The Palmers

My grandmother has been so excited to share stories about the Palmers. I have a few things that she wrote down that she said I could share on the blog, along with a really neat picture of my Great, Great Grandma and Grandpa Palmer.

There are a few stories that I have heard in the past, that I am going to have her write down for me.

I hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

--Jody Crouse

This is a picture of Mary Mullally Palmer and Archibald Grant Palmer. It was taken around the year 1958. Mary and Archibald were married May 11, 1900. Archibald passed away in 1960 at the age of 90 years. Mary passed away in 1961 at the age of 83 years.

They had 8 children:

• Archie
• Mary
• Margherita,
• William (Bill or Tab),
• twin Stanley, (Stanley died at 4 yrs.)
• Patricia,
• Lyle (Beanie),
• Lorretta.

Some tidbits from Pat DeWester, granddaughter of Mary and Archibald Palmer...

Pa ordered the Sears/Roebuck house before Lorretta was born in 1923. It came by rail. Pa bought a lot in town south of school for the house. In the meantime, they lived in an old house on the farm. When the Palmer house moved to the farm, Pa sold the lot to the school for $100. It was the lot on the NE corner with the trees, along cemetary road.

Pa gave Pat O'Brien $100 for a lot on the highway and gave it to the church for the Catholic church, which Ma was set on having. (Another story.)

Now to the school teacher. Her name was Millie Fuller and she went with Archie. She was his only girl friend. They were going to marry but Ma insisted they live with them. Archie and Millie did not agree. Millie finally went back east. A love story with no end. They always kept in touch by phone or letter. When Arch died (1980), her picture was in his billfold.

--Jody Crouse and Pat DeWester