Mary Catherine Thames1,2

Female, #9979, (22 Mar 1860 - 24 Jun 1944)

ParentCornelius Alexander Thames (29 Nov 1830 - 29 Apr 1912)
ParentElizabeth A. Brantley (8 Oct 1834 - 4 Mar 1915)
Mary Catherine Thames|b. 22 Mar 1860\nd. 24 Jun 1944|p9979.htm|Cornelius Alexander Thames|b. 29 Nov 1830\nd. 29 Apr 1912|p9992.htm|Elizabeth A. Brantley|b. 8 Oct 1834\nd. 4 Mar 1915|p9993.htm|Rev. Jesse T. Thames|b. 6 Oct 1810\nd. 25 Nov 1872|p43264.htm|Mary A. E. Broughton|b. 8 May 1810\nd. 14 Oct 1883|p43265.htm|Joseph V. B. Brantley|b. 6 Aug 1813\nd. 18 Feb 1893|p45158.htm|Emily K. Travis|b. 26 Mar 1814\nd. 23 Dec 1870|p45159.htm|

Birth*22 Mar 1860 Mary was born at Brooklyn, Conecuh Co., Alabama, on 22 Mar 1860.3,2 
 She was the daughter of Cornelius Alexander Thames and Elizabeth A. Brantley. 
(household member) 1860 Census1 Jun 1860 Mary was listed as a household member living with Cornelius Alexander Thames in the 1860 Census at Conecuh Co., Alabama.4 
(household member) 1870 Census1 Jun 1870 Mary was listed as a household member living with Cornelius Alexander Thames on the 1870 Census at Brooklyn, Conecuh Co., Alabama.5 
(daughter) 1880 Census1 Jun 1880 Mary was listed as a daughter in Cornelius Alexander Thames's household on the 1880 Census at Brooklyn, Conecuh Co., Alabama.6 
Marriage*7 Oct 1885 She married Samuel Lafayette Payne at Conecuh Co., Alabama, on 7 Oct 1885.7,8 
Married Name7 Oct 1885 As of 7 Oct 1885, her married name was Payne. 
(Family Member) Relocationcirca 1899 Family member(s) Mary Catherine Payne, accompanying Samuel Lafayette Payne, relocated circa 1899 at Pineville, Escambia Co., Florida. 
(wife) 1900 Census1 Jun 1900 Mary was listed as Samuel Lafayette Payne's wife (Mary C. Payne, Wh, F, Mar 1860, 40, Md 15, 5/5, AL, AL, AL) on the 1900 Census at Pineville, Escambia Co., Florida.9 
Military pension*1913 Mary applied for a military pension at Santa Rosa Co., Florida, in 1913.10 
(mother) 1920 Census1 Jan 1920 Mary was listed as a mother in Dr. Joseph Edward Payne's household on the 1920 Census at DeFuniak Springs, Walton Co., Florida.11 
1930 Census*1 Apr 1930 She was enumerated in the US Census of 1930 at Milton, Santa Rosa Co., Florida.12 
Death*24 Jun 1944 She died at Milton, Santa Rosa Co., Florida, on 24 Jun 1944. Her death certificate says she died at age 84 of hypostatic pneumonia and senility. (The informant was her son, Guy Payne.).13 
Burial*25 Jun 1944 Her body was interred on 25 Jun 1944 at Milton Cemetery, Milton, Santa Rosa Co., Florida. Section 15.3,14 
(Witness) Research note11 May 2005 William Shumate's wife, Deanna, wrote on 11 May 2005: "I believe his great-great grandmother was Mary Catherine Thames; his paternal grandmother was Lena Culpepper."15 

Family

Samuel Lafayette Payne (1836 - 6 Oct 1912)
Marriage*7 Oct 1885 She married Samuel Lafayette Payne at Conecuh Co., Alabama, on 7 Oct 1885.7,8 
Children

Charts Warren Culpepper's Ancestry Chart
Joseph Thames Descendants
Last Edited 25 Jan 2008

Citations

  1. E-mail from Paul Grant to Lew Griffin, 2000.
  2. Harry Stuart Culpepper and Alma Elaine Payne Ancestors, Culpepper/Payne Family Bible, Steven Edward Culpepper, owner, Sandy Springs, GA, (2005).
  3. Death Certificate.
  4. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Evergreen, Conecuh Co., AL, page 1000, Hse 335, fam 315.
    Ancestry.com Image 44. transcription by Warren Culpepper
    Cornelius Thames, 29, M, Carpenter, RE=500, PE=1000, AL
    Elizabeth Thames, 25, F, AL
    Alex Thames, 8, M, AL
    Jno Thames, 5, M, AL
    James Thames, 4, M, AL
    Adam Thames, 1, M, AL
    Mary Thames, 3/12, F, AL.
  5. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Beat 7, Brooklyn, Conecuh Co., AL, page 3, Transcription by Gertrude Stevens
    Cornelius Thames, 39, M, Wheelwright, RE=400, PE=300, AL
    Elizabeth Thames, 35, F, AL
    Alex Thames, 18, M, Mail messenger, AL
    John Thames, 16, M, Farm Laborer, AL
    James Thames, 14, M, Farm Laborer, AL
    Adam Thames, 11, M, AL
    Mary Thames, 10, F, AL
    Jesse Thames, 3, M, AL
    William Thames, 1, M, AL.
  6. 1880 Federal Census, United States.
    Brooklyn, Conecuh Co., AL, page 87C, based on LDS CD transcription
    Cornelius A. Thames, HH, 50, AL, NC, SC, Farmer
    Elizabeth Thames, Wife, 46, AL, SC, AL
    Mary Thames, Dau, 20, AL, AL, AL
    Jessey Thames, Son, 13, AL, AL, AL
    William Thames, Son, 11, AL, AL, AL
    Elizabeth Thames, Dau, 9, AL, AL, AL
    Lucey Thames, Dau, 6, AL, AL, AL
    Stephen Thames, Son, 4, AL, AL, AL
    Nathaniel Thames, Son, 1, AL, AL, AL.
  7. Wilene J. Whatley and Sarah R. Coker, Conecuh Co., AL Marriages, Vol. 1 Southern Business Forms, 1990.
    page 30.
  8. Florida State Archives, compiler, Florida Confederate Pension Application Files, Florida Memory Project.
    http://www.floridamemory.com/Collections/PensionFiles/
    3 Mar 1913 pension application by Mary C. Payne of Milton, Santa Rosa Co., FL, widow of Samuel L. Payne.
  9. 1900 Federal Census, United States.
    Precinct 16, Pineville, Escambia Co., FL, ED17, Page 156a
    Genealogy.com image. Transcribed by Warren Culpepper
    Samuel L. Payne, HH, Jun 1836, 63, md 15 yrs, AL, GA, GA, Country Peddler, Rents home
    Mary C. Payne, Wife, Mar 1860, 40, md 15 yrs, 5/5 children, AL, AL, AL
    Samuel B. Payne, Son, Sep 1886, 13, S, AL, AL, AL
    Ruben G. Payne, Son, May 1889, 11, S, AL, AL, AL
    Brooklin Payne, Son, Mar 1891, 9, S, AL, AL, AL
    Joseph Payne, Son, Jul '95, 4, AL, AL, AL
    Lee Payne, Son, Jun 1897, 2, S, AL, AL, AL.
  10. Santa Rosa Co., FL CSA Pensions, Rootsweb: USGenWeb Archives.
  11. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    Western Precinct, DeFuniak Springs, Walton Co., FL, ED 153, page 118
    Ancestry.com image transcribed by Warren Culpepper
    J. E. Payne, Owned home, no mortgage, M, W, 25, Md, AL, AL, AL, Proprietor of Jewelery Store
    Alma Payne, Wife, 26, Md, FL, CA, FL
    Alma Elaine Payne, Daughter, 1, S, FL, AL, FL
    Mary Payne, Mother, 59, Wd, AL, AL, AL
    Mattie Stokes, Servant, F, Wh, 12, S, FL, Scotland, England, Nurse Maid.
  12. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    Precinct 1, Milton, Santa Rosa Co., FL, ED 57-1, Page 10A.
    Ancestry.com image transcribed by Warren Culpepper
    Ravine Street, Rent=$10, Radio=N, Farm=N
    Mary Payne, Head, F, W, 70, Wd, Md @ 21, AL, AL, AL.
  13. Death Certificate.
    Mary C. Payne, died 24 Jun 1944, Santa Rosa Co., FL.
  14. Richard Earl Jernigan, Santa Rosa Co., FL Cemeteries West FL Genealogical Society, Pensacola, 1987.
    Milton Cemetery, page 463.
  15. E-mail from Deanna Shumate, e-mail address, 8034 Rockhampton Circle, Helena, AL 35080 to Warren Culpepper, May 2005.