I'd be more than happy to help it I could. But I can't with the info given. I find no surname PAYNE in the 1850, 1860, 1870, nor 1880 census for Searcy Co. AR. The city of Searcy is in White Co AR - many make mistakes about this. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Christine Chambers <cchambers@geotec.net> To: <ARSEARCY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 7:24 PM Subject: [ARSEARCY] PAYNE 1880 Searcy Co? > I have a John PAYNE and wife, Sarah, in the 1870 and 1880 censuses of > Searcy Co. Their children were: Locky J. (female), Georgia A., William R., > James W., Sarah E., and John H. > Then in the 1880 census of Searcy Co, there is a James W. PAYNE and wife, > Elvira, with their family. Both this James W. and John show a birthplace of > GA. Are James and John brothers? Did John name a son after his brother? > Any help will be much appreciated. > Chris > cchambers@geotec.net > >