John Painter, a son of Andrew and Catherine Painter, was born in Richland County, Ohio, where his paternal grandfather entered land in 1814, and his father was enumerated in 1830 and paid a tax in 1836. John Painter moved with his family to Clark County, Ohio, by 1840, and farmed in the county's Springfield Township for much of his life.
John Painter and "Mrs. Mary Garlough (widow)" (née Mary Hayes Tuttle, widow of John Luse Garlough) were married on 1 October 1857 in Springfield, Clark County. She had three children from her first marriage. The couple had one son, Edward Garlough Painter, born in February 1858.
From being a landless farm laborer in 1860, John Painter became by 1870 a farmer owning land worth $3,500. Mary Hayes Painter died in 1897. John Painter afterwards visited relatives, and may have resided for some time, in Champaign County, Illinois.
John Painter and Mrs. Mary "Schriver" (née Mary Emeline Stanley, widow of Cyrus Shriver) were married on 24 January 1900 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana. The couple were enumerated later that year in Champaign County, Ohio; John Painter was farming. In 1910, John Painter, at age 77, was a farm laborer in Champaign County, Ohio. His wife was then enumerated with her son in Springfield. She died in 1913 in Springfield.
Sometime after the death of his second wife, John Painter moved to Gratiot County, Michigan, to be near his brother Isaac Painter, whose younger son Isaac Sherman Painter was farming in that county. John Painter died in 1919 Bethany Township, Gratiot County, at the age of 87.
Notes
1850 U.S. Census, Springfield Twp., Clark Co., Ohio; dwelling 1044, family 1064, lines 24-29, p. 237 (printed), p. 473 (written), 14 Aug 1850.
24. Andrew Painter, 46, farmer, Va.
25. "Cath." -----, 46, Pa.
26. Nicholas -----, 21, laborer, Ohio.
27. "Jno." -----, 16, laborer, Ohio.
28. Isaac -----, 14, Ohio.
29. Rachel -----, 10, Ohio.
• Earliest known record of John Painter.
Marriage license: John Painter & Mrs. Mary Garlough (widow), Clark Co., Ohio, 1 Oct 1857. Vol. 4, p. 460. John marked the license with an X. (Contradicts his claim to be able to read and write.) Married by Joseph Brown, a Baptist minister in Springfield, who officiated also at George Washington Painter's marriage. (Copy of original)
1857, Springfield Twp., Clark Co., Ohio: John Painter, on chattel property valued at $65, was assessed a tax of 48.7 cents, and road tax of 3.2 cents.
1860, Springfield Twp., Clark Co., Ohio: John Painter, on chattel property valued at $1,004, was assessed a tax of 9 dollars and 76.4 cents, and road tax of 25.1 cents
1860 U.S. Census, Springfield Twp., Clark Co., Ohio; dwelling 1655, family 1771, lines 22-24, p. 487B (printed), p. 234 (written), 27 Jul 1860.
22. John Painter, 27, farm hand (-0-; $350), O [Ohio].
23. Mary, 32, O.
24. Edward G., 1, O.
• Mary's two surviving children from her first marriage, Nancy, 13, and Benjamin, 11, were enumerated in the household of their grandparents, Jacob and Nancy Garlough, in adjoining Green Twp., Clark Co.
"[Springfield Twp.] | 9 Painter John | 27 | [white] | [Farmer] | [Married] | [Ohio]"
(U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, Ohio 7th Congressional District (including Clark Co.), p. 428 (written), 30 Jun 1863.)
1870 U.S. Census, Springfield Twp., Clark Co., Ohio; dwelling 363, family 370, lines 34-36, p. 397 (printed) p. 53 (written),, 5 Aug 1870.
34. Painter, John, 38, farmer ($3,500; $650), Ohio.
35. ----- Mary, 43, keeping house, Ohio
36. ----- Edward, 11, at school, Ohio.
An 1875 map of Springfield Twp., shows that "Mary A. Painter" owned 42 acres in the SE quarter of Section 10. The remainder of the quarter was owned by G. S. Foos. This was Gustavus S. Foos, a furniture manufacturer who resided in Springfield, and in 1870 reported owning land worth $185,000 (well over $4 million today). His elder brother William Foos had purchased large tracts in Champaign Co., Illinois. John Painter's brother George W. Painter was employed as a farm manager on the William Foos properties, and George W. Painter's son Emanuel Painter farmed on William Foos' land.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 43, Springfield Twp., Clark Co., Ohio; dwelling 88, family 92, lines 27-31, p. 202B (printed), p. 10 (written), 4 Jun 1880.
27. Painter, John, head, 47, farmer; self and parents born in Ohio.
28. Mary, wife, 52, keeping house; self and parents born in Ohio.
29. Edward, son, 21, farmer, Ohio.
30. Emma, daughter-in-law, 19, at home; self and father born in Ohio, mother in Pa.
31. William, grandson, 1/12, May, Ohio.
• John Painter owned 42 acres of tilled land worth $3,500, as reported in the 1880 U.S. Agricultural Schedule.
• Mary's married daughter, Nancy Titus, in preceding household.
John Painter, Edward G. Painter, and George W. Leech were administrators of Emanuel Painter's estate in 1883, Clark Co., Ohio.
"—John Painter is visiting his brother at Gibson City this week."
"—John Painter and his grandson of Springfield, O., have come to spend the summer with relatives."
("Dewey," The Champaign Daily News, Champaign, Illinois, 16 Apr 1898, p. 3.)
"—John Painter, Sr., has returned from Ohio, where he was visiting for a few weeks."
("Dewey," The Champaign Daily News, Champaign, Illinois, 17 Nov 1899, p. 2.)
"—Mrs. John Painter was summoned to Bellefontaine by the death of her daughter"
("East Bend," The Champaign Daily News, Champaign, Illinois, 23 Feb 1900, p. 2.)
• The daughter was Etta Florence Roach (née Shriver).
"Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFWP-T4X : accessed 2 January 2016), John Painter and Mrs Mary Schriver, 24 Jan 1900; citing reference bk8 p384; FHL microfilm 2,108,303.
1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 10, Terre Haute Village, Mad River Twp., Champaign Co., Ohio; dwelling 80, family 85, lines 81-82, p. 115B (printed), 4B (written), 8-9 Jun 1900.
81. Painter, John, head, Jun 1832, 67, married zero years; self and father born in Ohio, mother in Pennsylvania; farmer.
82. ----- Mary E. wife, Dec 1846, 53, married zero years, 6 children (3 living); born in Ohio, father in North Carolina, mother in Pennsylvania.
1910 U.S. Census, E.D. 17, Urbana Twp., Champaign Co., Ohio; dwelling 243, family 254, line 93, p. 192B (printed), p. 11B (written), 10 May 1910.
93. Painter, John, 77, head, M2 [second marriage]; self and parents born in Ohio; laborer, farm [not a veteran].
• Wife Mary enumerated with son "William" (Willard) F. Shriver in Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio.
"—John Painter of Ohio is here this week visiting with his brother, George Painter of Foosland." ("News of Foosland," Gibson City Courier, Gibson City, Illinois, 21 Jun 1917, p. 5.)
Death certificate: John Painter, Gratiot Co., Michigan, 1919. Liber C, record 340, p. 11. Age: 87. Died in Bethany Twp. Cause of death: chronic cystitis. Father: Andrew Painter, born in Ohio. Mother: Catherine "Hedgewich," born in Pennsylvania. (Informant: (nephew) Isaac Painter.) No obituary known to exist; all record copies of local newspaper for 1919 lost in a fire.
Buried near brother Isaac.
Research Note
In conjunction with John Painter's 1900 marriage, the database Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941 shows that John Painter, age 69, was the son of Andrew and Margaret. This conflicts with other records indicating Andrew and Catherine/Katherine (1850 U.S. Census, 1850 Sinking Creek Church membership, and John Painter's 1919 death certificate). This index cites as its source a W.P.A. Index to Supplemental Record Marriage Transcript 1 from an original book (W-3, p. 28) in the Clerk's Office, Madison County, Indiana. The original book was destroyed.
Connections
John Painter's wife's brothers Isaac Tuttle and Harvey H. Tuttle, and John's brother Emanuel Painter served together in Company D, 146th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
Although not known to be related, both John Painter and his second wife descended from Burlington Co., New Jersey, Quakers.
Reviewed 23 September 2023.
John Painter and "Mrs. Mary Garlough (widow)" (née Mary Hayes Tuttle, widow of John Luse Garlough) were married on 1 October 1857 in Springfield, Clark County. She had three children from her first marriage. The couple had one son, Edward Garlough Painter, born in February 1858.
From being a landless farm laborer in 1860, John Painter became by 1870 a farmer owning land worth $3,500. Mary Hayes Painter died in 1897. John Painter afterwards visited relatives, and may have resided for some time, in Champaign County, Illinois.
John Painter and Mrs. Mary "Schriver" (née Mary Emeline Stanley, widow of Cyrus Shriver) were married on 24 January 1900 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana. The couple were enumerated later that year in Champaign County, Ohio; John Painter was farming. In 1910, John Painter, at age 77, was a farm laborer in Champaign County, Ohio. His wife was then enumerated with her son in Springfield. She died in 1913 in Springfield.
Sometime after the death of his second wife, John Painter moved to Gratiot County, Michigan, to be near his brother Isaac Painter, whose younger son Isaac Sherman Painter was farming in that county. John Painter died in 1919 Bethany Township, Gratiot County, at the age of 87.
Notes
1850 U.S. Census, Springfield Twp., Clark Co., Ohio; dwelling 1044, family 1064, lines 24-29, p. 237 (printed), p. 473 (written), 14 Aug 1850.
24. Andrew Painter, 46, farmer, Va.
25. "Cath." -----, 46, Pa.
26. Nicholas -----, 21, laborer, Ohio.
27. "Jno." -----, 16, laborer, Ohio.
28. Isaac -----, 14, Ohio.
29. Rachel -----, 10, Ohio.
• Earliest known record of John Painter.
Marriage license: John Painter & Mrs. Mary Garlough (widow), Clark Co., Ohio, 1 Oct 1857. Vol. 4, p. 460. John marked the license with an X. (Contradicts his claim to be able to read and write.) Married by Joseph Brown, a Baptist minister in Springfield, who officiated also at George Washington Painter's marriage. (Copy of original)
1857, Springfield Twp., Clark Co., Ohio: John Painter, on chattel property valued at $65, was assessed a tax of 48.7 cents, and road tax of 3.2 cents.
1860, Springfield Twp., Clark Co., Ohio: John Painter, on chattel property valued at $1,004, was assessed a tax of 9 dollars and 76.4 cents, and road tax of 25.1 cents
1860 U.S. Census, Springfield Twp., Clark Co., Ohio; dwelling 1655, family 1771, lines 22-24, p. 487B (printed), p. 234 (written), 27 Jul 1860.
22. John Painter, 27, farm hand (-0-; $350), O [Ohio].
23. Mary, 32, O.
24. Edward G., 1, O.
• Mary's two surviving children from her first marriage, Nancy, 13, and Benjamin, 11, were enumerated in the household of their grandparents, Jacob and Nancy Garlough, in adjoining Green Twp., Clark Co.
"[Springfield Twp.] | 9 Painter John | 27 | [white] | [Farmer] | [Married] | [Ohio]"
(U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, Ohio 7th Congressional District (including Clark Co.), p. 428 (written), 30 Jun 1863.)
1870 U.S. Census, Springfield Twp., Clark Co., Ohio; dwelling 363, family 370, lines 34-36, p. 397 (printed) p. 53 (written),, 5 Aug 1870.
34. Painter, John, 38, farmer ($3,500; $650), Ohio.
35. ----- Mary, 43, keeping house, Ohio
36. ----- Edward, 11, at school, Ohio.
An 1875 map of Springfield Twp., shows that "Mary A. Painter" owned 42 acres in the SE quarter of Section 10. The remainder of the quarter was owned by G. S. Foos. This was Gustavus S. Foos, a furniture manufacturer who resided in Springfield, and in 1870 reported owning land worth $185,000 (well over $4 million today). His elder brother William Foos had purchased large tracts in Champaign Co., Illinois. John Painter's brother George W. Painter was employed as a farm manager on the William Foos properties, and George W. Painter's son Emanuel Painter farmed on William Foos' land.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 43, Springfield Twp., Clark Co., Ohio; dwelling 88, family 92, lines 27-31, p. 202B (printed), p. 10 (written), 4 Jun 1880.
27. Painter, John, head, 47, farmer; self and parents born in Ohio.
28. Mary, wife, 52, keeping house; self and parents born in Ohio.
29. Edward, son, 21, farmer, Ohio.
30. Emma, daughter-in-law, 19, at home; self and father born in Ohio, mother in Pa.
31. William, grandson, 1/12, May, Ohio.
• John Painter owned 42 acres of tilled land worth $3,500, as reported in the 1880 U.S. Agricultural Schedule.
• Mary's married daughter, Nancy Titus, in preceding household.
John Painter, Edward G. Painter, and George W. Leech were administrators of Emanuel Painter's estate in 1883, Clark Co., Ohio.
"—John Painter is visiting his brother at Gibson City this week."
"—John Painter and his grandson of Springfield, O., have come to spend the summer with relatives."
("Dewey," The Champaign Daily News, Champaign, Illinois, 16 Apr 1898, p. 3.)
"—John Painter, Sr., has returned from Ohio, where he was visiting for a few weeks."
("Dewey," The Champaign Daily News, Champaign, Illinois, 17 Nov 1899, p. 2.)
"—Mrs. John Painter was summoned to Bellefontaine by the death of her daughter"
("East Bend," The Champaign Daily News, Champaign, Illinois, 23 Feb 1900, p. 2.)
• The daughter was Etta Florence Roach (née Shriver).
"Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFWP-T4X : accessed 2 January 2016), John Painter and Mrs Mary Schriver, 24 Jan 1900; citing reference bk8 p384; FHL microfilm 2,108,303.
1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 10, Terre Haute Village, Mad River Twp., Champaign Co., Ohio; dwelling 80, family 85, lines 81-82, p. 115B (printed), 4B (written), 8-9 Jun 1900.
81. Painter, John, head, Jun 1832, 67, married zero years; self and father born in Ohio, mother in Pennsylvania; farmer.
82. ----- Mary E. wife, Dec 1846, 53, married zero years, 6 children (3 living); born in Ohio, father in North Carolina, mother in Pennsylvania.
1910 U.S. Census, E.D. 17, Urbana Twp., Champaign Co., Ohio; dwelling 243, family 254, line 93, p. 192B (printed), p. 11B (written), 10 May 1910.
93. Painter, John, 77, head, M2 [second marriage]; self and parents born in Ohio; laborer, farm [not a veteran].
• Wife Mary enumerated with son "William" (Willard) F. Shriver in Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio.
"—John Painter of Ohio is here this week visiting with his brother, George Painter of Foosland." ("News of Foosland," Gibson City Courier, Gibson City, Illinois, 21 Jun 1917, p. 5.)
Death certificate: John Painter, Gratiot Co., Michigan, 1919. Liber C, record 340, p. 11. Age: 87. Died in Bethany Twp. Cause of death: chronic cystitis. Father: Andrew Painter, born in Ohio. Mother: Catherine "Hedgewich," born in Pennsylvania. (Informant: (nephew) Isaac Painter.) No obituary known to exist; all record copies of local newspaper for 1919 lost in a fire.
Buried near brother Isaac.
Research Note
In conjunction with John Painter's 1900 marriage, the database Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941 shows that John Painter, age 69, was the son of Andrew and Margaret. This conflicts with other records indicating Andrew and Catherine/Katherine (1850 U.S. Census, 1850 Sinking Creek Church membership, and John Painter's 1919 death certificate). This index cites as its source a W.P.A. Index to Supplemental Record Marriage Transcript 1 from an original book (W-3, p. 28) in the Clerk's Office, Madison County, Indiana. The original book was destroyed.
Connections
John Painter's wife's brothers Isaac Tuttle and Harvey H. Tuttle, and John's brother Emanuel Painter served together in Company D, 146th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
Although not known to be related, both John Painter and his second wife descended from Burlington Co., New Jersey, Quakers.
Reviewed 23 September 2023.
John Painter, a son of Andrew and Catherine Painter, was born in Richland County, Ohio, where his paternal grandfather entered land in 1814, and his father was enumerated in 1830 and paid a tax in 1836. John Painter moved with his family to Clark County, Ohio, by 1840, and farmed in the county's Springfield Township for much of his life.
John Painter and "Mrs. Mary Garlough (widow)" (née Mary Hayes Tuttle, widow of John Luse Garlough) were married on 1 October 1857 in Springfield, Clark County. She had three children from her first marriage. The couple had one son, Edward Garlough Painter, born in February 1858.
From being a landless farm laborer in 1860, John Painter became by 1870 a farmer owning land worth $3,500. Mary Hayes Painter died in 1897. John Painter afterwards visited relatives, and may have resided for some time, in Champaign County, Illinois.
John Painter and Mrs. Mary "Schriver" (née Mary Emeline Stanley, widow of Cyrus Shriver) were married on 24 January 1900 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana. The couple were enumerated later that year in Champaign County, Ohio; John Painter was farming. In 1910, John Painter, at age 77, was a farm laborer in Champaign County, Ohio. His wife was then enumerated with her son in Springfield. She died in 1913 in Springfield.
Sometime after the death of his second wife, John Painter moved to Gratiot County, Michigan, to be near his brother Isaac Painter, whose younger son Isaac Sherman Painter was farming in that county. John Painter died in 1919 Bethany Township, Gratiot County, at the age of 87.
Notes
1850 U.S. Census, Springfield Twp., Clark Co., Ohio; dwelling 1044, family 1064, lines 24-29, p. 237 (printed), p. 473 (written), 14 Aug 1850.
24. Andrew Painter, 46, farmer, Va.
25. "Cath." -----, 46, Pa.
26. Nicholas -----, 21, laborer, Ohio.
27. "Jno." -----, 16, laborer, Ohio.
28. Isaac -----, 14, Ohio.
29. Rachel -----, 10, Ohio.
• Earliest known record of John Painter.
Marriage license: John Painter & Mrs. Mary Garlough (widow), Clark Co., Ohio, 1 Oct 1857. Vol. 4, p. 460. John marked the license with an X. (Contradicts his claim to be able to read and write.) Married by Joseph Brown, a Baptist minister in Springfield, who officiated also at George Washington Painter's marriage. (Copy of original)
1857, Springfield Twp., Clark Co., Ohio: John Painter, on chattel property valued at $65, was assessed a tax of 48.7 cents, and road tax of 3.2 cents.
1860, Springfield Twp., Clark Co., Ohio: John Painter, on chattel property valued at $1,004, was assessed a tax of 9 dollars and 76.4 cents, and road tax of 25.1 cents
1860 U.S. Census, Springfield Twp., Clark Co., Ohio; dwelling 1655, family 1771, lines 22-24, p. 487B (printed), p. 234 (written), 27 Jul 1860.
22. John Painter, 27, farm hand (-0-; $350), O [Ohio].
23. Mary, 32, O.
24. Edward G., 1, O.
• Mary's two surviving children from her first marriage, Nancy, 13, and Benjamin, 11, were enumerated in the household of their grandparents, Jacob and Nancy Garlough, in adjoining Green Twp., Clark Co.
"[Springfield Twp.] | 9 Painter John | 27 | [white] | [Farmer] | [Married] | [Ohio]"
(U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, Ohio 7th Congressional District (including Clark Co.), p. 428 (written), 30 Jun 1863.)
1870 U.S. Census, Springfield Twp., Clark Co., Ohio; dwelling 363, family 370, lines 34-36, p. 397 (printed) p. 53 (written),, 5 Aug 1870.
34. Painter, John, 38, farmer ($3,500; $650), Ohio.
35. ----- Mary, 43, keeping house, Ohio
36. ----- Edward, 11, at school, Ohio.
An 1875 map of Springfield Twp., shows that "Mary A. Painter" owned 42 acres in the SE quarter of Section 10. The remainder of the quarter was owned by G. S. Foos. This was Gustavus S. Foos, a furniture manufacturer who resided in Springfield, and in 1870 reported owning land worth $185,000 (well over $4 million today). His elder brother William Foos had purchased large tracts in Champaign Co., Illinois. John Painter's brother George W. Painter was employed as a farm manager on the William Foos properties, and George W. Painter's son Emanuel Painter farmed on William Foos' land.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 43, Springfield Twp., Clark Co., Ohio; dwelling 88, family 92, lines 27-31, p. 202B (printed), p. 10 (written), 4 Jun 1880.
27. Painter, John, head, 47, farmer; self and parents born in Ohio.
28. Mary, wife, 52, keeping house; self and parents born in Ohio.
29. Edward, son, 21, farmer, Ohio.
30. Emma, daughter-in-law, 19, at home; self and father born in Ohio, mother in Pa.
31. William, grandson, 1/12, May, Ohio.
• John Painter owned 42 acres of tilled land worth $3,500, as reported in the 1880 U.S. Agricultural Schedule.
• Mary's married daughter, Nancy Titus, in preceding household.
John Painter, Edward G. Painter, and George W. Leech were administrators of Emanuel Painter's estate in 1883, Clark Co., Ohio.
"—John Painter is visiting his brother at Gibson City this week."
"—John Painter and his grandson of Springfield, O., have come to spend the summer with relatives."
("Dewey," The Champaign Daily News, Champaign, Illinois, 16 Apr 1898, p. 3.)
"—John Painter, Sr., has returned from Ohio, where he was visiting for a few weeks."
("Dewey," The Champaign Daily News, Champaign, Illinois, 17 Nov 1899, p. 2.)
"—Mrs. John Painter was summoned to Bellefontaine by the death of her daughter"
("East Bend," The Champaign Daily News, Champaign, Illinois, 23 Feb 1900, p. 2.)
• The daughter was Etta Florence Roach (née Shriver).
"Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFWP-T4X : accessed 2 January 2016), John Painter and Mrs Mary Schriver, 24 Jan 1900; citing reference bk8 p384; FHL microfilm 2,108,303.
1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 10, Terre Haute Village, Mad River Twp., Champaign Co., Ohio; dwelling 80, family 85, lines 81-82, p. 115B (printed), 4B (written), 8-9 Jun 1900.
81. Painter, John, head, Jun 1832, 67, married zero years; self and father born in Ohio, mother in Pennsylvania; farmer.
82. ----- Mary E. wife, Dec 1846, 53, married zero years, 6 children (3 living); born in Ohio, father in North Carolina, mother in Pennsylvania.
1910 U.S. Census, E.D. 17, Urbana Twp., Champaign Co., Ohio; dwelling 243, family 254, line 93, p. 192B (printed), p. 11B (written), 10 May 1910.
93. Painter, John, 77, head, M2 [second marriage]; self and parents born in Ohio; laborer, farm [not a veteran].
• Wife Mary enumerated with son "William" (Willard) F. Shriver in Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio.
"—John Painter of Ohio is here this week visiting with his brother, George Painter of Foosland." ("News of Foosland," Gibson City Courier, Gibson City, Illinois, 21 Jun 1917, p. 5.)
Death certificate: John Painter, Gratiot Co., Michigan, 1919. Liber C, record 340, p. 11. Age: 87. Died in Bethany Twp. Cause of death: chronic cystitis. Father: Andrew Painter, born in Ohio. Mother: Catherine "Hedgewich," born in Pennsylvania. (Informant: (nephew) Isaac Painter.) No obituary known to exist; all record copies of local newspaper for 1919 lost in a fire.
Buried near brother Isaac.
Research Note
In conjunction with John Painter's 1900 marriage, the database Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941 shows that John Painter, age 69, was the son of Andrew and Margaret. This conflicts with other records indicating Andrew and Catherine/Katherine (1850 U.S. Census, 1850 Sinking Creek Church membership, and John Painter's 1919 death certificate). This index cites as its source a W.P.A. Index to Supplemental Record Marriage Transcript 1 from an original book (W-3, p. 28) in the Clerk's Office, Madison County, Indiana. The original book was destroyed.
Connections
John Painter's wife's brothers Isaac Tuttle and Harvey H. Tuttle, and John's brother Emanuel Painter served together in Company D, 146th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
Although not known to be related, both John Painter and his second wife descended from Burlington Co., New Jersey, Quakers.
Reviewed 23 September 2023.
John Painter and "Mrs. Mary Garlough (widow)" (née Mary Hayes Tuttle, widow of John Luse Garlough) were married on 1 October 1857 in Springfield, Clark County. She had three children from her first marriage. The couple had one son, Edward Garlough Painter, born in February 1858.
From being a landless farm laborer in 1860, John Painter became by 1870 a farmer owning land worth $3,500. Mary Hayes Painter died in 1897. John Painter afterwards visited relatives, and may have resided for some time, in Champaign County, Illinois.
John Painter and Mrs. Mary "Schriver" (née Mary Emeline Stanley, widow of Cyrus Shriver) were married on 24 January 1900 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana. The couple were enumerated later that year in Champaign County, Ohio; John Painter was farming. In 1910, John Painter, at age 77, was a farm laborer in Champaign County, Ohio. His wife was then enumerated with her son in Springfield. She died in 1913 in Springfield.
Sometime after the death of his second wife, John Painter moved to Gratiot County, Michigan, to be near his brother Isaac Painter, whose younger son Isaac Sherman Painter was farming in that county. John Painter died in 1919 Bethany Township, Gratiot County, at the age of 87.
Notes
1850 U.S. Census, Springfield Twp., Clark Co., Ohio; dwelling 1044, family 1064, lines 24-29, p. 237 (printed), p. 473 (written), 14 Aug 1850.
24. Andrew Painter, 46, farmer, Va.
25. "Cath." -----, 46, Pa.
26. Nicholas -----, 21, laborer, Ohio.
27. "Jno." -----, 16, laborer, Ohio.
28. Isaac -----, 14, Ohio.
29. Rachel -----, 10, Ohio.
• Earliest known record of John Painter.
Marriage license: John Painter & Mrs. Mary Garlough (widow), Clark Co., Ohio, 1 Oct 1857. Vol. 4, p. 460. John marked the license with an X. (Contradicts his claim to be able to read and write.) Married by Joseph Brown, a Baptist minister in Springfield, who officiated also at George Washington Painter's marriage. (Copy of original)
1857, Springfield Twp., Clark Co., Ohio: John Painter, on chattel property valued at $65, was assessed a tax of 48.7 cents, and road tax of 3.2 cents.
1860, Springfield Twp., Clark Co., Ohio: John Painter, on chattel property valued at $1,004, was assessed a tax of 9 dollars and 76.4 cents, and road tax of 25.1 cents
1860 U.S. Census, Springfield Twp., Clark Co., Ohio; dwelling 1655, family 1771, lines 22-24, p. 487B (printed), p. 234 (written), 27 Jul 1860.
22. John Painter, 27, farm hand (-0-; $350), O [Ohio].
23. Mary, 32, O.
24. Edward G., 1, O.
• Mary's two surviving children from her first marriage, Nancy, 13, and Benjamin, 11, were enumerated in the household of their grandparents, Jacob and Nancy Garlough, in adjoining Green Twp., Clark Co.
"[Springfield Twp.] | 9 Painter John | 27 | [white] | [Farmer] | [Married] | [Ohio]"
(U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, Ohio 7th Congressional District (including Clark Co.), p. 428 (written), 30 Jun 1863.)
1870 U.S. Census, Springfield Twp., Clark Co., Ohio; dwelling 363, family 370, lines 34-36, p. 397 (printed) p. 53 (written),, 5 Aug 1870.
34. Painter, John, 38, farmer ($3,500; $650), Ohio.
35. ----- Mary, 43, keeping house, Ohio
36. ----- Edward, 11, at school, Ohio.
An 1875 map of Springfield Twp., shows that "Mary A. Painter" owned 42 acres in the SE quarter of Section 10. The remainder of the quarter was owned by G. S. Foos. This was Gustavus S. Foos, a furniture manufacturer who resided in Springfield, and in 1870 reported owning land worth $185,000 (well over $4 million today). His elder brother William Foos had purchased large tracts in Champaign Co., Illinois. John Painter's brother George W. Painter was employed as a farm manager on the William Foos properties, and George W. Painter's son Emanuel Painter farmed on William Foos' land.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 43, Springfield Twp., Clark Co., Ohio; dwelling 88, family 92, lines 27-31, p. 202B (printed), p. 10 (written), 4 Jun 1880.
27. Painter, John, head, 47, farmer; self and parents born in Ohio.
28. Mary, wife, 52, keeping house; self and parents born in Ohio.
29. Edward, son, 21, farmer, Ohio.
30. Emma, daughter-in-law, 19, at home; self and father born in Ohio, mother in Pa.
31. William, grandson, 1/12, May, Ohio.
• John Painter owned 42 acres of tilled land worth $3,500, as reported in the 1880 U.S. Agricultural Schedule.
• Mary's married daughter, Nancy Titus, in preceding household.
John Painter, Edward G. Painter, and George W. Leech were administrators of Emanuel Painter's estate in 1883, Clark Co., Ohio.
"—John Painter is visiting his brother at Gibson City this week."
"—John Painter and his grandson of Springfield, O., have come to spend the summer with relatives."
("Dewey," The Champaign Daily News, Champaign, Illinois, 16 Apr 1898, p. 3.)
"—John Painter, Sr., has returned from Ohio, where he was visiting for a few weeks."
("Dewey," The Champaign Daily News, Champaign, Illinois, 17 Nov 1899, p. 2.)
"—Mrs. John Painter was summoned to Bellefontaine by the death of her daughter"
("East Bend," The Champaign Daily News, Champaign, Illinois, 23 Feb 1900, p. 2.)
• The daughter was Etta Florence Roach (née Shriver).
"Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFWP-T4X : accessed 2 January 2016), John Painter and Mrs Mary Schriver, 24 Jan 1900; citing reference bk8 p384; FHL microfilm 2,108,303.
1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 10, Terre Haute Village, Mad River Twp., Champaign Co., Ohio; dwelling 80, family 85, lines 81-82, p. 115B (printed), 4B (written), 8-9 Jun 1900.
81. Painter, John, head, Jun 1832, 67, married zero years; self and father born in Ohio, mother in Pennsylvania; farmer.
82. ----- Mary E. wife, Dec 1846, 53, married zero years, 6 children (3 living); born in Ohio, father in North Carolina, mother in Pennsylvania.
1910 U.S. Census, E.D. 17, Urbana Twp., Champaign Co., Ohio; dwelling 243, family 254, line 93, p. 192B (printed), p. 11B (written), 10 May 1910.
93. Painter, John, 77, head, M2 [second marriage]; self and parents born in Ohio; laborer, farm [not a veteran].
• Wife Mary enumerated with son "William" (Willard) F. Shriver in Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio.
"—John Painter of Ohio is here this week visiting with his brother, George Painter of Foosland." ("News of Foosland," Gibson City Courier, Gibson City, Illinois, 21 Jun 1917, p. 5.)
Death certificate: John Painter, Gratiot Co., Michigan, 1919. Liber C, record 340, p. 11. Age: 87. Died in Bethany Twp. Cause of death: chronic cystitis. Father: Andrew Painter, born in Ohio. Mother: Catherine "Hedgewich," born in Pennsylvania. (Informant: (nephew) Isaac Painter.) No obituary known to exist; all record copies of local newspaper for 1919 lost in a fire.
Buried near brother Isaac.
Research Note
In conjunction with John Painter's 1900 marriage, the database Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941 shows that John Painter, age 69, was the son of Andrew and Margaret. This conflicts with other records indicating Andrew and Catherine/Katherine (1850 U.S. Census, 1850 Sinking Creek Church membership, and John Painter's 1919 death certificate). This index cites as its source a W.P.A. Index to Supplemental Record Marriage Transcript 1 from an original book (W-3, p. 28) in the Clerk's Office, Madison County, Indiana. The original book was destroyed.
Connections
John Painter's wife's brothers Isaac Tuttle and Harvey H. Tuttle, and John's brother Emanuel Painter served together in Company D, 146th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
Although not known to be related, both John Painter and his second wife descended from Burlington Co., New Jersey, Quakers.
Reviewed 23 September 2023.
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