Historical Sites
The Wateree River in Kershaw County, South Carolina. Joshua Palmer's first land grant in 1762 was in the distance, on the opposite bank of the river. |
Historical marker in front of Gum Swamp Church, Hartsville, South Carolina. The marker reads:"Lower Fork of Lynches Creek Church. This church, which probably evolved from a branch meeting house built nearby in 1770 by First Lynches Creek Church, was constituted in 1789; Joshua Palmer became minister in the same year. The church held early meetings at Lower Fork of Lynches Creek, Boggy Swamp and Witherinton's Mill. By 1798, the church was located here." |
In 1794, Joshua and 16 others petitioned the South Carolina Senate to establish a Baptist society on Duncan's Creek in Laurens County, South Carolina "under the cear [sic] of Joshua Palmer." The petition stated, "your Petitioners have it in Contemplation to Build Three Meeting Houses in the Bounds of Their Congregation it Being Very Large & Pray to become incorporated agreeable to the Laws of their Country and Known By the Name of the Upper Baptist Church on Dunkins Creek." Shown here is Langston Baptist Church, a descendant of Joshua's church. It is located near Clinton, South Carolina. The land was deeded to Upper Duncan's Creek Church by the Langston family. |
Site of the Silver Creek Church, Liberty Township, Union County, Indiana. The land for a house of worship and cemetery was sold to the church trustees by Joshua Palmer, son of Rev. Joshua Palmer, in 1820. Joshua Jr. was the first clerk of the church. |
Village Creek Primitive Baptist Church, Connersville Township, Fayette County, Indiana. Rev. Joshua Palmer's daughter, Mary, and her husband, William Sparks, were among the founders of the church in 1824. Mary and William and many of their descendants are buried in the church cemetery. |
The Spoon River near Knoxville, Illinois. William Palmer, son of Rev. Joshua Palmer, lived near this river from about 1828 to 1836. While residing in this area, William made his living as a farmer and a bee hunter. |
Schrock Cemetery, Taylor Township, Sullivan County, Missouri. Rev. Joshua Palmer's son, Joshua Palmer Jr., died in the late 1840s, probably in Indiana. His widow, Fannie (Stiles) Palmer, and two of his sons, Elihu and Joshua, moved to Missouri soon after his death. They are buried in this cemetery, along with many of their descendants. |
The Rust Block in Oakland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. These buildings were erected by Stephen Sumner Rust, a great-grandson of Joshua Palmer, in 1898. |
Oaklawn Cemetery in Oakland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. The cemetery is located on land supposedly deeded to the town by Minor T. Palmer, son of William Palmer and grandson of Rev. Joshua Palmer. Many Palmer descendants are buried here. |
Bethel Church was moved from its site at the abandoned village of Peiro, Iowa to the Woodbury County Fairgrounds in Moville, Iowa. Many Palmer descendants attended this church and some are buried in the cemetery at Peiro. |
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