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

Jacob PALMER, Jr., farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Joliet; the subject of this sketch was born in 
Stark Co, Ohio, Aug. 13, 1824. He married Miss Eliza BUCHER March 11, 1847; she was born 
in Stark Co, Ohio, May 3, 1830; they had seven-teen children; twelve living, viz., William 
D., Ephron, Eldin P., Francis W., Marion, John J., Daniel, George E., Elmer E., Dora E., 
Alvin and Hiram. He lived in Ohio until 1857, when he came to Illinois and settled on his 
present place, and has lived here since. He has been Road Commissioner nearly twenty years. 
He started in poor circumstances, at first renting his place, and now owns 200 acres in 
this township. His father, Jacob PALOMER, Sr., was born in Virginia Feb. 10, 1792. He 
married Miss Elizabeth CUTCHALL; she was born in Maryland and died in Ohio; his second 
wife was Mrs. Sarah BUCHER (HOFFMAN); she also died in Ohio; his third wife was Mrs. 
WEAVER (CRING); she was born in Pennsylvania and died in Ohio; he has five children by 
his first and three by his second wife. He came to Will Co, IL, in 1871, and lives on 
Sec. 11, this township.