Brief Life History of William O.
William O. Payne was born on 27 October 1934, in United States. He died on 20 July 1998, in Franklin, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Decherd, Franklin, Tennessee, United States.
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Sources (3)
- William Osborne Payne, "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002"
- William O Payne, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- William O Payne, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (3)
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
1942 · Atomic Energy Plant at Oak Ridge
The atomic energy plant that was built in Oak RIdge, Tennessee. The land was acquired secretly by the government in order to help with the Manhattan Project. The Uranium for the project was housed in the facility.
1982 · World's Fair Held in Knoxville
In 1982, the World’s fair was held in Knoxville Tennessee. The theme was Energy Turns the World and it had around 11 million visitors, making it the most popular of the world’s fairs in US history. Sadly it left the city $46 million in debt. The only way to reserve a hotel room or any room for that fact was to get them with a package deal by going to the fair.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English and Old French personal name Pai(e)n, Pagen (from Latin Paganus), a fairly common personal name among Normans. It derived from a word that originally meant ‘villager, rustic’, later ‘heathen’, but it had doubtless lost these connotations in its use as a late medieval personal name. This name has also been established in Ireland since the 14th century.
History: Thomas Payne, who was a freeman of Plymouth Colony in 1639, was the founder of a large American family, which included Robert Treat Paine (1731–1814), one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. See also Paine .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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