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Eli Palmer 1844–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 December 1844

Birth Location: Pulaski County, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 20 December 1923

Death Location: Smithton, Pettis County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Everett SPRY

Mother: Jane Fish

Spouse(s): Mattie Palmer

Children(s): Fannie Palmer, David Palmer, Mecca Selken, Alvis Palmer

The story of Eli Palmer began in 1844 in Pulaski County, Missouri, USA. In 1850, Eli Palmer resided in District 72, Pulaski, Missouri, USA. Eli Palmer married Mattie Redd Palmer, and had children including Alvis Bird Palmer, David F Palmer, Fannie M Palmer, M G Bunnell, Mecca F Selken. Eli Palmer passed away in 1923 in Smithton, Pettis County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Eli Palmer began in 1844 in Pulaski County, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1850, Eli Palmer resided in District 72, Pulaski, Missouri, USA.
  • Eli Palmer married Mattie Redd Palmer, and had children including Alvis Bird Palmer, David F Palmer, Fannie M Palmer, M G Bunnell, Mecca F Selken.
  • Eli Palmer passed away in 1923 in Smithton, Pettis County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Everett SPRY
1869–1946
Birth Location: Howard, Missouri
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Jane Fish
1805–1863
Birth Location: Wildie, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States of America
JF

Spouses(s)

Mattie Palmer
1858–1927
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
MP

Children(s)

Fannie Palmer
1886–1974
Birth Location: Missouri
FP
David Palmer
1899–1940
Birth Location: Pettis County, Missouri, United States of America
DP
Mecca Selken
1884–1955
Birth Location: Smithton, Pettis County, Missouri, United States of America
MS
Alvis Palmer
1888–1964
Birth Location: Smithton, Pettis County, Missouri, United States of America
AP

Eli Palmer's Ancestors

Self
Eli Palmer
1844–1923
Birth Place: Pulaski County, Missouri, USA
Parents
Everett Henry SPRY
1869–1946
Howard, Missouri
Jane Fish
1805–1863
Wildie, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
John Palmer
1770–
, , Virginia, USA
Susan (Ellen) WILSON
1831–1920
Boonesboro, Howard, Missouri, USA
Thomas (R Fish) 5GGF
1755–1840
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Winaford (Winnifred) Birney
1767–1850
Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Burney
1745–1811
Mary Long
1749–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOYCE WASHINGTON
1732–1799

Eli Palmer's Descendants

1.
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Eli Palmer (19 December 1844–20 December 1923) m. Mattie (Redd) Palmer (1 September 1858–6 April 1927)
  1. 1. Fannie (M) Palmer 1886–1974 m. Martin (Grover) Bunnell 1884–1959 m. John (M) Palmer 1884–1982
    1. 1. Nadine (L) Bunell 1908–1971 m. Harold (J) Heerman 1906–1949 m. Floyd (Wayne) Murphy 1925–1992
      1. 1. Gordon (Lee) Heerman 1934–2006 m. Beatrice (N) Heerman 1934– m. Dorothy (Ann) BARTHOLOW 1937–2006 m. Helen (Louise Arwood) Heerman 1936–2003
    2. 2. Max (Gordon) Bunnell 1911–1978 m. Lila (M) Hall 1915–1985
      1. 1. Martin (Gordon) Bunnell 1944–1991 m. Fannie Bunnell 1887–
        1. 1. Nadine Heerman 1910–
    3. 3. Lela (E) Palmer 1910–2005
    4. 4. Buford (Joseph) Palmer 1911–1993 m. Mabel (L) Palmer 1915–2005
      1. 1. Janice (Elaine) Palmer 1944–2007
    5. 5. Lesta (S) Scott 1907–1981 m. Ezra (J) Marlin 1903–1956
      1. 1. Joe (Ezra) Marlin 1924–1990
      2. 2. Mary (Anna) Stow 1938–2018
      3. 3. Fon (M) Marlin 1879–1958 m. Anna Marlin 1878–1942
        1. 1. Ezra (J) Marlin 1903–1956 m. Lesta (S) Scott 1907–1981
  2. 2. David (F.) Palmer 1899–1940 m. Mary Palmer 1834–1974
    1. 1. Jane (E) Ross 1923–1933
    2. 2. Charles (A.) Ross 1913–1978
    3. 3. Myrtle (M.) Scotten 1914–1992
    4. 4. James (Evert) Ross 1920–2001
  3. 3. Mecca (F.) Selken 1884–1955
  4. 4. Alvis (Bird) Palmer 1888–1964 m. Gladys Palmer 1895–1974
    1. 1. Garnette Palmer 1913–2008
    2. 2. Imogene Palmer 1920–
    3. 3. Martha (Lodel) Danforth 1914–1993
    4. 4. Amelia Palmer 1916–2008 m. Carl (D.) Williams 1913–1980
    5. 5. Frances Williams 1916–2008
    6. 6. Jean Lynn 1919–

Eli Palmer's Timeline

14 Records

1844
19 December 1844
Birth of Eli Palmer in Pulaski County, Missouri, USA
Pulaski County, Missouri, USA
1844
19 December 1844
Birth of Eli Palmer
None
1850
1850
Age 6
Eli Palmer resided here in District 72, Pulaski, Missouri, USA
District 72, Pulaski, Missouri, USA
1860
1860
Age 16
Eli Palmer resided here in Bowling Green, Pettis, Missouri, USA
Bowling Green, Pettis, Missouri, USA
1870
1870
Age 26
Eli Palmer resided here in Bowling Green, Pettis, Missouri, USA
Bowling Green, Pettis, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 36
Eli Palmer resided here in Bowling Green, Pettis, Missouri, USA
Bowling Green, Pettis, Missouri, USA
1881
1 Sep 1881
Age 37
Eli Palmer was married in Pettis, Missouri
Pettis, Missouri
1884
abt 1884
Age 40
Eli Palmer resided here
None
1900
1900
Age 56
Eli Palmer resided here in Smithton, Pettis, Missouri, USA
Smithton, Pettis, Missouri, USA
1907
Abt 1907
Age 63
Eli Palmer resided here in Sinithton
Sinithton
1910
1910
Age 66
Eli Palmer resided here in Smithton, Pettis, Missouri, USA
Smithton, Pettis, Missouri, USA
1920
1920
Age 76
Eli Palmer resided here in Sedalia Ward 4, Pettis, Missouri, USA
Sedalia Ward 4, Pettis, Missouri, USA
1923
20 December 1923
Age 79
Death of Eli Palmer in Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA
Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA
1923
20 December 1923
Age 79
Death of Eli Palmer
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 December 1844
    Event Place: Pulaski County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-2003, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Birth Records [Microfilm]
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sedalia Ward 4, Pettis, Missouri; Roll: T625_940; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 153
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bowling Green, Pettis, Missouri; Roll: 708; Page: 114B; Enumeration District: 119
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Bowling Green, Pettis, Missouri; Roll: M593_797; Page: 427B
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Smithton, Pettis, Missouri; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0116; FHL microfilm: 1240881
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Bowling Green, Pettis, Missouri; Roll: M653_638; Page: 777; Family History Library Film: 803638
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Smithton, Pettis, Missouri; Roll: T624_801; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0139; FHL microfilm: 1374814
    [8] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 72, Pulaski, Missouri; Roll: 411; Page: 93b
    [9] Arizona, U.S., Death Records, Arizona Department of Health Services; Phoenix, AZ; Arizona Genealogy Birth and Death Certificates
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 December 1844
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1881
    Event Place: Pettis, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 72, Pulaski, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 72, Pulaski, Missouri; Roll: 411; Page: 93b

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Pettis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Bowling Green, Pettis, Missouri; Roll: M653_638; Page: 777; Family History Library Film: 803638

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Pettis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Bowling Green, Pettis, Missouri; Roll: M593_797; Page: 427B

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Pettis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bowling Green, Pettis, Missouri; Roll: 708; Page: 114B; Enumeration District: 119

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1884
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-2003, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Birth Records [Microfilm]

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Smithton, Pettis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Smithton, Pettis, Missouri; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0116; FHL microfilm: 1240881

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1907
    Event Place: Sinithton
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Sedalia Weekly Democrat; Publication Date: 21 Jun 1907; Publication Place: Sedalia, Missouri, USA; ,0.607407,0.16106176,0.87950516&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Smithton, Pettis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Smithton, Pettis, Missouri; Roll: T624_801; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0139; FHL microfilm: 1374814

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Sedalia Ward 4, Pettis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sedalia Ward 4, Pettis, Missouri; Roll: T625_940; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 153

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 December 1923
    Event Place: Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 December 1923
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Smithton, Pettis County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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