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Descendants of Morgan Payne Generation No. 1 1. Morgan1 Payne was born Abt. 1847, and died Abt.
1870 in Bowie Co., TX. He married Sarah Alice Woodard Abt. 1867 in Bowie
Co., TX, daughter of William Woodard and Amanda Rosser. She was born Abt. 1849
in Sumter Co., AL, and died Abt. 1869 in Bowie Co., TX. Notes for Morgan Payne: I am aware of two (presumably not closely related) Morgan Paynes - one in New
York and Illinois, and one in Virginia and Maryland (below). These do not appear
to be ours. The Morgan Lewis Payne of New York and Illinois served in the Black Hawk Wars
and also served under Sam Houston during the fight for Texas Independence. He
had a nephew Morgan Payne born in 1840. See
http://members.aol.com/alicebeard/payne.html June 1999 One Morgan Payne was born in Spotsylvania Co., VA in Dec. 1849, according to
LDS. His father was Daniel Payne and mother Susan, and he married Mary Ellen
Stone and had four children. He moved to Maryland by the 1880 census.
mommagag@rhtc.net Shirley is a descendant of that Morgan Payne. W. A. Payne and W. M. Payne were mentioned in the 1860 Bowie Co., TX census
index. Thomas Payne, William A. Payne and William M. Payne were mentioned in the
1870 Bowie Co., TX census index, all in Boston. It seems possible that this
individual was William Morgan Payne. Memo: 2 generations Child of Morgan Payne and Sarah Woodard is: + 2 i. Mary Elizabeth2 Payne, born 03 Oct 1868 in
Bowie Co., TX; died 08 Oct 1940 in Malta, Bowie, TX. Generation No. 2 2. Mary Elizabeth2 Payne (Morgan1) was
born 03 Oct 1868 in Bowie Co., TX, and died 08 Oct 1940 in Malta, Bowie, TX. She
married William Jeptha Johns 09 Jun 1887 in Bowie Co., TX, son of John
Johns and Mary Finch. He was born 08 Aug 1860 in Columbia Co., AR, and died 23
Nov 1931 in Malta, Bowie, TX. Notes for Mary Elizabeth Payne: Did her father have Indian heritage? According to descendant George E.
Atchley: "Both my Dad and my uncle, Max Atchley, remember Mary Elizabeth Payne as a
Native American." Photos do not lead us to think she was nearly full-blooded. More About Mary Elizabeth Payne: Burial: Woodstock Cem., New Boston, Bowie, TX Notes for William Jeptha Johns: A farmer in northeast Texas, and raised stock. He had a huge fig tree which
he climbed, and sold figs door to door. Buried Woodstock Cem., New Boston, TX More About William Jeptha Johns: Burial: Woodstock Cem., New Boston, Bowie, TX Children of Mary Payne and William Johns are: 3 i. James Pleasant3 Johns, born 25 Jun 1888 in
Malta, Bowie, TX; died 04 Sep 1890 in Bowie Co., TX. Notes for James Pleasant Johns: Buried Woodstock Cem., New Boston, TX 4 ii. Mary Etta Johns, born 26 Feb 1890 in Malta, Bowie, TX;
died 19 Sep 1953 in DeKalb, Bowie, TX. She married Louis Young
Terral 25 Dec 1913 in Grant Co., AR; born 01 Feb 1891 in DeKalb,
Bowie, TX; died 07 Aug 1967 in DeKalb, Bowie, TX. More About Mary Etta Johns: Burial: College Hill Cem., DeKalb, Bowie, TX More About Louis Young Terral: Burial: College Hill Cem., DeKalb, Bowie, TX 5 iii. Martin Luther Johns, born 21 Mar 1892 in Malta, Bowie,
TX; died 21 Jul 1955 in Bowie Co., TX. He married Levia
Abercrombie 01 Dec 1912 in Malta, Bowie, TX; born 04 Nov 1896 in
Bowie Co., TX; died 27 May 1982. Notes for Martin Luther Johns: Buried Liberty Hill Cem., DeKalb, TX More About Martin Luther Johns: Burial: Liberty Hill Cem., DeKalb, Bowie, TX More About Levia Abercrombie: Burial: Liberty Hill Cem., DeKalb, Bowie, TX 6 iv. Rubye Lee Johns, born 25 Feb 1894 in Malta, Bowie, TX;
died 13 Jul 1978 in Bowie Co., TX. She married Irvin Harrison
Atchley 15 Jan 1911 in Bowie Co., TX; born 28 Jan 1888 in Grant
Co., AR; died 26 Dec 1959 in Malta, Bowie, TX. 7 v. Mattie Odessa Johns, born 07 Feb 1896 in Malta, Bowie,
TX; died 03 Sep 1982 in New Boston, Bowie, TX. She married
Leonard C. Hillis 10 Nov 1916 in Malta, Bowie, TX; born 10 Jan
1893 in Giles Co., TN; died 16 Mar 1966 in Malta, Bowie, TX. More About Mattie Odessa Johns: Burial: Woodmen Cem., DeKalb, Bowie, TX More About Leonard C. Hillis: Burial: Woodmen Cem., DeKalb, Bowie, TX 8 vi. William Estes Johns, born 04 Jun 1899 in Malta, Bowie,
TX; died 18 Nov 1980 in Austin, Travis, TX. He married Mable Lee
Diffie 17 Sep 1920 in New Boston, Bowie, TX; born 10 Feb 1902;
died 22 Nov 1981 in Texarkana, Bowie, TX. More About Mable Lee Diffie: Burial: Hillcrest, Cem. 9 vii. Omer Shephard Johns, born 15 Aug 1901 in Malta, Bowie,
TX; died 27 Aug 1983 in Texarkana, Bowie, TX. He married Nora
Jewell Barfield Hodgson; born 24 Feb 1908 in poss. Texarkana,
Bowie, TX; died 12 Sep 1991 in Texarkana, Miller, AR. Notes for Omer Shephard Johns: Buried Chapelwood Cem., Nash, TX More About Omer Shephard Johns: Burial: Chapelwood Cem., Nash, TX 10 viii. Allie Mae Johns, born 30 Oct 1904 in Malta, Bowie,
TX; died 13 Jun 1980 in Texarkana, Miller, AR. She married Jesse
Bryan Hall 05 Jun 1931 in Miller Co., AR; born 19 Jun 1907 in
DeKalb, Bowie, TX; died 02 Aug 1985 in DeKalb, Bowie, TX. Notes for Allie Mae Johns: Buried Woodman Cem., DeKalb, TX More About Allie Mae Johns: Burial: Woodmen Cem., DeKalb, Bowie, TX Notes for Jesse Bryan Hall: Bryan married 2nd Ruby Marie Adkison. More About Jesse Bryan Hall: Burial: Woodmen Cem., DeKalb, Bowie, TX 11 ix. Horace Ivy Johns, born 21 Nov 1906 in Malta, Bowie,
TX; died 24 Apr 1943 in Terrell, Kaufman, TX. Notes for Horace Ivy Johns: Buried Woodstock Cem., New Boston, TX More About Horace Ivy Johns: Burial: Woodstock Cem., New Boston, Bowie, TX