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William Rutherford Palmer

Born about 1816 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA

Ancestors

Son of William H. Palmer and [mother unknown]

Brother of Joseph Benjamin Palmer [half]

Husband of Sarah Miller Edwards — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Descendants

Father of John Alexander Palmer, Sarah Ann (Palmer) Cowan, George Levi Palmer, Rachel Amanda (Palmer) Good, Nancy Caroline Palmer, Martha Lucinda Palmer, William Joseph Palmer, Charles Wesley Palmer, Thomas Ross Palmer, Milo Sylvester Palmer and Mathias Rutherford Palmer

Died 24 Dec 1859 at about age 43 in Macoupin County, Illinois, USA

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Biography

William was born in 1816. He was the son of William H Palmer. He moved from Rutherford County, Tennessee to Macoupin County, Illinois where he speculated in land. He married Sarah Miller Edwards^[1]^[2]. in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Macoupin County, Illinois. They had eleven children. William died in 1859 and was buried in Welton Cemetery, South Otter, Macoupin, Illinois^[3]

Sources

↑ Leonard, L. Charles and Cynthia. "Macoupit County Illinois Marriage Records Index; 6 July 1829-2 December 1838; Volume 1. Publisher not listed, 1984, pg 20
↑ Macoupin County Clerk. Macoupin County (Illinois) Marriage Index A. self-published.
↑ Macoupin County Historical Society Committee. Tombstone Revelations in Macoupin County, Illinois. Macoupin County, Illinois: self-published, n.d.

Source: Bureau of Census. U.S. Population Census 1820. Washington, D.C.: NARA.
Source: Bureau of Census. U.S. Population Census 1830. Washington, D.C.: NARA.
Source: Bureau of Census. U.S. Population Census 1840. Washington, D.C.: NARA.
Source: Bureau of Census. U.S. Population Census 1850. Washington, D.C.: NARA.
Source: Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales, Record 322230, County 59, Section 9 (E2SE), Township 11N, Range 09W, Median 3; Purchaser Res 31; Arch Vol No. 343, Vol Page No. 251, 28 Dec 1835.
Source: Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales, Record 322229, County 59, Section 22 (SESW), Township 11N, Range 09W, Median 3; Purchaser Res 59; Arch Vol No. 343, Vol Page No. 263, 8 Jan 1836
Source: Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales, Record 322231, County 59, Section 21 (N2SE), Township 11N, Range 08W, Median 3; Purchaser Res 59; Arch Vol No. 340, Vol Page No. 145, 25 Sep 1854
Source: Macoupin County Clerk. Macoupin County, Illinois Grantee Index Book 1: Carlinville, IL: self-published, Sold to William Robertson (N/2 NW/4 A 27.11.8), 7 Mar 1855.
Source: Macoupin County Clerk. Macoupin County, Illinois Grantee Index Book 1: Carlinville, IL: self-published, Sold to William Paris (NW4,NW4), 1 Mar 1854.
Source: Macoupin County Clerk. Macoupin County, Illinois Grantee Index Book 1: Carlinville, IL: self-published, Sold to Solomon Harkey (SW/4 NW/4 S2 SE/4 NW/4 24.7.7), 17 Apr 1855.
Source: Macoupin County Clerk. Macoupin County, Illinois Grantee Index Book 1: Carlinville, IL: self-published, Sold to George Lacock (E/2 NW/4 27.11.8), 5 Jun 1856.
Source: Palmer, William R. Affidavit for Decease and Names of Heirs of William R. Palmer. Macoupin County: Illinois: Probate Box. Executor: Demas D Willy

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William: