If anyone has any information concerning the George Paintner family that immigrated here from Germany in the mid 1800's please contact me. George had a brother that we think settled in New York and one or more that stayed in Germany. George is my great grandfather.

My great grandfather was also George Paintner, family tells me he was from Swandorf Germany. I found that he may have lived on Ash street in Buffalo NY mid 1800's. Several Paintners still live in NY City, one named Sol, he also has a residence in FL. If this is the same George Paintner he settled in ND. George's offspring was my Grandfather Joseph George, died in 1964, Fargo ND. Some Paintners publish articles on various subjects in Germany, some in University of Regensburg (magnetic levitation/material sciences), not to far from Swandorf, others are in Munich, a street in Stuttgart bears the name as well. Probably of little help to you. I am curious what the name translates into. Jewish people used it as a slang for drunken handyman. Not very nice. VR Mark

Hello Julie, My name is Dayna, my husband is a decendant of George Paintner from Germany. He also had siblings who came over from Germany and settled in the Buffalo, NY area. George Paintner settled in the Fargo, ND area and had 14 children. One of them being my husbands' grandfather. You can email me at daynawiley@hotmail.com if you would like to share more information. ~dayna

Hi, my name is Dayna. My husbands' grandfather, Lawrence Paintner (one of the twins), is your grandfather Joseph's brother. I would love to talk to you about the family tree. You can email me at daynawiley@hotmail.com ~dayna

Hello Julie and Dayna - A relative of mine, Vanus Louden (Loudon) married Lawrence Peter Paintner and eventually settled in the Lincoln City, Oregon area. Vanus was born in ND, but they had at least two children in Hennepin Co. Minnesota. I am just starting to connect with this family, but would like to share Paintner/Loudon/Louden information if you are interested. Thank you! Susan Manz Graham sug53@earthlink.net

Mark,
I am a descendant of George Joseph Paintner, b. 7/25/1837, Schwandorf,Bavarie Germany, d. 4/11/1891 Buffalo, Erie Co., New York. Married Anna Wein, b. 7/26/1841, Bavaria, Germany, d. 10/16/1930, buried in Cheektowaga, Erie Co. New York. George and Anna were the parents of 7 children: Anna, George, Joseph, Theresia Eva, Mary Ann, Barbara Belle, and Frances. The son George mentioned above moved to Griggs County, North Dakota, married Rose (Rosa) Gartman. This George and Rosa had 13 children: Mary Frances (my grandmother), Theresa Ella, Joseph G. (died in Fargo, ND), married Minnie Wells, Louis H. George Carl, Anton O., Herbert, Robert Franz, Charles J. , John Edward, Fred William, William Michael, Clarence Paul, Lawrence Peter. It seems likely this is the family you referred to. Is so, please email me at lylegdetwiller.q.com. I have a lot of information on these folks. They are all relatives of mine. I will gladly share whatever info I have. This week, I have been entering information and photos of the the George Paintner/Rosa Gartman family line into Find A Grave.com. You can also look there for more details. Please let me know if you want more info. Lyle Detwiller