Researching Homer Paine
Dig into the past of Homer Paine using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4124 people with the Paine surname? In that year Paine was ranked number 1037 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Homer means "Promise" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Homer Paine on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Homer Paine in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Paine ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Homer Paine and the Paine Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Paine Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Paine family tree.
Search Parish Records for Homer Paine at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Homer Paine using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Homer Paine records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Homer Paine information.
Study the LDS Database for records about Homer Paine.
Research the Paine surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Paine Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3652 people with the Paine surname in the UK? Paine is now ranked number 1558 for popularity in the UK. |
Paine Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Homer Paine.
Study MyTrees for information on the Paine family and people looking to contact living Paine relations.
Check out One Great Family for Paine records submitted by people who are already researching the Paine Family Tree.
Find Homer Paine from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Paine Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Paine surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the Paine surname in the USA? Paine is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Paine Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Homer Paine. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Homer Paine
Homer Paine
Homer Paine (September 20, 1923 – July 5, 2010) was an American football tackle. He played college football at the University of Tulsa for one season and at the University of Oklahoma for three seasons. Paine was named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference first team while at Tulsa, and he was twice named to all-conference first teams while at Oklahoma. After college, Paine played professional football for one season with the Chicago Hornets of the All-America Football Conference. He was selected in the 14th round of the 1946 NFL Draft.
Source: Homer Paine, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Paine
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Paana Paien Pain Pamby Pane Panei Pann Panny Panui Payan Payen Payn Payne Peene Pein Pem Pena Peneau Penn Penna Pennay Penney Penni Penny Piam Pien Pigne Pigney Pigny Pim Pimm Pimme Pina Pine Pineau Pineo Pinhao Pinkney Pinn Pinna Pinneo Pinney Pinno Pinnow Pino Piombo Pion Piuma Poma Pombo Pon Pone Ponio Poon Poone Powney Puhn Pum Punneo Pym Pymm Pyne Pynn





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