George W. Payne, Sr. (Rockcastle County, Kentucky, plasterer, soldier, and jailer)
b. 1829-11-30 d. 1906-09-28
Rockcastle County, Kentucky, plasterer, soldier, and jailer. Tennessee native. Married to Elizabeth Sowder Payne in Rockcastle County on May 27, 1858. Father of David C. Payne, Moses Payne, Reuben Payne, and Nancy B. Payne. Plasterer in Rockcastle County in 1860. Corporal and private in the 3rd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment (U.S.A.) from October 1861 to October 1864. Reduced in rank to private in February 1862. Jailer in Rockcastle County from 1863 to 1864.
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- White
Bibliography
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, p. 37.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Rockcastle County, District 1, p. 49.
Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910), KDLA, Roll #994053, Rockcastle County Marriages.
Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0175.
Find A Grave, "George W. Payne (1829-1906)," Memorial #6990735, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6990735 (accessed August 24, 2017).
KYR-0001-029-0544.
KYR-0001-007-0219.
KYR-0001-004-0707.
Citation
Payne, George W., Sr.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32204978 (November 12, 2026).
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