Upper Level: July 2023

Sunday, July 16, 2023

William Porter Payne and Caroline (Carrie) Henry

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5th cousin and her husband

Caroline (Carrie) Henry

Parents Robert Henry and Elizabeth Bacon

Birth 25 October 1866 Fillmore, Millard, Utah

Occupation: Teacher in Kingston, Utah (age 18)

Talents/Hobbies: Singing: Girls Youth Choir, William Beeston's Choir

Married William Porter Payne 29 April 1891 Manti LDS Temple, Manti, Utah, Utah Territory

Marriage Record
Transcription of page 222:

Marriage License

The people of the territory of Utah, County of Millard

To any person legally authorized to solemnize marriage, Greeting.

You are hereby authorized to join in holy matrimony Mr. William P. Payne of Fillmore and in the county of Millard, and Territory of Utah of the age of twenty seven years, and Miss Carrie Henry of Fillmore and in the county of Millard and Territory of Utah, of the age of twenty-three years, Witness my hand as Clerk of the Probate Court and the seal of said court hereto affixed at my office in Fillmore City, in said county this 24th day of April A.D. 1891

(signed) Thomas C Callister

Clerk of the Probate Court

Note: this was just the license (permission) to marry and it was filled out five days before Carrie and William got married (Friday, the 29th). They took the license to the Manti Temple and presented it to the authorities to show they were legally and lawfully able to wed. Currently, all couples get married civilly first.

On the bottom of page 222 it continues:

Territory of Utah

County of Sanpete

I hereby certify...

Transcription of page 223- continued from page 222

...on the 29th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and ninety-one at Manti City in said county, I the undersigned an Elder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints did join in the Holy Bonds of Matrimony according to law William P. Payne of the county of Millard, Territory of Utah and Caroline Henry of the county of Millard, Territory of Utah. The nature of the ceremony was according to the rites of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and was a present mutual agreement between the parties for all time.

We were married as stated in this certificate and are now husband and wife.

(Signed) William P Payne (Groom)

(Signed) Caroline Henry (Bride) (Signed) Anthon H Lund

Andrew Thompson (Witness) Elder

John W Tuttle (Witness)

Death 5 Dec 1935 Richfield, Sevier, Utah

COD: Colon cancer

Informant: son, Carroll

Carrie's death certificate

Caroline's Obituary
Salt Lake Telegram Newspaper, edition: 5 Dec 1935

Buried 8 Dec 1835 Richfield, Sevier, Utah

Carrie and Williams headstone

Sources

1870 US Census Fillmore, Millard, Utah Territory (age 3)

1880 US Census Fillmore, Millard, Utah Territory (age 13)

1900 US Census Fillmore, Millard, Utah

1910 US Census Fillmore, Millard, Utah

1920 US Census Richfield, Sevier, Utah

1930 US Census Richfield, Sevier, Utah

Utah County Marriages

Unites States Western States Marriage Index

Obituary

ancestry.com

Family Search

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107392/caroline-payne

William and Carrie

William Porter Payne

Parents: Joseph Barnes Payne and Harriet Eliza McBride

Birth 29 Jan 1863 Fillmore, Millard, Utah

LDS Mission: Britain 1889 (set apart as missionary by Brigham Young)

Occupation: Business Executive (retired from Plaster and Cement Manufacturing)

Married Caroline Henry 29 April 1891 Manti LDS Temple, Manti, Utah

Died 25 March 1940 Richfield, Sevier, Utah

COD: Myocarditis - arteriosclerosis - auricular fibrillation (3 years)

AND Influenza (2 weeks)

Informant: his son, William La Grande Payne

William's death certificate

Buried 28 March 1940 Richfield City Cemetery, Richfield, Sevier, Utah

Sources

1900 US Census Fillmore, Millard, Utah

1910 US Census Fillmore, Millard, Utah

1920 US Census Richfield, Sevier, Utah

1930 US Census Richfield, Sevier, Utah

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107403/william-porter-payne

ancestry.com

Family Search

CHILDREN

William's signature on WW 1 draft registration

William LeGrande Payne

William Le Grande Payne

Birth 9 June 1893 Fillmore, Millard, Utah

Occupation(s): Salt Lake City Police Chief 1931-1936

Special Agent/National Auto Theft Bureau 1936- retirement

From History - SLCPD

The election of 1931 brought a different political party into power, and with it Chief Joseph Burbidge was replaced by Chief William Payne.

Chief Payne had been with the department in 1914, however had later joined the FBI until he was selected to be Police Chief. He brought with him new and fresh ideas on administering police functions. Uniforms, regulations, and firearms were again standardized. New equipment was purchased. The City did not have funds for some of the new equipment and therefore Payne, being from a wealthy family, purchased much of it out of his own pocket. Under his administration the department was overhauled and refurbished.

Chief Payne believed in “operating out of the front office”. He felt that he needed to have an active involvement in enforcement of the law and did so. Payne introduced radio communications to further enhance the ability to respond to criminal activity. Use of the teletype was inaugurated during Payne’s administration, and Salt Lake City became the monitoring station for many of the outlying police and sheriff’s departments. Payne attempted to deal with the increasing “juvenile” problems, but later admitted he was stumped for a solution to many of the youth problems. He attempted to counter some of the problems by referring youth to parental or church authority. Chief Payne did institute the first Youth Bureau within the department, recognizing that minors had to be dealt with differently than adults.

In 1936, Chief Payne resigned and went to work for the National Auto Theft Bureau.

Married 1) Unknown

2) Dorothy Clara Schultz 3 October 1921 Salt Lake City, Utah (divorced)

Children: 1 (child is listed on his WW 1 Draft Registration)

Marriage license information
It lists this as his second marriage and her first
but this is not true - she was married to Reed Coughanor in 1919

3) Priscilla Talbot 26 August 1937 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Children: Caroline

Death 4 Jan 1953 Holy Cross Hospital, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

COD: Cirrhosis of Liver

Informant: Philip M Howard

Burial 7 Jan 1953 Salt Lake Mausoleum, Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake, Utah

Williams drawer in mausoleum

Sources

1900 US Census Fillmore, Millard, Utah

1910 US Census Fillmore, Millard, Utah

1920 US Census Richfield, Sevier, Utah

1930 US Census Salt Lake City, Utah (age 36, Dorothy and one child with him)

1935 US Census Salt Lake City, Utah (mentioned in 1940 Census)

1940 US Census San Francisco, California

WW 1 Draft Registration 5 June 1917 Salt Lake City, Utah

physical description: Tall, stout, light blue eyes, brown hair
Note: it says a cord "cut off left leg"

About his part in SLCPD: https://slcpd.com/about/history/

ancestry.com

Family Search

Wendell's signature

Wendell Henry Payne (he usually went by Henry)

Birth 23 Sep 1896 Fillmore, Millard, Utah

Education: University of Utah

Military: WW1 Army Lieutenant

Occupation(s): Local Agent at Studebaker Car (1920)

St Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Agent (1930-1940)

Almond Farmer in Zamora and Arbuckle areas

Married Elizabeth Ashley 1933 Woodland, Yolo, California

Children: Wendell, William

Death 5 Dec 1979 Woodland, Yolo, California

Wendell's Obituary

Burial: Woodland Cemetery, Woodland, Yolo, California

Wendell and Elizabeth headstone

Sources

1900 US Census Fillmore, Millard, Utah (age 4)

1910 US Census Fillmore, Millard, Utah (age 13)

1920 US Census Richfield, Sevier, Utah (age 23)

WW 1 Draft Registration

1930 US Census Oakland, Alameda, California (age 33, roomer)

1940 US Census Rural, Alameda, California (age 43, married, 2 children)

WW2 Draft Registration

Obituary

Family Search

ancestry.com

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87730783/wendell-henry-payne

Carroll Revere Payne

Carroll's signature

Birth 3 Oct 1905 Fillmore, Millard, Utah

Carroll's birth certificate

Occupation(s):

Local Agent Automobiles (1920)

Salesman: (1929 - time of marriage)

Real Estate salesman (1950)

Married Elizabeth (Beth) McCune Musser 10 Aug 1929 Salt Lake City, Utah

Carroll and Elizabeth's marriage license

Note: Divorced May 1968 San Mateo, California

Children: Thomas, Margot

Death 8 December 1976 Sacramento, California

Obituary for Carroll

Burial: Richfield Cemetery, Richfield, Sevier, Utah

Carroll R Payne headstone

Sources

Birth Certificate

1910 US Census Fillmore, Millard, Utah (age 4)

1920 US Census Richfield, Sevier, Utah (age 14)

1930 US Census Richfield, Sevier, Utah (age 24)

1940 US Census Richfield, Sevier, Utah (age 35)

1950 US Census Sacramento, Sacramento, California (age 44)

1955 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Census

1960 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Census

WW2 Draft Registration

Marriage License

SS Death Index

California Death Index

Obituary

WW 2 Draft Registration

Family Search

ancestry.com

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90345/carroll-revere-payne

From a Funeral Program

When I come to the end of the road

And the sun has set for me

I want no rites in a gloom-filled room

Why cry for a soul set free?

Miss me a little - but not for too long

And not with your head bowed low

Remember the love that we once shared

Miss me, but let me go.

For this is a journey that we all must take

And each must go alone

It's all part of the Master's plan

A step on the road to home.

When you are lonely and sick at heart

Go to the hills we know

And bury your sorrow among the trees

Miss me, but let me go.

The Line

Every minute someone leaves this world behind.
We are all in “the line” without knowing it.
We never know how many people are before us.
We can not move to the back of the line.
We can not step out of the line.
We can not avoid the line.

So while we wait in line -

Make moments count.
Make priorities.
Make the time.
Make your gifts known.
Make a nobody feel like a somebody.
Make your voice heard.
Make the small things big.
Make someone smile.
Make the change.
Make love.
Make up.
Make peace.
Make sure to tell your people they are loved.
Make sure to have no regrets.
Make sure you are ready.

I'm My Own Grandpa

Many, many years ago when I was 23,
I got married to a widow
who was as pretty as could be.
She had a grown up daughter
who had a hair of red.
My father fell in love with her
and soon the two were wed.
This made my dad my son-in-law
And changed my very life.
My daughter was my mother,
for she was my father's wife.
To complicate the matters worse,
although it brought me joy,
I soon became the father
of a bouncing baby boy.
My little baby then became a brother -in-law to dad
and so became my uncle though it made me very sad.
For if he was my uncle,
then that also made him brother to the widow's grown-up- daughter,
who of course, was my stepmother.
Father's wife then had a son,
who kept them on the run.
And he became my grandson, for he was my daughter's son.
My wife is now my mother's mother
and it makes me blue.
Because, although she is my wife,
she's my grandma too.
If my wife is my grandmother,
then I am her grandchild.
and every time I think of it,
it simply makes me wild.
For now I have become the strangest case you ever saw.
As the husband of my grandmother,
I am my own grandpa!

Quotes from the Prophets

President Gordon B Hinckley: "It is good to look to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the future. It is good to look upon the virtues of those who have gone before, to gain strength for whatever lies ahead. It is good to reflect upon the work of those who labored so hard and gained so little in this world, but out of whose dreams and early plans so well nurtured, has come a great harvest of which we are the beneficiaries. Their tremendous example can become a compelling motivation for us all, for each of us is a pioneer in his own life."

President Spencer W Kimball: "I hope to see us dissolve the artificial boundary line we so often place between missionary work and temple and genealogical work, because it is the same great redemptive work!"

President Joseph Fielding Smith: " The responsibility on behalf of our kindred dead rests with equal force on all, according to our individual ability and opportunities...the greatest and grandest duty of all is to labor for the dead."

The Passing of the Pot (Chamber Pot)

As far back in childhood
As memory may go
One household vessel greets me
That wasn't made for show
Beneath the bed twas anchored
Where only few could see
But served the entire family
With equal privacy
Some called the critter Peggy
And some the thundermug
And others called it badger
A few called it jug
To bring it in at evening
Was bad enough no doubt
But heaven help the person
Who had to take it out
Our big one was enormous
And would accomodate
A watermelon party
Composed of six or eight
When nights were dark and rainy
It was a useful urn
On icy winter mornings
The cold rim seemed to burn
At times when things were rushing
And business extra good
Each took his turn a waiting
Or did the best he could
Sometimes when in a hurry
To our disgust and shame
We fumbled in the darkness
And slightly missed our aim
The special one for company
Was decorated well
But just the same it rendered
That old familiar smell
Today this modernism
Relieves me a lot
And only in my vision
I see that homely pot.
(author unknown)

Poem about ancestors

Though steep is the path I follow today,
The footprints of time will show me the way.
For many have traveled a smiliar road,
And carried an equal of heavier load.

No troubles I face are new to this earth,
That man has not faced from time of his birth.
The route has been charted and roads have been paved
By legions before me who were stalwart and brave.

Their steps never faltered nor courage grew dim,
For they trusted the Lord and let Him led them.
If my faith and my trust remain steadfast and true,
God will guide and protect me in all that I do.
- Dolores Karides

The Elusive Ancestor

I went searching for an ancestor.
I cannot find him still.
He moved around from place to place
and did not leave a will.
He married where a courthouse burned.
He mended all his fences.
He avoided any man who came to
take the US census

He always kept his luggage packed,
This man who had no fame,
and every 20 years or so,
This rascal changed his name.
No one else inthis world is
searching for this elusive man,
so I play "Gene-solitaire"
To find him, if I can!

I'm told he's buried in a plot,
with tombstone he was blessed;
but the weather took engravings,
and some vandals took the rest.
He died before the county clerks
were appointed to keep records
No family Bible has emerged -
In spite of all my efforts.

To top it off, this elusive ancestor
who has caused me many groans -
left me even one more challenge:
He brothed a lady,
by the name of "Jones"!
(Got this from a publication
put out by the DUP organization
that names the author: Merrell Kenworthy)

Poem: Heaven's Door

If I should go before you,

If life on earth were through;

I'll stop just inside Heaven's door,

and there I'll wait for you.

You've but to look 'cross star filled skies,

Past the moon and then beyond;

To know my leaving could never break,

This heart's undying bond.

And if you should go before me,

If your journey on earth were through;

You know I will be close behind,

I'll never be far from you.

Across the span of time and space,

This love will reach this far;

For you'll always carry a bit of my heart,

No matter where you are.

Allison Chambers Coxsey©1995 ~ All Rights Reserved

Which Shall It Be? by Adelaide Proctor

Which shall it be?

"Which shall it be? Which shall it be?
I looked at John and John looked at me,
And when I found that I must speak,
My voice seemed strangely low and weak:
˜Tell me again what Robert said,"
And then I, listening, bent my head.
This is his letter:˜I will give
A house and land while you shall live,
If, in return, from out your seven,
One child to me for aye is given."

I looked at John's old garments worn;
I thought of all that he had borne
Of poverty, and work, and care,
Which I, though willing, could not share;
I thought of seven young mouths to feed,
Of seven little children's need,
And then of this.

˜Come, John,said I,
We'll choose among them as they lie
Asleep. So, walking hand in hand,
Dear John and I surveyed our band:
First to the cradle lightly stepped,
Where Lilian, the baby, slept.
Softly the father stooped to lay
His rough hand down in a loving way,
When dream or whisper made her stir,
And huskily he said: ˜Not her!"

We stooped beside the trundle bed,
And one long ray of twilight shed
Athwart the boyish faces there,
In sleep so beautiful and fair;
I saw on James rough, red cheek
A tear undried. E'er John could speak,
He's but a baby, too," said I,
And kissed him as we hurried by.

Pale, patient, Robbie's angel face
Still in his sleep bore suffering's trace.
˜No, for a thousand crowns, not him!"
He whispered, while our eyes were dim.
Poor Dick! bad Dick! our wayward son”
Turbulent, restless, idle one”
Could he be spared?
Nay, He who gave
Bade us befriend him to the grave;
Only a mother's heart could be
Patient enough for such as he;
˜And so," said John, ˜I would not dare
To take him from her bedside prayer."

Then stole we softly up above,
And knelt by Mary, child of love;
˜Perhaps for her ˜twould better be,"
I said to John. Quite silently
He lifted up a curl that lay
Across her cheek in a wilful way,
And shook his head: ˜Nay, love, not thee,
The while my heart beat audibly.

Only one more, our eldest lad,
Trusty and truthful, good and glad,
So like his father. ˜No, John, no!
I cannot, will not, let him go."

And so we wrote, in courteous way,
We could not give one child away;
And afterward toil lighter seemed,
Thinking of that of which we dreamed,
Happy in truth that not one face
Was missed from its accustomed place;
Thankful to work for all the seven,
Trusting the rest to One in heaven."