Payne, Melissa

1873 - yes

• Name	Payne, Melissa
  Birth	1873	Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 11a 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 21, page 11a The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  		1880 Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 08 1880 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, (District 150), Clay County, Illinois, image 09, page 08
  Reference Number	PAYN.M018
  Death	yes  [3]
  Burial	Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  		Headstone, Payne, Melissa
  Person ID	I35740	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Payne, Joseph Andrew Mitchell,   b. 15 Jun 1851, Rockbridge, Greene County, Illinois d. 28 Dec 1907, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Williams, Mary Ellen,   b. 14 Oct 1855, Raccoon Township, Gallia County, Ohio d. 15 Feb 1890 (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2, 4]
  Family ID	F8195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1873 - Illinois Burial - - Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S809] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 21, page 11a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S16812] https://www.ancestry.com/i, 1880 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, Image 09, Page 08, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4240459-00052?usePUB=true&_phsrc=pxF16&pId=46440510) (Reliability: 2). [S11354] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Payne, Melissa, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=167750475), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5723] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Payne, Mary E., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23057857), none. (Reliability: 2).