Mary Amy Painter

Notes:

Mary Amy Painter, born in 1841 on her family's farm near Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan, was the first of the four daughters of Elizabeth (née Bousman) and Lorenzo Dow Painter. She was named after both of her grandmothers.* The Painter family moved to Breedsville, Van Buren County, Michigan, where Lorenzo was the owner of a lumber and general merchandise business.

Mary A. Painter and James M. Gray were married on 2 July 1858 in Van Buren County, and later became the parents of two daughters.

In 1864, Lorenzo and Elizabeth Painter were legally separated. He transferred his business to James M. Gray, and moved to California.

Mary A. Gray died on 11 May 1868 in or near Breedsville at the age of 26—from tuberculosis, according to a county death register

Mary married James McKnight. Gray on 2 Jul 1858 in Van Buren County, Michigan. James (son of James Gray and Jane Haynes) was born on 9 Sep 1829 in Lakeville, Livingston County, New York; died on 30 Sep 1895 in Michigan; was buried in Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]