Mary Jane Payne was born on 2 January 1847 in Stokes County, North Carolina, presumed. She is mentioned in the death record of her son, Joseph Nathaniel Griffin. This record also confirms Joseph Griffin as her husband.
Mary Jane and Joseph Griffin were united in marriage on 28 March 1875 in Old Richmond, Forsyth County, North Carolina. Joseph was forty two and Mary Jane was 28 years old. Mary Jane's parents were Washington Payne and Nancey E S Payne. [1]
Mary Jane passed away on 23 January 1886 in Rural Hall, Forsyth County, North Carolina and was buried in Nazareth Lutheran Church Cemetery in Forsyth County, North Carolina[2].
According to Find-a-Grave she and Joseph had two children:
Hattie Elizabeth Griffin Snider born 6 April 1875, died 2 April 1896
Joseph Nathaniel Griffin, born 1883, died 1946
Siblings:
Thomas J. Payne
1848–1859
Harriet Elizabeth Payne Wall
1848–1885
Sarah Ann Frances Payne Hawkins
1853–1919
Robert Nathaniel Payne
1856–1927 (m. 1877)
Susan E. V. Payne Sprinkle
1859–1890 (m. 1877
Half Siblings:
Lucas Alexander Payne
1865–1887
Anthony Luther Payne
1869–1938
Sources
↑ Citing this Record
"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8DL-Y7N : 22 December 2016), Joseph H. Griffin and Mary Jane Payne, 28 Mar 1875; citing Old Richmond, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 899,597.
↑ Citing this Record
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKG-VPRZ : 11 July 2016), Mary Jane Payne Griffin, 1886; Burial, Rural Hall, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States of America, Nazareth Lutheran Church Cemetery; citing record ID 46804078, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP8S-B9S : 17 July 2017), Mary Jane Payne in entry for Joseph Nathaniel Griffin, 23 Dec 1946; citing Old Richmond, Forsyth, North Carolina, cn 25690, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,909,214.
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