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| Name | Narrative | Branch and Rank | Unit and Specialty | Conflict/Arena | Born/Died |
| Samuel J. Painter | Samuel Joyce Painter was born in 1844 and became a ward of the Taylor family. At age 16, Sam lied about his age in order to enlist in the US Army to fight in the Civil War. He became a member of G Company of the 23rd Regiment, New Jersey Volunteer Infantry – the Jersey Yahoos, which mustered at Camp Cadwalader in Beverly. He fought in the Battle of Salem Church, Virginia where he was severely wounded on May 3, 1863 and lost his right arm. He mustered out at Camp Cadwalader in Beverly as a private. After the war, he returned to Delanco and was employed as a bridgetender. Sam married Margaret Wells Bishop and had six children. The family lived at 400 Burlington Avenue about 1911. Sam reportedly fell in the Rancocas Creek in Delanco and drowned on October 20, 1917. Mary died in 1928, Both are buried in Asbury Cemetery in Cinnaminson NJ. | Union Army, Pvt | G Co 23rd NJ Vol Inf | Civil War | 1844 – 1917 |
Updated October 30, 2023