Individual Details

Clara Cordelia "Delia" Payne

(15 Mar 1859 - 21 Oct 1943)

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Clara Cordelia "Delia" Payne Drewry was born March 15, 1859 to Priscilla (Celia) McCutcheon and Enos H. Payne. She passed away on October 21, 1943 at Magic Springs, Searcy County, Arkansas.

Delia married William Riley Drewry on March 3, 1874, in the Mt Pleasant Township of Searcy County Arkansas. To this union 14 children were born. After William Riley died in 1902, Delia remarried on September 20, 1906 to Wilson Arthur Taylor, according to Book H, Page 138 of Searcy County Records.

Children of Delia and William Riley are: Beddie, Elick, Bertha, Maudie, Homer, Pamelia, Sarah, James, William, John, Member, Parthenia and supposedly 2 children passed at an early age.

Delia's mother was the daughter of Ezekial Norris McCutcheon and Nancy Melvina Hale.

Delia was a avid knitter; she would process, card and spin her own wool to make socks and clothing for the family.

Events

Birth15 Mar 1859Searcy County, Arkansas
Marriage5 Mar 1874Newton, Arkansas - William Riley Drewry
Marriage30 Sep 1906Wilson Arthur Taylor
Death21 Oct 1943Magic Springs, Searcy County, Arkansas

Families

SpouseWilliam Riley Drewry (1854 - 1902)
ChildBeddie Priscilla Drewry (1878 - 1964)
ChildParthenia Catherine "PC" Drewry (1880 - 1965)
ChildMember Elizabeth Drewry (1884 - 1960)
ChildJohn Henry Drewry (1885 - 1965)
ChildJames Alexander "Elick" Drewry (1889 - 1977)
SpouseWilson Arthur Taylor (1852 - 1911)
FatherEnos H. Payne (1838 - 1863)
MotherPriscilla "Celia" McCutcheon (1839 - 1908)