Burton Palmer
1868–
Missouri, United States
The Life of Burton
When Burton Palmer was born in 1868, in Missouri, United States, his father, John B. Palmer, was 53 and his mother, Elizabeth Cross, was 46. He lived in Valle Township, Jefferson, Missouri, United States in 1870.
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Family Time Line
John B. Palmer
1815–1876
Elizabeth Cross
1822–
Burton Palmer
1868–
Parents & Siblings
1815–1876Male
1822–Female
siblings
(1)
1868–Male
World Events (8)
1868 · Impeach the President!
Age 0
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
1868 · The Fourteenth Amendment
Age 0
As one of the Reconstruction Amendments, the Fourteenth Amendment addresses the rights and protections that all citizens of the United States have. The amendment also limits actions of state and local officials in all states.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 32
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
1 English: from Middle English, Old French palmer, paumer (from palme, paume ‘palm tree’, Latin palma), a nickname for someone who had been on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Such pilgrims generally brought back a palm branch as proof that they had actually made the journey, but there was a vigorous trade in false souvenirs, and the term also came to be applied to a cleric who sold indulgences.2 Swedish (Palmér): ornamental name formed with palm ‘palm tree’ + the suffix -ér, from Latin -erius ‘descendant of’.3 Irish: when not truly of English origin (see 1 above), a surname adopted by bearers of Gaelic Ó Maolfhoghmhair ( see Milford ) perhaps because they were from an ecclesiastical family.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
Burton Palmer in household of John B Palmer, "United States Census, 1870"
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