Isaiah Franklin Palmer
Isaiah Franklin Palmer was born on May 16, 1844, in Barlow, Ohio, to Joseph Palmer and Miranda Chapman. His father was a farmer who owned $2,000 of real estate and $800 of personal property in 1860. Palmer grew up and attended school in Barlow. He enlisted in the Union army on May 2, 1864, and mustered in as a sergeant in the 148th Ohio Infantry later that day. The regiment spent the next few months stationed in City Point, Virginia. Palmer mustered out on September 14, 1864, when his 100-day term of enlistment expired.
Palmer returned to his parents’ household in Barlow after leaving the army, and he married Adaline Pugh on December 25, 1866. Their son Carroll was born around 1869. Palmer worked as a farmer, and they remained in his parent’s household until at least 1880. He remained in Barlow for the rest of his life. His wife Adaline died on July 18, 1907, and he followed on February 7, 1919.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (648) | Palmer, Isaiah Franklin | 1844-05-16 | 1919-02-07 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Soldier
- Rank in: Sergeant
- Rank out: Sergeant
- Rank highest: Sergeant
- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (2049) [recipient] ~ E. A. Chap to Isaiah F. Palmer, 2 December 1863
People - Records: 1
- (648) Palmer, Isaiah Franklin is the [friend of] (647) Chap, E. A.
Places - Records: 1
- (513) [birth, death] ~ Barlow, Washington County, Ohio
Regiments - Records: 1
- (200) [enlisted] ~ 148th Ohio Infantry
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1910 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, available from Ancestry.com; Ohio County Marriages, 1774-1993, available from Ancestry.com.
