Painters/White Washers
This page updated October 4, 2005
When referring to the painters; these men could be ones that painted houses as well as the signs. Some of the men specified that they were strictly house painters. I will note those men where possible.
Whitewash was a type of paint most commonly made from slaked lime dissolved in water. Throughout history other items have been added such as flour or milk. This concoction was used as an inexpensive alternative to standard paint.
Owen County
William BOYERERS
John HALE
James JENINGS
James DAVIS
John MERRYWEATHER
John SHAFFER--House Painter
Ezra WESTFALL
John N. GALLUP
Selas H. MATHES
Chas. W. GREEN
Cassius DICKEY
John M. DICKEY
Bart M. HALL
Dan GALLUP
George H. DEAN
L. Wiggington
Morgan County
John WATSON
Perry FOXWORTHY
George MC NAUGHTEN
Dillen GARDNER--House Painter
John D. STEVENSON
John F. MILLER
George W. SHINN
Elega KRINER
Joseph REESE
Tarleton JOHNSON
Harlan COMPTON--House Painter
John S. BOOKER (& grainer)
Samuel J. BOOKER
Hannibal WINTER
Cicero DAVIDSON
Charles KAYSER
Adolphus KAYSER
N. W. YOUNG
John MARLETTE
Sidney WARREN
John WARREN--Whitewashing
Samuel ROOKER
James N. ISRAEL
Leander SHANAFELT
Henry ALLEN
Clinton MANKER
Vernon NICHOLSON
Thomas LINN
E. M. BALDWIN
Putnam County
James DINWIDDIE
Moses MARTIN
Lorenzo T. WELCH
Willie WELCH
Frank WELCH
Edward E. MARSH
W. LINVILLE
Cornelius HARISON
Will KING
J. S. WASHBURN
Joseph A. HILL
Georg RICKETTS
Georg RICKETTS, JR
Jessa RICHARDASON
R. S. WARD
James RICKETTS
George ROBERTS
George FITZGOBBIN
H. A. ALBBAUGH
Julius WILLIAMS--House Painter
Eugene WILLIAMS--House Painter
Thomas MILLS--House Painter
Otho WARD --House Painter
Benjamin F. RICHARDS--House Painter
Dexter CUTLER--House Painter
Alpheus HIBBEN--House Painter
Charles CUTBIRTH
James H. GRIMES
William J. PAYTAN
Charles PAYTON
Andrew C. WELLS
Albert S. PERRY
John WALTON
Hermon TIMMONS
John A. RICE--House Painter
James L. BOLTON--House Painter
Andrew J. CALVIN--House Painter
Charley E. HAMILTON--House Painter
Albert CUNNINGHAM--House Painter
John HATHAWAY