Payne, George William

1839 - 1919  (80 years)

• Name	Payne, George William
  Birth	26 Mar 1839	Greene County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1880 Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 07 1880 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, (District 150), Clay County, Illinois, image 08, page 07.jpg
  Occupation	Farmer  [1]
  Reference Number	PAYN.G004
  _FGRAVE	23056815
  Military Service	American Civil War, Private, Company D, 155th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment  [2]
  	ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT Name PAYNE, GEORGE W Rank PVT Company D Unit 155 IL US INF Personal Characteristics Residence SANDRIDGE, MENARD CO, IL Age 25 Height 5' 4 Hair BLACK Eyes BLACK Complexion DARK Marital Status N/A Occupation FARMER Nativity CLAY CO, IL Service Record Joined When FEB 15, 1865 Joined Where CLAY CITY, IL Joined By Whom CPT PESHALL Period 1 YR Muster In FEB 15, 1865 Muster In Where CAMP BUTLER, IL Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out SEP 4, 1865 Muster Out Where MURFREESBORO, TN Muster Out By Whom CPT WILSON Remarks N/A
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  		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
  		155th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment
  		115th 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	16 May 1919	Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  Burial	Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Payne, George W.
  Person ID	I31138	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Payne - Williams George William Payne and Susan A. Williams Descendants
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family	Williams, Susan A.,   b. 16 May 1840, Clay County, Illinois d. 6 Apr 1891, Clay County, Illinois (Age 50 years)
  Children	+ 1. Payne, Nancy E.,   b. 10 Aug 1864, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 21 Jun 1915, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois (Age 50 years) + 2. Payne, Leonard Simon,   b. 30 Mar 1868, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 10 Oct 1946, Yellow Jacket, Montezuma County, Colorado (Age 78 years)   3. Payne, Johnathan,   b. 24 Dec 1869, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 25 Sep 1933, Rosemont, St. Clair County, Illinois (Age 63 years) + 4. Payne, Benjamin Harrison,   b. 13 Dec 1871, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 20 Feb 1950 (Age 78 years) > 5. Payne, Kate,   b. 10 Jan 1874, Clay County, Illinois d. 25 Aug 1907, Clay County, Illinois (Age 33 years) + 6. Payne, Stella Mae,   b. 4 Mar 1876, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 16 Aug 1952, Chesapeake, Lawrence County, Missouri (Age 76 years) + 7. Payne, Charles H.,   b. 3 Mar 1884, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 10 Aug 1960, Denver, Denver County, Colorado (Age 76 years) + 8. Payne, Crawford Sherman,   b. 16 Mar 1886, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 1 Apr 1953, Richland County, Illinois (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F597	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Mar 1839 - Greene County, Illinois Death - 16 May 1919 - Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary from the Southern Illinois Record Geo. W. Payne, 80 years old last March, died at the home of his son, Crawford Payne, in Stanford Tp., Friday, May 16, at 3 p.m. Mr. Payne was born in Green Co., Ill., March 26, 1839, where he lived until young manhood. He came to Clay Co., sixty years ago, and was actively engaged in farming until recent years. In 1865 he was married to Miss Susan Williams, and to this union twelve children were born, six of whom survive: Mrs. Stella Hardy of Judsonia, Ark., Leonard, of Louis, Colo., Chas, of Yellow Jacket, Colo., Jonathan, of Paragould, Ark., Benjamin and Crawford, of Clay City. The mother died 34 years ago. The deceased leaves two brothers, Phillip, 84, who lives in Kansas, and Henry, 78, of Sailor Springs. He also leaves 36 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. The G.A.R. will have an additional vacant place in their ranks this Decoration Day, Mr. Payne having fought with the Union Army during the Civil war. During the many years he has been a resident of this community he has won the respect and esteem of all who knew him, and listed as his friends many of the older residents. The funeral services were conducted at the home of his son, Crawford, Sunday at 1 p.m., and internment at the Smith Cemetery

  
  

• Sources

  [S16843] https://www.ancestry.com, 1880 Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 07, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4240459-00051?usePUB=true&_phsrc=Kbv1&pId=20617576) (Reliability: 2). [S9434] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Payne, George W., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Payne&GSfn=George&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=16&GScnty=702&GScnt), none. (Reliability: 2).