- GEORGE H. PALMER, merchant tailor, Evansville; born in Littleton,
Grafton Co., N.H., Feb.
- 4, 1821; he removed to Wisconsin in 1853, and engaged in
his trade as tailor and cutter at Evansville; cut the first coat
in the village; he continued his business as merchant tailor
until 1863, when he engaged as cutter for an establishment in
Janesville; in the fall of 1867, he returned to Evansville, and
engaged with the firm of Winston & Bennet as cutter; in the
fall of 1878, he entered the employ of his former employers,
of Janesville, and managed a branch of their house at Evansville,
which he conducted until April 1, 1879, when he opened a business
of his own, as merchant tailor, in Evansville. Mr. PALMER married
in Littleton, N.H., Aug. 22, 1842, Miss Amanda M. FARR, a native
of Littleton; has three children living, two deceased - Carrie
M., born June 24, 1843; George A., born July 24, 1849 and died
Oct. 15, 1851; Lucien F., born Dec. 24, 1851; George A., October
31, 1854, died Oct. 28, 1855; Hattie L., born Sept. 10, 1855.
Previous to his coming to Wisconsin, Mr. PALMER held the office
of Postmaster at West Falls, N.J.
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- Taken from "History of Rock County Wis." (c)1879,
p. 866.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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