An annual membership mailing was sent out this week to all the Payne descendants 18 and older for whom we have addresses. We have done a very good job keeping in touch with most of the family. The charter of the Payne Company limits membership in Club Payne (thus, ownership rights) to direct descendants of [read more…]
2019 Report
House Report There was not much to report about the house in 2019. Corey Payne visited the house with friends in September. Byrd > Clarence > Bill > Gene > Corey Amy was there in the spring and met second cousin on the Jennings side, Tom Jennings. It turns out that Tom owns the part [read more…]
Support the Payne Family Cemetery
All of the Byrd and A Payne descendants have ancestors buried at the Payne Family Cemetery at Lone Mountain. Byrd and A are both there, as well as Byrd’s parents Anderson G. Payne, who died in 1907, and Elizabeth Day Burdine Payne, who died in 1922. Many of our relatives are buried there. Paul E. [read more…]
Join Club Payne for 2019 Here!
The annual 2019 membership drive for Club Payne is underway, and… WE REALLY NEED YOU!!! Club Payne is struggling a little just now to complete a waterproofing of our exterior windows. Last year we raised barely enough through membership dues to pay our bills, and we were not able to undertake the window project. To [read more…]
2018 Report
House news Though we did not raise enough money to do the waterproofing on the windows as we had hoped, we did have shut-off valves installed so the water can be cut off to the bath house when guests are using the house bathroom only. This will make winter stays more feasible. We were unable [read more…]
2018 Club Payne Members
A big THANK YOU to those who joined Club Payne in 2018!