Billie Rex Payne

1917 - 2001  (84 years)

• Name	Billie Rex Payne  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	14 Jan 1917	Davilla, Milam, Texas, USA   [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Davilla, Milam, Texas, USA   [4]
  	Age: 2; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Military Draft Registration	1940	Austin, Travis, Texas, USA   [11]
  	Draft Registration - World War II
  Military Service	16 Jan 1942  [6, 7]
  	US Naval Reserve - World War II; Retired LCDR (Lieutenant Commander)
  Census	1950	Harris County, Texas, USA   [5]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Joyce
  FSID	L4BR-C8S  [12]
  Death	10 Aug 2001	Houston, Harris, Texas, USA   [1]
  Burial	Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I31670	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Burke Payne,   b. 10 Jan 1884, Tennessee, USA d. 19 May 1966, Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, USA (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ada Belle Smith,   b. 13 May 1887, Davilla, Milam, Texas, USA d. 1 Oct 1980, Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, USA (Age 93 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	10 Oct 1906	Milam County, Texas, USA   [13]
  Family ID	F15215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Joyce Florence Bowman,   b. 24 Jan 1920, Texas, USA d. 21 Sep 1982, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	9 Jun 1943	Harris County, Texas, USA   [8]
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F15216	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Lola Joy Laune,   b. 10 Apr 1924, Nebraska, USA d. Abt 2020, Horseshoe Bay, Llano, Texas, USA (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	7 Aug 1986	Harris County, Texas, USA   [10]
  Family ID	F15217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Jan 1917 - Davilla, Milam, Texas, USA Census - Age: 2; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1920 - Davilla, Milam, Texas, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - World War II - 1940 - Austin, Travis, Texas, USA Marriage - 9 Jun 1943 - Harris County, Texas, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Joyce - 1950 - Harris County, Texas, USA Marriage - 7 Aug 1986 - Harris County, Texas, USA Death - 10 Aug 2001 - Houston, Harris, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• DNA Matches

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Sources

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