His first wife was Virginia. Family lore is that Annie Evans was his third wife, and that John was about 60 years old in 1902 when his son Harold was born. He was said to have come to Missouri from Tennessee. So far none of this is documented.
"Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 BIRTH, MARRIAGE & DEATH View Image
NAME: John E Palmer
SPOUSE: Annie Evans
MARRIAGE: date - location
CIVIL: Washington, Missouri, USA.
United States Census, 1850
Name John E Palmer
Event Type Census
Event Year 1850
Event Place Pettis county, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Gender Male
Age 6
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated) 1844
Birthplace Missouri
House Number 187
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Daniel Palmer M 39 Kentucky
Margaret A Palmer F 32 Kentucky
James B Palmer M 11 Missouri
William H Palmer M 9 Missouri
John E Palmer M 6 Missouri
Green T Palmer M 1 Missouri."
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZN-N7L : 12 April 2016), John E Palmer in household of Daniel Palmer, Pettis county, Pettis, Missouri, United States; citing family 187, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6NJ-ZVH : 9 September 2017), John E Palmer, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 176, sheet 93D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0740; FHL microfilm 1,254,740.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3CJ-3BF : accessed 7 June 2019), John B Palmer, Central Township Moselle village, Franklin, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 30, sheet 13B, family 235, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,854.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M21J-54C : accessed 7 June 2019), John E Palmer, St Louis Ward 13, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 218, sheet 11A, family 273, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 817; FHL microfilm 1,374,830
↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8ZX-Z38 : accessed 7 June 2019), John C Palmer, St Louis Ward 13, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, United States; citing ED 270, sheet 5A, line 17, family 110, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 951; FHL microfilm 1,820,951.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John: