Henry Palmer
Henry Palmer, farmer, P. O. Windham, was born in Palmyra Township, this county, June 25, 1820; son of Jesse and Amanda (Rogers) Palmer, the former of whom was born in Connecticut September 1, 1780, the latter in Connecticut November 7, 1782. They were married March 29, 1808, and had a family of eight children: Frederick, Caroline (deceased), James R., Laura A. (deceased), Clarissa (deceased), Milton, Henry and Harriet. Jesse Palmer, who was a farmer by occupation, a strict Christian man, died April 15, 1834, his widow surviving him until August 12, 1837. His parents dying when he was young, our subject worked as a farm-hand until he was twenty-five years of age. since when he has engaged in farming on his own account, and has the reputation of being enterprising and energetic, and is esteemed for his many good qualities. During the late war of the Rebellion he enlisted in Company I, One Hundred and Seventy-first Ohio National Guard, and participated in the engagement at Cynthiana, Ky. He was married, September 11, 1845, to Rebecca Turner, born in Windham June 28, 1817, daughter of Levi Alford, and widow of Samuel Turner, who was born August 1, 1810, married September 10, 1834, and died December 17, 1842. (By Mr. Turner she had three children: Joseph L., Edna R. and Edward W.) To Mr. and Mrs. Palmer has been born one daughter—Emogene, born November 21, 1849, now the wife of J. Ramsdell, of Erie County, Ohio. Mr. Palmer and wife have been consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church for nearly forty-two years, and have also taken an active part in Sabbath-school work.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885