Squire Seldon Payne
photo taken ca. 1908

Squire Seldon Payne: Company B, 64^th Regiment, NY State Volunteers. Age - 36 years. Enlisted September 15, 1861 at Randolph to serve three years; mustered in as Private, Co. B on September 28, 1861; mustered out on September 27, 1864 near Petersburg, VA. Adjutant General's Report gives his name as Squire S. Paine.

References: "Adjutant General's Report, 1901"

Squire Seldon Payne (*Snowball) was born September 9, 1824 in Oneida Co, NY. His parents were Stephen Payne and Wealthy Miner. Squire married Paulina Orinda Dunbar November 21, 1849 in Coldsprings, Cattaraugus Co., NY. She was born April 6, 1830 in Madison Co., NY and died May 5, 1900 in Harlan Twp., Fayette Co., IA. She was the daughter of Lyman Dunbar and Sallie Merritt.

Children of Squire and Paulina:
Lyman Stephen Payne, b. Sept. 13, 1850; m. Elizabeth Jeannetti Joyner
Harvey Payne, b. July 26, 1852 m. Hannah Scott
David Osborn Payne, b. Dec. 2, 1853
Allen Payne, b. July 3, 1856; m. Emma Gillespie
Elial Payne, b. April 18, 1858
Richard Payne, b. April 15, 1861; m. Jennie Jacobson
Cora Payne, b. June 19, 1866, m. Herman Ranney
Myra Payne, b. April 14, 1869
Howard Payne, b. April 28, 1871, d. May, 1875
Judd J. Payne, b. April 1, 1873

"Squire participated in the Battle of Fair Oaks, the Seven Days Battle of the Wilderness, Savage Station, Malvern Hill, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor and Petersburg."

He died March 11, 1911 in Tacoma, WA. He is buried in Long Grove Cemetery, Fayette Co., IA.

*His nickname was "Snowball".

Photo and additional information courtesy of his great-great granddaughter Linda Payne Smith.

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