Brief Life History of Milfred Jerome "Deacon"
When Milfred Jerome "Deacon" Palmer was born on 22 March 1904, in Youngstown, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Alexander Jerome Palmer, was 22 and his mother, Agnes Shanefelter, was 19. He married Doris Lavina Morrison. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Unity Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States for about 30 years and Youngstown, North Union Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States in 1998. He died on 6 February 1976, in Orlando, Orange, Florida, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Latrobe, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Wilfred Palmer in household of Alexander J Palmer, "United States Census, 1920"
- Milfred J. Palmer, "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"
- Milfred Jerome Palmer, "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998"
Spouse and Children
1904–1976 Male
1908–1979 Female
Children (4)
1929–2016 Male
1932–2003 Female
1944–2016 Male
1948– Female
Parents and Siblings
1881–1975 Male
1884–1968 Female
Siblings (5)
1904–1976 Male
1905–1995 Male
1907–2001 Female
1909–2006 Male
1912–1988 Female
World Events (8)
1906 · Saving Food Labels
Age 2
1914 · Florida Involvement in World War I
Age 10
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 19
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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