| Western NC Genealogy Resource Center for Madison County | |
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| Madison County Genealogical Society | |
| Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society | |
The following listing, was provided by Gale Nagy, I no longer have a current email address for her.
James Marion Payne (b. 1857 d. 1917) m. Alice Elizabeth Wilson (b. 1859 d. 1943) Madison Co. Ch.: William Thomas(b. 1880/d. 1964) m. Sarah Irene Graham (my grandparents) .......Greene Merriman m. Iva Tipton Bryan & Nell Bodkin .......Ernest LaFayette m. Sarah Emily Rogers, ......Sarah Lou Ellen, Allie Loraine, Jennings Bryan, .......Allie Loraine m. Vernon Lee Church .......Jennings Bryan m. Fannie Marguerite Dills James' parents: Thomas Payne b. abt. 1828 m. Jane Reeves (possibly Virginia/Jinsey) - Madison Co. ............Ch: James Marion ..................Robert Franklin (unconfirmed) Thomas' parents: (unconfirmed) Robert Payne b. abt. 1805 Buncombe Co. m. Sarah Rachael _____? ch: (unconfirmed names & dates) Thomas b. 1828; Rachael C b. 1829m. Elzie Frisby; Mary b. 1831, James M. b. 1836, John b. 1838, Daniel Fb. 1840., Robert b. 1845 m. Ollie Roberts, Zack b. 1850; Chiefus Montgomery b. 1952 d. 1916 m. Eliza Griffen; Charles b. 1853. Please note: Unconfirmed info. has come to me through another researcher who ended up researching my Payne family that he first thought was his. He kept the info. and sent it to me. Some recent info. is incorrect so I wouldn't want to live or die by his research. Looks like he did a lot of research on Greene Merriman & Chiefus Montgomery. I know of Green Merriman - as my father knew him. Chiefus is a strange name for our family. I know that Thomas & Jane are correct - info. from James Marion's death certificate. But, the Robert Payne has me stumped. Plus I don't have any real dates past James Marion. Since the Payne name is so common it is hard to tell them all apart.