from her father's memorial page:
... 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. ...