Military: Veteran Civil War Co B 63rd IL Infantry U.S. Marker Where born: Wabash Co IL Where died: Mt Carmel Son of: Phillip Painter (1800 Burke Co NC-1851 Wabash Co IL) & Edy/Amy Jourdan (1783 VA-1844 Coffee) Married: 29 Apr 1860 Wabash Martha Ann Gray (6 Oct 1841-6 May 1917 buried Sand Hill Cem) Lived at: 1850 Wabash 1860-70 Coffee not found in 1880 Children: - Mary Elizabeth (1861-1925 m: James Perry Odom both buried Rose Hill Cem) -
Susan (ca 1864); (obit of Martha); notes: Henry enlisted 4 Mar 1862; enlisted in Company B Illinois 63rd Infantry Regiment on 10 Apr 1862; Martha filed for Civil War Pension 5 Nov 1881
* indicates buried with Henry Painter in Painter Cemetery.
About Painter Cemetery:
Names of burials include Painter, Cannon, Griffin, and Wright. Precise location is uncertain. Burials: 15 Location: Coffee Precinct, Wabash County, Illinois