Last Updated: January 9, 2021

Eden R. & Nancy (Akers) Palmer Family

 

1. Palmer, Eden R. I

Parents: probably a s/o James & Mary (Reed) Palmer who are living next door to Eden in 1850.

1828 Birth: abt 1828 Floyd Co., VA.

I1849 Marriage #1: Eden R. Palmer m. Nancy Akers 08-14-1849 Floyd Co., VA by Owen Sumner. She d/o Nancy Akers per bond & permission note.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, H920:

…… Palmer, Eden 22 yo w/m farmer, b. Floyd, $0, HOH.

……… Nancy 18 yo w/f, b. Franklin, cannot read or write.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H835:

…… Palmer, Eden 32 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $0/20, HOH.

……… Nancy 28 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot read or write.

……… Mary 10 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

……… Susan E. 8 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

……… Martha 5 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

……… Cordelia 4 yo w/f, b. VA.

……… Rosabell L. 2 yo w/f, b. VA.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Indian Valley Twp, H78:

…… Palmer, Eden 44 yo w/m brick mason, b. VA, $0/0, HOH.

……… Nancy 38 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house, cannot write.

……… Mary 20 yo w/f, b. VA, without occupation.

……… Martha 16 yo w/f, b. VA, without occupation, cannot write.

……… Cordelia 14 yo w/f, b. VA, at home, cannot read or write.

……… Rosabel L. 12 yo w/f, b. VA, at home, cannot read or write.

……… Eva 11 yo w/f, b. VA, at home, cannot read or write.

……… Miranda E. J. 10 yo w/f, b. VA, at home.

……… Virginia A. 8 yo w/f, b. VA, at home.

……… James J. 4 yo w/m, b. VA, at home.

……… Nancy Aba 2 yo w/f, b. VA, at home.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Indian Valley District, H296:

…… Palmer, Edon R. 52 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, HOH.

……… Nancy 48 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, keeping house, cannot write.

……… Miranda E. 18 yo daughter b. VA, cannot write.

……… Virginia A. 15 yo daughter b. VA, cannot read or write.

……… James J. 14 yo son, b. VA, laborer, cannot read or write.

……… Nancy A. 11 yo daughter b. VA.

……… Solomon 10 yo son, b. VA.

……… William A. 7 yo son, b. VA.

……… Manerva S. 7 yo granddaughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

1892 Death: 10-28-1892 Floyd Co., VA.

1892 Burial:

…+ Palmer, Nancy I

Parents: Adam & Nancy (Altizer) Akers. I

1832 Birth: abt 1832 Franklin Co., VA

1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Eden R. Palmer.

Death:

Burial:

...2. Palmer, Mary

Parents: Eden R. & Nancy (Akers) Palmer. I

1850 Birth: abt 1850 VA.

1860, 1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

...2. Palmer, Susan E.

Parents: Eden R. & Nancy (Akers) Palmer. I

1852 Birth: abt 1852 VA.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

...2. Palmer, Martha I

Parents: Eden R. & Nancy (Akers) Palmer. I

1855 Birth: 9-3-1855 Floyd Co., VA.

1860, 1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

I1877 Marriage #1: Martha Palmer m. 1st Spencer Reed 11-22-1877 at Isaac Reed's, Floyd Co., VA by Isaac Reed. He 25 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Mark & Mary Reed. She 23 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Eden & Nancy Palmer.

Spencer Reed, s/o Mark J. & 1st wife Mary (Reed) Reed. [Reed_Spencer_Margaret]  I

1908 Marriage #2: She m. 2nd John W. Bishop 1908 Floyd Co., VA.

George Washington & 1st wife Elizabeth E. (Underwood) Bishop. [Bishop_Jacob_Katherine_mcva]

1940 Death: 1940.

1940 Burial: Reed Cemetery, Inter. SR 730 & 750, Willis, Floyd Co., VA.

...2. Palmer, Cordelia

Parents: Eden R. & Nancy (Akers) Palmer. I

1856 Birth: 6-28-1856 Floyd Co., VA.

1860, 1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1879 Marriage #1: Cordelia Palmer m. Nathan Roop 1-24-1879 Montgomery Co., VA, s/o ?.

...2. Palmer, Rosabell L.

Parents: Eden R. & Nancy (Akers) Palmer. I

1858 Birth: 9-29-1858 Floyd Co., VA.

1860, 1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

...2. Palmer, Eva I

Parents: Eden R. & Nancy (Akers) Palmer. I

1860 Birth: 7-6-1860 Floyd Co., VA.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

I1879 Marriage #1: Eva Palmer m. Andrew Reed 01-09-1879 at Spencer Reed's, Floyd Co., VA by Isaac Reed. He 17 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Cornelius & Miriam Reed. She 18 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Eden R. & Nancy Palmer.

Andrew Reed, s/o Cornelius & Miriam (Reed) Reed. [reed_andrew] I

1895 Death: Dec 1895 WVA.

1895 Burial:

...2. Palmer, Miranda E. J.

Parents: Eden R. & Nancy (Akers) Palmer. I

1862 Birth: abt 1862 VA.

1870, 1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

I1889 Marriage #1: Mirandie Palmer m. John F. Duncan 12-24-1889 at Henry Wade's, Floyd Co., VA by W.R. Cummings. He 33 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o George & Nancy Duncan. She 23 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Eden & Nancy Palmer.

John F. Duncan, s/o George Riley & Nancy (Booth) Duncan. [duncan2]

...2. Palmer, Virginia A.

Parents: Eden R. & Nancy (Akers) Palmer. I

1864 Birth: abt 1864 Floyd Co., VA.

1870, 1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

I1902 Marriage #1: Virginia A. Palmer m. William B. Weeks 6-26-1902 Floyd Co., VA. He 41 yo single w/m, b. Floyd Co., VA, s/o William & Delilah Weeks. She 30 yo single w/f, b. Floyd Co., VA, d/o Eden & Nancy Palmer.

William B. Weeks s/o William & Delila (Lester) Weeks. [weeks3]

...2. Palmer, James J.

Parents: Eden R. & Nancy (Akers) Palmer. I

1866 Birth: May 1866 VA.

1870, 1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

Marriage #1: m. Maggie ____.

...2. Palmer, Nancy Alice

Parents: Eden R. & Nancy (Akers) Palmer. I

1868 Birth: 5-9-1868 Floyd Co., VA.

1870, 1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

Marriage #1: Joseph W. McKinney abt 1897.

1900 Residence: Mercer Co., WVA, Rock District 86, H234:

…… McKinney, Joseph W. 32 yo w/m farmer, b. July 1867 WVA, parents b. WVA, m. 3y, owns farm with mortgage, HOH.

……… Alice 23 yo wife, b. Sept 1876 VA, parents b. VA, m. 3y, 2 children with 2 living. (nee Nancy Alice Palmer

……… Vernon 2 yo son, b. Aug 1897 WVA, father b. WVA, mother b. VA.

……… John P. 1 yo son, b. Apr 1899 WVA, father b. WVA, mother b. VA.

……… Elizabeth 66 yo widowed mother, b. unknown WVA, parents b. VA, 5 children with 4 living.

…… Reed, Norman D. 20 yo single nephew, b. unknown VA, parents b. VA, teamster. (s/o Andrew J. & 1st wife Eva (Palmer) Reed)

……… Connie 9 yo niece, b. unknown WVA, parent b. VA, school. (d/o Andrew J. & 1st wife Eva (Palmer) Reed)

...2. Palmer, Solomon

Parents: Eden R. & Nancy (Akers) Palmer. I

1870 Birth: 1870 VA.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

...2. Palmer, William A.

Parents: Eden R. & Nancy (Akers) Palmer. I

1863 Birth: abt 1873 VA.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

End Eden R. & Nancy (Akers) Palmer Family.