Nelson B. Payne (1843-1901) was born in Belvidere, Illinois, and died in Chicago, Illinois. He married Mary A. Himes in Elgin, Illinois, in 1869. He worked as a printer and served as a private in Company B of the 15th Illinois Infantry during the American Civil War. Payne wrote to Mary Baker Eddy in 1886 for copies of her writings. Based on the records available, we have found no further information concerning his involvement with Christian Science.

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