Near Pembroke in Christian County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Isaac Palmer and Ann McAuley

Photographed by Courtey of Salem Baptist Church, December 12, 2020

1. Isaac Palmer and Ann McAuley Marker

Photo taken immediately after installation and before the wood was finished or the ground prepared.

Inscription. In Memory of Revolutionary War Soldier Isaac Palmer November 1, 1747 - Northumberland Co., VA - April 24, 1843 - Christian Co., KY. Private, Virginia Militia, 1776-1781 and his wife Ann McAuley June 16, 1747 - Northumberland Co., VA - September 24, 1842 - Christian Co., KY. Life members of the Salem Baptist Church, originally buried at the Benjamin Radford Cemetery (across the roadway). Moved to the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West in 2020.

Erected 2020 by Washington State Society, WA - Col. John Green Chapter, KY - Ponce de León Chapter, FL - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR).

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 31.

Location. 36° 42.506′ N, 87° 25.12′ W. Memorial is near Pembroke, Kentucky, in Christian County. It is on Elmo Road 0.1 miles west of Salem-Bradshaw Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2828 Elmo Road, Pembroke KY 42266, United

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Regionally, this memorial is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lincoln Elementary School (approx. 4.1 miles away); Currahee Memorial Field (approx. 5.1 miles away in Tennessee); In memory of the soldiers of the 4th Brigade Special Troops "Apache" Battalion (approx. 5.1 miles away in Tennessee); In Memory of the Men of Alpha Company (approx. 5.1 miles away in Tennessee); In memory of our fallen Currahees (approx. 5.1 miles away in Tennessee); Old Post House (approx. 5.2 miles away in Tennessee); Air Defense (approx. 5.2 miles away in Tennessee); Attack Helicopters (approx. 5.2 miles away in Tennessee).

More about this memorial. A DAR insignia is pictured on the marker.

Isaac Palmer & Ann McAuley marker dedication image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Norman Knapp, October 21, 2021

2. Isaac Palmer & Ann McAuley marker dedication

As with all official DAR markers, all wording is researched and verified by professional historians.

Salem Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Norman Knapp, October 1, 2021

3. Salem Baptist Church

Dedication Invitation image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shirley A Stirling

4. Dedication Invitation

Both the marker at the church and the gravestone at the VA cemetery were dedicated. On the stone, Isaac and Ann are each listed, one on either side of the stone.

Attendees and participants at the dedication of the Veterans' Administration Palmer gravestone. image. Click for full size.

Courtesy of the NSDAR, October 1, 2021

5. Attendees and participants at the dedication of the Veterans' Administration Palmer gravestone.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2026, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. This page has been viewed 73 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 12, 2026, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.

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