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The John Hansen Payne/ Tennie Vallie Custer family ca. 1895.

From left to right are:
Cora B. Payne  b. 1878  d. 1925,
Mary Lavina Payne  b. 1882  d. 1960,
Roy Emory Payne  b. 1891  d. 1972,
Charles Wesley Payne  b. May 20, 1894 d. 1974,
Tennie Vallie (Custer) Payne  b. Apr 15, 1857  d. Apr 10, 1921,
Edward Raymond Payne  b. Jun 19, 1884  d. Apr 2, 1964,
John Hansen Payne  b. Feb 19, 1858  d. Dec 24, 1921,
John Harrison Payne  b. Jul 20, 1889  d. Apr 26, 1950,
Ada Mae Payne  b. Dec 16, 1886  d. Dec 11, 1960,

All children were born in Morgan County.  (Sorry, I don't know the name of the dog).

John Hansen Payne was the son of Mahlon Payne and Lavina McDaniel.
On Jun 18, 1881, John married Tennie Vallie Custer daughter of John C. Custer and Mary E. Vanorsdale.

(picture courtesy of Carol Gorman)