OBIT: John PALMER, 1860, Tyrone, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Marlene Stone Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ DIED. AN OLD SOLDIER GONE - John Palmer, a soldier in the war of 1812, and a participant in the battles of Baltimore and Blandensburg, died in Tyrone on Sept. 25, 1860. His remains were interred with military honors. The Democratic Standard, Hollidaysburg, Pa., October 24, 1860