William Otis Payton b. 01 Aug 1912 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA d. 24 Oct 1951 Norwalk, Los Angeles, California, USA: Our Family History

1912 - 1951 (39 years)

Name	William Otis Payton [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Birth	01 Aug 1912	Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Gender	Male
Residence	1920	Evansville Ward 7, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA [2]
Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Residence	1930	Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA [3]
Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Residence	1937	Evansville, Indiana, USA [6]
Death	24 Oct 1951	Norwalk, Los Angeles, California, USA [1, 5]
Burial	Commerce, Los Angeles, California, USA [5]
Person ID	I30	Horton
Last Modified	20 Mar 2016

Father	Cordia Roy Payton, b. 03 Apr 1888, Harrison, Indiana, USA d. 06 May 1964, Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 76 years)
Relationship	Natural
Mother	Bessie Polsgrove, b. 11 Apr 1888, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA d. 29 Jun 1959, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA (Age 71 years)
Relationship	Natural
Marriage	24 Dec 1906	Jefferson, Kentucky
Divorce	18 Sep 1940	Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA [7]
Family ID	F14	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Opal Mae Minton, b. 24 Mar 1914, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA d. Texas, USA

Children

	1. Connie O Payton, b. 19 Mar 1933, Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA d. 04 May 1996, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 63 years) [Father: Natural] [Mother: Natural]
	2. Living
	3. Living
	4. Living
	5. Living
	6. Thomas Gene Payton, b. 08 Sep 1936, Indiana Evan, Indiana d. 31 Aug 2001, Arlington, Virginia, USA (Age 64 years) [Father: Natural] [Mother: Natural]
	7. Living

Family ID F38 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 20 Mar 2016

Photos

Otis, Cordia Roy and John

Documents » Slide Show		California Death Index, 1940-1997
		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
		Census 1930 - Indiana, Vanderburgh County, Evansville Lines 54-65
		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

Headstones

William O. Payton

Notes

We called my Uncle, Otis. He died of Pulmary Tuberculosis and Psychosis due to Cardiac Pulmonary Disease. He died at Norwalk State Hospital. He was 39 years old at time of his death. His Hospital Record Number is 26452. Uncle Otis is Buried at Park Lawn Cemetery next to my Dad John Payton. His occupation was a Truck Driver for a Transfer Company. He left behind his wife and six children.[payton.ftw]

In a letter written by Rosella Payton Clark to Paul Payton she states:

"I don't really remember alot about Otis' youth. You see, we were a family of 10 children being raised in the great depression. Life was not easy on our parents, trying to feed and clothe all. It was a very tough time just making it.
Otis like sports in school. He was on the track team; his specialty being the pole vault. Baseball was a big part of his life also, especially in his young adult life. He was a pitcher on a softball team; the fast pitch style. The same teaeeam played together year after year and won many championships. All three of the older Payton boys played on the same team; so they had their own cheering section........ In spite of the times, we did have lots of fun growing up - we were very protective of each other. The boys took care of each other. It makes me sad to admit that people in our age group lived thru the best of times - morally and spiritually - it seems family life is on the decline."

"Otis also had a giant case of wanderlust. He had seen most of the U.S. A. by adulthood. For no reason, he would pack a little sack of belongings and hop a boxcar; he would be gone for a month or so and one day he would turn up - dirty and hungry, and we'd all be so happy to see him. He'd tell us of where he'd been (New Mexico, Texas, Washington, or whereever). In those days he would be called a hobo. My mother fed lots of hobos who would show up at our door asking for food. I guess she hoped someone somewhere was feeding her boy."

"We had an aunt who owned race horses. She was based in California, but traveled the country in the racing season. She would make it to a local track once a year and Otis loved to help her at her stalls. She would let him ride and excercise the horses. She begged our Dad to let Otis leave with her and become a jockey. Well, he had this growing spell and became much too tall to do that."

Sources

[S9] Ancestry.com, California, Death Index, 1940-1997, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), Date: 1951-10-24.
[S11] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Evansville Ward 7, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: T625_471; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 154; Image: 669.
[S10] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Roll: 632; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 0032; Image: 729.0; FHL microfilm: 2340367.
[S25] Ancestry.com, Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
[S13] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
[S73] Indiana, Circuit court (Vanderburgh County) (Main Author), United States, Indiana, Vanderburgh - Divorce Index, 1818 - 1942, (Name: Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1986; Location: Salt Lake City; Date: 1986;), Divorce Index, 1818 - 1942.