Rhoda Ellen PAYTON 
Rhoda Ellen was born on August 25th, 1864 in Parkeville, Parke Co., Indiana.1 Rhoda Ellen's father was Thomas PAYTON and her mother was Martha Ann STOUT. Her paternal grandparents were Anthony PAYTON and Margaret WALLINGFORD. She had eight brothers and three sisters, named James Anthony, William Harvey, George Washington, John A., Ora Whaley, James T., Omer Tilden, LaFollette, Mary Frances, Sarah Jane and Nancy Alice. She died at the age of 79 on April 25th, 1944 in Waveland, Montgomery Co., Indiana. She was buried in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Parke Co., Indiana.2 General Notes
There was a stillborn child of George McMurtry in Parke County on July 24, 1897.
BIOGRAPHY: Taught music; pursued her musical education under ProfessorZobel at Terre Haute, Indiana.
Pictured on cover of Parke Place, Vol. 3, No. 9 (Sep., 1983).
Rockville Tribune 3-6-1901: "Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Jarvis, of Waveland, visited over Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George McMurtry." "Mr. and Mrs. Will Durham, of Waveland, visited their little son, Frank, Sunday, who is being cared for by Mrs. George McMurtry."
Rockville Tribune 11-11-1919: "Mrs. George McMurtry of Judson entertained at dinner last Thursday the following ladies: Mrs. Mary Blue, Mrs. Frank Harding, Mrs. John McCord, Mrs. C. H. Ault, Mrs. John Linebarger of Rockville, and Mrs. Ideoma Armstrong of Judson. The dinner was given in honor of Mrs. Blue, who in company with Mrs. Olive Torbet leaves next week for California. Mrs. Torbet has purchased an apartment house in Los Angeles and expects to make California her home."
Rockville Tribune 5-18-1910: "Mr. and Mrs. G. W. McMurtry, with L. C. Lundgren, were at Marshall, Sunday."
DEATH: Larricks has death in Judson, Parke County.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.15 Jan 1801 in Virginia d.13 Nov 1853 in Parke Co., Indiana
- b.12 May 1832 in Greene Township, Parke Co., Indiana d.23 Jan 1912 in Russellville, Putnam Co., Indiana
- b.06 May 1706 in Queen Anns Parish, Prince Georges County, Maryland d.1792 in Berkeley County, Virginia
- b.~ 1735 in Frederick County, Virginia d.14 Jun 1814 in Mt. Gilead, Mason County, Kentucky
- b.~ 1707 in Prince Georges County, Maryland d.1772 in Frederick County, Virginia
- b.01 Jan 1778 in Berkeley, Norfolk, Virginia d.09 Oct 1815 in Mason Co., Kentucky
- b.1732 in Frederick Co., Virginia d.24 Jul 1824 in Mount Gilead, Mason Co., Kentucky
- b.27 Feb 1804 in Mason Co., Kentucky d.11 Dec 1882 in Paxton, Illinois
- b.~ 1778 in Loudoun Co., Virginia d.23 Nov 1849 in Mt. Gilead, Mason Co., Kentucky
- b.25 Aug 1864 in Parkeville, Parke Co., Indiana d.25 Apr 1944 in Waveland, Montgomery Co., Indiana
- b.12 Sep 1833 in Shelby Co., Kentucky d.10 Mar 1909 in Judson, Parke Co., Indiana
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1 US 1900 Indiana-Parke
2 Wallingford family website
Further sources/citations:
Rootsweb, Whitecottons by Arnold Nadler
2 Wallingford family website
Further sources/citations:
Rootsweb, Whitecottons by Arnold Nadler
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