Francis Marion Payne
b. 26 October 1849, Clark County, Indiana
d. 4 November 1928, Bellingham, Washington
m. 19 June 1873, Saluda, Jefferson County, Indiana
Elizabeth Luella Wells
b. 23 July 1852, Saluda, Jefferson County, Indiana
d. 29 December 1907, Newton, Jasper County, Illinois
Children with Elizabeth Luella Wells:
- Eva Grace (1874-1949) married James Lee Hesler
- Estella May (1877-1975) married Albert Mellum
- Claudia Laura (1880-1968) married Earl C. Applegate
- Christina Florence (1883-1885)
- Clyde Wells (1885-1952) married Balva May Mitchell
- Winnie Luella (1889-1986) married Earl Palmer Hill
- Edwin Francis (1892-1972) married Bertha Louise Adams
Francis and Elizabeth emigrated from Indiana to Newton, Jasper County, Illinois, after their
marriage in 1873.
Estella Mellum, Francis and Elizabeth’s second child, homesteaded a tract of land on Cyrus Island in Puget Sound, Washington, and later purchased an adjacent tract of 160 acres. She built her own cabin, as well as some of her furniture. Her father left Illinois to live with Stella at her island home after the death of his wife in Illinois.
Submitted by:
Marjorie P. Hoelzel
Wilmington DE