Mary Elizabeth Painter
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Dublin Core
Title
Mary Elizabeth Painter
Subject
Painter, Mary Elizabeth Combs (1898-1993)
Description
Three different portraits of Mary Elizabeth Combs Painter. She is looking towards the camera in the two left portraits and looking away from the camera in the right portrait. She wears a collared blouse tucked into a skirt.
Born in Toms Brook, Mary was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Lucy (Shipe) Combs. She lived most of her life in the Edinburg area.
She married Charles Hubert Painter (1895-1967) in July 1918 in Edinburg.
Over the decades, the couple had four children – Eleonor, Geneva, Douglas, and Patsy. Her husband worked as an electric engineer, plant operator and finally, truck driver for the electric company.
The 1950 census found Mary working as a housekeeper at a roadside inn.
Mary lived a long life and was buried in Sunset View Memorial Gardens in Woodstock.
Born in Toms Brook, Mary was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Lucy (Shipe) Combs. She lived most of her life in the Edinburg area.
She married Charles Hubert Painter (1895-1967) in July 1918 in Edinburg.
Over the decades, the couple had four children – Eleonor, Geneva, Douglas, and Patsy. Her husband worked as an electric engineer, plant operator and finally, truck driver for the electric company.
The 1950 census found Mary working as a housekeeper at a roadside inn.
Mary lived a long life and was buried in Sunset View Memorial Gardens in Woodstock.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
c. 1918
Contributor
Subject identified by Dennis L. Hockman, a distant cousin.
Biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Same subject as in Morrison Photo number 10893.
Identifier
003159
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Mary Elizabeth Painter,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 26, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/29298.
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