John
Palmer
Born in England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Bishop) Palmer
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Pamela (Palmer) Freeman
Died
at about age 82
in Oakdale, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Mar 2018
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Biography
Mr. Freeman married, June 16, 1860, Pamela Palmer, born in Staffordshire. England, April 20, 1844, daughter of John and Mary (Bishop) (Roddy) Palmer, both born in England. John and Mary Palmer came to the United States in 1851, bringing their daughter Pamela. They settled on a farm near Red Bank, Pennsylvania, but after about five years there, moved to Oakdale where John Palmer died in 1871, aged eighty-two years; his wife died in July, 1881, at age of eighty-two years. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, she of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Mary Bishop was a widow at the time of her marriage to John Palmer. Her first husband, Robert Roddy, was a soldier under Lord Wellington, fought at the battle of Waterloo, losing a leg in that battle, and having eight brothers killed. He was also wounded in the head, but recovered. By Robert Roddy she had seven children, all of whom died in England except Mrs. Ann Winters who died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1]
Census
Possible 1841
1841 Census: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England[2]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| John Palmer | M | 45 | ||
| Mary Palmer | F | 35 | Staffordshire, England | |
| Wm Palmer | M | 12 | ||
| Robert Rodney | M | 12 | ||
| Sophia Rodney | F | 10 |
In the 1870 census John Palmer(age 80, Day Lab, born England) was living in the household Naaman Freeman in South Fayette Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania, Vol. 2, Pages 720-721 (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915)
- ↑
1841 Census:
"1841 England Census"
Class: HO107; Piece: 1001; Book: 6; Civil Parish: Wolverhampton; County: Staffordshire; Enumeration District: 12; Folio: 11; Page: 15; Line: 24; GSU roll: 474628
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8978 #9674527 (accessed 12 June 2023)
Mary Palmer (35) in Wolverhampton registration district in Staffordshire, England. Born in Staffordshire, England. - ↑
1870 Census:
"United States Census, 1870"
citing Page: 39; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 33; FHL microfilm: 000552798; Record number: 17805;
FamilySearch Record: MZL8-63P (accessed 11 June 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DTV3-H78 Image number 00459
John Palmer (80) in South Fayette Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in England.
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