THE people

James H. Payne, Jr.

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

STATUS: 
Victim
DATE OF Birth:
May 31, 1894
Place of Birth:
Chicago,
 Illinois,
 Cook County,
  United States
Date of Death:
 July 24, 1915
Place of Death:
Chicago,
 IL,
 Cook,
 United States
GENDER:
M
OTHER KNOWN NAMES:
ETHNICITY:
American
KNOWN ADDRESS:
2129 South Crawford Avenue ,
 Chicago ,
 Illinois,
  United States
RELATED TO:

James Henry Carpenter Payne, father
Mary F. Miller Payne, mother
Frank James Payne Sr, brother
Gertrude Payne Schlueter, sister
Grace Anna Payne Hendricks, sister
Mayme Marion Payne Keller, sister

At the time of the tragedy.

AGE:
21
MARITAL STATUS:
Single
ROLE:
passenger

other information

CEMETERY:
Calvary
IDENTIFIED BY:

James Henry Carpenter Payne
2129 South Crawford Avenue
Chicago, Illinois

OTHER NOTES:

James H. Payne, Jr. worked as a boxmaker. He lived at home with his parents and four other siblings. James was going to attend the excursion/picnic with six other boys, and of this group of seven, only James perished.

His parents initially declined to accept any financial assistance, but later agreed to accept the $200 awarded to them by the Red Cross.

CITATION:

Eastland Disaster Relief (Chicago Chapter, American Red Cross) · 1918 · Page 117
Eastland Disaster (Cook County Coroner's Office) · July 24, 1915· Page 13
Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · July 31, 1915, Saturday · Page 16
Herald (Chicago, Illinois) · July 31, 1915, Saturday · Page 9
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90126747/james-h-payne

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Joyce Bethune, spouse of first cousin once removed to James H. Payne, Jr.
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