Hazel (Johnson) Payne (1935 - 1963)

Born 30 Jan 1935 in Virginia, United States

Died 26 Jul 1963 at age 28 in Belleville, Essex County, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Hazel (Johnson) Payne is a part of US Black heritage.

Hazel Johnson was born on 30 Jan 1935^[1] in Virginia. She was the daughter of Herman and Sarah Johnson.^[2][3] In 1940 and 1950, she lived in Namozine, Dinwiddie County, Virginia with her family.^[2][4] She graduated from Southside High School in 1953 and went to Virginia State College for 2.5 years.^[3]

Hazel married Donald Milford Payne Sr. in 1958 ^[5]and they had two children. They lived in Newark, New Jersey and Hazel was a member of Newark's Pilgrim Baptist Church.^[3] Both her husband and her son Donald Payne Jr. would later become US Congressman representing New Jersey.^[5]

Hazel died on 26 Jul 1963 in the Clara Maass Hospital in Belleville, New Jersey.^[3] She was buried in Glendale Cemetery in Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Find a Grave," database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #90555002 : accessed 27 April 2024), Memorial page for Mrs Hazel Alfreda Johnson Payne (30 Jan 1935-26 Jul 1963), citing Glendale Cemetery, Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey, USA (plot: Section: Prospect, Lot :- 1, Grave: 1); Maintained by A AAA American (contributor 47337652).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1940," ED 27-7, Namozine, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA; sheet 19B, family 340, Hazel Johnson in Herman Johnson household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRYG-GNB.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Obituary: "Mrs. Hazel Johnson Payne," The Progress-Index [Petersburg, Virginia], 29 Jul 1963, image copy, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-progress-index-hazel-j-payne-ida/146188433/ : accessed 27 Apr 2024).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1950," ED 27-6, Namozine District, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, USA; sheet 6, dwelling 45, Hazel A Johnson in Herman O Johnson household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XLL-4F1R.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Husband's Obituary:
   Raymond Hernandez, "Donald M. Payne, First Black Elected to Congress From New Jersey, Dies at 77," The New York Times, 6 Mar 2012, https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/07/nyregion/donald-m-payne-first-black-elected-to-congress-from-new-jersey-dies-at-77.html : accessed 27 Apr 2024.