Brief Life History of Gladys Evelyn
When Gladys Evelyn Palmer was born on 29 September 1906, in Trenton, Hitchcock, Nebraska, United States, her father, Charles Edgar Palmer, was 24 and her mother, Bessie May Waite, was 22. She married Peter Jerome King on 10 August 1926, in Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Upper Driftwood Township, Hitchcock, Nebraska, United States in 1910 and Montrose, Montrose, Colorado, United States in 1935. She died on 16 March 1976, in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 69.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Gladys E King, "United States 1950 Census"
- Gladys Evelyn Palmer, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
- Gladys King in entry for Pete Jerome King, "Colorado, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
Spouse and Children
1905–1981 Male
1906–1976 Female
Children (3)
1928–2012 Male
1931–2000 Female
1939–2023 Female
Parents and Siblings
1882–1959 Male
1884–1980 Female
Siblings (2)
1906–1976 Female
1921–2007 Male
World Events (8)
1907 · Not for profit elections
Age 1
1909 · Garden of the Gods Park
Age 3
1927
Age 21
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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