James Palmer (1817 - 1909)

Born 3 Jun 1817 in Sutton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States

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Died 8 Jul 1909 at age 92 in Newcastle Township, Fulton County, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Pioneer of Fulton County, Indiana.

August 7, 1820 lived with 2 brothers under 10 (Henry & James), 3 males 26 thru 44 (father Isaac Sr. and 2 unknowns - uncles, or hired hands?), 1 sister under 10 (Elizabeth), Elmira (female under 10), and 1 female 26 thru 44 (mother Mary), in Constable, Franklin County, New York.

1830 lived with parents, male 40-49 yrs (father), female 40-49 yrs (mother), and male under 5 (brother Isaac Jr.), male 5-9 yrs (brother Truman), male 10-14 yrs (James), male 15-19 yrs (brother Henry), female under 5 (sister Amanda), female 5-9 yrs (unknown), and female 15-19 yrs (sister Elizabeth), in Westville Township, Franklin County, New York.

1839 married Emeline Whaley.

1840 lived with wife and 1 daughter in Conemaugh Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania? Ages of parents match up. But the child does not match his 9 children, unless obituary was incorrect. This makes an earlier, 10th child. 1840 was in agriculture.

1841 came to Indiana.

1850 lived on own farm in Newcastle Township, Fulton County, Indiana, with wife, 5 children, and Henrietta McLen (age 16, born in Pennsylvania). 1850 owned $200 in real estate. 1850 was a farmer.

1860 lived with wife and 9 children in Newcastle Township, Fulton County, Indiana.

1870 lived with wife and 4 children in Newcastle Township, Fulton County, Indiana. 1870 owned $1,000 in real estate and $477 in personal property. 1870 was a farmer.

1880 lived with wife and sister-in-law, Angeline Irvine, on family farm in Newcastle Township, Fulton County, Indiana. 1880 was retired farmer.

1909 died in Newcastle Township, Fulton County, Indiana.

Cause of death: old age. Contributing factors: a fall and ____ spine? Death certificate informant: John B. Hoover, Rochester, Indiana.

Buried July 10, 1909 in Reichter Cemetery, Talma, Fulton County, Indiana.

Obituary: Saturday, July 10, 1909. James PALMER, aged 92 years died Thursday afternoon at one o’clock of old age at his home in Newcastle township. He was a pioneer resident of Fulton county and highly respected as an honorable citizen. The funeral was held this afternoon at 2 o’clock at the residence. Burial was made in Reichter cemetery. The Evening Sentinel.

Wife listed him in June 1910 census, though he was in fact dead the previous year.

Sources

1820 U.S. Census, Source Citation: 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Constable, Franklin, New York; Page: 682; NARA Roll: M33_66; Image: 375; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch; Original data: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1830 U.S. Census, Source Citation: 1830; Census Place: Westville, Franklin, New York; Series: M19; Roll: 90; Page: 84; Family History Library Film: 0017150; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch; Original data: Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1840 U.S. Census, Source Citation: Year: 1840; Census Place: Conemaugh, Indiana, Pennsylvania; Roll: 463; Page: 39; Family History Library Film: 0020546; Original data: Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1850 U.S. Census, Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Newcastle, Fulton, Indiana; Roll: M432_146; Page: 457A; Image: 596; 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: Newcastle, Fulton, Indiana; Roll: M653_260; Page: 643; Family History Library Film: 803260; 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.

1870 U.S. Census, Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Newcastle, Fulton, Indiana; Roll: M593_316; Page: 55A; Family: #18; Family History Library Film: 545815; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch; Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

1880 U.S. Census, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: New Castle, Fulton, Indiana; Roll: 278; Page: 25D; Family: #37; Enumeration District: 039; 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; 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: Newcastle, Fulton, Indiana; Page: 8; Family: #165; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1240372; 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.

1909 death certificate, Indiana #370, Source Citation: Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1909; Roll: 04; 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.

1909 Obituary, The Argos Reflector; Publication Date: 15 Jul 1909; Publication Place: Argos, Indiana, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/140160076/?article=047761b5-72b8-47d0-be15-67b794c0224d&focus=0.28179127,0.13722076,0.39659864,0.34398985&xid=3355.

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