William S Palmer
1842–
Logan, Kentucky, United States
The Life of William S
When William S Palmer was born on 1 January 1842, in Logan, Kentucky, United States, his father, John B. Palmer, was 26 and his mother, Elizabeth M Stanley, was 18. He lived in Mill Creek Township, Morgan, Missouri, United States in 1860.
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Family Time Line
John B. Palmer
1815–1876
Elizabeth M Stanley
1823–1866
William S Palmer
1842–
John Anderson Palmer
1844–1935
Thomas Edwin Palmer
1844–
Eliza Palmer
1853–1941
Brice M Palmer
1857–1944
Missouri Palmer
1862–
Burton Palmer
1868–
Parents & Siblings
1815–1876Male
1823–1866Female
siblings
(7)
1842–Male
- John Anderson Palmer
1844–1935Male
- Thomas Edwin Palmer
1844–Male
- Eliza Palmer
1853–1941Female
1857–1944Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1846
Age 4
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
Age 8
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 33
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
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)
William S Palmer in household of Jno Palmer, "United States Census, 1860"
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