Family History - Person Sheet
Family History - Person Sheet
NameDarcus (“Dusky”, Dorothy) Ellen Payne 27,111
BirthMay 12, 1841, Kentucky95,112,111
DeathJune 12, 1880, probably Daviess County, Kentucky111
BurialSaint Alphonsus Cemetery, St. Joseph, Daviess County, Kentucky111
OccupationKeeping house92
FatherWilliam P. Payne (~1797-1855)
MotherIsabella Elizabeth Lambert (~1800-~1871)
Spouses
BirthSeptember 1, 1830, Nelson County, Kentucky96,107,108,109
DeathJanuary 23, 1899, Daviess County, Kentucky109
BurialSaint Alphonsus Cemetery, St. Joseph, Daviess County, Kentucky109
OccupationLaborer in early days, then farmer95,96
EducationHe could read and write.96
ReligionRoman Catholic108
FatherCharles Clayton (1802-1874)
MotherBarbara Hagan (~1805-1890)
MarriageMay 19, 1857, Daviess County, Kentucky107
ChildrenJosephine (1861-)
 Charles William (1864-1938)
 Dona Ann (1866-1949)
 Mary Frona (1869-1934)
Notes for Darcus (“Dusky”, Dorothy) Ellen Payne
Ellen was 15 years old at her marriage, with her first known child at 20. She died at age 41.111

Her nickname of “Dusky” apparently came from her first name Darcus, spelled “Darkess” on her daughter Frona’s death certificate.
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