Caroline Adeline Payne
Lifespan: 1852 - 1920
Birth: March 1852 in Mississippi, USA
Marriage: Jamee Samuel King
Children: Simon S. King, Ida King, Oscar King, Austin King, Daughter King, Jewell King, Emeline King, Isaac King, Carrie King, Calvin King, Norther King, Lewis King
Death: After 1920 in Marshall, Mississippi, USA
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