Brief Life History of John William
When John William Painter was born on 5 January 1866, in Yorktown, Mount Pleasant Township, Delaware, Indiana, United States, his father, William J Painter, was 25 and his mother, Hannah Coffman, was 19. He died on 11 September 1888, in Mount Pleasant Township, Delaware, Indiana, United States, at the age of 22.
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Sources (2)
- John W Painter in household of William J Painter, "United States Census, 1870"
- John W. Painter in household of Wm. J. Painter, "United States Census, 1880"
Parents and Siblings
1840–1900 Male
1846–1904 Female
Siblings (8)
1866–1888 Male
1867–1937 Male
1869–1907 Female
1871–1895 Female
1873–1902 Female
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1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
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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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