from her husband's memorial page:
... Rev. Payne served at several ministries in Western North Carolina, but sometime in 1872-73, he was sent to serve the Madison Presbyterian Church in Rockingham County, NC. It was there on August 24, 1874 the 32-year old minister met and married 24-year old Caroline Virginia Watkins, daughter of wealthy planter, John Dupuy Watkins of Rockingham County, NC.
In 1874, Rev. Payne was sent to Wilmington, New Hanover County, NC to serve as minister at the Second Presbyterian Church. It was here that he and Carrie would become parents to 2 known children, both of whom would die young: Mary Augusta Payne (1875-1888) and Roberta Lee Payne (1879-1883). On March 17, 1880, his bride of just 6 years died of septicemia, no doubt following complications of the birth of her last child. Carrie's body was returned to her family, who had since removed to Winston-Salem, and she was buried there in the Salem Cemetery. Both the children were taken in by her parents, who cared for them until they died while still very young. ...
