Ada Emma Dearing was born in Jacksonville, Illinois in 1875 to John Dearing and Mary Parkin. Ada spent the first ten years of her life living in the Jacksonville, Illinois area. She traveled by train while her older family members traveled by wagon to Kansas. The family lived in a dugout in the Richland, Kansas area. The Dearings had problems living in this condition. Other family members moved back to Illinois while the Dearing family moved to the Salida, Colorado area. Ada received some schooling in Illinois and Colorado. Ada married first James McQuay in 1896 and secondly James C. Payne in 1902. Ada had two children by her first husband and seven by her second husband. Ada's family lived in Florence, Colorado where her husband James Payne worked as a fruit farmer in 1910. James Payne worked as a Pumper for Oil Wells in 1920 through 1930. She died at the age of 68 from inflammation of the kidneys. She also had chronic nephritis.

Lorinda Mann
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I just adore hearing family biographies like this! Thank you, Miss Lorinda.
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They had 5 Children. (Robert b: 1905 Colorado) (Edward b: abt 1905 Colorado)(Dorothea b: 1911 Colorado) (Lila Mable b: 4 Jan 1912, Colorado) and (Avalon M. b: 1917 Colorado). The only child I have been able to find is Lila Mable (Payne) Hobby, married to Araon Joseph Hobby.

Lila Mable (Payne) Hobby
b: 4 Jan 1912, Florence, Freemount County, Colorado
d: 28 Jun 2000, Westcliffe, Custer County, Colorado
Burried Rosita Cemetery, Rosita, Custer County, Colorado
FAG # 37204437

Lila's husband:
Araon Joseph Hobby
b: 15 Dec 1902 Rosita, Custer County, Colorado
d: 23 Jan 1964 Pueblo, Pueblo County Colorado
Buried Rosita Cemetery, Rosita, Custer County, Colorado
FAG # 37204297
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And from another family researcher on 9/15/2014:

First I want to say, thank you for sharing the information you have on this family and for the pictures. I have some different information on Ada's children:

w/James McQuay (m. Feb 1896):
George Thomas McQuay b. Jul 1897 d. 1905
Marie Beatrice McQuay b. Oct 1898 d. Jun 1939
m. Earl J Barnard 5 Dec 1918

w/James Payne (m. May 1902):
James Robert Payne b Jun 1904 d. 1993
Edward Dearing Payne b. 1907 d. 1970
Lila Mable (twin) b. 4 Jan 1912 d. 2000
Nila Laura (twin) b. 4 Jan 1912 d. 1915
Avalon May Payne b. 1916 d. 1973
LeRoy Christopher b. Aug 1908 d. 1914

This info is based on the 1900, 1910, 1920 Census as well as other researchers.

Beverly Peer Lackenbauer