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Donald Leroy Palmer 1924–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jul 1924

Birth Location: Kismet, Seward Co. KS

Death Date: 06 Dec 2003

Death Location: Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS

Father: Elmore Palmer

Mother: Margaret Ormiston

Spouse(s): Margaret MacGregor

Children(s):

Donald Leroy Palmer was born in 1924 in Kismet, Seward Co. KS, the child of Elmore Hugh Palmer And Margaret Naomi Ormiston. In 1935, Donald Leroy Palmer resided in Liberal, Seward, Kansas. In 1940, Donald Leroy Palmer resided in Liberal, Seward, Kansas, United States. Donald Leroy Palmer married Margaret Alice Macgregor, and had children including Donna Palmer, Gregory John Palmer, Lori Palmer, Mark Ormiston Palmer. Donald Leroy Palmer passed away in 2003 in Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS.

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Biography

  • Donald Leroy Palmer was born in 1924 in Kismet, Seward Co. KS, the child of Elmore Hugh Palmer And Margaret Naomi Ormiston.
  • In 1935, Donald Leroy Palmer resided in Liberal, Seward, Kansas.
  • In 1940, Donald Leroy Palmer resided in Liberal, Seward, Kansas, United States.
  • Donald Leroy Palmer married Margaret Alice Macgregor, and had children including Donna Palmer, Gregory John Palmer, Lori Palmer, Mark Ormiston Palmer.
  • Donald Leroy Palmer passed away in 2003 in Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Donald Palmer's Ancestors

Self
Donald Palmer
1924–2003
Birth Place: Kismet, Seward Co. KS
Parents
Elmore Hugh Palmer
1877–1938
Peabody, Marion, Kansas, USA
Margaret (Naomi) Ormiston
1894–1996
Medicine Lodge, Barber, Kansas, USA
Grandparents
John (Newton) Palmer
1846–1930
London, Madison, Ohio, USA
Mary (Catherine) Cross
1852–1905
Dewitt Co. IL
William (Oscar O.) Ormiston
1854–1935
Marietta, Washington, Ohio, USA
Clara (Belle) Dodge
1859–1940
Lasalle, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Palmer
1816–1903
Arabella Cryder
1806–1876
John Cross
1824–1913
Verlinda Alsip
1834–1902
William Ormiston
1824–1903
Harriet Hayes
1818–1884
Edmund Dodge
1822–1893
Melvina Swap
1827–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ezekiel Parmer
1780–1832
Fanny McKinney
1786–
Phillip Cryder
1776–1844
Nancy McClintock
1783–1859
William Cross
1784–1860
Charlotta Compton
1785–1860
John Alsip
1814–1880
David Ormiston
1800–1880
Jane Bell
1802–1840
Edmund Hayes
1772–1854
Sarah Whitaker
1781–1862
Edmund Dodge
1795–1871
Betsy Collins
1794–1848
Andrew Swap
1803–1888
Sybil Hitchcock
1805–1884

Donald Palmer's Timeline

5 Records

1924
31 Jul 1924
Birth of Donald Leroy Palmer in Kismet, Seward Co. KS
Kismet, Seward Co. KS
1935
1935
Age 11
Donald Leroy Palmer resided here in Liberal, Seward, Kansas
Liberal, Seward, Kansas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 16
Donald Leroy Palmer resided here in Liberal, Seward, Kansas, United States
Liberal, Seward, Kansas, United States
2003
27 Nov 2003
Age 79
Death of Donald Leroy Palmer in Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS
Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS
2003
06 Dec 2003
Age 79
Burial of Donald Leroy Palmer in Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS
Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1924
    Event Place: Kismet, Seward Co. KS
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kansas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 291
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Liberal, Seward, Kansas; Roll: T627_1258; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 88-3

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Liberal, Seward, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Liberal, Seward, Kansas; Roll: T627_1258; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 88-3

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Liberal, Seward, Kansas, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Liberal, Seward, Kansas; Roll: T627_1258; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 88-3

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Liberal, Seward, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kansas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 291

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 2003
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 06 Dec 2003
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS

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