophronia Ellen,   b. 8 May 1848, Greene County, Illinois d. 6 Jul 1908, Buffalo County, Nebraska (Age 60 years) + 5. Payne, Joseph Andrew Mitchell,   b. 15 Jun 1851, Rockbridge, Greene County, Illinois d. 28 Dec 1907, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois (Age 56 years)   6. Payne, John,   b. 1857, Illinois
  Family ID	F9335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Mar 1813 - Smith County, Tennessee Death - 18 Nov 1889 - Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Jonathan Payne (1813-1889)

  
  

• Notes

  Born near Dryfork Creek, Payne's Bend on Tennessee River, Smith Co., Tennessee Son of Philip S. Payne and Demaris Stanford married in Lincoln County North Carolina ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR Name PAYNE, JONATHAN, Rank PVT Company D Unit 61 IL US INF Residence CLAY CITY, CLAY CO, IL, Age 45 Height 5' 6 Hair AUBURN,Eyes HAZEL Complexion RUDDY,Occupation FARMER, Nativity SMITH CO, Tennessee. Service Record Joined When DEC 20, 1861, CARROLLTON, Illinois,By Whom JOHN H REDDISH for Period 3 YRS. Muster In FEB 5, 1862, SPRINGFIELD, IL. DISCHARGED OCT 14, 1862 AT ST LOUIS MO (He lost his right eye in the first day of the Battle of Shiloh from sparks from flintlock.)

  
  

• Sources

  [S5732] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Payne, Jonathan, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8335886/jonathan-payne), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5733] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Payne, Demaris Stanford, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Stanford&GSiman=1&GScid=107347&GRid=39534426&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason (Reliability: 2). [S5735] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Payne, Demaris, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Stanford&GSiman=1&GScid=107347&GRid=39534426&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5734] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Payne, Toppin, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23056841), none. (Reliability: 2).