Payton, James

PAYTON, MCDANIEL, MAYFIELD

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Date: 11/29/2008 at 16:42:05

PAYTON, James
retired farmer; Galesburg; born in Knox Co., Tenn., Jan. 4, 1809; moved to Wayne Co., Ky., with his parents when about 12 years old; remained till he was about 16 years old, and moved to Pulaski Co.; there he married Mary McDANIEL June 8, 1829; she was born in Pulaski Co., April 25, 1812; in 1830, they moved to Monroe Co., Ind., and remained till 1846, when they moved to Hendricks Co., and stayed till 1855, and moved to this county, settling within a quarter mile of this village; his children are Chesley, who was born in Kentucky, but now resides in this township; James H., born in Kentucky, enlisted in the 7th Minn. V. I., Co. F, and was killed at Murfreesboro by a cannon ball, Nov. 7, 1864; Elizabeth, deceased; Tilman H., born in Indiana Dec. 1, 1840, enlisted July, 1861, in the 5th Iowa V. I., Co. D; was severely wounded at Iuka, Sept. 19, 1862, and taken to the hospital at St. Louis; was discharged for disability on account of wounds, March, 1863; Martha A., now Mrs. MAYFIELD, resides in Lynnville; is County Superintendent of Schools of this county; Mary, Nancy E., Milton C., Harman S. and Horace G., deceased. The family are members of the Christian Church. ~ Elk Creek Township Biographies "The History of Jasper County" (Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1878)