Andrew Brown Painter (1874 - 1950)

Born 14 Dec 1874 in Paintertown (Irwin), Westmoreland Co, Pennsylvania, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza Jane (Hamilton) Painter — married 17 Oct 1898 (to 1905) in Westmoreland County, PA

Descendants

Died 23 Jul 1950 at age 75 in Pitcairn, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography of Andrew Brown Painter

Three Generations of Painters: Andrew Brown Painter and two older sons and grandson

Andrew Brown Painter was born on December 14, 1874, in Irwin (also called Paintertown), Pennsylvania, the child of James A. Painter and Mariah J. Brown. ^[1]

Little wonder that the area was called Paintertown, because the Painter family was well established in Westmoreland County going back four generations to Andrew’s great great grandfather John Painter. ^[2]

Andrew’s father, James was a coal miner and his mother kept house. When Andrew was five, his father’s sister, Susan Deamer and her one-year old daughter Mary came to live with them. Susan was a young widow at age 31 and helped the Painter family by doing household chores. ^[3]

Over the course of the next 16 years, the house filled with children and also sadness. According to the 1900 US Census, Maria Painter gave birth to 10 children, but only 7 were still living in 1900. ^[4] It is the author’s believe that some of those seven children lived to adulthood and a couple may not have lived much beyond 1900 because there is no record of anything beyond 1900. Andrew’s siblings were Harry Francis (1876-1958), Nancy Jane (Birdie or Nonna) Painter (1880-1945), Mary (1884-?), Alfred (Alph) Sheridan (1891-1969), Maude (1893-?) and James Howard (1895-1969).

In 1899, Andrew married Eliza Jane Hamilton,^[5] the daughter of Phillip Hobaugh Hamilton and Mary Jane Lewis. He had a job repairing railroad cars. Andrew and Eliza had two sons together between 1903 and 1905.

• Phillip Russell Painter (1900-1902) ^[6]
• Harry Eldred Painter (1903 - 1987) ^[7]

One can only imagine how overwhelmed Andrew must have been. Within one year, Andrew married Clara Rosetta Hamilton, Eliza’s sister. Together, Clara and Andrew had eleven children between 1907 and 1929.

• Andrew Burrell Painter (1907-1964) ^[8]
• Mary Roberta Painter Wilkins (1909-1990) ^[9]
• Alyce Clara Painter Backus (1912-1941) ^[10]
• Verda Mae Painter Michell (1914-1988) ^[11]
• James Woodrow Painter (1915-1980) ^[12]
• Clarence Sherrard Painter (1917-1983) ^[13]
• William Glen Painter (1919-1922) ^[14]
• Robert Calvin Painter (1922-1999) ^[15]
• Shirley Ann Painter Byer (1924-2003) ^[16]
• Phyllis Jeanne Painter Montgomery (1927-1997) ^[17]
• Lois Virginia Painter McCarl (1929-2005) ^[18]

By 1920, Andrew was a foreman with the Pennsylvania Railroad. He owned his home at 647 Sixth Street in Pitcairn and it was filled with his growing family, which consisted of eight children ranging in age from 16 to 5 months. ^[19] In 1930, the family was complete; Mary was 20 and Lois was one. The two oldest children, Eldred and Burrell had moved out of the house. ^[20]

Andrew died on July 23, 1950, in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, at the age of 75. ^[21][22]

Sources

1. ↑ Death Certificate, see image below
2. ↑ Map of Paintertown, PA [1]
3. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census
4. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census
5. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #80138513
7. ↑ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #11512548
9. ↑ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
10. ↑ Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964
11. ↑ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
12. ↑ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
13. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #82328129
14. ↑ Death certificate
15. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #146176943
16. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #183891688
17. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #183891688
18. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #183891688
19. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census
20. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census
21. ↑ Death Certificate, see image below
22. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #157085058

• 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Penn, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1203; Family History Film: 1255203; Page: 288C; Enumeration District: 104
• 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Oak Grove, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1498; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0114; FHL microfilm: 1241498
• 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Pitcairn, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1516; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 317

Andrew Painter In 1920 US Census

• 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Pitcairn, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1969; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0761; FHL microfilm: 2341703
• United States Census, 1940 database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ4L-WBP : accessed 3 October 2017), Andrew B Painter, Ward 3, Pitcairn, Pitcairn Borough, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 2-446, sheet 1B, line 45, family 15, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3415. *Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963
• U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
  • Name: Andrew Brown Painter Sr
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White
  • Birth Date: 14 Dec 1874
  • Birth Place: Ardara Westm, Pennsylvania
  • Father: James Painter
  • Mother: Maria J Brown
  • SSN: 717091012
  • Notes: May 1937: Name listed as ANDREW BROWN PAINTER SR
• United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6JP-X8X : 12 December 2014), Andrew Brown Painter, 1917-1918; citing Allegheny County no 10, Pennsylvania, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,852,385.Map for residence 647 Sixth St., Pitcairn, PA

He may have been a census enumerator in 1920, his page is completed by an Andrew B Painter. Prior years censuses for the Hamiltons were completed by the Hamilton wife's father, Phillip Hamilton if I recall correctly.

• Death Certificate for Andrew Brown Painter

Death Certificate for Andrew Brown Painter

• Map of Painter home [2]

Children ANDREW BROWN PAINTER AND LYDIA (Eliza) HAMILTON: Harry Eldred PAINTER , Sr was born 3 JUN 1903 in Andara, Westmoreland Co, Pennsylvania, USA, and died 18 SEP 1987 in HCA Bayonet Point Medical Center; Hudson, Pasco Co, Florida, USA.

ANDREW BROWN PAINTER AND CLARA ROSETTA HAMILTON: Phillip Russell PAINTER. Andrew Burrell (Burl) PAINTER was born ABT 1907 in Pennsylvania, USA, and died BET 8 APR 1930 AND 13 DEC 2003. Mary Roberta PAINTER was born 24 SEP 1909 in Pennsylvania, USA, and died JUN 1990. She married Earl Z WILKINS, son of David WILKINS and Margaret HODGSON. He was born 30 JUL 1903 in Pennsylvania, USA, and died FEB 1978. Clara Alice PAINTER was born ABT 1913 in Pennsylvania, USA, and died JUN 1941. She married unknown BACKUS. Verda Mae PAINTER was born ABT 1914 in Pennsylvania, USA, and died BET 2 APR 1930 AND 13 DEC 2003. She married Curtis MITCHELL, son of William MITCHELL and Lettie HENDRICKS. He was born 26 FEB 1911 in McKeesport, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania, USA, and died 22 FEB 1993 in McKeesport, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania, USA. James Woodrow PAINTER was born ABT 1915 in Pennsylvania, USA, and died BET 2 APR 1930 AND 13 DEC 2003. He married Dorothy RYAN. Clarence Sherrard PAINTER was born 18 OCT 1917 in Pennsylvania, USA, and died 22 DEC 1983. He married Geraldine V. She was born 4 JUL 1922. William Glenn PAINTER was born ABT 1919 in Pennsylvania, USA, and died AFT 7 JUL 1920. Robert Calvin PAINTER , Sr was born 22 MAR 1922 in Pitcairn, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania, USA, and died 31 JAN 1999 in Saint Mary's Medical Center; Knoxville, Knox Co, Tennessee, USA. Shirley Anne PAINTER was born 16 DEC 1923 in Pitcairn, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania, USA, and died 13 DEC 2003 in Cumberland Crossings Retirement Center; Carlisle, Cumberland Co, Pennsylvania, USA. Phyllis Jean (Jeanne) PAINTER was born 23 JUN 1927 in Pitcairn, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania, USA, and died AFT 13 DEC 2003. She married David R MONTGOMERY 20 JUN 1952. He was born 25 JUN 1926, and died 26 JUN 1997. Lois Virginia PAINTER was born 22 JAN 1929 in Pitcairn, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania, USA, and died 30 SEP 2005 in Pennsylvania, USA. She married Robert D MCCARL. He was born 27 JUL 1929, and died 22 JUN 1981.