He was the son of William Alexander Payne and Susan Victoria Gaines Smyth. A death date of August 8, 1897 comes from the "Compilaton of the Gaines Family Data with Special Emphasis on Lineage of William and Isabella Pendleton Gaines" by Calvin Sutherd, 1969 & 1972 and conflicts with his marker that has July 8, 1897. From the article below, it appears that July is correct.
Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, D.C.) July 9, 1897 page 2
The dead body of a stranger, whose name from papers on his person seems to be E. L. Payne, of Richmond, was found at Lynchburg early yesterday morning on the Southern Railway. An autopsy disclosed the fact that the man died from pneumonia, and the coroner’s jury returned a verdict accordingly. Payne had been around Lynchburg for several days and had complained of suffering. His body was at the base of a cliff on the side of which the railroad ran and it is supposed that he rolled from the top of it to the railroad in his death agony. Contributor: Loretta Castaldi (47472615)
Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, D.C.) July 9, 1897 page 2
The dead body of a stranger, whose name from papers on his person seems to be E. L. Payne, of Richmond, was found at Lynchburg early yesterday morning on the Southern Railway. An autopsy disclosed the fact that the man died from pneumonia, and the coroner’s jury returned a verdict accordingly. Payne had been around Lynchburg for several days and had complained of suffering. His body was at the base of a cliff on the side of which the railroad ran and it is supposed that he rolled from the top of it to the railroad in his death agony. Contributor: Loretta Castaldi (47472615)
He was the son of William Alexander Payne and Susan Victoria Gaines Smyth. A death date of August 8, 1897 comes from the "Compilaton of the Gaines Family Data with Special Emphasis on Lineage of William and Isabella Pendleton Gaines" by Calvin Sutherd, 1969 & 1972 and conflicts with his marker that has July 8, 1897. From the article below, it appears that July is correct.
Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, D.C.) July 9, 1897 page 2
The dead body of a stranger, whose name from papers on his person seems to be E. L. Payne, of Richmond, was found at Lynchburg early yesterday morning on the Southern Railway. An autopsy disclosed the fact that the man died from pneumonia, and the coroner’s jury returned a verdict accordingly. Payne had been around Lynchburg for several days and had complained of suffering. His body was at the base of a cliff on the side of which the railroad ran and it is supposed that he rolled from the top of it to the railroad in his death agony. Contributor: Loretta Castaldi (47472615)
Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, D.C.) July 9, 1897 page 2
The dead body of a stranger, whose name from papers on his person seems to be E. L. Payne, of Richmond, was found at Lynchburg early yesterday morning on the Southern Railway. An autopsy disclosed the fact that the man died from pneumonia, and the coroner’s jury returned a verdict accordingly. Payne had been around Lynchburg for several days and had complained of suffering. His body was at the base of a cliff on the side of which the railroad ran and it is supposed that he rolled from the top of it to the railroad in his death agony. Contributor: Loretta Castaldi (47472615)
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Elbert L. Payne
Jan 21, 1861
July 8, 1897
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