Question. Was this Rev. Dr. Robert Paine related to Tom Fite Paine of Aberdeen?? I'm not related to the Paine family, but heard my parents speak of Tom Fite Paine many times. Jim. At 02:17 PM 7/7/2007, you wrote: > >From the Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol 66, Issue 392, Harper and Bros., >New York. Published January 1883, pg 318. > >In Aberdeen, Mississippi, October 20, Rev. Dr. Robert Paine, senior bishop >of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, aged eighty-three years. > >There was no year in the obituary, but since this issue was published in >1882, his death date was probably Oct. 1882. He was born about 1799.

Jim, Tom Fite Paine, Sr. was the grandson of Bishop Robert Paine. The Paine home (Laurie Mundy) still stands, but is not in the Paine family at present. MA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Allen" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 2:29 PM Subject: Re: [MSMONROE] Dr. Robert Paine of Aberdeen 1883 > Question. Was this Rev. Dr. Robert Paine related to Tom Fite Paine > of Aberdeen?? I'm not related to the Paine family, but heard my > parents speak of Tom Fite Paine many times. Jim. > > > > > At 02:17 PM 7/7/2007, you wrote: > > > >From the Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol 66, Issue 392, Harper and Bros., > >New York. Published January 1883, pg 318. > > > >In Aberdeen, Mississippi, October 20, Rev. Dr. Robert Paine, senior bishop > >of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, aged eighty-three years. > > > >There was no year in the obituary, but since this issue was published in > >1882, his death date was probably Oct. 1882. He was born about 1799. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >