William Wright Payne was born March 19, 1836 in Christian County, Kentucky, a son of Edward and Mary Ann (Calloway) Payne. At age 21 in 1857, he came to Kansas City with his mother from Jacksonville, Ill. Two of his brothers, Milton J. Payne and J.E. Payne, had preceded him to Kansas City. The family was comparatively poor, but the three sons set to work and soon made enough money for the family to buy a home at the place where Twelfth Street now joins Washington Avenue. For several years the Payne's lived in that locality and William Payne engaged in the retail ice business. He secured his ice from the Kaw and Missouri Rivers, housing it in large sheds on the banks of the streams.
One year after his arrival in Kansas City, Mr. Payne married Phoebe McDaniel. Their only child, a daughter, Laura, married Frank C. Peck of the Stewart-Peck Sand Co., at whose home Mr. Payne died.
From 1855 to 1859 Mr. Payne held the office of constable of Kaw township. During the last part of his third year in office he was called upon, as constable, to perform a sales of slaves. Being a Union sympathizer, he had qualms of conscience concerning such a duty but he performed it, nevertheless, and received a very low prices for the negroes. People were not investing their money in slaves at that time. In 1875 Mr. Payne was elected to the city council. Later Mr. Payne was made city licence inspector, which office he held until 1884.
Mr. Payne since 1884 suffered from locomotor ataxia, which, in connection with his old age, resulted in his death on September 20, 1908. The funeral was held at the home of Mr. Peck, 1800 Jefferson, at 2 p.m., September 22 and burial was at Union Cemetery.
He was survived by a brother and three sisters. The brother, E. J. Payne, is now in the census office at Washington, D.C. His sisters were Mrs. Caroline Coulton, Dedham, Mass.; Mrs. Sadie DeWitt, Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs. Jennie Knowles, Winfield, Kansas.
The Kansas City Journal
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Mon 21 Sep 1908
The Funeral of William Payne.
The funeral services of William W. Payne, 72 years old, who died last night, will be conducted by the Rev. O.M. Stewart at the home of Mr. Payne's son-in-law. Frank C. Perk, 1800 Jefferson street, at 2 o'clock to-morrow
afternoon. The pallbearers will be H.P. Stewart, Charles C. Peck, W.A. Satterlee, H.O. Heim, W.H. Lucas and Joseph Brewen. Burial will be in Union cemetery.
The Kansas City Star
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Vol 29, Issue 4, p12
21 Sep 1908
From Missouri Record of Death Transcript:
Jackson County, Roll C19510, p210, #30167
• Payne, Wm W
• Male
• White
• Age: 72
• Died: 20 Sep 1908
• Widowed
• Born: Kentucky
• Place of death: 1800 Jefferson
• Cause of death: Locomotor ataxia
• Reporting physician: D R Porter
From cemetery office:
(being researched)
One year after his arrival in Kansas City, Mr. Payne married Phoebe McDaniel. Their only child, a daughter, Laura, married Frank C. Peck of the Stewart-Peck Sand Co., at whose home Mr. Payne died.
From 1855 to 1859 Mr. Payne held the office of constable of Kaw township. During the last part of his third year in office he was called upon, as constable, to perform a sales of slaves. Being a Union sympathizer, he had qualms of conscience concerning such a duty but he performed it, nevertheless, and received a very low prices for the negroes. People were not investing their money in slaves at that time. In 1875 Mr. Payne was elected to the city council. Later Mr. Payne was made city licence inspector, which office he held until 1884.
Mr. Payne since 1884 suffered from locomotor ataxia, which, in connection with his old age, resulted in his death on September 20, 1908. The funeral was held at the home of Mr. Peck, 1800 Jefferson, at 2 p.m., September 22 and burial was at Union Cemetery.
He was survived by a brother and three sisters. The brother, E. J. Payne, is now in the census office at Washington, D.C. His sisters were Mrs. Caroline Coulton, Dedham, Mass.; Mrs. Sadie DeWitt, Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs. Jennie Knowles, Winfield, Kansas.
The Kansas City Journal
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Mon 21 Sep 1908
The Funeral of William Payne.
The funeral services of William W. Payne, 72 years old, who died last night, will be conducted by the Rev. O.M. Stewart at the home of Mr. Payne's son-in-law. Frank C. Perk, 1800 Jefferson street, at 2 o'clock to-morrow
afternoon. The pallbearers will be H.P. Stewart, Charles C. Peck, W.A. Satterlee, H.O. Heim, W.H. Lucas and Joseph Brewen. Burial will be in Union cemetery.
The Kansas City Star
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Vol 29, Issue 4, p12
21 Sep 1908
From Missouri Record of Death Transcript:
Jackson County, Roll C19510, p210, #30167
• Payne, Wm W
• Male
• White
• Age: 72
• Died: 20 Sep 1908
• Widowed
• Born: Kentucky
• Place of death: 1800 Jefferson
• Cause of death: Locomotor ataxia
• Reporting physician: D R Porter
From cemetery office:
(being researched)
William Wright Payne was born March 19, 1836 in Christian County, Kentucky, a son of Edward and Mary Ann (Calloway) Payne. At age 21 in 1857, he came to Kansas City with his mother from Jacksonville, Ill. Two of his brothers, Milton J. Payne and J.E. Payne, had preceded him to Kansas City. The family was comparatively poor, but the three sons set to work and soon made enough money for the family to buy a home at the place where Twelfth Street now joins Washington Avenue. For several years the Payne's lived in that locality and William Payne engaged in the retail ice business. He secured his ice from the Kaw and Missouri Rivers, housing it in large sheds on the banks of the streams.
One year after his arrival in Kansas City, Mr. Payne married Phoebe McDaniel. Their only child, a daughter, Laura, married Frank C. Peck of the Stewart-Peck Sand Co., at whose home Mr. Payne died.
From 1855 to 1859 Mr. Payne held the office of constable of Kaw township. During the last part of his third year in office he was called upon, as constable, to perform a sales of slaves. Being a Union sympathizer, he had qualms of conscience concerning such a duty but he performed it, nevertheless, and received a very low prices for the negroes. People were not investing their money in slaves at that time. In 1875 Mr. Payne was elected to the city council. Later Mr. Payne was made city licence inspector, which office he held until 1884.
Mr. Payne since 1884 suffered from locomotor ataxia, which, in connection with his old age, resulted in his death on September 20, 1908. The funeral was held at the home of Mr. Peck, 1800 Jefferson, at 2 p.m., September 22 and burial was at Union Cemetery.
He was survived by a brother and three sisters. The brother, E. J. Payne, is now in the census office at Washington, D.C. His sisters were Mrs. Caroline Coulton, Dedham, Mass.; Mrs. Sadie DeWitt, Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs. Jennie Knowles, Winfield, Kansas.
The Kansas City Journal
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Mon 21 Sep 1908
The Funeral of William Payne.
The funeral services of William W. Payne, 72 years old, who died last night, will be conducted by the Rev. O.M. Stewart at the home of Mr. Payne's son-in-law. Frank C. Perk, 1800 Jefferson street, at 2 o'clock to-morrow
afternoon. The pallbearers will be H.P. Stewart, Charles C. Peck, W.A. Satterlee, H.O. Heim, W.H. Lucas and Joseph Brewen. Burial will be in Union cemetery.
The Kansas City Star
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Vol 29, Issue 4, p12
21 Sep 1908
From Missouri Record of Death Transcript:
Jackson County, Roll C19510, p210, #30167
• Payne, Wm W
• Male
• White
• Age: 72
• Died: 20 Sep 1908
• Widowed
• Born: Kentucky
• Place of death: 1800 Jefferson
• Cause of death: Locomotor ataxia
• Reporting physician: D R Porter
From cemetery office:
(being researched)
One year after his arrival in Kansas City, Mr. Payne married Phoebe McDaniel. Their only child, a daughter, Laura, married Frank C. Peck of the Stewart-Peck Sand Co., at whose home Mr. Payne died.
From 1855 to 1859 Mr. Payne held the office of constable of Kaw township. During the last part of his third year in office he was called upon, as constable, to perform a sales of slaves. Being a Union sympathizer, he had qualms of conscience concerning such a duty but he performed it, nevertheless, and received a very low prices for the negroes. People were not investing their money in slaves at that time. In 1875 Mr. Payne was elected to the city council. Later Mr. Payne was made city licence inspector, which office he held until 1884.
Mr. Payne since 1884 suffered from locomotor ataxia, which, in connection with his old age, resulted in his death on September 20, 1908. The funeral was held at the home of Mr. Peck, 1800 Jefferson, at 2 p.m., September 22 and burial was at Union Cemetery.
He was survived by a brother and three sisters. The brother, E. J. Payne, is now in the census office at Washington, D.C. His sisters were Mrs. Caroline Coulton, Dedham, Mass.; Mrs. Sadie DeWitt, Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs. Jennie Knowles, Winfield, Kansas.
The Kansas City Journal
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Mon 21 Sep 1908
The Funeral of William Payne.
The funeral services of William W. Payne, 72 years old, who died last night, will be conducted by the Rev. O.M. Stewart at the home of Mr. Payne's son-in-law. Frank C. Perk, 1800 Jefferson street, at 2 o'clock to-morrow
afternoon. The pallbearers will be H.P. Stewart, Charles C. Peck, W.A. Satterlee, H.O. Heim, W.H. Lucas and Joseph Brewen. Burial will be in Union cemetery.
The Kansas City Star
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Vol 29, Issue 4, p12
21 Sep 1908
From Missouri Record of Death Transcript:
Jackson County, Roll C19510, p210, #30167
• Payne, Wm W
• Male
• White
• Age: 72
• Died: 20 Sep 1908
• Widowed
• Born: Kentucky
• Place of death: 1800 Jefferson
• Cause of death: Locomotor ataxia
• Reporting physician: D R Porter
From cemetery office:
(being researched)
Inscription
W. W. PAYNE
MAR. 19, 1836
SEP. 20, 1908
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