Person:Roberta Payne (1)

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Name Roberta Lee Payne
Gender Female
Birth? 31 Dec 1879 Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States
Death? 16 May 1883 Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United Statesage 3 -
Burial[1] Salem Cemetery, Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
References
  1. 70823575 , in Find A Grave
    includes photos, last accessed Sep 2022.

    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. ...