Hi, Louise: I don't know if this is of any help, but here are the Palmer head of household census listings for Chester, PA: In 1810: Surname Given Name State County Location Year PALMER  DANL     PA CHESTER E CALN 1810 PALMER  GEORGE   PA CHESTER E NOTTINGHAM 1810 PALMER  RICHD     PA CHESTER W MARLBOROUGH TWP 1810 PALMER  WM     PA CHESTER NEWLIN TWP 1810 In 1820: PALMER  ARON     PA CHESTER LONDON BRITAIN 1820 PALMER  JOHN     PA CHESTER WEST BRADFORD 1820 PALMER  JOSEPH   PA CHESTER EAST FALLOWFIELD 1820 PALMER  SAMUEL   PA CHESTER WEST BRADFORD 1820 Heritage Quest did not have an Ephram or Elizabeth Palmer indexed as a head of household in PA in 1810 or 1829. Good luck with your search! Debra On Thursday, Oct 21, 2004, at 21:54 US/Eastern, Louise Sigle wrote: > Hi > > My Gr Gr Grandfather was John Lewis Palmer,b.10 Oct 1815 in Chester, > PA. He married Sarah Chandler,b.23 Aug 1815 in Fayette,PA. His > parents may have been named Ephram and Elizabeth ,but that is not a > documented fact at this time to my knowledge. I'd like to trace his > lineage in PA but don't have a clue as to where to look. Since I'm > relatively new to genealogy, can someone advise me on the best way to > obtain this information? This couple homesteaded in Johnson co. Iowa > in the 1850s and were known as some of the first Methodists in that > area. > > Thank You Louise Sigle lsigle@cableone.net > > > ==== PENNSYLVANIA Mailing List ==== > Keep informed of the latest news and new databases, webpages and > mailing lists at RootsWeb. Subscribe to the weekly RootsWeb Review. > To subscribe, start here: http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >