Hardin County OhArchives Biographies.....Painter, J. B. 1845 - 
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Author: Warner, Beers & Co.

J. B. PAINTER, farmer. P. O. Mount Victory, was born March 26, 1845, in Logan
County, this State. He is a son of Isaac Painter, of Virginia. His maternal
grandfather was Thomas Ballinger. The subject of this sketch was the third of a
family of four boys, was educated at the common schools of Logan County, and for
his occupation has pursued farming and stock-raising, making sheep a specialty.
He was married, April 12, 1868, to Hester Sharp, born February 2, 1848, in Logan
County, this State, and daughter of Calip and Rebecca (Kernowith) Sharp, the
former of English descent and a native of Logan County, the latter of German
descent and a native of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Painter's parents are deceased; her
father died June 20, 1863, at Corinth, Miss.; her paternal grandparents were
Joshua and Elizabeth Sharp. Mr. Painter has been blessed with four children,
three girls and one boy, viz., Orrie C., born April 28, 1868; Maggie B., born
October 4, 1872; Rosa Lee, born August 19, 1876, and Lucretia G., born October
26, 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Painter are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In
May, 1864, he enlisted in the One Hundred and Thirty-second Ohio Volunteer
Infantry, Company K, and was discharged in September, same year. Mr. Painter is
a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Mount Victory, and has
filled the office of School Director, and is the owner of 110 acres of land in
Dudley Township.

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Dudley Township

Excerpt from

"The History of Hardin County, Ohio"
           containing
A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY; ITS TOWNSHIPS, TOWNS, CHURCHES,
 SCHOOLS, ETC.; GENERAL AND LOCAL STATISTICS; MILITARY
   RECORD; PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT
         MEN; HISTORY OF NORTHWEST TERRITORY;
             HISTORY OF OHIO; MISCELLANEOUS
                  MATTERS, ETC., ETC.

              CHICAGO: WARNER, BEERS & CO.
                          1883

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