Jon Virgil Payne is the youngest of four siblings:
1. Madelyn Lee
2. Charles Thomas
3. Margaret Arlene
4. Jon Virgil, born 1937
All of these individuals are currently living and any further vital information is personal and private.
On the matter of the military service of Charles Thomas Payne, the great-uncle of Barack Obama:
Charles is the uncle (the term "uncle" has in fact been used even for great-uncles in that family) who served in the Army in the 89th Infantry during WW II and suffered severe enough PTSD that, after coming back from the war, he isolated himself at home for some time.
Charles recovered, attended college and to this day is an active, mentally vital, 83 year-old resident of Chicago.
This information was confirmed tonight by a member of the Payne family and is being posted to correct the mis-information that is swirling around the internet.
CORRECT info:
1. Charles' middle initial is "T", not "W";
2. he did have what is now termed PTSD; and
3. he was so traumatized by what he encountered during the war, that he in fact did isolate himself at home for a lengthy period of time.
J Straight