
James Smith Payne, Sr., my Great- Great- GREAT Grandfather!
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Don't know who the children are, though. Hey, that's a train behind him!
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My great-grandfather is second from left. His mother is at the far left, his father far right. The rest are his siblings.
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The same bunch as before. Great-Grandpa on the right, his mother and father at left. He was one of 11 children!!
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Definitely family, but I can't identify them individually.
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Lots of Paynes, I presume!
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I suspect this is my Grandfather, John Howard Payne, but I can't confirm.
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Closeup of previous shot. Flags seem to be hand made.
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Rosa Krech Payne, with babies Maxwell, and John Howard Payne.
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Max was born in 1892, so that dates this picture!
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Rosa, Max, Howard, and a blurry dog.
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Baby Dorothy, 1899-ish.
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Aunt Dot was always a little unstable.
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Max and Howard keeping Dot on her feet.
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Dot, the hothouse flower.
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A few years later, Dot still can't hold still.
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There we go. And she's almost as tall as the boys as long as there's a rock around!
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"Pop" (my grandfather, Howard) was a pitcher on a local league.
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Nice form, eh? "W" is probably for the town of Wortendyke?
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I have a feeling this one, and the previous one, were posed.
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I got it!!
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I remember playing with that mit when I was a kid.
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