In 1870, she lived with her parents, siblings and three unrelated black children, Clarissa Smith, Lavina Smith, and Ruth Smith, in Georgia[2].
In 1880, she lived in Montgomery County, Georgia with her grandparents, brother and two other people, William Cooper and Clarissa Connell[3].
She married George Washington Palmer.
In 1900 they lived in Adrian, Johnson County, Georgia with their children Eliza Ola, James M., Ida, Emma, and Hattie[4]. By 1920, they lived in Tarrytown, Montgomery County, Georgia with their children G.W. Jr., Lula, and grandson Ovie[5].
She died November 2, 1929, in Treutlen County, Georgia, and was buried in Adams Cemetery #3, Mount Vernon, Montgomery County, Georgia[1].
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 April 2019), memorial page for Louisa Palmer Palmer (1862–27 Nov 1929), Find A Grave Memorial no. 130095482, citing Adams Cemetery #3, Mount Vernon, Montgomery County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by g beverly (contributor 47010063) .
United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC3N-DVP : 12 April 2016), Louisa Palmer in household of Joseph Palmer, Georgia, United States; citing p. 69, family 354, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,665.
United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8GJ-485 : 11 August 2017), Louisa Palmer in household of Asa Adams, District 51, Montgomery, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 78, sheet 224C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0159; FHL microfilm 1,254,159.
United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3J8-JR1 : accessed 7 July 2018), Loisa Palmer in household of George W Palmer, Militia Districts 55-56, 1266, Kite, Pullens, Smith Kite & Adrian (part) towns, Johnson, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 52, sheet 2A, family 26, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,207.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Louisa by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Louisa: