Person:John Palmer (31)

My initial research (based on census records) tying Clara Palmer as daughter of John Palmer and Caroline-Ophelia has been confirmed by William Amzi Dick's application to the Cooley Family Association.

1870 US Census, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA; 23rd ward, 235a Palmer, John, 26, retired merchant, $6,000, $1,000, b. PA Carrie, 21, keeping house, b. Louisiana Harry M., 1, at home, b. PA

1880 census, Pittsburgh, PA, 360 Fleming Street, Ward 23, page 49: John Palmer, 37, clerk, b. PA; parents born Ireland Ophelia, 29, wife, b. LA; fb NY; mb England Harry M., son, 11, b. PA Clara E., dau, 8, b. PA Arthur C., son, 6, b. PA Laurence, son, 3, b. PA Baby, dau, 1, b. PA

1900 census, Pittsburgh, PA, 91 ??? street [re-check original] Palmer, John, b 26 Jan 1845, age 55, m34y, self and parents b. PA [incorrect; p. b. Ireland], fine brick mfg. -, Ophelia, wife, b 14 or 24 July 1851, 10 births, 9 living, b. LA, fb PA, mb LA -, Harry M., son, 14 Jan 1868, 32, single, b. PA... occup illegible -, F. Laurence?, son, 5 Sep 1876, 23 single, b. PA... clerk in b. works -, Agnes S?, dau, 18 Nov 1878, 21, single, b. PA -, John R., son, 18 Apr 1881, 18, single, b. PA -, Florence O., dau, 8 Mar 1883, 17, single -, Paul P., son, 8 May 1885, 15, single -, Donald C?., son, b. 7 May 1887, 13 -, Kenneth, 18 May 1889, 11,

1910 census, Pittsburgh, Ward 15, ED 479, sheet 14A; 71 Hazelwood Avenue: Palmer, John -, Caroline O., -, Harry M., -, Agnes E., -, J. Raymond, -, Florence O., -, Paul B., -, Donald C., -, Kenneth C., Meshele, Clara, mother-in-law, 70, widow, 1 birth, 1 living [now that I know Caroline's maiden name was PACE, it looks like her mother remarried?], self and parents b. England.

Possible parentage for John:

1860 Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA (census): Jane Palmer, 59, widow, b. Ireland Robert, 25, B...? (brick manufacturer, b. PA [still making bricks 1870 almost next door to brother James] James, 21, steamboat pilot, b. PA Eliza, 21, b. PA Agnes, 19, b. PA William, 17, day laborer, b. PA [can't find him in 1870-- not in Allegheny, anyway] John, 15, b. PA

And here they are in 1850: Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA: (staying at a boarding house) Robert Palmer, 43, brickmaker, $50,000 (!), b. Ireland Jane, 47, born "A Ocean" Sarah Ann Palmer, 17, b. PA Robert, 16, b. PA Eliza, 15, b. PA James, 13, b. PA Agnes, 12, b. PA William, 10, b. PA John, 6, b. PA

1. ↑ United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
   Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA.

   Palmer, John, b. 26 Jan 1845, 55, m. 34 years, b. PA, parents b. PA