When Joe Emery Palmer was born on 26 August 1882, in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, United States, his father, William Parish Palmer, was 27 and his mother, Lou Ella Hicklin, was 24. He married Dovie Ann Campbell in 1902. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, Hopkins, Texas, United States in 1900 and Justice Precinct 8, Hopkins, Texas, United States for about 30 years. He died on 6 October 1961, in Hopkins, Texas, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Pleasant Grove, Hopkins, Texas, United States.
Do you know Joe Emery? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
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.
Possible Related NamesCAMPBELL, HENRY N., who lived fourteen miles north of here, was thrown from his wagon, loaded with brick and lumber, Tuesday evening while on his way home from this city. The accident occurred near th …
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.