Olmstead Mitchell Payne (1865 - 1951)

Born 7 Jul 1865 in Mount Vernon, Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Jane (Abney) Payne — married 24 Jul 1889 in Rockcastle, Trigg, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Jan 1951 at age 85 in Mount Vernon, Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Disputanta, Kentucky One Place Study.

Olmstead Mitchell Payne was born in 1865 in Mount Vernon, Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States, son of George William Payne (1838 - 1867) and Elizabeth (Drew) Lake (1844 - 1902). His father died when he was barely a toddler from the injuries gained during the Civil War.

His mother remarried John Wesley Lake (1848-1938) in April 1870. The family lived in District 4 of Rockcastle County, which borders Jackson County. John (21) is a farmer. ^[1]

Within 10 years, the family moved to Horse Lick to Jackson County and added five children. There are other Lakes families around them.^[2]

When OM was about 24, he married fifteen-year-old Martha Jane Abney (born in Rockcastle on 11 Feb 1874; died in Rockcastle on 26 Feb 1949), daughter of Archibald Taylor Abney and Nancy Barker Allen.^[3] on 24 July 1889.

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In March 1894, Olmstead purchased 55 1/2 acres from John and Matilda Ogg for $500. The property is located in Rockcastle County. On the deed, it notes that Olmstead lives in Rockcastle County. In this area, he would eventually build Payne's General Store. He will remain on this property the rest of his life.

In the 1900 census, the family expanded with four children. OM works the farm. He is literate and so is his wife Martha.^[5]

By 1910, the couple had been married for over 20 years and had ten children. Nine of the children lived with them. OM opened his General Store. The families name is spelled incorrectly as Reyne. His oldest son George has married and is the neighbor.^[6]

In Oct 1912, OM became the postmaster of Disputanta Post Office. The Post Office gave folks and customer a reason to visit the store.

In the 1920 census Armyss M (age 54) was the married head of household in Rockcastle, Kentucky.^[7]

In the 1930 census OM (age about 65) was living in Mount Vernon, Rockcastle, Kentucky].^[8]

In the 1940 census OM (age about 75) was living in Mount Vernon.^[9]

OM died at the age of a stroke on 22 January 1951 in Mt. Vernon. ^[10] He is buried in AT Abney Memorial Garden next to the Macedonia Church.^[11]

Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4S-X4W : 29 May 2021), Olmsted Payne in entry for John W Lakes, 1870.
2. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images
   citing enumeration district ED 49, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: MCCY-CN5 (accessed 28 January 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYB3-9V6D Image number 00114
   Amster Lakes (14), single son, At Home, in household of John Lakes (32) in Magisterial District 4 Horse Lick, Jackson, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky, United States.
3. ↑ "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SP-JVM : 11 May 2022), Ols...led Payne, 1889.
4. ↑ Marriage: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls, Year: 1900; Census Place: Scaffold Cane, Rockcastle, Kentucky; Roll: 550; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1240550.
5. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900," database with images
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 67; FHL microfilm: 1240550; Record number: 2873;
   FamilySearch Record: M9HY-91L (accessed 28 January 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6W3S-18S Image number 00062
   Olmstead M Payne (35), married head of household in Scaffold Cane Branch, Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky.
6. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census," database with images
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Scaffold Cane, Rockcastle, Kentucky; Roll: T624_500; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm: 1374513
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #8940245 (accessed 28 January 2023)
   O M Reyne (44), married, Merchant, head of household in Scaffold Cane, Rockcastle, Kentucky, USA. Born in Kentucky.
7. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 595; Line: 59; FHL microfilm: 1820595; Record number: 19492;
   FamilySearch Record: MHPW-ZDJ
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR66-DLR Image number 00406.
8. ↑ 1930 Census: 1930 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002; United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Rockcastle, Kentucky; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340508.
9. ↑ 1940 Census: 1940 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rockcastle, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01353; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 102-12.
10. ↑ Death Registration: Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000.
11. ↑ Burial: Find A Grave: Memorial #5855221

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