Mary Ann Palmer

Mary Ann Fry was the daughter of David Fry and Dorothy Stewart who descended from the Emperor Charlemagne. Mary Ann married our ancestor George J. Headley first. Her second husband was James A. Bowes. Thirdly she married William Palmer and had several children by him.

Mary was not 16 when first md.#1 George Died before their fith child was born.#2 James had 1 Child from this md div -but she took care of himas he was dying and saw that he was buried correctly.#3 William had 6 Children fr this Md - Husb deeded her 40 or 80Acof land in Magnolia, IA!CENSUS:1840 Cen1850 Cen1860 Cen!1870 Cen Film GS 545,915 pg 191 #128 14 Jul 1870 (read 9/29/74)Wm COON 28 Iowa Farming>Mary A 24 " HousekeepingSarah J 6 "Albert 4 "George 2 "(#127 Jos Headley and Family next family on census - related towife Mary A)!1880 Cen film 361 p 179 dwelling 238 Avocca, Pottawattamie,Iowa 23 June 1880William H COON 38 Iowa Pnns Pnns WelldiggerMary H 33 " Indn Pnns Keeping HouseJenni S 16 " Iowa Iowa Working outWilliam H 14 " " " At SchoolGeorge 12 " " " " "John F 2 " " ">Mary A PALMER 50 Indn N-Cr Kntc Mother Widowed(Mother Mary A PALMER was here as Wife Mary H was about to havea baby and shewas a midwife.)!1900 Mortality Schedule!1900 Cen!STATE CENSUS:1836 Cen1856 Cen!OCCUPATION: She was an excellent Mid-Wife!RESIDENCE: Lvg Avoca, Pttwtt, IA 1880 - had farm!DEATH:Age 60 at death!OBITUARY: Get!BURIAL: Probably in the Graceland Cem, Avocca where Son in Lawwas Sexton!PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:DATE:HEIGHT:WEIGHT: Heavy builtCOLOR EYES: Dark Blue EyesCOLOR HAIR: DarkWEARS GLASSES:RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE:REFERENCE:Lewis Coon History p 10!PICTURES: There should be a picture of her somewhere but havenot found one asof 1/1992!BIOGRAPHY:!Donald Robert Long, HISTORY OF MARY ANN HEADLEE - COON (1846 -1889) 7pgs(8 1/2 x 14) 1977 Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT!History being compiled on George J HEADLEE by Donald R. Long(1993)!POTTAWATTAMIIE COUNTY, IOWA BIOGRAPHY, Lewis Publishing Co, pg365-367.Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT!Alvah John Washington Headlee. Headlee Migrations. WestVirginia: PrivatePrinting 1971. p 50 J179.(Family History Library, Salt LakeCity, UT)(Copyalso in the possesion of Donald R. LONG - 1993)!Alvah John Washington Headlee. Headlee And Allied FamilyRecords, (Compiledby William Woodruff Headlee, Waynesburg, Pa. 1937; Ray L.Headlee, Akron,Ohio 1959.) Morgantown, West Virginia: Private Printing 1973. p.(FamilyHistory Library, Salt Lake City, UT)(Copy also in the possesionof Donald R.LONG - 1993)!Alvah John Washington Headlee. Headlee Family Records,Morgantown, WestVirginia: Private Printing 1973. p .(Family History Library,Salt Lake City,UT)(Copy also in the possesion of Donald R. LONG - 1993)!Lewis Coon. Lewis Coon History. Mercer, Mo 1890 (From hishandwritten copyfirst typed by his grandaughter Ethel H. Hibner of Mo abt 1950,Copy loaned toMrs Donna Fae Johnson in the Early 1950's . She retyped a copyand returnedthe loaner. Mr Donald R. Long retyped a copy in 1976 and made itavailable tofamily members and libraries of the Genealogical Society in SaltLake and BYULibrary in Provo, UT. In 1990 it was typed into computer andmade available inthat format. In Feb 1993 it was made part of the AutomatedArchives Familyhistory collection in order so that more descendants would haveaccess tothis part of their heritage.) (Family History Library, Salt LakeCity, UT)(Copy also in the possesion of Donald R. LONG - 1993 and others)(Pages givenare for the 8 1/2 x 14 inch copy)p 10