Paign, Miner 1833 - 1910

PAIGN, PAYNE, HOWE, HOCKINGS, CLARK, DICKINSON

Posted By: Reid R. Johnson (email)
Date: 2/18/2014 at 18:26:18

Oelwein Daily Register, Saturday, 19 February 1910.

Miner Paign, one of the oldest pioneers of Fayette County, and one of the founders of Oelwein, passed away at his home on First Street E. at 6:15 Friday evening after an illness of less than 48 hours. He was on the street Wednesday afternoon as usual, and was taken ill that evening, not leaving bed till the end came. He was a well known figure on the streets, and the summons was unexpected by relatives and friends.

Miner Paign was born in the township of Cold Spring, Cattaraugus County, New York, August 6, 1833, and was therefore 76 years, six months and 12 days of age at the time of his death. In 1848 he left the home farm and went to Kane County, Illinois, where he remained till 1853 when he came to Iowa. He worked in a sawmill at Auburn for a year and took up his residence on a tract of land just north of Fayette, which he entered on coming to this county. He was married in the township of Windsor, May 14, 1833 to Miss Hannah Howe, and to this union were born six children, three sons and three daughters, all of whom have passed away with the exception of one daughter, Mrs. A. L. Hockings, of this city.

Mr. Paign continued farming near Fayette till 1858 when he sold his property and brought a stage line, the route covering the road between Earlville, Delaware County and Decorah, Winneshiek County. He carried on this business till the spring of 1861, when war having been declared he sold out and entered the army. May 20, 1861 he enlisted in Company F. Third Iowa Infantry, and served till December of that year when he was discharged for physical disability, resulting from the disease contracted in the service. After his return from the Army he was unable to conduct business or perform labor for several years. In 1878 he purchased a farm of 80 acres in Jefferson Township where Oelwein now stands. When the B. C. R. & N. Railway was built he gave the right of way through his farm. The station of Oelwein was established partly on his land, and in 1873 he laid out his first adittion on which a part of the business part of Oelwein now stands.

As he located here before Oelwein was known as a town he was well known in this city and throughout the county. He was a member of Griffith Post, NO. 134, G. A. R. And at various times served the city as a member of the board of education, city councilman and justice of the peace. He was a man of excentricity and of great originality. He had been in excellent health up to within a few months, and never wore an overcoat when walking till the present winter.

Beside his widow and daughter, Mrs. A. L. Hockings, and grandchildren he is survived by the following brothers and sisters – Squire Paign, of Bismarck, Washington; Harvey Paign, of Fayette; Foster Paign, of New York; Allan Paign, of Fayette; Susan Clark, of Bedford, Pennsylvania; Palmyra Dickinson, of Stanley.

At this writing the date for the funeral has not been decided on as his daughter, Mrs. A. L. Hockings and her husband were in Oklahoma at the time of his death. They were wired and it is expected that they will arrive tonight or tomorrow.

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Iowa Postal Card, Fayette, Iowa, Thursday, 24 February 1910.

Miner Paign, whose death occurred at Oelwein last Thursday night, was brought here for burial Tuesday. He was past 76 years of age. Five of his children were buried here. He was a brother of Allen S. Payne.

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NOTE: His given year of marriage is an obvious newspaper error, as are misspellings in the article.

Submitter is not related.

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