Military: Veteran Civil War Pvt Co B 63rd IL Vol Inf; Enlisted 10 Apr 1862; Stone added 1938 Where born: Wabash Co IL Where died: Cairo IL Son of: Joseph Painter (1808-1860 buried Bethel Cem - Bellmont) & Nancy Arnold* Married: 20 Jan 1859 Wabash Co Arvilla Odum (m2: 25 Jul 1965 Edwards Co IL Thomas E Leisure)
* indicates buried with Thomas 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