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  • Blanche Alda Harvey (1900 - 1988)
  • Richard Neville "Nettie" Palmer (1900 - 1981)
    Son of Frederick Thomas & Lettice Elizabeth Palmer Husband of Constance Newlin
  • Constance Elizabeth Palmer (1913 - 2010)
    Constance Elizabeth Palmer Age 97, died November 18, 2010. Constance was known for her devotion to her family, friends, and her love of nature and beauty in its many forms. She is survived by her daugh...
  • Betsey Jane Palmer (1840 - 1919)
  • Anna "Louisa" Van Sickle (1819 - 1899)
    OBITUARYTHE CHARITON DEMOCRAT Chariton, Iowa Thursday, May 18, 1899ANOTHER PIONEER GONEMrs. Samuel H. Van Sickle died at her home in Chariton, Tuesday, May 16, 1899, in the eightieth year of her age.An...

English: nickname from Middle English palmer(e) ‘palmer pilgrim to the Holy Land’ (Anglo-Norman French palmer Old French pa(l)mer paum(i)er) so called from the palm branch carried by such pilgrims. The term was also used to denote an itinerant monk who traveled from shrine to shrine under a vow of poverty. This surname is also common in Ireland where it has been recorded from the 13th century onward. Irish: when not of English origin (see 1 above) a surname adopted for Gaelic Ó Maolfhoghmhair (see Milford ) the name of an ecclesiastical family. Swedish (mainly Palmér): ornamental name formed with palm ‘palm tree’ + the suffix -ér (a derivative of Latin -erius) or -er (from German). German: topographic name for someone living among pussy willows (see Palm ). German: from the personal name Palm.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022