Sarah Palmer

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• Census: 1880 1900

Notes:

Information on this person was kindly contributed by Roger Young: ryoung73(at)hotmail.com (Roger is reseaching the Palmer family.)

Marriage to Peter:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ksmcrla/groomhij.htm

Pensions and increase of pensions for certain soldiers and sailors of the Civil War, etc. February 1, 1909. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed.
Date: 1909-02-01;
Publication: Serial Set Vol. No.5386;
Report: H.Rpt. 2008
S. 6034. Sarah A. Horr, of Monmouth, Oreg., the claimant in this case, is the former widow of Henry K. Geer, late private and corporal, Company H. Sixth Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, who served from July 15, 1861, to July 21, 1865, and was honorably discharged. Her soldier husband died October 17, 1874, and she filed a claim at the bureau April 16, 1885, under the general law, which was rejected January 29, 1908, for the reason that she was unable to prove that the soldier's death was the result of his military service
Claimant was married to the soldier March 31, 1864, while he was at home on veteran furlough. On March 14, 1880, she remarried one Peter Horr, who died in 1894. She has not since remarried and is now a widow. Because of her remarriage she has no pensionable status at the bureau under the acts of June 27, 1890, and April 19, 1908. She is now 65 years of age, in feeble health, and in poor circumstances. The evidence shows that she has no means of any kind and is entirely dependent upon charity for support. A physican testifies that she is physically incapable of performing manual labor or of earning a living. She was the wife of the soldier during the time of his service in the war and her case comes within the rule of the committee in respect to bills for remarried widows. A pension of $12 per month is recommended in her case.

Concerning her death:
http://www.salempioneercemetery.org/records/pf_display_record.php?id=2970

Cemetery:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Horr&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=39&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=24498550&df=all&


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Roger to me:
I have been looking at your work on Peter Horr at rootsweb. You have a Sarah Horr who died in Salem, Oregon in 1916. Her death record indicates that her maiden name was Palmer. I have been researching Palmers from Ohio, and I believe that this is the widow of your Peter Horr who you say died 18 April 1894.

I see on your site, however, that you have his second wife as Sarah Geer, which I believe is the same as Sarah Palmer, and I was curious where the name Geer came from? Is this the name she used when she married Peter Horr. If so, it may explain why I have been unable to find her on the 1870 census.
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My reply:
Re:<<"Is this the name she used when she married Peter Horr.">>
Yes, see: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ksmcrla/groomhij.htm

Please let me know if you should find that Sarah Geer and Sarah Palmer are in fact the same person.
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Roger:
I don't have any "solid" evidence; nothing that a lineage society would call solid anyway. But a lot of circumstantial evidence keeps popping up. On the 1870 census, there is a Sarah Geer, living with a Henry Geer, age 32, presumably her husband, in Haw creek twp., Morgan Co., Missouri. A few houses away is an A. Parmer, born in Ohio, which would match with her brother Almon, and a Fanny, their mother, in A.'s household. A few doors away is a William Geer, born in Ohio. A check of the 1850 census shows a William Geer with a son Henry, of the right age (12 in 1850) for the 1870 census, living in Cherry Valley, Ashtabula Co., Ohio. This is where this Palmer family lived as well.

Reinforcing this is an entry on the 1860 census which I just came across: a W. B. Geer in Beatie twp., Benton Co., Arkansas. Also in the household is Fanny (although called Geer), Frederick, aged 16 (William has a 6 year old Frederick in his household on 1850 census in Ohio)
Almon (also called Geer) age 14, Eugene (Geer), age 10 and Sarah (Geer), age 15. On the 1850 census in Ashtabula Co., Ohio is Enoch Page Palmer, 36, Fanny, 34, Elizabeth, 8, SARAH, 6, Almon H., 4, and baby Palmer, 10 months. Pretty darn coincidental if they aren't the same people, wouldn't you say?

I know that Sarah's brothers Almon and Eugene lived in Oregon on the 1900 census and that she died there, so, all this, taken together, seems to point strongly in the direction that Sarah Geer and Sarah Palmer Horr are the same person. What do you think?

BTW, do you know where Peter Horr died and/or is buried?
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Me:
Very good evidence I'd say...and I have one more piece...A Henry Geer died in Mcpherson Co, Kansas in 1874.
See: Mcpherson County Death Records to 1879: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ksmcrla/burial1879.htm
McPherson County Home Page: http://www.kindredtrails.com/KS_McPherson.html

No, nothing more on Peter's death or burial place.

I'm going to go with this info and add to my database.

Ok to add your name and email address so that others may contact you?
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Roger:
Thanks!

You can use my name and email if you wish, but my main interest is the Palmer line, so I don't know if I can help much.

Thanks for the tip on henry geer.
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Me:
Concerning Sarah Palmer. I have her birth as Mar 1841 (best I could make out on the 1900 census record) in Ohio, and death date as Dec 26, 1916 in Salem, Oregon. Anything I need to add or correct concering her? And may I know her parents info please?

Just out of curiousity...do you happen to know anything about the Samuel Bird that was living with Henry and Sarah in the 1870 census (age 4)? Interesting that a Samuel Bird is in Little Valley, McPherson Co, Kansas in the 1880 census, age 14, living with the Ann M. Legg family, but I don't find him after that.
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Roger:
I have her birth as March 1844, which fits with her age on the 1850 and 60 censuses. I know the 1900 census says 1841, but I believe that is in error.

Her parents were Enoch Page Palmer, b. about 1814, probably in Grafton Co., New Hampshire, son of Aaron and Sarah nee Wyman Palmer.
Enoch Married 13 August 1839 in Ashtabula Co., Ohio Laura Frances, "Fanny" Kelley. Enoch died about 1869, I believe in Ashtabula Co., Ohio, but I don't have any info on his death or burial place and I cannot find him on the 1860 census. In fact, he may have died about 1859, which would explain why he is not on the 1860 census.

Sarah had an older sister Elizabeth, born about 1841 whom I believe died about 1857. She had two younger brothers, Almon H. born about 1845 and Eugene born 4 December 1849 in Dorset twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio. Eugene may be the E. Palmer who is described as a "friend" of Sarah's in the newspaper article about her death.

I know nothing at all about Samuel Bird. There are no Birds connected with the Palmers that I know of, so it may have been someone in the neighborhood or related somehow to the Geers

That is pretty much all I know.

Sarah married Henry K. Geer on 31 Mar 1864. Henry died on 17 Oct 1874. [Group Sheet]

Sarah married Peter Horr on 15 Apr 1880 in , Mcpherson Co, Kansas, USA. Peter (son of Robert Horr, 3rd and Lavina Hamm) was born about 1819 in Ohio, USA (Fa. Born Massachusetts, USA, MO. Born Connecticut, USA); died on 18 Apr 1894 in Butler, Bates Co, Missouri, USA; was buried in Inman, Mcpherson Co, Kansas, USA (Inman North Cemetery). [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Information on this family was kindly contributed by Roger Young: ryoung73(at)hotmail.com

Enoch married Laura Frances Kelley on 13 Aug 1839 in , Ashtabula Co, Ohio, USA. Laura was born on 2 Jun 1816 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 26 Jan 1890. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Information on this family was kindly contributed by Roger Young: ryoung73(at)hotmail.com

Aaron married Sarah Wyman. [Group Sheet]