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|death_place=Natchitoches Louisiana​

|death_place=Natchitoches Louisiana​

|resting_place=American Cemetery in Natchitoches​

|resting_place=American Cemetery in Natchitoches​

|spouse=(1) Rose Dietrich Payne (married 1898-her death)<br>​

|spouse=(1) Rose Dietrich Payne (married 1898-her death)​

(2) Nettie Gillen Payne (died)<br>​

(2) Nettie Gillen Payne (died)<br>​

(3) Ola Goodrich Payne​

(3) Ola Goodrich Payne​

|children=William "Bill" Payne<br>​

|children=William Michael "Bill" Payne<br>​

John Payne<br>​

John Payne<br>​

Edward Blanchard Payne<br>​

Edward Blanchard Payne<br>​

Mary Joy Payne ___​

Mary Joy Payne ___​

|relations=Charles Milton Cunningham (brother-in-law)​

|relations=Charles Milton Cunningham (brother-in-law)<br>

W. Peyton Cunningham (nephew)​

W. Peyton Cunningham (nephew)​

|party= [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]​

|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]​

|occupation=Planter

|occupation=Planter

Law enforcement officer

Law enforcement officer

Payne was the eldest son of William Edward Payne (1830-1884), a native of [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]], and William Payne's second wife, the former Marie Elisa Blanchard (1846-1915). He was born and reared at the plantation known as Evergreen Lodge on Cane River Lake, a mile north of [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]],<ref name=payne/>, founded in 1714 as the first permanent settlement in the future  state of Louisiana.​

Payne was the eldest son of William Edward Payne (1830-1884), a native of [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]], and William Payne's second wife, the former Marie Elisa Blanchard (1846-1915). He was born and reared at the plantation known as Evergreen Lodge on Cane River Lake, a mile north of [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]],<ref name=payne/>, founded in 1714 as the first permanent settlement in the future  state of Louisiana.​

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Payne was married three times. By the former Rose Dietrich of Natchitoches, whom he married on October 4, 1898, Payne had three sons, William Michael "Bill" Payne, John Payne, and Edward Blanchard Payne. After Rose's death, Payne married the former Nettie Gille of Campti, also in Natchitoches Parish. They had a daughter, Mary Joy Payne. After Nettie's death, Payne wed the former  Ola Goodrich, a native of Center in east [[Texas]], who survived him. The first marriage was in a [[Roman Catholic]] Church in Natchitoches, but Payne's obituary does not specifically state that he was Catholic though there was at the time a substantial Catholic population in Natchitoches.<ref name=payne/> And the original Paynes, who came to the United States from [[France]], were mostly Catholic.​

Payne was married three times. By the former Rose Dietrich of Natchitoches, whom he married on October 4, 1898, Payne had three sons, William Michael "Bill" Payne, John Payne, and Edward Blanchard Payne. After Rose's death, Payne married the former Nettie Gille of Campti, also in Natchitoches Parish. They had a daughter, Mary Joy Payne. After Nettie's death, Payne wed the former  Ola Goodrich, a native of Center in east [[Texas]], who survived him. The first marriage was in a [[Roman Catholic]] Church in Natchitoches, but Payne's obituary does not specifically indicate that he was Catholic though there was at the time a substantial Catholic population in Natchitoches Parish.<ref name=payne/> And the original Paynes, who came to the United States from [[France]], were mostly Catholic.​

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Sheriff Payne died at his home in Natchitoches of [[cardiovascular disease]] and the lingering effects of [[influenza]] contracted five months earlier. In addition to his children and third wife, Ola, he was survived by a half-sister, Emily Payne Watson, daughter of William Payne's first marriage to the former Theresa Long, and three sisters, all from Natchitoches: Mrs. Elisa P. Williams, Mrs. W. C. Jones, and Mrs. Alicia Evelena Payne Cunningham (1874-1961), the wife of Charles Milton Cunningham, the publisher of ''The Natchitoches Times'' and from 1915 to 1922 a state senator. After her husband's death, Evelena or "Miss Lena,"as she became known, continued to publish the newspaper. Sheriff Payne also had a brother, Edward O. Payne of Natchitoches.<ref name=payne/>​

Sheriff Payne died at his home in Natchitoches of cardiovascular disease]and the lingering effects of [[influenza]] contracted five months earlier. In addition to his children and third wife, Ola, he was survived by a half-sister, Emily Payne Watson, daughter of William Payne's first marriage to the former Theresa Long, and three sisters, all from Natchitoches: Mrs. Elisa P. Williams, Mrs. W. C. Jones, and Mrs. Alicia Evelena Payne Cunningham (1874-1961), the wife of Charles Milton Cunningham (1877-1936), the publisher of ''The Natchitoches Times'' and from 1915 to 1922 a state senator. After her husband's death, Evelena or "Miss Lena,"as she became known, continued to publish the newspaper. Sheriff Payne also had a brother, Edward O. Payne of Natchitoches.<ref name=payne/>​

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Payne is interred at the historic American Cemetery in Natchitoches.<ref name=payne/> He was succeeded as sheriff by his son, William "Bill" Payne.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.libertychapelcemetery.org/files/sheriff.html|title=Sheriff [[Wyatt Luther Nugen]], Deputy Delmer Lee Brunson [Killed]|publisher=libertychapelcemetery.org|accessdate=January 15, 2011}}</ref><ref>The Liberty Chapel Cemetery source indicates that Sheriff Bill Payne was in 1936 a pallbearer for Sheriff  Wyatt Luther Nugent of Grant Parish, who was killed in the line of duty.</ref>

Payne is interred at the historic American Cemetery in Natchitoches.<ref name=payne/> He was succeeded as sheriff by his son, William "Bill" Payne.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.libertychapelcemetery.org/files/sheriff.html|title=Sheriff [[Wyatt Luther Nugen]], Deputy Delmer Lee Brunson [Killed]|publisher=libertychapelcemetery.org|accessdate=January 15, 2011}}</ref><ref>The Liberty Chapel Cemetery source indicates that Sheriff Bill Payne was in 1936 a pallbearer for Sheriff  Wyatt Luther Nugent of Grant Parish, who was killed in the line of duty.</ref>