Valentine Williams Palmer

Brief Life History of Valentine Williams

When Valentine Williams Palmer was born on 19 November 1895, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, his father, Alfred Henry Palmer, was 29 and his mother, Emma Matilda Williams, was 26. He married Alta Mary Richards on 8 June 1920, in Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in World for about 5 years and Logan Election Precinct, Cache, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 13 December 1965, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Valentine Williams Palmer
1895–1965
Alta Mary Richards
1895–1985
Marriage: 8 June 1920
Barbara Lucille Palmer
1921–1993
Lois Richards Palmer
1925–1996

Sources (31)

  • Val W Palmer, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Valentine Williams Palmer - Published information: birth: 19 November 1895; Logan, Cache, Utah, United States
  • Val W Palmer, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1896 · The Logan Temple Barn

The Logan Temple Barn was built on the edge of the Logan temple property to house the animals belonging to the builders of the temple. It was one of only two stone barns built in Cache Valley. These barns became obsolete during the rise of the automobile era. The building and the land it was on was sold in 1919 and became an automobile repair shop. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 19, 1985, and is still standing today.

1914

Japan joins World War I on the side of Britain and her allies. Japan has limited participation.

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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