Cynthia Wixom Payne (1845-1923) - Find a Grave Memorial

Cynthia Wixom Payne

Birth

3 Dec 1845

Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, USA

Death

15 Nov 1923 (aged 77)

Alhambra, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Burial

Pioneer Memorial Cemetery

San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California, USA Add to Map

Plot

Block 4-Lot 4-aisle 3-space 1

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Cynthia was the 9th of 12 children born to:
Nathan Jasper Wixom, b. Nov. 22, 1806 in Hector, Schuyler County, NY. and d. Jul. 27, 1867 &
Betsy Elizabeth 'Eliza' Hadlock, b. Apr. 16, 1811 in Franklin County, OH. and d. Feb. 24, 1890.

Nathan Wixom and Betsy Eliza Hadlock were marr. on Nov. 1, 1827, according to Scioto county, OH. Marriage Records for 1803-1860.

Nathan and Betsy Wixom's children were.
1. Reuben Hyrum Wixom, b. Jan. 3, 1829 in Sangamon County, IL. and d. Feb. 16, 1884 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Reuben marr. Elizabeth Hulet.
2. Clarissa Jane Wixom, b. Aug. 19, 1830 in Tazewell County, IL. and d. Oct. 1, 1905 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Clarissa marr. Charles Augustus Ferguson.
3. Elizabeth Wixom, b. Nov. 5, 1832 in LaSalle County, IL. and d. Feb. 14, 1885 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Elizabeth marr. Richard Mathews.
4. Mary Ann Wixom, b. Dec. 12, 1834 in La Salle, LaSalle County, IL. and d. May 29, 1927 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Mary Ann marr. Lucian Delancy Crandall Sr.
5. Willard Ammon Wixom, b. Nov. 23, 1836 in Mendota, LaSalle County, IL. and d. Jan. 14, 1916 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Willard marr. Ann Allen.
6. Julia Almira Wixom, b. 1838 and d. 1855
7. Nathan Jasper Wixom, b. Dec. 25, 1841 in Woodford County, IL. and d. Dec. 21, 1917 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Nathan marr. Rebecca Caitlain.
8. Eliza Ellen Wixom, b. Jan. 1, 1843 in Hancock County, IL. and d. Jun. 13, 1909 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Eliza marr. Charles Purciel and George Motschmann.
9. Cynthia Wixom, b. Dec. 3, 1845 in Nauvoo, Hancock County, IL. and d. Nov. 15, 1923 in San Gabriel, Los Angeles County, CA. Joseph Morton Payne.
10. David Hadlock Wixom, b. Feb. 7, 1848 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie county, IA. and d. Jan. 4, 1923 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. David marr. Mary Ann Stutchberry.
11. Charles Walker Wixom, b. Jan. 17, 1851 in Springville, Utah County, UT. and d. Jan. 30, 1922 in San Bernardino County, CA. Charles marr. Martha Saisinette and Marcelina Maria Quintana Rubidoux.
12. Chauncy Henry Wixom, b. Aug. 7, 1853 in Monterey County, CA. and d. Feb. 6, 1886 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Chauncy marr. Eliza Alice Case.

Cynthia arrived in California in a wagon train in 1851.

Cynthia Wixom and Joseph Morton (Mott) Payne were married in 1861 in San Bernardino, CA.
The couple lived in San Bernardino after their marriage before moving to Texas.
Later, they made a home in San Diego, thence going to Spokane, Washington, where Mr. Payne died.
She was the mother of 4 children, born in San Bernardino .
1. Harry Payne, b. Mar. 30, 1862 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Mar. 10, 1870 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA.
2. Willard Payne, b. Jun. 15, 1863 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Apr. 16, 1870 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA.
3. Edna Payne, b. Sep. 30, 1865 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Jul. 30, 1870 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA.
4. Lester Payne, b. May 1, 1867 in CA. and d. Feb. 1, 1944 in Los Angeles County, CA.

Cynthia is buried in the Wixom plot.