from Find a Grave: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=113989069
Birth: Sep. 15, 1829
Scott County
Virginia, USA
Death: Apr. 14, 1894
Moberly
Randolph County
Missouri, USA
According to his daughter Eva Mathieu in a 1938 WPA interview of pioneers in Lawton, OK:
…"My father, Alpheus Payne, was a Capt. in the CSA during the Civil War. He was born in Scott Co, VA [however, on all census records he said he was born in TN], a son of David Payne and Margret Thompson Payne. He attended school in Rogersville, TN, and Danville, KY. In 1844 they came to Ralls Co, MO, where his mother died. In 1846 he went to Mexico as a Post rider. The following year he enlisted in Walker's battalion where he served for two years. On April 10, 1849, he was married to Nissidia Chitwood and they settled in Ralls County. Here they engaged in farming until 1854, at which time, he moved his family… to a farm in Audrain Co. During the year of 1857, they settled in southern Mexico… At the conclusion of the Civil War… he joined Genl Joe Shelby's expedition to Mexico. The next year he returned to Ralls County and purchased the Bluff City Flour and Grist Mill which he operated until 1880. Mother died during Sept. of that year, leaving 4 daughters. Father then moved to Texas where he operated a large cattle ranch for two years. In 1882, he returned to Missouri, married Mrs. Harriet Archer, a widow, and settled on a farm. The following year, in addition to the farm he operated the Sellsville Milling firm. He and his last wife have one son who lives now (1938) in Pike Co, MO."
…His Will is posted online. It was dated Mar. 16, 1894 and proved 26 Apr 1894 in Moberly (Randolph Co), MO. He names only his wife Harriet E. Payne and son Alpheus T. Payne.
…In the 1887-1926 Index to Mexican War Pension files, widow Harriet E. Payne was granted a pension for his service in Cos. 11 and E, Third Regt MO Mounted Volunteers, from May 5, 1847 to Oct. 21, 1848, when he was honorably discharged.
Other children living in 1880, by his first wife were:
...Elvira Rosanna Payne, b 1856 MO, m. bef 1880, William Wallace, b 1840 KY,
...Mary Josephine Payne, b 1869 MO.
Son by his last wife:
...Alpheus T. Payne, b 1883, d 2 Dec 1933, Henrietta, Ray Co, MO, m. 10 Mar 1915, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO, Leona V. Wells.