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1. | Lydia Caroline Farmer was born on 24 Jul 1854 in Ashe County, , , North Carolina; died on 31 Aug 1937 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Lydia married Francis Marion Payne on 2 Jun 1872 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Francis (son of Zebulon Payne and Charity Martitia Lipps) was born on 13 Mar 1852 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, ; died on 10 Dec 1904 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Laura Jane Payne (1.Lydia1) was born on 22 Jul 1873 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, ; died about 1877 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, . |
3. | Zora Lavice Payne (1.Lydia1) was born on 24 Jul 1875 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, ; died about 1877 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, . |
4. | Celia V. Payne (1.Lydia1) was born in May 1877 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. |
5. | Cora Elizabeth Payne (1.Lydia1) was born on 25 Feb 1879 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 23 Feb 1962 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Dunn Memorial Park, , Johnson County, Tennessee. Cora married Tilman Emerson Simcox about 1896. Tilman was born about 1875; died about 1967 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Dunn Memorial Park, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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6. | John P. Payne (1.Lydia1) was born in Feb 1881 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. |
7. | Ida L. Payne (1.Lydia1) was born about 1886 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Ida married William Ellis Hammons about 1906 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. William (son of Mattison Love Hammons and Louellen E. Rebecca Blair) was born in Dec 1881 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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8. | Ulysses Blane Payne (1.Lydia1) was born on 27 Oct 1887 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 3 Feb 1970 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Payne Cemetery, Johnson County, Tennessee, . Ulysses married Armenia Pearl Hammons on 19 Mar 1910 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, . Armenia (daughter of John Redmond Hammons and Margaret Blair) was born on 22 Sep 1890; died on 7 Sep 1921; was buried in Payne Cemetery, Johnson County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Ulysses married Lucille Bernice Ramsey on 16 Apr 1924 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, . Lucille was born on 21 Feb 1902 in , , Oklahoma, ; died on 5 Jul 1958 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | William H. Payne (1.Lydia1) was born in Nov 1889 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. |
10. | Albert Cross Payne (1.Lydia1) was born in Nov 1891 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. |
11. | McKinley Hobart Payne (1.Lydia1) was born in Aug 1893 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. McKinley married Lydia Ann Curd on 12 Jan 1917 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Lydia (daughter of Richard F. Curd and Mary Ann Freeman) was born about 1899 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | Callie Emma Viola Payne (1.Lydia1) was born on 14 Mar 1895 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 15 Jan 1985 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Dunn Memorial Park, , Johnson County, Tennessee. Callie married Jessie H. S. Arnold on 12 Jan 1911 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Jessie (son of Unknown Gentlemen and Mary S. F. Arnold) was born on 9 Oct 1889 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died about 1971 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Dunn Memorial Park, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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13. | Callie Lora Simcox (5.Cora2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 17 Feb 1909 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 17 Jul 1930 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Payne Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. Callie married Andy Willard Hammons about 1824 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Andy was born on 27 Mar 1898 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 2 Sep 1971 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Hammons Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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14. | Bonnie L. Hammons (7.Ida2, 1.Lydia1) was born about 1908 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. |
15. | Earnest McGarvey Hammons (7.Ida2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 12 May 1910 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 28 Sep 2000 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Dunn Memorial Park, , Johnson County, Tennessee. Earnest married Edith Lewis on 14 Mar 1937 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Edith (daughter of William M. "Bill" Lewis and Lillie Prather) was born on 4 Mar 1919 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 5 Jan 2008 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Dunn Memorial Park, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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16. | Erleen V. Hammons (7.Ida2, 1.Lydia1) was born about 1913 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. |
17. | Living (7.Ida2, 1.Lydia1) Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
18. | Living (7.Ida2, 1.Lydia1) |
19. | Living (7.Ida2, 1.Lydia1) |
20. | Lawrence S. Payne (8.Ulysses2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 12 Jan 1911 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, . |
21. | Ray Dewey Payne (8.Ulysses2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 19 Sep 1912 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, . |
22. | Living (8.Ulysses2, 1.Lydia1) |
23. | Living (8.Ulysses2, 1.Lydia1) |
24. | Walter B. Payne (8.Ulysses2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 27 May 1925 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, ; died on 17 Dec 1944. |
25. | Dessie Bernice Payne (8.Ulysses2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 28 Jul 1927 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, ; died on 4 Feb 1978 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, . |
26. | Living (8.Ulysses2, 1.Lydia1) Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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27. | Hobart Spencer Payne (8.Ulysses2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 27 Mar 1933 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, ; died on 18 Aug 2005 in , New Castle County, Delaware, . |
28. | Robert Carl Payne (8.Ulysses2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 21 Nov 1936 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, ; died on 8 Nov 1988 in , New Castle County, Delaware, . |
29. | John I. Payne (8.Ulysses2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 29 Jun 1940 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, ; died on 11 Oct 2015 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, . |
30. | Living (8.Ulysses2, 1.Lydia1) |
31. | Living (11.McKinley2, 1.Lydia1) |
32. | Living (11.McKinley2, 1.Lydia1) |
33. | Frankie N. Payne (11.McKinley2, 1.Lydia1) was born about 1925 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 18 Jan 2014 in Huntington, , , West Virginia; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, , Washington County, Tennessee. Notes: Frankie N. Payne Combs, age 88, of Johnson City, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014, in Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, WV. |
34. | Living (11.McKinley2, 1.Lydia1) |
35. | Living (11.McKinley2, 1.Lydia1) |
36. | Living (11.McKinley2, 1.Lydia1) |
37. | Living (11.McKinley2, 1.Lydia1) |
38. | Pearl L. Arnold (12.Callie2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 30 Oct 1911 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. |
39. | Lela E. Arnold (12.Callie2, 1.Lydia1) was born about 1913 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 30 Mar 1998 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. |
40. | Callie Lavica A. Arnold (12.Callie2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 7 Oct 1914 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Feb 1998 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Dunn Memorial Park, , Johnson County, Tennessee. Callie married Asa Williams Lewis about 1934 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Asa (son of William M. "Bill" Lewis and Lillie Prather) was born on 26 Sep 1913 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 25 Nov 1978 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Dunn Memorial Park, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
41. | Living (12.Callie2, 1.Lydia1) |
42. | Herman Willie Arnold (12.Callie2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 3 Jul 1919 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 16 Mar 2000 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Herman married Edna D. Howard about 1940 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Edna was born about 1920 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 7 Apr 2009 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; was buried in Dunn Memorial Park, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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43. | Living (12.Callie2, 1.Lydia1) |
44. | Living (12.Callie2, 1.Lydia1) |
45. | Opal Arnold (12.Callie2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 5 May 1923 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 2 Aug 2006 in Carter County Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee; was buried in Dunn Memorial Park, , Johnson County, Tennessee. Notes: MOUNTAIN CITY — Opal I. Gambill, age 83, of 204 Church Lane, Mountain City, went to be with our Lord Wednesday, August 2, 2006, in the Sycamore Shoals Hospital, Elizabethton, TN. Opal married Henry Gambill about 1940. Henry was born about 1920; died about 2003. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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46. | Albert Rhea Arnold (12.Callie2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 26 May 1925 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 May 2002 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Rainbow Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. Notes: MOUNTAIN CITY – Ray Arnold, 76, 605 Claude Warren Road, died Tuesday, May 21, 2002, at his residence. Mr. Arnold was a Johnson County native and a son of the late Jessie Arnold and Emma Payne Arnold. He retired from Brown Brothers Construction. Mr. Arnold was a World War II Army veteran and a Purple Heart recipient. He was a member of Rainbow Baptist Church. Mr. Arnold was preceded in death by three brothers, Herman Arnold, Denville Arnold and Melvin Arnold; five sisters, Pearl Shelley, Vica Lewis, Lela Hammons, Lorraine Farmer and Lucille Walsh. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Maude Lee Pardue Arnold; one daughter, Sharon Arnold, Mountain City; three sons, Bobby Ray Arnold, Eugene Arnold and Mike Arnold, all of Mountain City; three sisters, Opal Gambill and Nina Tedder, both of Mountain City, and Oshea Norris, Newark, Del.; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Ray Arnold, age 76, of 605 Claude Warren Road, Mountain City, Tennessee, will be held 3:00 P.M. Friday at the Hux-Lipford Funeral Home chapel with J.C. Greene and Mack Tester to officiate. Pallbearers will be Grandchildren. In Lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Rainbow Church Building Fund. Military graveside services will follow in the Rainbow Cemetery accorded by the Johnson County Honor Guard. Family will receive friends from 1:00 to 3:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral home chapel. Albert married Maude Lee Pardue about 1946 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Maude (daughter of Robert Fate Pardue and Ollie Belle Tester) was born on 6 Mar 1930 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 15 Nov 1924 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Rainbow Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
47. | Living (12.Callie2, 1.Lydia1) |
48. | Cora Bernice Hammons (13.Callie3, 5.Cora2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 3 Jul 1925 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 10 Jul 2015 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Dunn Memorial Park, , Johnson County, Tennessee. Notes: Cora Bernice Payne, age 90, of Mountain City, TN, died July 10, 2015 at her home. She was born on July 3, 1925 in Johnson County, TN. She worked as a cook at various places including Burlington Industries, Johnson County Hospital, Boone Trail Dairy Bar, Mountain City Bus Station and others for many years. She enjoyed reading the Bible, quilting, gardening and canning, and making apple butter. Bernice attended Hammons Chapel Christian Church for many years and later became a member of Appalachian Church of Christ. |
49. | Thomas Elmer Hammons (13.Callie3, 5.Cora2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 4 Mar 1928 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 9 Nov 2019 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Hammons Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. Notes: Thomas Elmer Hammons, age 91, Mountain City, Tennessee, went to his heavenly home on Saturday, November 9, 2019, at The Waters of Roan Highlands in Roan Mountain, TN. Elmer was born on March 4, 1928 in Shouns, TN to the late Andy W. Hammons and Lora Callie Simcox Hammons. Elmer was raised by his Dad and step mother, Lela Arnold Hammons after his mother passed away. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant brother, Dexter Hammons, brother Paul Hammons; one sister, Bernice Payne. |
50. | Selmer Paul Hammons (13.Callie3, 5.Cora2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 21 Nov 1929 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 15 Apr 2019 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Hammons Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. Notes: Selmer Paul Hammons, age 89, of Forge Creek Road, Mountain City, Tennessee, went to his heavenly home on Monday, April 15, 2019, peacefully at his home. He was born on November 21, 1929 in Mountain City, TN to the late Andy W. and Lora Callie Simcox Hammons. In addition to his parents, Paul was preceded in death by an infant brother, Dexter Hammons; one sister, Bernice Payne. He was raised by his grandparents, Emerson and Cora Simcox from the age of 7 months, after his mother passed away. |
51. | Marion Dexter Hammons (13.Callie3, 5.Cora2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 28 Jun 1933 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 25 May 1934 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Hammons Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. |
52. | Living (15.Earnest3, 7.Ida2, 1.Lydia1) |
53. | Willie D. Hammons (15.Earnest3, 7.Ida2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 4 Oct 1943 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 8 Oct 2018 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Dunn Memorial Park, , Johnson County, Tennessee. Notes: Willie D. Hammons, age 75, left this life and entered his heavenly home on Monday, October 8, 2018. |
54. | Raymond R. Head (26.Living3, 8.Ulysses2, 1.Lydia1) was born about 1949 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, ; died about 1984. |
55. | James D. Head (26.Living3, 8.Ulysses2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 20 Mar 1952 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, ; died on 4 Apr 2023 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Dunn Memorial Park, Johnson County, Tennessee, . Notes: James D. “Jim” Head, age 71 of Mountain City, TN, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday morning, April 4, 2023 at his home. Jim was born March 20, 1952 in Mountain City, Johnson County, TN to Cora Mae Payne Head and the late Worley Ray Head. In addition to his father, Jim was preceded in death by his brother, Raymond R. Head (1984). |
56. | Albert Glenn Arnold (42.Herman3, 12.Callie2, 1.Lydia1) was born about 1942 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, ; died on 9 Jun 2023 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Dunn Memorial Park, Johnson County, Tennessee, . Notes: Albert Glenn Arnold was born at home and grew up in Mountain City, TN. The oldest of four children born to Herman and Edna Howard Arnold: Albert, Ramon, William (Willie), and is survived by his baby sister Louise Arnold Phillips. Albert married Sarah Elizabeth Batson, and they had three children together, Steven Albert Arnold, Virginia Dawn Oswald, and Tishia Elizabeth Arnold Snyder. Their respective spouses are Pam Blankenship Arnold, Dean William Oswald, and Mitchell J. Snyder. Tishia and Mitch had the proud honor of our parents’ care for the last few years and are much appreciated. |
57. | Raymond Claude Arnold (42.Herman3, 12.Callie2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 9 Aug 1945 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, ; died on 30 Jan 2014. |
58. | James Willie Arnold (42.Herman3, 12.Callie2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 1 Feb 1947 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Feb 2020 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Dunn Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. Notes: James Willie Arnold, age 73, of Mountain City, TN passed away on Friday, February 21, 2020, at his residence. He was born February 1, 1947, to the late Herman Arnold and Edna Howard Arnold. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother Raymond Arnold. |
59. | Living (42.Herman3, 12.Callie2, 1.Lydia1) |
60. | Sonny Ckay Gambill (45.Opal3, 12.Callie2, 1.Lydia1) was born on 30 Dec 1951 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, ; died on 3 May 2022 in , Johnson County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Johnson County, Tennessee, . Notes: Sonny Clay Gambill, age 70, passed away on May 3, 2022. Sonny was born December 30, 1951 to the late Henry Will Gambill and Opal Arnold Gambill. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Bill Gambill. |