Brief Life History of William Zemira
When William Zemira Palmer was born on 3 December 1882, in Orderville, Kane, Utah, United States, his father, James William Palmer, was 22 and his mother, Olive Myrtle Black, was 17. He married Rebecca Stevens on 19 September 1904, in Colonia Dublán, Chihuahua, Mexico. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Election Precinct 3 Blanding, San Juan, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 27 August 1945, in Blanding, San Juan, Utah, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Blanding City Cemetery, Blanding, San Juan, Utah, United States.
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- William Z. Palmer, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Zemira Palmer - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: William Zemira Palmer
- William Zemira Palmer, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1887
Historical Boundaries: 1887: San Juan, Utah Territory, United States 1896: San Juan, Utah, United States
1899 · The Salt Palace Convention Center
The original Salt Palace was built in 1899 and It stood on 900 South, between State Street and Main Street. The Salt Palace was a frame structure covered in large pieces of rock salt, which gave it its name. The Salt Palace was destroyed by fire on August 29, 1910 and was replaced by the Majestic Hall. This Hall only lasted for a while during the remodel of the Salt Palace. The Salt Palace served as the Olympic Media Center during the 2002 Winter Olympics. Salt Lake Comic Con has been held at the Salt Palace Convention Center since September 2013.
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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William Zemira Palmer
William Zemira Palmer was born into a polygamous family in Orderville, Utah. His family moved to Mexico when he was very young. He married Rebecca Stevens in the Mormon colonies in northern Mexico. H …
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