PALMER FAMILY HISTORY
 

STORY OF THE MATHEW PALMER FAMILY AS RELATED BY GEORGE PALMER IN 1935


1. George Palmer married _____ Tuddingham, Norfolk County, England.

George (see 2)

William (Went to Canada in 1830 or 1832. Epidemic of Cholera. They were never heard from.)

Mathew

Joseph

John


2. George married Lucy Kidd, she later married William Stevens in U.S.A. Sister and husband, Newton Adams, went back to England from Lansingburg, New York and brought back William. He learned the machinist trade in U.S.A.

Maria married Henry Langham in England. Came to U.S.A. in 1865. Had three boys and three girls.

Hannah married William T. Mills. Moved to California where they died.

Lucy Palmer

William drafted but killed at Vincennes, Indiana before being called. Hurt jacking up engine which had run off track. This was during the war.

Mathew (see 3)

Joseph drafted but hard of hearing so came home. Learned brick laying trade and plastering trade in England.

John married Laurena Brown, cousin of Mary Palmer. She died in childbirth. John was government employee at Paducah, Kentucky when he was drafted.

George married Mary Mills, three children, two died in infancy. Dick joined infantry, deserted, joined Navy. Served under Admiral Porter.

Emma married Joe Mills, brother of William Mills. They had four children. One died when quite small. (George and Emma married at Mills home at double wedding).


3. Mathew Palmer married Jane Mutton in 1854 or 1855 at Troy, New York. (Mathew died in 1880 of peritonitis. Jane born 1834, died Nov 1915).

George, March 19, 1856 Troy, New York died May 17, 1940 at Rocky. One child born, died in infancy. Married Stella Marshall May 29, 1898.

Horace Allen drowned in the teens.

John Ivan married Dorothy Diehl Reynolds -- Died in 1940's.

Roger Quinton married Mary Elizabeth West.

Marion Isabelle married Tillman McChesney.

Doris Louise married Quaine Dyer.

Martha Dandridge November 8, 1857 married Thomas Lanford Myers.

Arthur

Minnie

Edgar

Lanford

Alice

Joe

Charles

Anna

Mary Ann Levina (Mollie) June 13, 1859 married James N. Wright.

Mathew Griffin married Belle Beebe-children: Hazel, Burton, Cecil

" Nettie Fullner- :Vern, Morin

" Ruth Taylor- :Carelton

" Mary Van Meeter- :Joe, John

Ira T. Wright married Blanche Cox-child: Ruth

Lawrence married Myrtle Young- :Beaulah, Donald

Eudora married Walter Phillips- :Dale, Marvin,

James, Howard, Earl, Joyce

James married Christie Thorp-Adopted Raymond

Charles Elbert married Pearl Reynolds-child: Esther

" Martha Morgan- : Bernice,

Agnes, Eldon, Mary, Duane, James

Minnie Jane Palmer born November 14, 1861, died November 14, 1933.

Lucy Emma Palmer born November 26, 1862. Married Leon Beemer. Child: Pearle

Rosetta born August 26, 1863. Died in infancy.

Albert Lincoln born July 7, 1867. Married Alice Betteridge, Otterville, Missouri.

Lester married Minnie Decker-children: Marguerite, Mildred, Lester Jr.

Earl married Ida Stinson-children: Perry, Charles, Smithton, Mo.

Velma married Clayton Glasgow-children: Wayne, Paul, Clifton (Wayne lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Rosetta born December 28, 1870 died in infancy.

Mathew Kidd born April 22, 1872 married Cora Durham

(8081 Navy Avenue, Detroit, Michigan)

Lena Lagant married Silas ___ in 1911.

Wayne born January 2, 1912

Perry born January 29, 1916

Arlie Ural born October 12, 1920

Perry Mathew born August 23, 1898 married Ethel Torrant March 13, 1920 (8091 Gartner Avenue, Detroit, Michigan)

Olin Durham November 13, 1922

Jackie December 5, 1926

Davie Lee September 21, 1930

Elvin Durham born October 22, 1900 married Katherine Cross December 2, 1925 (3330 Lathrope Avenue)

June Austen June 9, 1927

Harold Owen born June 6, 1903 married Viola Walker December 17, 1928 (Springfield Ave. Apt 7, Cove Apts. Detroit)

Lloyd Everett March 15, 1907 married Laura Bell Cross November 18, 1929 (8786 Homer Ave. Detroit)

Marvin Frederick March 27, 1933

Mary Martha 1934

Edyth Gladys born April 28, 1908 married Earl Otto June 22, 1926 (8081 Navy Ave.)

Betty Carol June 23, 1927

Raymond Earl born December 1, 1912

John William born February 6, 1875 died November 9, 1943 married Mabel Bisbee April 8, 1897

Melvina Frances (Millie) January 28, 1898

Albert John June 1, 1901 married Helen Stephens June 20 1953. (1950 River Rd. Melrose Park, Ill.)

Willard Charles born February 26, 1903 married Elizabeth Sanders February 1927 (340 Bramden, Glen Ellga, Ill.)

Willard born 1930

John born 1935

Ruth Louise born September 1904 married Ronald R. Palmer June 26, 1929 (716 Emerson, Beloit, Wisconsin)

Phyllis born June 13, 1935

David Wayne born May 14, 1937


4. Jane Munton wife of Mathew Palmer, daughter of Mary Ann and James Munton. Mary Ann and her sister were orphans. They were from Suffolk County, England and moved to Norfolk County when they were young. James Munton came to the U.S.A. first, the grandmother Mary Ann and the children, excepting John.

James. a bricklayer and plasterer

Jane married Mathew Palmer

John, soldier, served 21 years. Wounded a Sebastapol in the Crimean War.

Edward married Margaret Scott, Irish

Josiah married Martha Williams

Elizah married Robert White

Thomas married Ann Huskins

Harry married Emma Sougan, German

Data related by George Palmer in 1935.

Mathew Palmer learned the carpenter trade under his uncle, Joseph Kidd. Came to the U.S.A. early 1850. First worked on box cars; later as finisher of coaches at the Eaton Gilbert Car Shops. Mathew and his brothers, William, John and Joe, sent for their mother, George, and Emma in 1850.

William Stevens came to Illinois and located on the Illinois Central Railroad land, ten miles south of Greenville, Illinois.

Grandmother and Grandfather Munton, Martha and George came to Illinois the spring of 1858. They came over from Ohio and Mississippi Railroad to Carlyle. Road ran from Baltimore to St. Louis. Cars were box cars with benches running the length of the cars.

Mathew, father, built on the forty east of where the house now stands. Uncle Joe Palmer built on the forty north and William Palmer, uncle, built on the east.

Mathew's (father's) house was the first on the prairie in this neighborhood. Only two houses could be seen from it, Wesley Wyatt's and one on the Bancroft Knobb.

Henry Sharp wrote an article about the English settlement here and called it Liverpool. Had it printed in the Greenville paper 60 or 65 years ago. The community has been known as Liverpool ever since. School house was and is called the "Palmer School House".

Mathew's uncle Joseph Kidd, came very near going with Sir John Franklin in 1845, seeking a northwest passage to India. Later, he and his family went to Australia. His home life never was very pleasant. He was never heard from after he went to Australia.

Father was a great admirer of Lincoln. Our first team of oxen were called Rock and Rye. First horses were Bill and Fannie. Grandmother Stevens lived with uncle Bill. She was found dead. Her clothes had caught fire, from the fireplace. However, nothing in the room was burned. She was a dear woman, loved by all.

Aunt Emma looked and acted like grandmother. Uncle Johnnie looked like grandfather. John W. looks like our father. He was a kind father and a good man. Mother was a loving mother.

Uncle Bill lived with Grandmother Stevens. All the boys but father lived with her for several years. 1