Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth
When Mary Elizabeth Palmer was born on 23 October 1881, in Malad, Oneida, Idaho, United States, her father, Joseph Palmer, was 32 and her mother, Maria Gardner, was 28. She married Peder Johannes Pedersen Illum on 2 May 1906, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Oneida, Idaho, United States in 1900. She died on 4 August 1968, in Malad, Oneida, Idaho, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Malad, Oneida, Idaho, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (33)
- Elizabeth Palmer Illum in household of John Peter Illum, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Miss Lizzie Palmer, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Elizabeth Palmer Illum, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
Spouse and Children
1878–1957 Male
1881–1968 Female
Children (2)
1916–2004 Female
1927–1993 Male
Parents and Siblings
1849–1931 Male
1853–1908 Female
Siblings (9)
1872–1960 Male
1875–1932 Female
1877–1967 Female
1879–1965 Female
1881–1968 Female
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World Events (8)
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 1
1890
Age 9
1904
Age 23
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.
Story Highlight
Notes by John Illum (son of “Peter H.” and Betty Birgitte Cathrine)
“Enroute from Denmark to America, I celebrated my seventh birthday aboard the vessel on which we were sailing. I remember my father (Peter H. Illum) came to the bed in which I was sleeping and told …
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