John C. Palmer

  General notes:

Silversmith and jeweler

  Events in his life were:

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• Apprenticed about 1813 to John Y. Savage in Raleigh NC ²¹

• He worked from circa 1821 to 1827 as a silversmith and jeweler in Raleigh NC ²¹

• He worked in 1827 as a silversmith and jeweler in Oxford NC ²¹

• He worked in 1827 as a silversmith and jeweler in Haywood NC ²¹

• He worked from 1828 to 1830 as a silversmith and jeweler in Salisbury NC ²¹

• He was a partner from 1830 to 1832 with James B. Hampton in Salisbury NC as HAMPTON & PALMER. ²¹

• He worked from 1832 to 1840 as a silversmith and jeweler in Oxford NC ²¹

• Advertised in the Carolina Watchman, 9 Aug 1834, the opening of a branch office in Corcord to be run by Mr. Bagby of Lynchburg VA. ²¹

• Advertised in the Western Carolinian (Salisbury NC), 23 Oct 1840, announcing his intention to sell at auction his household goods in preperation for his return to Raleigh. ²¹

• He worked from 1840 to 1847 as a silversmith, jeweler, and daguerreotypist in Raleigh NC ²¹

• He was a partner from 1847 to 1855 with Walter J. Ramsay in Raleigh NC as PALMER & RAMSAY.

• He worked from 1855 to 1889 as a silversmith, jeweler, and daguerreotypist in Raleigh NC ²¹

John married Mary Ann Hampton, daughter of William Hampton and Mary Brandon, on 16 Oct 1827 in Salisbury NC. (Mary Ann Hampton was born on 5 Dec 1810 in Salisbury NC and died on 13 Aug 1871 in Raleigh NC.)