William Dean Palmer

Brief Life History of William Dean

When William Dean Palmer was born on 28 June 1912, in Winder, Oneida, Idaho, United States, his father, Thomas Condie Palmer, was 29 and his mother, Alta Maughan, was 25. He married Wanda Checketts on 19 December 1941, in Logan Utah Temple, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. He lived in United States in 1949 and Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States in 1950. He died on 4 August 2007, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Preston Cemetery, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States.

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William Dean Palmer
1912–2007
Wanda Checketts
1919–2009
Marriage: 19 December 1941

Sources (60)

  • William Dean Palmer, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Dean Palmer, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • William Dean Palmer, "United States Western States Marriage Index"

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World Events (8)

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

1913 · Franklin County is Formed

Efforts to realign Oneida County became the top priority on the political agenda as the county seat was fifty miles away from Preston. They succeeded in their efforts and the bill to create Franklin County was passed on January 30, 1913.

1937 · The Neutrality Act

The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

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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