This site does list the name JOHN PAYNE.... http://www.swcp.com/~dhickman/wvcmf/wvcmf.html and this is a long list of mining disasters in W.V., some with the victims' names http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvcoal/disaster.html Hope this helps with the Family Research, Janet & The PaynePack successwoods@thegrid.net