Husband: Isaac Palmer
Born: ca 1811 in Virginia 1
Died: Mar-19-1900 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 2
Buried: in Weston State Hospital Cemetery, Lewis Co, WV 3,4
Census: 1880 in Union District, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA (see note 1)
Father: Abner Palmer
Mother: Sarah Cogle
Wife: Mary Ann Moore 5 Married: Mar-19-1842 in Fauquier Co, VA 6
Born: ca 1817 in Virginia 1 Census: 1880 in Union District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Sarah Ann Palmer Born: ca 1843 1 (see note 2) Census: 1870 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Husband: John L. Riley b. ca 1840 Married: Sep-29-1863 in Harrison Co, WV 7
F Child 2: Mary Elizabeth Palmer Also known as: Elizabeth Palmer 8 Born: Sep- 7-1844 9 (see note 3) Died: Mar-15-1914 in Harrison Co, WV 9,10 Buried: in Duck Creek Mission Church Cemetery, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 4 Census: 1910 in Clay District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Union District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1870 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Husband: Henry Joseph Chadwell b. 1840 d. Dec- 8-1918 Census name: Henry Shadwell Married: Oct- 6-1864 in Harrison Co, WV 7
M Child 3: William James Palmer Census name: James W. Palmer Born: Oct- -1845 in Virginia 11,12 Died: Nov-20-1917 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 13 Buried: (no dates) in Johnstown Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 14 Resided: 1912 in Elk District, Harrison Co, WV 15 Census: 1910 in Elk District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 13 Wife: Permelia Glenn b. ca 1849 d. bef Dec 1872 Married: Feb-19-1871 in Harrison Co, WV 7 Wife: Mary Jane Watton b. Jul- -1852 d. Apr-10-1912 Married: Dec-12-1872 in Harrison Co, WV 16
M Child 4: George Worthington Palmer Born: ca 1849 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 17,1 Died: Dec- 1-1915 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 17 Census: 1910 in Simpson District, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1904 in Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 12 Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 17 Wife: Cecelia Ann McCrady b. Nov-29-1850 d. May- 2-1923 Married: Apr-12-1870 in Harrison Co, WV 7 Wife: Atha Delia Carder b. Dec-29-1865 d. Dec- 2-1935 Married: Oct-18-1904 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12
M Child 5: John Robert Palmer Born: 1850 10,1 Died: 1913 10 Buried: in Perkins Cemetery, Braxton Co, WV 4 Census: 1900 in Otter District, Braxton Co, WV Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 18 Wife: Hanna Jane "Anna" Gillis b. 1856 d. Aug-14-1938 Married: Sep-16-1877 in Harrison Co, WV 7
M Child 6: Abner G. Palmer Born: ca 1853 1 Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA
F Child 7: Lucy Virginia Palmer Born: May-26-1856 17,7,1 Died: Dec-26-1929 in Harrison Co, WV 17 Buried: in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 17 Census: 1880 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Husband: William T. Chadwell b. Jan-12-1850 d. May-24-1924 Married: Aug- 2-1877 in Harrison Co, WV 7
F Child 8: Rebecca Jane Palmer Born: Oct-18-1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 19,7,20 Died: Feb-25-1920 in Duck Creek (West Milford), Harrison Co, WV 17 Census: 1900 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1880 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: nurse 17 Husband: Joseph Lowther Chadwell b. ca 1852 d. bef Jun 1900 Also known as: Joseph L. Shadwell 7 Married: Sep-28-1879 in Harrison Co, WV 7
Sources: (1) 1860 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA. (2) Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV, Identified as Isaac Palmer, white male, 89; died Mar 19 1900 at the W.Va. Hospital for the Insane, Weston W.Va. Cause of death "Ex. of Dementia." Burial at Hospital Cemetery, Weston. DR p. 280 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4927789&Type=Death. (3) Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV. (4) Findagrave.com. (5) Marriage record of son. (6) Virginia Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (7) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (8) Death record of son. (9) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (10) Headstone (year only) (11) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (12) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (13) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (14) Cemeteries of Elk District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV. (15) Death record of wife. (16) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as William Palmer, widower, 26, b. & res. in Harrison Co, son of Isaac & Mary A. Palmer; and Mary J. Watton, single, 20, b. & res. in Harrison Co, dau of Zachariah & Eliza Watton. Married Dec 12 1872 in Harrison County. (Note: Although wife's surname does appear to be Watton in the handwritten ledger, the spelling could actually be Walton. But her father was clearly identified as Zacharia Watton in the 1850 Census.), MR p. 84 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=254325&Type=Marriage. (17) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (18) 1900 Census, Braxton County, WV. (19) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (20) 1880 Census, Harrison County, WV (Coal District). Event Notes Note (1) A member of the household was Mary Moore, 70, b. Va, relationship not stated. Note (2) Age 25 in 1863 marriage record would put birth in about 1838. But age 17 in the 1860 Census puts it in about 1843. Note (3) Birth date given as May 1841 in 1900 Census, while the date on her headstone as 1845. But age 36 in the 1880 Census puts it in about 1844, and age in death record calculates to a birth date of Sep 7 1844.