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Elmer Edgar Payton (1924 - 1977)

Elmer Edgar Payton
Born in Cabell, West Virginia, United Statesmap
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Died at age 53 in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

World War II Project
Private Elmer Payton served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

Elmer was born in 1924 [1]. He was the son of Arnold Peyton and Sarah Meehling [2].

In 1943, he enlisted and served in the United States Army during World War II, holding the rank of Private [3]. After the war, he married Deloris Ann Sutphin in 1946 [4]. In 1950, they resided in Huntington, West Virginia where he worked as a steel manufacturing laborer [5].

He passed away in 1977 [6] and was buried in the Forest Memorial Park Cemetery in Milton, West Virginia [7].

Sources

  1. ↑ "West Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CY-CCFH : Fri Mar 08 11:17:59 UTC 2024), Entry for Elmer Edgar Payton and A L Payton, 30 Jun 1942.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMCJ-NHY : Fri Mar 08 20:30:24 UTC 2024), Entry for Arnold L Payton and Sarah E Payton, 1930.
  3. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8PS-L7N : 5 December 2014), Elmer E Payton, enlisted 31 Mar 1943, Ft Thomas, Newport, Kentucky, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
  4. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FT9W-T5T : 11 February 2018), Elmer E Payton and Deloris Ann Sutphin, 1946; citing Cabell, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 559,889.
  5. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F3R-QLXN : Wed Mar 20 00:32:48 UTC 2024), Entry for Elmer Payton and Deloris Payton, 3 April 1950.
  6. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KSD-7BPG : 10 February 2023), Elmer Edgar Payton, .
  7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #16588764




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