I've had this info in my data base for a while and can't verify most of it, but it might help someone.
Descendants of David Palmer
1 David Palmer 1734 -
.. +Elizabeth Vanhorne
......... 2 David Palmer 1778 -
............. +Anna Nancy Bell 1776 -
.................... 3 John Palmer 1807 - 1866
........................ +Hannah Keating - 1841
............................... 4 Reuben C. Palmer 1837 - 1913
................................... +Margaret G. Kerby 1839 - 1914
........................................... 5 Elizabeth Palmer 1861 -
............................................... +M.A.Sanders
...................................................... 6 Mabel Sanders
........................................... 5 Wilberton C. Palmer 1863 - 1948
............................................... +Francis Padell
...................................................... 6 Olive Palmer
...................................................... 6 Brock Palmer
...................................................... 6 George Palmer
...................................................... 6 Dorris Palmer
...................................................... 6 John Palmer
...................................................... 6 James Palmer
........................................... 5 John A. Palmer 1868 -
............................................... +Catherine Shepard
...................................................... 6 Max Palmer
........................................... 5 Reuben Clement Palmer 1873 - 1875
........................................... 5 Harry St.Clair Palmer 1877 - 1878
......... 2 Hannah Palmer 1777 -
............. +Alexander Brown 1771 -
.................... 3 Mary Hannah Brown
........................ +John Ker 1806 -
............................... 4 Walter Ker
................................... +Maria Wright
......... 2 Daniel Palmer 1776 -
............. +Elizabeth Wolverton
.................... 3 Mahlon Palmer 1804 -
........................ +Dinah Moore
Also:
Commemorative Biographical Record of Kent County, J. H. Beers, 1905, pp. 344-345:
Reuben C. Palmer, of Sarnia, is essentially a public servant. With him the desire for close fellowship is so strong, his art of making and keeping friends so ready, and his ability to crown with success whatever he turns his hand to so evident, that his appointment to offices of trust and responsibility has seemed the most natural thing in the course of local events. A man with that breadth of intellect which enables him to turn his attention easily from one duty to another, he is now acting as license inspector, crier of the court, high constable for Lambton County, and insurance agent for his section. Also, he has long served as a local preacher of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Palmer is of loyal English ancestry. His grandfather, David Palmer ... was born in England... Prior to the American Revolution he came to the United States, settling in Pennsylvania. Though the location was satisfactory, the spirit of the people was not, and when it actually came to war he decided to take his leave rather than fight against the Crown. Coming to Ontario, he settled upon a farm in the Grimsby district, about twenty miles from Hamilton... He married during his early manhood and to him and his wife were born eight children: Jonathan, John (who is mentioned below), Jesse, David, Nathaniel, Deborah, Elizabeth and Mary...
John Palmer, father of Reuben C., inherited his father's aggressive powers and taste for agricultural pursuits. Born near Hamilton in 1807, he was reared on his father's farm there. In 1834, a young man of twenty-seven, he married and at once removed west, settling in the County of Lambton, and there, in Sombra township... Here he spent the rest of his life, dying there in 1866. During his young manhood Mr. Palmer married Hannah Keating, a good Christian woman, of refinement, who died in 1841. By this union there were three children: Mary Ann died at the age of eighteen years, and Isaac at the age of two years. Reuben C. is mentioned below...
Reuben C. Palmer was reared to a life of strong activity and large achievements. Born in Sombra township, Lambton County, Nov. 26, 1837, he grew to manhood on his father's new farm. Attending the schools of his neighbourhood for many years, he acquired a liberal English education and also valuable training in industry and attention, which habits were further developed by the regular and thorough performance of farm work. Possessed of scholarly tastes, starting life at the age of eighteen, he engaged in teaching. Of a buoyant disposition, as well as commanding in person, he gave excellent satisfaction to his patrons, and followed the profession for five years.
In 1859 Mr. Palmer married Miss Margaret G. Kerby, who was born in Sombra township, Lambton County, in 1838, daughter of Alexander Kerby. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer have three children: Lizzie married M. A. Sanders, of Sarnia, and they have one daughter, Mabel. Wilberton C., a grocer of Sarnia, married Fannie Padell, and they have six children, Olive, Brock, George, Dorris, John and James. John A., a boot and shoe merchant, of Calgary, Alberta, married Catherine Shepard, and they have one son, Max.
In 1866 Mr. Palmer moved with his family to Sarnia, where he has since resided. Here he hired out in a commercial house conducted by Archibald Young. Accurate in accounts, affable in manner, he had no difficulty in winning the confidence of his employer, and he remained with this house for some time. The position, as it proved, was a good stepping-stone, initiating him into the busines world, and drawing him new and useful friends. About 1871 he received a government appointment as inspector of licenses under the Crooks act for the West Riding of County Lambton. Filling the position with his usual efficiency, he had held it ever since. In addition to this work, in 1880, he opened an insurance office in Sarnia, representing three companies, the Royal, the Sun and the Northern, and he has in this business materially increased his income.
Mr. Palmer has long been a man of many interests. Since 1883 he has acted on the board of education, serving at different times on all the various committees. In 1884 he was appointed crier of the court and high constable, positions which he still holds. In religious work he has long been zealous, has belong to the Methodist Church since 1855, acted as trustee and member of the official board of the Central Church of that denomination at Sarnia, served as superintendent of the Sunday-school for sixteen years, and since 1863 has been local preacher. Unlike his predecessors, politically he associates with the Reform party. He is a member of the K. O. T. M., being secretary or finance keeper of his tent since it started in Sarnia, in 1884; he also belongs to the C. O. C. F., in which he serves as recorder.
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http://www.thorsley.com/cgi-bin/geneweb?b=ThorsleyTaylor;esc...No password is needed to access the above site.