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John Houston Palmer, Jr

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Pittsboro, Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States
Death: January 17, 1950 (88)
Groom, Carson County, Texas, United States
Place of Burial: White Deer, Carson County, Texas, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Houston Palmer, Sr and Eliza Jane Palmer
Brother of Pvt William Palmer; Daniel Lee Palmer; Mary Ann Palmer; Daughter Palmer; Julia Ann Whitworth and 2 others

Managed by: Tommaso Valarani
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About John Houston Palmer, Jr

Son of John Houston Palmer b. March 28, 1816 and Eliza Jane Terry b. December 22, 1821.

Paternal grandparents: Lee Palmer born July 17, 1797 in Richfield, Stanly Co., NC and Lucy Ora Stone. Married 1815 in NC; divorced 1829 in Carroll Co., TN.

Maternal grandparents: William C. Terry born abt. 1795 and Malinda Covington born abt. 1805.

Grew up in Bell County, TX. As a young man he drove cattle from ranches in the Texas panhandle to markets in Kansas.

Married Victoria Kemp Livingston on October 4, 1899 in Mills County, TX. She was a widow with three children: Harry, Amber and Genevieve. One child was born of the union, Irene Eliza. The family settled on a farm near Mobeetie, TX.

After Victoria's death in 1919 J. H. married Myrtle Pennington. They had a son Emory Houston b. May 14, 1924. The couple separated and J. H. lived his remaining years with his daughter Irene Palmer Hodges and her family.

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John Houston Palmer, Jr's Timeline

1861
April 3, 1861
Pittsboro, Calhoun County, Mississippi, United States
1950
January 17, 1950
Age 88
Groom, Carson County, Texas, United States
January 17, 1950
Age 88
White Deer Cemetery, White Deer, Carson County, Texas, United States