Junius Erasmus Paine (abt. 1826 - abt. 1892)

Born about 5 Oct 1826 in Giles, Tennessee, USA

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Died about 7 Oct 1892 at about age 66 in Weimar, Colorado Co., Texas, USA

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Biography

Junius Erasmus Paine was born in Giles County, Tennessee on the 5th of October 1826. He was the son of James Paine and his second wife, Elizabeth Brown. Per his second wife's Bible, Junius was baptized in infancy. Junius middle name, Erasmus, was probably in honor of his older half brother, Erasmus Sterling Paine, who died in 1822.^[1]

On 26 September 1848, in Giles County, Tennessee, Junius married Lucy E. Abernathy, daughter of Thomas and M. Abernathy. This marriage proved to be a tragic one as most of the children born to it died in infancy, per a family Bible. By 1849, the couple had moved to Haywood County, Tennessee where their newborn son died on 6 October 1849, the day of his birth. The couple was enumerated in the 1850 census in Haywood County. ^[2] A second child, Thomas James Paine was born on 6 August 1851 in Haywood County and like his father was shown baptized in infancy. Thomas lived until 1923. Burwell W. Paine was born in Haywood County on 3 January 1854, but died seven months later on 26 August 1854. A daughter, Lucy Ann Paine, was born on 15 October 1855 and died the same day. The final child, a son, was born on 13 November 1857 and died the same day, as did his mother, Lucy E. (Abernathy) Paine.

On 4 November 1858, widower Junius E. Paine wed Maria L. Ruddell in Haywood County, Tennessee. Maria was the daughter of Alfred R. Ruddell and Minerva Hopkins and was born on 3 February 1839. This marriage started as tragically as the first with a daughter born and dying on 27 October 1859, followed by a second daughter, Mary Virginia, who was born and died on 7 July 1860. The couple was shown in the 1860 U.S. Census for Haywood County, Tennessee with Junius one living child by his first wife, Thomas J. Paine. This was less than 4 weeks before Mary Virginia Paine's birth and death.^[3]

Sometime within the next seventeen months, the family moved to Fayette County, Texas where a son, Junius Milton Paine, was born on 1 January 1862. He died 24 August 1872 at the age of ten. An obituary appended to the family Bible, made much of his truthfulness in life and stated he suffered greatly near death, but with no cause stated. ^[4] On 20 September 1863 a daughter Alcesta was born and followed by another daughter, Minerva, on 21 October 1865. Both girls were born in Fayette County and both would live to old age.

A daughter, Elizabeth Browne Paine, apparently named after her paternal grandmother, was born on 27 July 1867 in Fayette County. She died at the age of six on 16 September 1874. Sometime between Elizabeth's birth and the birth of brother Robert Paine on 8 September 1869, the family moved to neighboring Colorado County, Texas, where Robert was born. Although Robert would live a long life, a note in the family Bible stated he had a leg amputated in 1883 and that was followed by a second, apparently corrective amputation. Robert's 5 March 1947 death record listed his parents as Juicius Paine and Maria Louise Reiddell. ^[5] Robert and sisters Alcesta, Manerva and Mary were enumerated in their parents 1880 Colorado County, Texas census household. ^[6]

Junius died on 7 October 1892 in Weimar Texas and was buried in Weimar Masonic Cemetery, Weimar, Colorado County, Texas. ^[7]

Research Notes

• Except for census data, the specific dates and events mentioned in Junius' biography are primarily derived from the Bible owned by his second wife, Maria L. Ruddell. A few dates and confirmation of others, come from a transcription of a Bible owned by his father, James Paine. G. Pinson (Pinson-796)
• The M.L. Paine Bible states her son Junius Milton Paine was born in Fayette County Texas, but an obituarly for the boy states it was in Fayette County Tennessee. The obituary was incorrect as the family can be shown in Texas at the time. G. Pinson (Pinson-796)
• Other records that should be checked are 1) the 1860 slave census 2) Any record of Junius service in the Civil war 3) land records, especially patents, in Tennessee and Texas. G. Pinson (Pinson-796)
• No more info is currently available for Junius Paine. Can you add to his biography?

Census Data and Notes

1850 U.S. Census for Haywood County, Tennessee

Junius Payne M 24 Tennessee Lucy Payne F 23 Tennessee

1850 notes:

• District #2. Dwelling 731, family 731. Enumerated 12 November 1850.

The accompanying 1850 slave Schedule showed that Junius E. Payne of District #2 of Haywood County, Tennessee, owned twenty slaves. This was an incredible number for a 24 year old, unless he inherited them. ^[8]

1860 U.S. Census for Haywood County, Tennessee

• Junius E Paine M 33 Tennessee
• Mariah L Paine F 20 Kentucky
• Thomas J Paine M 8 Tennessee
• John Cox M 20

1860 notes:

• District #2. Dwelling 198, family 174. Enumerated 12 June 1860.
• Junius was listed as a farmer. Cox as "overseer". Check Slave Census.
• Note: Maria is shown as Mariah in the census, but named Maria in the 1880 census and twice in her Bible.

1880 U.S. Census for Colorado County, Texas

• Junius E Paine Head M 33 Tn N.C. N.C.
• Maria L. Paine Wife F 40 Ky VA KY
• Manerva H. Paine Dau F 14 Tx TN TN
• Robert Paine Son M 10 Tx TN TN
• Marg W. Paine Dau F 9 Tx TN TN
• Alcesta Walker Dau F 16 Tx TN TN
• Thomas J. Walker GS M 10 days TX ENG TX

1880 census notes:

• Dwelling 1, family 1. Enumerated 1 and 2 June 1880.
• Junius was listed as a farmer and Maria was teaching school. Their children, except for Alcesta (and her baby) were attending school.
• The grandsons age was listed as 10/30 with the notation "May" following it. So, he was under a month old and likely 10 days old. His mother, Alcesta, was listed as ill from child birth. Her mother's Bible notes that Alcesta Cary Paine married William Walker on 30 December 1878 in Colorado County, Texas and that Walker had been born in London, England in 1850.
• Daughter "Marg." in the census above was listed as Mary Wadell Paine in her mother's Bible. She would marry Lot Fisher (J.L. Fisher) and die on 13 July 1895 and, like her father, be buried in Weimar Cemetery with her infant baby. This information also came from the Family Bible.

Sources

1. ↑ [Mrs M.L. Paine Family Bible dated 1858. https://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/tsla/BibleRecords/Paine,%20Thomas%20Fite%201/Paine,%20Thomas%20Fite%201.pdf ]
2. ↑ 1850 United States Census for Haywood County, Tennessee. Junius Payne household. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDJ-33J
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TD-L6H : 18 February 2021), Junius E Paine, 1860.
4. ↑ Obituary of Junius Milton Paine (1/1/1862 to 8/24/1872) appended to Mrs M.L. Paine's Bible.
5. ↑ "Texas Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6TQ-X5B : 14 April 2023), Juicius Paine and Maria Louise Reiddell listed his parents in entry for Robert Paine Sr., 1947.
6. ↑ 1880 United States Census for Oakland, Colorado County, Texas. Junius E Paine household. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBP-3QG?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMFF1-DS7&action=view
7. ↑ Findagrave memorial #47631792 for Junius Erasmus Paine showing a photograph of a dual gravestone for Junius and his second wife Maria Louise (Ruddell) Paine. Also appended is a transcription of an unsourced obituary. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47631792/junius-erasmus-paine
8. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVHZ-4F9 : Thu Oct 05 21:06:32 UTC 2023), Entry for and Junius E Payne, 1850.