BIO:  PALMER, James W., s/o Thomas L. & Abigail (Stipp) Palmer

Submitted by:  ivie@tima.com   (Diana Flynn)

PALMER   STIPP   CARTER   KNIGHT   

"HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE & WASHINGTON COUNTIES INDIANA" 
GOODSPEED BROS. 1884

Page 329
JAMES W. PALMER, one of the principal farmers in Pleasant Run Township, was
born in Coles County, Ill., February 4, 1831, and is the eldest son in a
family of six children born to Thomas L. and Abigail (Stipp) Palmer, who
were natives respectively of Virginia and  Kentucky.  The family immigrated
first to Indiana in 1827, but afterward removing to Illinois, did not make a
permanent settlement in the State until seven years later.  James W. Palmer
was reared on a farm, and has passed the greater part of life engaged in
agricultural pursuits.  He lived with his parents until twenty-five years
old, secured a fair education from the common schools, and August 13, 1856,
married Susan, daughter of James W. and Maria Jane (Carter) Knight, by whom
he is the father of ten children, namely:  Mary E., Margaret J., Sarah L.,
Ann E., William E., James L., George, Rebecca, Amanda and Flora.  Of the
above, Mary E., Margaret and William are dead.  Mr. Palmer owns a good farm
of 169 acres, is a Republican, and both he and his wife are members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
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