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Author: History of Will County, Illinois; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.

Ithamer T. PALMER, farmer; P. O. Wilmington; this gentleman was born in New York, March 20, 
1846; his father, Jacob J. PALMER, was born in Vermont; emigrated West with his family, and 
first settled in Kalamazoo Co., Mich., here they remained but a short time, and, in 1849, 
came to Illinois and settled in Will Co.; he was engaged in farming one year on what is now 
known as the Ira SMITH farm; then, with his family, to the present homestead, where Mr. 
PALMER now lives; here he purchased 116 acres, then wild land; he made all improvements; 
here he spent the remaining part of his life engaged in farming; died universally respected, 
leaving a wife and four children. Mr. Ithamer T. PALMER was married in 1877 to Miss Laura 
WILLIAMSON, born in London, England, in 1850, and is the daughter of Thomas and S. (BRUCE) 
WILLIAMSON. Mr. PALMER is a Republican in politics. Has held the office of Assessor of 
Township; owns 122 acres of fine, improved land.