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Isom Palmer

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Isom Palmer Veteran

Birth
Kentucky, USA
Death
23 Feb 1874 (aged 62–63)
Brazos County, Texas, USA
Burial
Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 30.6840351, Longitude: -96.3671174
Plot
Block 3 Lot 8/G
Memorial ID
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Inscription

Isom Palmer, whose name has various spelling, was born to Martin and Sarah (Hardwick) Parmer. In 1825 The Palmer (Parmer) family moved to Texas, settling near Nacogdoches the next year, and participated in the 1826 Fredonian Rebellion. Palmer fought under Capt. John M Bradley during the siege of Bexar in late 1835. He then served as Sergeant-at-Arms at the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence at Washington on the Brazos. He later wed Laura E. Dougherty and moved to Brazos County in the early 1870's.



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