Eliza Jane Palmer

Eliza Jane Palmer (Terry)
Birthdate:	December 22, 1821
Birthplace:	North Carolina, United States
Death:	August 06, 1878 (56) Mills County, Texas, United States
Place of Burial:	Goldthwaite, Mills County, Texas, United States
Immediate Family:	Daughter of William C. Terry and Malinda Covington Wife of John Houston Palmer, Sr Mother of Pvt William Palmer; Daniel Lee Palmer; Mary Ann Palmer; Daughter Palmer; Julia Ann Whitworth and 3 others Sister of Josephine Chism and Martha Diggs

Managed by:	Tommaso Valarani
Last Updated:	September 28, 2019

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Eliza's birth and death information are available at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8677649/eliza-jane-palmer
Daughter of William C. Terry born abt. 1795 and Malinda Covington born abt. 1805. Siblings include: Martha b. abt 1824, Thomas Covington b. abt 1826, Matthew b. abt 1830, Charles Morris b. abt 1835, Richard b. abt 1838, James b. abt 1841, William Henry b. abt 1844, Josephine b. abt 1847, Julia b. abt 1849.
Maternal grandparents: Matthew Covington.
Paternal grandparents: James Terry and Jane Jernigan married in 1791 in Richmond County, NC.
Married John Houston Palmer, Sr. Children of the union include William S. (killed at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 1862), Daniel Lee, Martha, Matthew Covington, John Quitman, Mary Ann, Julia Ann, Hannah, John Houston, and James.
Possibly a daughter 1852-1857 buried at Tabernacle Methodist Church Cemetery, Pittsboro, Mississippi.
Went to Mills County, Texas from Mississippi sometime after the death of her husband in 1873.
Inscription:
- Best Mother, rest in
- quiet sleep
- While friends in sorrow
- o'er thee weep
Facebook Group: Descendants of John Houston Palmer and Eliza Jane Terry
Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Apr 2 2018, 15:41:49 UTC

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1821	December 22, 1821	Birth of Eliza Jane Palmer North Carolina, United States
1842	1842	Birth of Pvt William Palmer Mississippi, United States
1843	December 25, 1843	Birth of Daniel Lee Palmer Mississippi, United States
1848	March 10, 1848	Birth of John Adams Quitman Palmer Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States
1850	December 6, 1850	Birth of Mary Ann Palmer Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States
1852	November 28, 1852	Birth of Daughter Palmer Mississippi, United States
1855	August 10, 1855	Birth of Julia Ann Whitworth Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States
1861	April 3, 1861	Birth of John Houston Palmer, Jr Pittsboro, Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States
1863	September 19, 1863	Birth of James E. B. Palmer Pittsboro, Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States
1878	August 6, 1878 Age 56	Death of Eliza Jane Palmer Mills County, Texas, United States

Eliza Jane Palmer (Terry)