Husband: John PALMER
Birthdate:6 July 1853
Birthplace: State of Deseret
Death date: 5 April 1930
Place of death: Corvallis, Benton, Oregon
Burial: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
Father: Samuel PALMER
Mother: Sarah Iamba HANAN

Marriage date: 22 October 1877
Marriage place: Humboldt County, California

Wife: Celestia Elvenia KAY
Birthdate:2 October 1860
Birthplace: Hudson, Lenawee, Michigan
Death date: 23 February 1941
Place of death: Alameda, Alameda, California
Burial: Jefferson, Marion, Oregon
Father: Moses Amos KAY
Mother: Mary Ann SNIDER

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Mary Kathleen "Molly" PALMER
Sex: F
Birthdate: 16 March 1879
Birthplace: Hydesville, Humboldt, California
Death date: 4 December 1936
Place of death: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Burial:
Marriage date: 4 February 1896/7
Marriage place: Humboldt County, California
Spouse's name: Horace Aubrey DeLaSAUX

Child No. 2: Edwin Alexander "Dick" PALMER
Sex: M
Birthdate: 27 March 1881
Birthplace: Humboldt County, California
Death date: 24 May 1956
Place of death: Berkeley, Alameda, California
Burial:
Marriage date: 3 October 1908
Marriage place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Spouse's name: Clara Mabel DEUEL

Child No. 3: Amby Fae PALMER
Sex: F
Birthdate: 13 July 1884
Birthplace: Humboldt County, California
Death date: 10 November 1948
Place of death: Jefferson, Marion, Oregon
Burial: Jefferson, Jefferson, Marion, Oregon
Marriage date: 16 October 1907
Marriage place: Marion, Marion, Oregon
Spouse's name: Charles Moses SMITH

Child No. 4: Herbert Kay PALMER
Sex: M
Birthdate: 8 August 1887
Birthplace: Humboldt County, California
Death date: 27 January 1911
Place of death: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
Burial: Jefferson, Marion, Oregon
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name: (never married)

Child No. 5: Helen Elizabeth PALMER
Sex: F
Birthdate: 4 November 1891
Birthplace: Humboldt County, California
Death date: 9 October 1919
Place of death: Marion, Marion, Oregon
Burial:
Marriage date: 1 September 1908
Marriage place: Salem, Marion, Oregon
Spouse's name: Fred Stanley THOMAS

Child No. 6: John PALMER junior
Sex: M
Birthdate: 3 May 1894
Birthplace: Hydesville, Humboldt, California
Death date: 22 April 1959
Place of death: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
Burial: Jefferson, Marion, Oregon
Marriage date: 13 September 1918
Marriage place: Salem, Marion, Oregon
Spouse's name: Lola Margaret HALL

Child No. 7: William Samuel PALMER
Sex: M
Birthdate: 27 February 1898
Birthplace: Hydesville, Humboldt, California
Death date: 5 November 1974
Place of death: Danville, Contra Costa, California
Burial: St. John\'s, San Mateo County, California
Marriage date: 14 April 1917
Marriage place: Salem, Marion, Oregon
Spouse's name: (1) Belle WIPPER

Child No. 8: Rex Allan PALMER
Sex: M
Birthdate: 25 March 1900
Birthplace: Hydesville, Humboldt, California
Death date: 30 January 1976
Place of death: Albany, Linn, Oregon
Burial: Jefferson, Jefferson, Marion, Oregon
Marriage date: 30 May 1941
Marriage place: Reno, Washoe, Nevada
Spouse's name: Mary Vee McCLAIN
 
 
Documentation:
* John was born in the back of a covered wagon where the Oregon Trail crosses the Green River. The site is in present-day Sweetwater County, Wyoming.
* Data from vital records of States of Oregon, California, Washoe County Nevada, Marion County Oregon, Salt Lake County Utah;
* Newspaper clippings;
* Family papers.