Person:Charley Payne (1)

Charlie Payne: Biographical Information

Charlie Payne and his wife Priscilla Johnson Payne lived and worked at Magnolia Plantation as gardeners. Charlie died in a house fire at the plantation in 1954. He is buried in the cemetery at Magnolia Plantation. Charlie was noted for having lost one leg while saving a man from being run over by a train. On his World War I Draft Registration form he lists himself as Charles Payne born April 20, 1878 in Charleston. He lists his next of kin as Priscilla and his employer as Mr. (?) Hastie. The Hastie family are the descendants of the Draytons and heirs to Magnolia Plantation. On the 1900 census, he and Priscilla are in the household of Catherine Johnson. You can follow the links in the Family Group Sheet below to see the pages for each member of Charley's immediate family.

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This page is part of a groundbreaking research project to rediscover the family lineages of enslaved people on Drayton family plantations in Barbados and the United States. To read more about this historic research, please visit the article below:

Genealogy of Enslaved Communities on Drayton Family Plantations: A Research Project Sponsored by the Magnolia Plantation Foundation of Charleston, SC

1.   1900 Census of the United States.

   Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Saint Andrews, Charleston, South Carolina; Roll: T623 1521; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 126.

2.   1910 Census of the United States.

   Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: St Andrews, Charleston, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1453; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 77; Image: 691.

3. ↑ World War I Draft Registration.

   Source Citation: Registration Location: Charleston County, South Carolina; Roll: 1852500; Draft Board: 0.

4.   1900 United States Federal Census
   about Charlie Payne
   Name: Charlie Payne
   Home in 1900: Saint Andrews, Charleston, South Carolina
   Age: 22
   Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878
   Birthplace: South Carolina
   Relationship to head-of-house: Boarder
   Spouse's Name: Priscilla
   Race: Black
   Household Members: Name Age
   Cathrine Johnson 45
   Anna Peterson 11
   Charlie Payne 22
   Priscilla Payne 19