Husband: William Silas Payton
Also known as: Silas Payton 1,2,3,4,5
Born: ca 1857 in Ohio 3,6
Died: bef May 1950 7
Census: 1870 80, 1910 20 30 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1)
Census: 1860 in Washington Co, OH
Occupation: 1920 farm hand 8
Occupation: 1910 farm laborer (working out) 5
Father: Gibson Payton (1832 - )
Mother: Catherine Stout (1837 - )
Wife: Mary Ellen Lipscomb
Married: Dec- 2-1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 6
Born: ca 1866 in Gilmer Co, WV 9,6
Died: May-27-1950 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9,10
Buried: in Randolph Cemetery, Rt 18 South, West Union, WV 9
Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Father: Christopher C. Lipscomb (1830 - )
Mother: Elizabeth "Betsy" Adams (1832 - 1880)
F Child 1: Clara Payton Born: Feb- 1-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,6 Died: Jan-18-1969 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Buried: in Randolph Cemetery, Rt 18 South, West Union, WV Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Fredrick L. Dotson b. Mar-31-1886 d. ca 1910 Married: Jun- 3-1909 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,12 Husband: John Sylvester Reed b. May-14-1887 d. Aug-26-1967 Married: Oct- 3-1914 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
M Child 2: Nelson Payton Born: ca 1891 5 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 3: Lucy Payton Born: ca 1894 5 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 4: Albert Payton Born: ca 1896 5 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 5: Bruce Payton Born: 1898 14 Died: Dec- 4-1964 in Doddridge Co, WV 10 Buried: in Randolph Cemetery, Rt 18 South, West Union, WV Resided: 1950 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 8 Occupation: 1930 laborer at odd jobs 16
M Child 6: Edward "Ed" Payton Census name: Edward Payton Born: 1899 14 Died: Aug-30-1957 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,14 Buried: in Randolph Cemetery, Rt 18 South, West Union, WV 17 Resided: 1950 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Dorsey Leeson b. Jan-27-1902 d. Apr- -1982 Census name: Dorsa Leeson 18
M Child 7: William Silas "Cy" Payton, Jr.
Census name: Silas Payton, Jr.
Born: Dec-23-1903 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 19
Died: Sep- 1-1938 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 20,10
Buried: in Randolph Cemetery, Rt 18 South, West Union, WV 9
Cause of death: hit by train 19
Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: laborer 19
Occupation: 1930 truck driver for feed company 16
Never married: 19
M Child 8: Ancel Payton Born: Mar-22-1905 21 Died: Oct-20-1963 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,21 Buried: in Randolph Cemetery, Rt 18 South, West Union, WV Resided: 1950 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1930 truck driver for feed company 16 Wife: Gertie Lee Siders b. Sep- 2-1914 d. Sep- -1977 Also known as: Girtie 22 Married: Sep-22-1930 at Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 23
F Child 9: Nellie Payton Born: 1908 5 Resided: 1950 in Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE 15 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 10: Hugh Payton Also known as: Hugh Peyton 24,25 Born: May- 8-1913 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 24,8,25 Resided: 1940, 1950 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 26,15 Census: 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1937 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 25 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 8 Occupation: 1940 W.P.A. Occupation: 1930 laborer at odd jobs 16 Wife: Lora Barr b. ca 1914 Census name: Laura Barr Married: Jun-14-1937 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 25
Sources: (1) Death record of son. (2) Death record of daughter. (3) 1860 Census. (4) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp). (5) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (6) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (7) Obituary of wife. (8) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (9) Obituary. (10) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (11) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (12) Walter A. Dotson (1950-2011), Louisville, OH. (13) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as John S. Reed, 27, of Doddridge Co; and Clara Dotson, 25, of Doddridge Co. Married Oct 3 1914. (14) Headstone (year only) (15) Obituary of mother. (16) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (17) Headstone. (18) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (19) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (20) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Notation on death record states "Killed by train, no inquest." An article in the Mar 28 2006 issue of the West Union Herald quotes the 1938 newspaper account of the accident as follows: "Apparently hit by a railroad train, William Silas (Cy) Peyton [sic], 35, a laborer of West Union, was killed some time Wednesday night 1 September 1938 near the site of the old glass plant, a short distance east of town. The train comes out of a cut near where the body was found and it is impossible for a engineer to see a pedestrian for any distance." (21) Social Security Death Index. (22) Obituary of daughter. (23) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (24) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (25) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (26) World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) In 1920, location specified as Doe Run.