Dear Jean, While I do not have access to the census for that year, I can tell you that both Palmer names you are looking for appear in the 1877 book Past and Present of Lake County. George Palmer is listed as owning his own farm in Hainesville, IL. A "Fred Palmer" is found in Waukegan, and his occupation is listed as "feather renovator". Just a guess, but if this is your ancestor, perhaps he was wounded in the war and thus required to find an occupation less strenuous than farming? Hope this is of some help. val peiler
THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! This is so kind of you to let me know. I do know that George was injured in the Civil War. Do you know if I could buy this book please? If you can give me an address or publisher I would be eternally grateful. I have just purchased a book of old photographs of Waukegan from their Historical Society. It is a lovely book and gives me some ideas of what life was like for the early pioneers. The Palmer family had a tragic start to their new life. Arriving in Waukegan in 1852 with 8 children and a new baby arrived seven months later. The eldest son was killed in an accident in 1854. The poor father never recovered from the shock and died himself some 20 days later. Then they lost their 12 years old daughter the following year. Your message has given me a great deal of help. Thank you friend. Blessings and Happy Hunting, Jean in Victoria, B.C. Canada. Where it is SO hot, we are melting. We are not used to this kind of tropical weather. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 11:17 AM Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] Re: [[ILLAKE]: ] Lake County 1870 census. > Dear Jean, > While I do not have access to the census for that year, I can tell you that > both Palmer names you are looking for appear in the 1877 book Past and > Present of Lake County. George Palmer is listed as owning his own farm in > Hainesville, IL. A "Fred Palmer" is found in Waukegan, and his occupation is > listed as "feather renovator". Just a guess, but if this is your ancestor, > perhaps he was wounded in the war and thus required to find an occupation > less strenuous than farming? > Hope this is of some help. > val peiler >