BIO: Paynter, Christian L. Dr. h/o Smith, Sarah J. - Hardin Co PAYNTER, ETZLER, JONES, SMITH "HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, INDIANA" GOODSPEED BROS. 1884 WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, WASHINGTON COUNTY, INDIANA PAGE 871 DR. CHRISTIAN L. PAYNTER was born in Washington County, Ind., February 19, 1824, and is the fifth born in the family of John and Catharine (Etzler) Paynter, the former born in Maryland in 1785, and the latter in Virginia in 1793. They immigrated to Indiana in 1822 and settled on a farm three miles south of Salem, where C. L. Paynter was raised. John Paynter, was a Lieutenant in the War of 1812, and died in July, 1868. His widow died in 1879, and both were members of the Lutheran Church. Dr. Paynter secured a fair education in youth, taught school to some extent, and on the breaking out of hostilities between the United States and Mexico he became a member of Company D, Second Indiana Regiment. He served through Buena Vista, and on the expiration of his term of enlistment returned to his native county and soon afterward began the study of medicine with Dr. A. M. Jones, at Corydon. In 1853 he graduated from the Louisville Medical University, and for many years has occupied a prominent position among, the physicians of Salem and neighborhood. He is a member of the Washington County and State Medical Societies, also of the Masonic fraternity and Methodist Episcopal Church. For the past twenty years he has served as County Physician. February 5, 1856, he wedded Sarah J. Smith, of Hardin County, Ky., and daughter of John H. and Hannah (Paynter) Smith. William H., Mary L. and Horace M. are the names of their children. Transcribed by: Diana Flynn Date: 1 Sep 1997