Dear List Members, I am searching for information on Paine(s) living in Lauderdale Co., AL.. The only information I have is on George William Payne, (perhaps spelled previously spelled Paine) my grandfather. Here is what I have; GEORGE WILLIAM PAYNE was born December 15, 1855 in Alabama, and died March 09, 1943 in Loretto, TN.. He married SARAH E. WATERS. She was born June 01, 1871 in Tennessee, and died August 26, 1937 in Loretto, TN.. Notes for GEORGE WILLIAM PAYNE: 1910 LAWRENCE CO TN (Census) " Near West Point and Lawrenceburg Rd" Division 15th Dist. 162/165 George W. PAYNE age 55 AL/TN/AL Farmer Sarah 47 TN/GA/TN James D. 19 TN/AL/TN farmer labor Mary 17 same Lizzie 15 same (Information source: 1910 Lawrence County Census) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the 1910 Lawrence Co., TN Census George W. and Sarah E. Payne are listed with children James David b abt 1881, Mary b abt 1883 and Lizzie b abt 1895. In a near household is John W. Payne b abt 1882 with his wife Francis (Frankie) Mae (Moore) Payne and children Alice b abt 1908 and Mattie b abt 1910. Sarah is listed with having had 5 children 4 of whom are still living. I assume James David, John W., Mary, and Lizzie are the 4 living children. (Information Source; An email from a fellow researcher: Joe Hardiman) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I do not know how the following fits into my research, but feel it may be relevant in some way; 21 Aug 1820. Deed. John PAYNE to William WATERS, both of Lauderdale County, Alabama. John PAYNE indebted to William WATERS for $800. . . for$1. . . land.. .in. . . Lauderdale County, Alabama in township no. 2 range no. 9 and section no. 35. . . southwest quarter of said section with the crop of corn cotton and other things now growing on the land - - also a negro boy named David and all my household and kitchen furniture together with my stock of all sorts and forming utentials [sic. . . $88 current money with legal interest for the same on or before the first day of January 1820. . . signed: John PAYNE. Wit: Jno. CRAIG, Jessy EVENS. Delivered to PAYNE 24 Nov 1820. Proven 21 Aug 1820 by John PAYNE. Wit: John CRAIG one of the Justices of the County Court for the country aforesaid. Recorded 21 Sep 1820. W. W. GARRARD Clk. (p. 38-40) (Information found at; http://www.rootsweb.com/~allauder/inventorybka1.htm) Lauderdale Co., AL. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ More About GEORGE WILLIAM PAYNE: Burial: March 11, 1943, Loretto Cemetery, Loretto, TN. More About SARAH E. WATERS: Burial: August 28, 1937, Loretto Cemetery, Loretto, TN. Children of GEORGE PAYNE and SARAH WATERS are: JOHN WILLIAM PAYNE, b. 1887, Lawrence Co., TN.; d. August 22, 1964, "a Nashville Hospital". SUSAN PAYNE. More About SUSAN PAYNE: Nickname: Susie JAMES DAVID "DAVY" PAYNE, b. 1890; d. December 02, 1967, Loretto, Lawrence Co., TN.. MARY PAYNE, b. 1893. More About MARY PAYNE: Date born 2: November 1893 LIZZIE LOU PAYNE, b. January 20, 1895, Lawrence Co., TN.; d. June 18, 1976, Lawrence Co., TN.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have information, but am not able to make the link, that it is possible his father was William Paine, and William's father was Dr. James Paine (from England to Virginia). At some point, if I can make the connection, they moved to north Alabama into Lauderdale or Colbert Co.. The point where I find information on (my) George William Payne is in West Point, TN.. I am sure he had brothers too. But, this I will tackle when I find the connection. Thanks in advance for any and all help given. Randall Hughes