John A. Palmer (1842 - 1912)

Born 9 Apr 1842 in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Elizabeth Palmer — married 17 Jan 1868 in White Pigeon, St. Joseph County, Michigan

Descendants

Died 5 Sep 1912 at age 70 in Union Township, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Born either Pennsylvania per his son, William Truman Palmer's information for death certificate in 1912, or Ashtabula County, Ohio, per Findagrave.com memorial #76975369. 1910 census has his birth in Ohio, 1868 marriage record has his birth in Ohio. 1850 census has birth in Ohio.

1850 lived with parents, 2 siblings, and 2 lumberjacks named Jeremiah Rulin and Joseph Phillips in Monroe, Ashtabula County, Ohio. 1850 attended school.

1860 lived with parents and 6 siblings in Conneaut, Erie County, Pennsylvania. An Andrew J. Ruland, age 43, carpenter, also lived with them. Andrew Ruland owned $2,500 in land and $500 in personal property. 1860 was laborer.

Civil War Service for Union Army: Private 6th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Company L, entering service Nov. 19, 1861 for 3 years; discharged Jan. 31, 1863 on Surgeon's certificate of disability. Was he injured from Fredericksburg, VA battle of Dec. 13, 1962, 10th bloodiest battle with Union casualties 3 to 1 over Confederates?

Married Mary E. Carter Jan. 17, 1868 in White Pigeon, St. Joseph County, Michigan, before a justice of the peace, G.G. DePrivy. Mary was from Fulton County, Indiana and they moved to Ashtabula County, Ohio upon marriage. He was a millwright per the marriage record. Oral family history from his grandson, Russell H. Palmer in the 1980s was that he made whiskey barrels.

Cannot find 1870 census; Ancestry.com has he and his wife misindexed under Harvey and Mary Joslin's census record, page 33 of Conneaut Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania. Checked all 38 pages of the township records and found no John and Mary Palmer.

1872 first child, William Truman Palmer, born in Erie County, Pennsylvania.

1875 second, child, Frank, born in Elkhart County, Indiana.

1880 lived with wife, Mary, and 3 children, in Union Township, Elkhart County, Indiana. 1880 occupation: cooper.

1900 lived with wife and 2 sons on farm in Union Township, Elkhart County, Indiana. 1900 owned his farm, subject to a mortgage. 1900 was a day laborer.

1910 lived with his wife, son, daughter-in-law, and a grandchild by another child, in Union Township, Elkhart County, Indiana. 1910 owned the farm free and clear. 1910 he was farmer.

Cause of death: Senile Gangrene (65 days) on Sept 5, 1912, with contributing factor of Phlegmonous Erysipelas (6 days), treated between July 1 and Sept. 5, 1912. Death certificate informant: son, William T. Palmer.

Buried September 7, 1912 in Yellow Creek Frame Cemetery, Southwest Elkhart County, Indiana, Row 19, North Frame.

Sources

1850 U.S. Census, Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Monroe, Ashtabula, Ohio; Roll: M432_659; Page: 286B; Image: 245; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch; Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1860 U.S. Census, Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Conneaut, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1107; Page: 104; Family History Library Film: 805107; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch; Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

Sixth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Troop Roster, page 361.

1868 marriage, Source Citation: Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 1; Film Description: 1868 Allegan - 1868 Genesee; Source Information: Ancestry.com. Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015; Original data: Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867–1952. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, page. 198, entry 200. See also Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. Michigan Dept. of Community Health, Division of Vital Records & Health Statistics, Lansing, MI; Michigan Marriage Records 1867-1952, Film: 1, Film Description: 1868 - Allegan - 1868 - Genesee.

1880 U.S. Census, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Union, Elkhart, Indiana; Roll: 275; Page: 359C; Enumeration District: 035; Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site; Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1900 U.S. Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Union, Elkhart, Indiana; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1240369; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004; Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.

1910 U.S. Census, Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Union, Elkhart, Indiana; Roll: T624_348; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0046; FHL microfilm: 1374361; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006; Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.

1912 Indiana death certificate, certificate #76, Source Citation: Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1912; Roll: 03; Source Information: Ancestry.com. Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015; Original data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Findagrave.com Memorial #76975369.