Mary Elizabeth (Combs) Painter
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Title
Mary Elizabeth (Combs) Painter
Subject
Painter, Mary Elizabeth Combs (1898-1993)
Description
Photo of three different photographs of Mary Elizabeth (Combs) Painter.
She is looking towards the camera in the two left images and looking away from the camera in the right one.
Born in Toms Brook, Mary was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Lucy Ellen (Shipe) Combs. She lived most of her life in the Edinburg area.
She married Charles Hubert "Pete" Painter (1895-1967) in July 1918 in Edinburg. Her husband worked as an electric engineer, plant operator, and finally, truck driver for the electric company.
Over the decades, the couple had four children – Eleonor, Geneva, Douglas, and Patsy.
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.
She is looking towards the camera in the two left images and looking away from the camera in the right one.
Born in Toms Brook, Mary was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Lucy Ellen (Shipe) Combs. She lived most of her life in the Edinburg area.
She married Charles Hubert "Pete" Painter (1895-1967) in July 1918 in Edinburg. Her husband worked as an electric engineer, plant operator, and finally, truck driver for the electric company.
Over the decades, the couple had four children – Eleonor, Geneva, Douglas, and Patsy.
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 in 2006 by Dennis L. Hockman, a distant cousin.
Biographical information was compiled from public records including the book, "A Hockman Family History" by Dennis L. Hockman and Richard P. Hockman, 1994, page 237.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Mary Elizabeth (Combs) Painter appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 003159 and 010893.
Identifier
003159
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Mary Elizabeth (Combs) Painter,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed February 26, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/29298.
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