C. Frank Payne

Notes:

In 1910, it APPEARS that Frank was living in Bell County, Texas, and married to an Estelle. They were living, along with her two children from a prior marriage, in the boarding home of George Hughs.

Kenneth Harvey writes that "Frank was believed to have married his first wife in order to give her unborn son a name. He claimed the child was his but no one believed him in later years. He was known to be that sort of generous type of man. The mother died shortly after the marriage. At the time of the 1920 census, he was living with his brother-in-law in Duncan on Pine Street.

His sister Effie then raised the little boy that was believed to have been adopted. There were no papers involved. He was somewhat difficult youngster and was later sent to a military academy. He was not really very popular in the extended family-actually he was rather disliked. Afterwards he drifted to California and lost contact with the Payne family.

Peggy had been married before and had a son who was a gambler. He ended up owning the Wade Hotel in Duncan as a result. She had a daughter who lived out in Hollywood.

Spent thirty days in jail for allegedly making whisky during prohibition. He had not actually been making it but merely in the vicinity and the authorities knew that-they simply wanted more information. He refused to squeal however about who the real perpetrators were and as a result accepted the blame.

He didn't like cowboying. He would not stand for drunken brawls where he worked. Frank was a big man.

Frank is buried in Section 10, Block 10, Plot 2, Marlow Cemetery, Oklahoma. It is recorded that he died in Wichita Falls, Texas. (Dorothy Pattison, MCCLANAHAN FAMILY HISTORY (unpublished))."

(Research):

Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, Bell, 2 Wd Temple, ED 112
Payne, Frank W Lodger M W 46 M1 7 Missouri MO VA Commercial Trader Clothing Payne, Estelle E Lodger F 2 42 M2 7 2/2 Mississippi Kentucky Georgia
Keach, Harold G Lodger M W 13 S Tx Tx Tx
Keach, Georgia D Lodger F W 11 S Tx Tx Tx

1920 Census
Oklahoma, Stephens County, Duncan
Haycraft H.S. Head RM W 48 Missouri Missouri Missouri Truck Owner
Haycraft, Effie Wife F W 36 M Tx Missouri Missouri
Payne, ---Brother-in-law M W 44 Missouri Missouri Missouri Real Estate
Payne, Clyde F Nephew M W 4 S Tx US US (Later called Payne Haycraft)

1930 Census
Payne, Frank Head Rent $22 M W 54 M age 1rst M 34 Mo Mo Mo Casing Oil Field Payne, Peggy J. Wife F W 40 M age 1rst M 37 Ok Ok Tx Cashier Cafe
Ireland, Buck H. Stepson M W 19 Ok Ok Ok Waiter Cafe
Coffey, Lavina J. Stepdaughter F W 10 Ok Ok Ok