MOSBY H. PAYNE
Was born in Campbell county, Virginia, May 10, 1848, the son of
Philip M. Payne, now deceased, and Mary E. (Mitchell) Payne, now a
resident of Albemarle county, Virginia. He married in Lynchburg on
New Year's Day, 1878, Mary A. Morris, who was born in Richmond,
Virginia. They have an only child, a son named Samuel G. Mrs.
Payne is the daughter of Charles and Pauline B. (Garland) Morris,
her mother now living in Lynchburg; her father deceased. In the late
civil war, Mr. Payne's family was represented in the Confederate States
Army by three brothers: Charles R., Samuel G. and John A.; Charles
R. died in the service. Mr. Payne is in business in Lynchburg as
tobacco commission merchant, head of the firm of Mosby H. Payne &
Co., proprietors of Pace's Tobacco Warehouse, Main, Twelfth and
Church streets. He is recognized not only as one of the best and most
progressive tobacco merchants, but as a public spirited citizen and
capitalist. He is a member of the Electoral Board of the State, and of
the Board of Police Commissioners of Lynchburg; a prominent
Knights Templar, and his social standing is as assured as his position
in the commercial world.
