Brief Life History of Alfred E.
When Alfred E. Painter was born on 31 December 1819, in Greene, Tennessee, United States, his father, William Painter, was 34 and his mother, Mary "Polly" Prather, was 36. He married Elizabeth Walter on 30 January 1855, in Washington, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in District 1, Grainger, Tennessee, United States in 1880 and Civil District 1, Greene, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years. He died on 23 September 1910, in Greene, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Horse Creek, Greene, Tennessee, United States.
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- Alfred Painter in household of William Painter, "United States Census, 1850"
- Alfred Painter, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Alford Painter, "Tennessee, Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955"
Spouse and Children
1819–1910 Male
1834–1866 Female
Children (4)
1855–1920 Male
1857–1905 Female
1860–1908 Female
1865–1865 Male
Parents and Siblings
1785–1860 Male
1784–1832 Female
Siblings (6)
1811–1894 Female
1811– Female
1816– Female
1819–1910 Male
1822–1908 Male
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1835 · The Hermitage is Built
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1846
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Name Meaning
English: from Middle English peintour, painter, peintir, penter, pointour (Old French peintour, paintour) ‘painter of images (on walls, screens, shields, etc.), colorist (of statues, figurines, chests, etc.), artist’. In the Middle Ages the walls of both great and minor churches were covered with painted decorations, and Reaney and Wilson note that in 1308 Hugh le Peyntour and Peter the Pavier were employed ‘making and painting the pavement’ at Saint Stephen's Chapel, Westminster. The name is widespread in England.
Americanized form of German Bender . Compare Bainter .
Germanized or Americanized form of Slovenian Pajntar or Panjtar, topographic names from the field name Pajnta or Na Pajnti, which is derived from Middle High German biunt(e) ‘fenced agricultural land’ (compare German Paintner ), or perhaps from Bavarian Middle High German pant ‘band’ (compare Panter 4).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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