Mrs. Alice Torrance Palmer was born Abt. 1865 in Georgia to Richard Torrance and Elizabeth Yancey. The family moved to Alabama shortly after her birth.
On March 5, 1882 in Polk, Ga, she married Joseph Elijah Palmer, a blacksmith. They lived in Oak Level, Alabama, and had 7 sons.
While her husband was in hospital, intruders entered her home and assaulted her father-in-law and a hired worker. Her father-in-law was killed. After his murder trial, Alice and husband Joe separated. She moved to Chicago to look for work, leaving 6 of her sons with her mother-in-law.
On December 15, 1899 Alice was killed in an apartment fire. Newspapers covered the story and reported her recent arrival. It is thought she is buried in an unmarked grave. Family researchers are working to narrow the location.
Children of Alice and Joe Palmer:
Thomas Marlin Palmer
George Jefferson Palmer
Oscar Elijah Palmer
David Robert Palmer
Henry Jackson Palmer
John D. Palmer
Sherman Palmer
On March 5, 1882 in Polk, Ga, she married Joseph Elijah Palmer, a blacksmith. They lived in Oak Level, Alabama, and had 7 sons.
While her husband was in hospital, intruders entered her home and assaulted her father-in-law and a hired worker. Her father-in-law was killed. After his murder trial, Alice and husband Joe separated. She moved to Chicago to look for work, leaving 6 of her sons with her mother-in-law.
On December 15, 1899 Alice was killed in an apartment fire. Newspapers covered the story and reported her recent arrival. It is thought she is buried in an unmarked grave. Family researchers are working to narrow the location.
Children of Alice and Joe Palmer:
Thomas Marlin Palmer
George Jefferson Palmer
Oscar Elijah Palmer
David Robert Palmer
Henry Jackson Palmer
John D. Palmer
Sherman Palmer
Mrs. Alice Torrance Palmer was born Abt. 1865 in Georgia to Richard Torrance and Elizabeth Yancey. The family moved to Alabama shortly after her birth.
On March 5, 1882 in Polk, Ga, she married Joseph Elijah Palmer, a blacksmith. They lived in Oak Level, Alabama, and had 7 sons.
While her husband was in hospital, intruders entered her home and assaulted her father-in-law and a hired worker. Her father-in-law was killed. After his murder trial, Alice and husband Joe separated. She moved to Chicago to look for work, leaving 6 of her sons with her mother-in-law.
On December 15, 1899 Alice was killed in an apartment fire. Newspapers covered the story and reported her recent arrival. It is thought she is buried in an unmarked grave. Family researchers are working to narrow the location.
Children of Alice and Joe Palmer:
Thomas Marlin Palmer
George Jefferson Palmer
Oscar Elijah Palmer
David Robert Palmer
Henry Jackson Palmer
John D. Palmer
Sherman Palmer
On March 5, 1882 in Polk, Ga, she married Joseph Elijah Palmer, a blacksmith. They lived in Oak Level, Alabama, and had 7 sons.
While her husband was in hospital, intruders entered her home and assaulted her father-in-law and a hired worker. Her father-in-law was killed. After his murder trial, Alice and husband Joe separated. She moved to Chicago to look for work, leaving 6 of her sons with her mother-in-law.
On December 15, 1899 Alice was killed in an apartment fire. Newspapers covered the story and reported her recent arrival. It is thought she is buried in an unmarked grave. Family researchers are working to narrow the location.
Children of Alice and Joe Palmer:
Thomas Marlin Palmer
George Jefferson Palmer
Oscar Elijah Palmer
David Robert Palmer
Henry Jackson Palmer
John D. Palmer
Sherman Palmer
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