Roswell Palmer

ROSWELL PALMER, farmer, Sec. 5; P. 0. Rio; born Jan. 18, 1821, in Lysander, Onondaga Co., N. Y.; son of Oliver S. and Chloe (Palmer) Palmer, who were from Greene Co., N. Y.; came to Wisconsin May 29, 1842, and settled in Lisbon, Waukesha Co., then came here; was married Sept. 4, 1847, in Waukesha (then Milwaukee) Co., Wis., by Elder Timothy Palmer, his uncle, to Loretta M. Pease, who was born Aug. 8, 1827, daughter of Samuel and Olivia Pease; her mother was a widow, and married Mr. Phillips; Mrs. Palmer died Oct. 30, 1878. They have had four children-Frances 0., born Oct. 8, 1848, wife of James C. Stewart, of Lowville, and has one child; C. Elmira, born July 15, 1851, died April 23, 1871, wife of C. T. Jobbins; Clara Nell S., born Dec. 19, 1854, wife of C. T. Job- bins (husband of deceased sister), married June 29, 1873, has three children, viz., George R., born June 22, 1874, Clifford L, born Feb. 21, 1877, Loretta E.; born Nov. 17, 1879, now on farm; James R., born Sept. 8, 1863, died Nov. 17, 1864. Mr. Palmer has been Supervisor and Chairman, and five years a Jus. tice; is a member of the Baptist Church, as are also his two daughters, he being Deacon; he is a Repub- lican in politics, and Anti-Mason; he owns 120 acres of land.

Source: Biographical Sketches: Otsego (The History of Columbia County)

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