Josiah Hereford Payne, Jr MD

1852 - 1925  (73 years)

• Name	Josiah Hereford Payne  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Suffix	Jr MD
  Birth	21 Apr 1852	Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA   [1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	McLennan County, Texas, USA   [8]
  	Age: 8; Son of AE and JH Payne
  Education	1884	Memphis Hospital Medical College, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Census	1900	Holland, Bell, Texas, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Married to Jennie; Relation to Head: Head
  Census	1910	Columbus, Colorado, Texas, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Married to Carrie; Relation to Head: Head
  Occupation	1912	Colorado County, Texas, USA   [1, 10]
  	County Health Officer
  Death	26 Nov 1925	Columbus, Colorado, Texas, USA   [1, 4, 5, 6, 10]
  	Cause: Suicide - shotgun to face
  Obituary	Dec 1925	Colorado County, Texas, USA   [10]
  	Obituary of Dr Josiah Hereford Payne Jr - Colorado Citizen, December 3, 1925
  		Obituary-PAYNE Dr Josiah Obituary of Dr JOSIAH HEREFORD PAYNE JR -- Colorado Citizen, 3 Dec 1925
  FSID	L6BR-NQK  [11]
  Burial	Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery, Columbus, Colorado, Texas, USA   [1, 10]
  Person ID	I31668	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Josiah Hereford Payne,   b. 1820, Virginia, USA d. 1878 (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ann E L Carr,   b. Abt 1831, North Carolina, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F15211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Virginia 'Jennie' Vaiden,   b. 19 Jan 1855, Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi, USA d. 8 Feb 1930, Rule, Haskell, Texas, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	21 Jan 1877	Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA   [2, 12]
  Children	1. Henry Burke Payne,   b. 10 Jan 1884, Tennessee, USA d. 19 May 1966, Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, USA (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F15214	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Caroline Susan 'Carrie' Burke,   b. Abt 1857, Alabama, USA d. Abt 1876, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA (Age 19 years)
  Marriage	24 Feb 1875	Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA   [13]
  Family ID	F15212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Carrie Guynn,   b. 23 Feb 1868, Texas, USA d. 3 Mar 1939 (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	20 Jun 1907	Colorado County, Texas, USA   [3, 14]
  Marriage End	Nov 1925	Colorado County, Texas, USA   [10]
  	Death of Josiah Payne
  Family ID	F15213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Apr 1852 - Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA Census - Age: 8; Son of AE and JH Payne - 1860 - McLennan County, Texas, USA Marriage - 24 Feb 1875 - Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA Marriage - 21 Jan 1877 - Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Jennie; Relation to Head: Head - 1900 - Holland, Bell, Texas, USA Marriage - 20 Jun 1907 - Colorado County, Texas, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Carrie; Relation to Head: Head - 1910 - Columbus, Colorado, Texas, USA Occupation - County Health Officer - 1912 - Colorado County, Texas, USA Marriage End - Death of Josiah Payne - Nov 1925 - Colorado County, Texas, USA Death - Cause: Suicide - shotgun to face - 26 Nov 1925 - Columbus, Colorado, Texas, USA Obituary - Obituary of Dr Josiah Hereford Payne Jr - Colorado Citizen, December 3, 1925 - Dec 1925 - Colorado County, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Obituaries

  Obituary-PAYNE Dr Josiah Obituary of Dr JOSIAH HEREFORD PAYNE JR -- Colorado Citizen, 3 Dec 1925

  
  

• Sources

  [S4150] Find a Grave: PAYNE Josiah Jr MD 1852-1925, Josiah Hereford Payne Jr MD. BIRTH: 21 Apr 1852 Yalobusha County, Mississippi DEATH: 26 Nov 1925 (aged 73) Columbus, Colorado County, Texas BURIAL: Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery, Columbus, Colorado County, Texas MEMORIAL ID: 93651993 ______________________________________________________ Death claimed the suffering racked body of Dr.J.H. Payne whose condition was told of in these columns last week, at about ten o'clock last Thursday morning. Since the shooting he had been under the constant care of his children and friends,and at times seemed to be conscious of all that was going on .At one of these intervals he told the boys that he had done a "bad job" but that it would soon be over. His left side appeared to be paralyzed and it was difficult for him to make himself understood. He assayed to write something that he was not able to say and made a fairly clear copy. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church at three o'clock Friday afternoon, Rev.M.L. Darby conducting,assisted by Rev.Geo.W. Keeling. Interment took place at Odd Fellows Rest where the Knights of Pythius burial service was solemnized. Dr.W.W Gunn, Chancellor Commander, took the leading part and Mr.W.H. Lawless, Prelate of the Lodge, the responses and invocation. Dr.Payne was born in Yalobusha County, Miss. on April 21,1852. He came to Texas in 1882 and was employed on the G.C.S.F. Ry. as telegraph operator. He studied Medicine in Memphis,Tenn.,in 1883 and 84,graduating from that college, and returned to Texas and practiced at Holland until 1907 when he moved to Columbus ,where he had lived ever since. He served this county as our County Health Officer twelve years, resigning on account of ill health in March last year. Dr.Payne had been married three times, to Miss Carrie Burke in Alabama in 1875, to Miss Virginia Vahlen in Mississippi in 1877 and to Miss Carrie Guynn in Columbus in 1907. He is survived by the wife and five children,Joe of Waco,Mrs.T.L. Hiner of this city,Henry of Divilla,Ross of Fort Worth and Douthitt of Haskel, to whom our sincere sympathy is extended. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93651993/josiah-hereford-payne [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Holland, Bell, Texas; Roll: 1610; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0020. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Holland, Bell, Texas; Roll: 1610; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0020 [S199] Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1817-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;). [S11599] Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas ; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982. Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982 Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982 [S622] Ancestry.com, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2006;), "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZD2-T6V : 5 January 2015), J. H. Payne, 26 Nov 1925; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number 38638, Colorado, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZD2-T6V [S1141] Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804-1929. [S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Columbus, Colorado, Texas; Roll: T624_1540; Page: 18a; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 1375553. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Columbus, Colorado, Texas; Roll: T624_1540; Page: 18a; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 1375553 [S93] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: McLennan, Texas; Roll: M653_1300; Page: 387; Family History Library Film: 805300. 1860 United States Federal Census The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: McLennan, Texas; Roll: M653_1300; Page: 387; Family History Library Film: 805300 [S11599] Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas ; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982. Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982 Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982 [S4152] Obituary of Josiah Payne - Colorado Citizen - 3 Dec 1925, (Name: Colorado Citizen; Location: Colorado County TX; Date: 3 Dec 1925;), DR. PAYNE SUCCOMBS TO WOUNDS. Death claimed the suffering racked body of Dr.J.H. Payne whose condition was told of in these columns last week, at about ten o'clock last Thursday morning. Since the shooting he had been under the constant care of his children and friends,and at times seemed to be conscious of all that was going on .At one of these intervals he told the boys that he had done a "bad job" but that it would soon be over. His left side appeared to be paralyzed and it was difficult for him to make himself understood. He assayed to write something that he was not able to say and made a fairly clear copy. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church at three o'clock Friday afternoon, Rev.M.L. Darby conducting,assisted by Rev.Geo.W. Keeling. Interment took place at Odd Fellows Rest where the Knights of Pythius burial service was solemnized. Dr.W.W Gunn, Chancellor Commander, took the leading part and Mr.W.H. Lawless, Prelate of the Lodge, the responses and invocation. Dr.Payne was born in Yalobusha County, Miss. on April 21,1852. He came to Texas in 1882 and was employed on the G.C.S.F. Ry. as telegraph operator. He studied Medicine in Memphis,Tenn.,in 1883 and 84,graduating from that college, and returned to Texas and practiced at Holland until 1907 when he moved to Columbus ,where he had lived ever since. He served this county as our County Health Officer twelve years, resigning on account of ill health in March last year. Dr.Payne had been married three times, to Miss Carrie Burke in Alabama in 1875, to Miss Virginia Vahlen in Mississippi in 1877 and to Miss Carrie Guynn in Columbus in 1907. He is survived by the wife and five children,Joe of Waco,Mrs.T.L. Hiner of this city,Henry of Divilla,Ross of Fort Worth and Douthitt of Haskel, to whom our sincere sympathy is extended. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93651993/josiah-hereford-payne Obituary-PAYNE Dr Josiah Obituary of Dr JOSIAH HEREFORD PAYNE JR -- Colorado Citizen, 3 Dec 1925 [S882] FamilySearch - Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 16 August 2023, 03:51), entry for Dr Josiah Hereford Payne Jr (PID https://ark.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L6BR-NQK ); contributed by various users. https://ark.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L6BR-NQK [S8411] Find a Grave: VAIDEN Virginia Payne 1855-1930, Virginia "Jennie" Vaiden Payne. [S791] Ancestry.com, Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2004;). [S8412] Find a Grave: GUYNN Carrie Payne 1868-1939, Carrie Guynn Payne.