In late 1915 or early 1916, Allen Painter, the second husband of Mahala (Holcomb) Wheeler, was probably living with his son James Painter. He journeyed to Edwardsport, Indiana to visit his son Thomas A. Painter. He had been there for several weeks when one afternoon he was hit by a freight train while returning to his son's house. He survived the initial accident but had to have a leg amputated.
Note that three years have passed since, at the age of 90, Allen Painter moved from Fairview in Newton County, Missouri back to Pineville in McDonald County, Missouri, as was reported in the Pineville Democrat, but he is still 90 years old according to this report.
He was actually about 90 years old this time.
It was hoped that Painter would survive after all, but three weeks later he passed away on 22 February 1916 in Edwardsport, Indiana, where he was buried and shares a tombstone with his son T.A. Painter.
Part One: Mahala Holcomb and Allen Painter
Hello! I was wondering if you thought his son James painter could be James that was born in 1854 in Tennessee with a father born in VA , mother born in Tennessee that married Elizabeth J Burns in Arkansas? He is one of the only James Painters I can find in the 1860 census listed as born in 1854. However I will note that in a later census he marks as his father being from Tennessee. Maybe we could correspond? Cjohnson @pf24-7.com
ReplyDeleteI really don't know much about Allen Painter's children from his first marriage. However, on Family Search, the one family tree shows James A. Painter only married to Nancy Nix. There is also a pretty good record there of him on the census. My email address is can be found if you click on the view my complete profile link.
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