Descendants of William Franklin Palmer

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM FRANKLIN PALMER was born 3 November 1834 in Kentucky, and died 22 August 1899, buried in Quitman Cemetery, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri. He married MARY MADELINE WHEATON Cir 1858 in Probably Indiana.

..........Children of WILLIAM PALMER and MARY WHEATON are:

.....i. ALICE PALMER, born 20 February 1859, ?Bartholomew County, Indiana; died September 1859, ?Bartholomew County, Indiana.
.....ii. FLORA PALMER, born 20 February 1859, ?Bartholomew County, Indiana; died October 1859, ?Bartholomew County, Indiana.
..........Notes for Alice and Flora Palmer: All the Palmer relatives say they came from Bartholomew County, Indiana and that the twin are buried there.
.....2. iii. BUENA VISTA PALMER, born 7 September 1860, Bartholomew County, Indiana; died 21 August 1905, buried IOOF Cemetery, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri. Notes: Death Certificate states Bartholomew County, Indiana as where born.
.....3. iv. DILLARD RICKETTS PALMER, born 8 August 1862, ?Bartholomew County, Indiana; died 24 January 1954, buried Quitman Cemetery, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri. Notes: Death Certificate states born in Indiana.
.....4. v. ANNIE PALMER, born 24 February 1864, ?Bartholomew County, Indiana; died 6 November 1885, Endicott, Jefferson County, Nebraska.
.....5. vi. JAMES MABRA PALMER, born 27 May 1868, Ralls County, Missouri; died 21 December 1950, buried Quitman Cemetery, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....vii. WILLIAM MORGAN PALMER, born 27 February 1870, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri; died 2 August 1888, buried Quitman Cemetery, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....6. viii. EGGBERT MORRELL PALMER, born 18 April 1874, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri; died October 1956, Minneapolis, Kansas.
.....7. ix. JOSEPHINE PALMER, born 27 March 1876, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri; died 20 July 1954, buried Myrtle Tree Cemetery, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....x. SAMUEL FRANKLIN PALMER, born 10 February 1879, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri; died 15 March 1880, buried IOOF Cemetery, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri.

Generation No. 2

2. BUENA VISTA PALMER (William Franklin) was born 7 September 1860 in Bartholomew County, Indiana, and died 21 August 1905 buried in IOOF Cemetery, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri. She married JAMES THOMAS HEADRICK 19 February 1880 in Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri.

3. DILLARD RICKETTS PALMER (William Franklin) was born 8 August 1862 in ?Bartholomew County, Indiana, and died 24 January 1954 buried in Quitman Cemetery, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri. He married MARY ELLEN PIFER 14 January 1891 in Nodaway County, Missouri, daughter of THEODORE PIFER and MARTHA BROWN.

..........Children of DILLARD PALMER and MARY PIFER are:

.....9. i. THEODORE F PALMER, born 22 January 1892, Nodaway County, Missouri; died 28 August 1973, buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....10. ii. MILDRED PALMER, born Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....iii. RALPH PALMER.

4. ANNIE PALMER (William Franklin) was born 24 February 1864 in ?Bartholomew County, Indiana, and died 6 November 1885 in Endicott, Jefferson County, Nebraska. She married GEORGE W SHELTON 23 November 1881 in Nodaway County, Missouri. Notes for Annie Palmer: Information about children from Bible of James Mabra Palmer.

..........Children of ANNIE PALMER and GEORGE SHELTON are:

.....11. i. CHESTER ARTHUR SHELTON, SR, born 12 December 1882, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri; died before 1971, Wray, Colorado.
.....ii. EVERETT ROSS 'ROBERT' SHELTON, born 24 June 1884, Endicott, Jefferson County, Nebraska; married ADDIE UNKNOWN. No children.
.....iii. EARL SHELTON, born 12 August 1885, Endicott, Jefferson County, Nebraska; died 23 October 1900, Endicott, Jefferson County, Nebraska.

5. JAMES MABRA PALMER (William Franklin) was born 27 May 1868 in Ralls County, Missouri, and died 21 December 1950 buried in Quitman Cemetery, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri. He married MARY LUELLA BIRD 27 April 1890 in Nodaway County, Missouri.

..........Children of JAMES PALMER and MARY BIRD are:

.....i. ESTHER BUENA PALMER, born 2 February 1891, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri; died 24 May 1953, buried Quitman Cemetery, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....12. ii. LENA MABEL PALMER, born 11 May 1893, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri; died 11 February 1920, buried Quitman Cemetery, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....iii. LUCY OLIVE PALMER, born 21 February 1895, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri; died 15 April 1977, Florida; married GUY C WILLIAMS, 3 July 1931, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....13. iv. ROLAND BIRD PALMER, born 1 March 1897, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri; died 23 September 1981, buried Clarinda Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa.
.....14. v. EFFIE LORENA PALMER, born 18 June 1899, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....vi. HAROLD GLENN PALMER, born 22 October 1902, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri; died 27 October 1991, buried Nodaway Memorial Gardens, Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri; married MARY ANN MCDONALD, 9 May 1927, Nodaway County, Missouri. No children
.....15. vii. LEO FERN PALMER, born 17 March 1905, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri; died 7 December 1967, Napa, California.
.....viii. JOHN LELAND PALMER, born 31 March 1907, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri; died 15 August 1911, buried Quitman Cemetery, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....ix. JAMES FRANKLIN PALMER, born 22 September 1910, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri; married MARY MARGARET HARTNESS, 31 July 1942, Nodaway County, Missouri.

6. EGGBERT MORRELL PALMER (William Franklin) was born 18 April 1874 in Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri, and died October 1956 in Minneapolis, Kansas. He married SALLY ELIZABETH BABB 23 May 1897 in Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri.

..........Children of EGGBERT PALMER and SALLY BABB are:

.....i. HENRY DAY PALMER, born 12 April 1898; died 1948.
.....ii. VIVA ROSELLA PALMER, born 30 June 1900.
.....iii. JOHN WILLIAM PALMER, born November 1902.
.....iv. NELLIE MARIE PALMER, born 11 May 1904; died 1964.
.....v. OSCAR ELBERT PALMER, born 25 January 1905.
.....vi. EVERETT MORRELL PALMER, born 27 March 1907; died 1915.
.....vii. ALFRED LEONARD PALMER, born 10 April 1909; died 1979.
.....viii. ERNEST NEWTON PALMER, born 12 October 1911.
.....16. ix. DEARROLD IRWIN FRANCIS PALMER, born 19 June 1915.
.....x. VIRGINIA ALBERTA PALMER, born 26 January 1917.
.....xi. CLIFFORD RAYMOND PALMER, born 10 December 1918.
.....xii. ONEITA BELLE PALMER, born 13 April 1920.
.....xiii. ROBERT LEE PALMER, born 27 March 1922, Minneapolis, Kansas; died 1922, Minneapolis, Kansas.

7. JOSEPHINE PALMER (William Franklin) was born 27 March 1876 in Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri, and died 20 July 1954 buried in Myrtle Tree Cemetery, Nodaway County, Missouri. She married ROYAL WALTER PARENT 2 December 1895 in Nodaway County, Missouri.

..........Children of JOSEPHINE PALMER and ROYAL PARENT are:

.....i. STELLA EUNICE PARENT, born 15 May 1896, Nodaway County, Missouri; married MCKEE, 2 June 1915, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....ii. FAY ROAEIN PARENT, born 29 January 1898, Nodaway County, Missouri; died 15 January 1941, buried St Patricks Cemetery, Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri; married KATE O'CONNELL, 7 June 1919, Nodaway County, Missouri. Notes: Date of marriage could be 17 June 1919.
.....iii. CHESTER WILLIS PARENT, born 11 October 1899, Nodaway County, Missouri; died 10 September 1982, buried Hopkins Cemetery, Hopkins, Nodaway County, Missouri; married (1) ESTHER BEAVER; married (2) BESSIE (ROSS) BROWNING, 14 February 1920, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....iv. GLADYS LEONA PARENT, born 29 December 1902, Nodaway County, Missouri; married CECIL LUND, 31 January 1924, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....v. ELSIE IRENE PARENT, born 3 June 1905, Nodaway County, Missouri; married JOHN BELCHER, 2 July 1921, Nodaway County, Missouri. Notes: Married two other times, spouses unknown.
.....vi. HAZEL VANETTA PARENT, born 19 March 1907, Nodaway County, Missouri; died 21 December 1970, Myrtle Tree Cemetery, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....vii. IRMA VIVIAN PARENT, born 15 February 1909, Nodaway County, Missouri; married GEORGE BECKER, 29 August 1937, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....viii. WILLIAM ROYAL PARENT, born 6 March 1911, Nodaway County, Missouri; died 28 April 1911, buried Myrtle Tree Cemetery, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....ix. EMMITT MERL PARENT, born 4 May 1912, Nodaway County, Missouri; married EVA SHELMAN, 8 June 1933.
.....17. x. DORA MAE PARENT, born 31 October 1914, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....18. xi. MARVIN LAVERN PARENT, born 7 June 1920, Nodaway County, Missouri.

Generation No. 3

9. THEODORE F PALMER (Dillard Ricketts, William Franklin) was born 22 January 1892 in Nodaway County, Missouri, and died 28 August 1973 buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri. He married MARY ESTHER NEIDEL 18 October 1921 in Nodaway County, Missouri.

..........Children of THEODORE PALMER and MARY NEIDEL are:

.....20. i. MARY LOUISE PALMER, born 1 February 1923, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....21. ii. MARVIN E PALMER, born 2 November 1924, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....22. iii. WENDELL F PALMER, born 28 March 1926, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....iv. WILMA MAXINE PALMER, born 25 October 1927, Nodaway County, Missouri; died 26 October 1927, buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....v. GERALDINE PALMER, born 2 November 1928, Nodaway County, Missouri; married JACK PATTERSON, 24 October 1954, Nodaway County, Missouri. No Children
.....23. vi. DONALD R PALMER, born 21 April 1932, Nodaway County, Missouri.

10. MILDRED PALMER (Dillard Ricketts, William Franklin) was born in Nodaway County, Missouri. She married (1) POWELL. She married (2) FRANK LEEKEY.

Children of MILDRED PALMER and POWELL are:

.....i. MARY POWELL.
.....ii. ROBERT POWELL.
.....iii. JOSEPHINE POWELL.
.....iv. GARA POWELL (twin).
.....v. SARA POWELL (twin).

11. CHESTER ARTHUR SHELTON, SR (Annie Palmer, William Franklin) was born 12 December 1882 in Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri, and died before1971 in Wray, Colorado. He married MYRTLE UNKNOWN.

..........Children of CHESTER SHELTON and MYRTLE UNKNOWN are:

.....i. CHESTER ARTHUR SHELTON, JR.
.....ii. SON SHELTON.
.....iii. ARDITH SHELTON.

12. LENA MABEL PALMER (James Mabra, William Franklin) was born 11 May 1893 in Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri, and died 11 February 1920 buried in Quitman Cemetery, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri. She married ALFRED C MELTON 15 June 1913 in Nodaway County, Missouri.

..........Children of LENA PALMER and ALFRED MELTON are:

.....i. CARL WAYNE MELTON, born 3 November 1914, Nodaway County, Missouri; married DOROTHY HAYES, 14 November 1935, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....ii. THELMA PAULINE MELTON, born 28 October 1916, Nodaway County, Missouri; married RALPH E CRITES.
.....iii. JAMES IVAN MELTON, born 22 September 1918, Nodaway County, Missouri.

13. ROLAND BIRD PALMER (James Mabra, William Franklin) was born 1 March 1897 in Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri, and died 23 September 1981 buried in Clarinda Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa. He married EVANELLE LEHMAN 24 February 1917 in Nodaway County, Missouri.

..........Children of ROLAND PALMER and EVANELLE LEHMAN are:

.....i. ROLAND BIRD PALMER, JR, born 1 April 1918, Quitman Cemetery, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri; died 2 April 1918, buried Quitman Cemetery, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....24. ii. ROBERT ELDON PALMER, born 21 February 1919, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri; died 8 November 1984, Atlantic Beach, North Carolina.
.....25. iii. WILLIAM HAROLD PALMER, born 6 December 1920, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....26. iv. FRANCES PAULINE PALMER, born 17 October 1922, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....v. JAMES LEROY PALMER, born 31 July 1924, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri; died 27 October 1944, Leyte Harbor, Luzon Island, New Guinea. Killed in action during World War II.
.....27. vi. DEAN FRANKLIN PALMER, born 11 July 1926, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....28. vii. DORA MAE PALMER, born 25 November 1928, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....29. viii. DOROTHY IRENE PALMER, born 4 April 1931, Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri.

14. EFFIE LORENA PALMER (James Mabra, William Franklin) was born 18 June 1899 in Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri. She married CHARLES STONEBERGER 27 May 1937 in Nodaway County, Missouri.

..........Child of EFFIE PALMER and CHARLES STONEBERGER is:

.....i. SHIRLEY STONEBERGER.

15. LEO FERN PALMER (James Mabra, William Franklin) was born 17 March 1905 in Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri, and died 7 December 1967 in Napa, California. He married HAZEL MCGINNESS 24 December 1928 in Nodaway County, Missouri.

..........Children of LEO PALMER and HAZEL MCGINNESS are:

.....i. RICHARD LEE PALMER.
.....ii. BONNIE LUCILLE PALMER, married LOKEN.

16. DEARROLD IRWIN FRANCIS PALMER (Eggbert Morrell, William Franklin) was born 19 June 1915. He married ROSALIE J TOWNSEND 6 April 1950, daughter of WARREN TOWNSEND and LORA DAY.

..........Children of DEARROLD PALMER and ROSALIE TOWNSEND are:

.....i. KIRK MORRELL PALMER, born 27 January 1951.
.....ii. KRISTIN ELIZABETH PALMER, born 27 February 1953; married ALLEN WISEMAN, 9 April 1983.
.....iii. KIMBER JEAN PALMER, born 11 April 1955.
.....iv. KAY VIRGINIA PALMER, born 29 January 1958.

17. DORA MAE PARENT (Josephine Palmer, William Franklin) was born 31 October 1914 in Nodaway County, Missouri. She married (1) J C WONER, JR 28 June 1934 in Nodaway County, Missouri. She married (2) FOREST CONRAD 6 August 1981.

..........Children of DORA PARENT and J WONER are:

.....i. SON WONER.
.....ii. DAUGHTER WONER.

18. MARVIN LAVERN PARENT (Josephine Palmer, William Franklin) was born 7 June 1920 in Nodaway County, Missouri. He married NORMA UNKNOWN 13 November 1937.

...........Child of MARVIN PARENT and NORMA UNKNOWN is:

.....i. RITA JEAN PARENT, born 29 March 1939.

Generation No. 4

20. MARY LOUISE PALMER (Theodore F, Dillard Ricketts, William Franklin) was born 1 February 1923 in Nodaway County, Missouri. She married DAVID M REARDON.

..........Child of MARY PALMER and DAVID REARDON is:

.....i. STEVEN M REARDON, born 21 August 1957.

21. MARVIN E PALMER (Theodore F, Dillard Ricketts, William Franklin) was born 2 November 1924 in Nodaway County, Missouri. He married LABERTA ROUSH 30 December 1951.

..........Children of MARVIN PALMER and LABERTA ROUSH are:

.....i. KENNETH LEE PALMER, born 3 March 1955; married KAROL FOX, 29 July 1974.
.....ii. LONNIE WAYNE PALMER, born 31 May 1958.
.....iii. RICHARD PALMER, born 28 July 1965.

22. WENDELL F PALMER (Theodore F, Dillard Ricketts, William Franklin) was born 28 March 1926 in Nodaway County, Missouri. He married BEULAH IRENE MONDY 13 March 1952.

..........Children of WENDELL PALMER and BEULAH MONDY are:

.....i. DAVID LYNN PALMER, born 30 August 1954, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....ii. KATHY ANN PALMER, born 8 February 1957, Nodaway County, Missouri; married GALEN ALFRED STOLL, 22 September 1976, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....iii. RICKY F PALMER, born 20 September 1959, Nodaway County, Missouri; married MARY MARGARET HENGGELER, 19 May 1984, Nodaway County, Missouri.

23. DONALD R PALMER (Theodore F, Dillard Ricketts, William Franklin) was born 21 April 1932 in Nodaway County, Missouri. He married MARILYN JEAN BRYSON 5 August 1954 in Nodaway County, Missouri.

..........Children of DONALD PALMER and MARILYN BRYSON are:

.....i. KIRBY ALAN PALMER, born 7 December 1955, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....ii. MARY BETH PALMER, born 15 October 1958, Nodaway County, Missouri; died 15 October 1958, buried Oak Hill Cemetery, Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....iii. CRAIG BRYAN PALMER, born 6 March 1960, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....iv. KRISTIN DAWN PALMER, born 30 September 1965, Nodaway County, Missouri.

24. ROBERT ELDON PALMER (Roland Bird, James Mabra, William Franklin) was born 21 February 1919 in Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri, and died 8 November 1984 in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina. He married VIOLA MALLON 3 July 1942 in Kansas.

..........Children of ROBERT PALMER and VIOLA MALLON are:

.....i. FRANCES KAY PALMER, born 11 April 1943, Petaluma, California.
.....ii. JOYCE MARIE PALMER, born 31 August 1955, Anchorage, Alaska.
.....iii. ROBERT ELDON PALMER, JR, born 15 September 1958, Ft Bragg, North Carolina.

25. WILLIAM HAROLD PALMER (Roland Bird, James Mabra, William Franklin) was born 6 December 1920 in Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri. He married (1) MAVIS GOODCHILD 1943 in England. He married (2) DONNA DALTON.

..........Children of WILLIAM PALMER and MAVIS GOODCHILD are:

.....i. PATRICIA ANN PALMER, born 1 August 1944, England.
.....ii. CAROL MAVIS PALMER, born 14 August 1945, England; married RICHARD VAIL.
.....iii. RICHARD WILLIAM PALMER, born 14 June 1947, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa.

..........Children of WILLIAM PALMER and DONNA DALTON are:

.....iv. DIANE PALMER, born 1948; married BELKNAPP.
.....v. WILLIAM BRUCE PALMER, born 19 July 1952.

26. FRANCES PAULINE PALMER (Roland Bird, James Mabra, William Franklin) was born 17 October 1922 in Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri. She married MILTON HELDT 8 March 1941.

..........Children of FRANCES PALMER and MILTON HELDT are:

.....i. ROBERT ALLEN HELDT, born 26 February 1942.
.....ii. SHARON PAULINE HELDT, born 20 April 1944; married JAMES WAMPLER.

27. DEAN FRANKLIN PALMER (Roland Bird, James Mabra, William Franklin) was born 11 July 1926 in Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri. He married JEANETTE TREDER 2 July 1949 in Reno, Nevada.

..........Children of DEAN PALMER and JEANETTE TREDER are:

.....i. DEANNA MARIE PALMER, born 8 December 1951, Santa Rosa, California.
.....ii. HERBERT ROLAND PALMER, born 24 March 1954.
.....iii. CONNIE DALE PALMER, born 5 November 1955.

28. DORA MAE PALMER (Roland Bird, James Mabra, William Franklin) was born 25 November 1928 in Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri. She married FRANK A CASSITY 30 December 1946 in Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri.

..........Children of DORA PALMER and FRANK CASSITY are:

.....i. DORIS ANN CASSITY, born 22 November 1948, Petaluma, California.
.....ii. KAREN SUE CASSITY, born 28 March 1951, Payette, Idaho.
.....iii. STEVEN LOREN CASSITY, born 24 August 1952, Ontario, Oregon.
.....iv. JOHN LEE CASSITY, born 5 June 1955, Weiser, Idaho.

29. DOROTHY IRENE PALMER (Roland Bird, James Mabra, William Franklin) was born 4 April 1931 in Quitman, Nodaway County, Missouri. She married (1) ROBERT PETERSEN. She married (2) HARLAN DREDGE 23 August 1953 in Nodaway County, Missouri.

..........Children of DOROTHY PALMER and ROBERT PETERSEN are:

.....i. ROBERT DONALD PETERSEN, born 11 May 1948, Petaluma, California.
.....ii. DOROTHY JEANNE PETERSEN, born 2 May 1949, Petaluma, California.
.....iii. LYNN MARIE PETERSEN, born 28 February 1951, Hayward, California.
.....iv. DAVID EUGENE PETERSEN, born 5 September 1952, Hayward, California.

..........Children of DOROTHY PALMER and HARLAN DREDGE are:

.....v. KATHERINE ELAINE DREDGE, born 27 July 1954, Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....vi. DARLENE FRANCES DREDGE, born 25 May 1960, Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri; married DON CLOSE.
.....vii. JACQUELINE KAE DREDGE, born 26 January 1963, Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri.
.....viii. MARLA DAWN DREDGE, born 7 May 1970, Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri.

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