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James Benjamin Ben Palmer 1799–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1799

Birth Location: CumberlandCounty, NC

Death Date: 1874

Death Location: Smith County, MS

Father: James Palmer

Mother: Elizabeth? Broom

Spouse(s): Nancy Jones

Children(s): William Palmer

The story of James Benjamin Ben Palmer began in 1799 in CumberlandCounty, NC. James Benjamin Ben Palmer married Nancy Ann Jones, and had children including William Jacob Jake Palmer. James Benjamin Ben Palmer passed away in 1874 in Smith County, MS.

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Biography

  • The story of James Benjamin Ben Palmer began in 1799 in CumberlandCounty, NC.
  • James Benjamin Ben Palmer married Nancy Ann Jones, and had children including William Jacob Jake Palmer.
  • James Benjamin Ben Palmer passed away in 1874 in Smith County, MS.

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James Palmer's Ancestors

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James Palmer
1799–1874
Birth Place: CumberlandCounty, NC
Parents
James Palmer
1755–1837
NC?
Elizabeth? (Brown) Broom
1770–1815
Craven, NC
Grandparents
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Palmer's Descendants

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James (Benjamin Ben) Palmer (1799–1874) m. Nancy (Ann) Jones (1816–1880)
  1. 1. William (Jacob "Jake") Palmer 1838–1864 m. Winney (Jane "Aunt Jane") Ross 1845–1924
    1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson "Tom") Palmer 1862–1940 m. Melissa (Azaline) Ponder 1864–1945
      1. 1. Almedie Palmer 1906–1985 m. Ingram (Carlton) Patterson 1902–1989

James Palmer's Timeline

2 Records

1799
1799
Birth of James Benjamin Ben Palmer in CumberlandCounty, NC
CumberlandCounty, NC
1874
1874
Age 75
Death of James Benjamin Ben Palmer in Smith County, MS
Smith County, MS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: CumberlandCounty, NC
    Record Source:
    [1] DescendantsofThomasLand.FTW
    [2] Land.FTW
    [3] World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1, Tree #2831

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1874
    Event Place: Smith County, MS
    Record Source:
    [1] DescendantsofThomasLand.FTW
    [2] Land.FTW
    [3] World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1, Tree #2831

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