Brief Life History of Joe Wallace
When Joe Wallace Palmer was born on 30 January 1908, in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States, his father, William Norman Palmer, was 26 and his mother, Ethel Anna McDonald, was 20. He married Mary Glen Bray on 2 August 1930, in Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States for about 15 years and Judicial Township 1, Merced, California, United States in 1940. He died on 4 December 1960, in Temple City, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 52.
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Sources (13)
- Joe W Palmer in household of Sarah P Driscoll, "United States Census, 1930"
- Joe Wallace Palmer, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Joe Wallace Palmer, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
Spouse and Children
1908–1960 Male
1909–2000 Female
Children (2)
1931–2018 Female
1934–1939 Male
Parents and Siblings
1881–1949 Male
1887–1966 Female
Siblings (3)
1904–1997 Female
1906–1971 Male
1908–1960 Male
World Events (8)
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Age 1
1910 · Angel Island Serves Immigrants
Age 2
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 15
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English palmer(e) ‘palmer, pilgrim to the Holy Land’ (Anglo-Norman French palmer, Old French pa(l)mer, paum(i)er), so called from the palm branch carried by such pilgrims. The term was also used to denote an itinerant monk who traveled from shrine to shrine under a vow of poverty. This surname is also common in Ireland, where it has been recorded from the 13th century onward.
Irish: when not of English origin (see 1 above), a surname adopted for Gaelic Ó Maolfhoghmhair (see Milford ), the name of an ecclesiastical family.
Swedish (mainly Palmér): ornamental name formed with palm ‘palm tree’ + the suffix -ér (a derivative of Latin -erius) or -er (from German).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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