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Family HistoryFamily History - Jean Alice Edwards


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Jean Alice Edwards and five of her descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Jean Alice Edwards,1 born 29 April 1917 in Missouri, the daughter of Ray Edwards and Winifred Knight.1, 2 Jean married, 12 July 1937 in DeKalb County, Indiana, Arthur Henry Palmer, Jr.1, 3 (born 19 September 1915 in Ohio, the son of Arthur H. Palmer and Matilda M. ‘Tillie’ Mohler;2, 3 Arthur died 23 January 1965 in Odessa, Ector County, Texas3). Arthur is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.3

Children of Jean Alice Edwards and Arthur Henry Palmer, Jr.:

+2i. Arthur Henry Palmer III, born 15 February 1938 in Ohio. Married Bernice Anne ‘Bea’ Wiegele.
 3ii. Barbara Nichols Palmer, born 2 January 1941 in Harris County, Texas.4
 4iii. Lawrence David Palmer, born 22 October 1949 in Harris County, Texas.5

  1. Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Arthur Palmer, born: 19 September 1915 in Ohio; father: Arthur Palmer; mother: Tillie Mohler; Jean Edwards, born: 29 April 1917 in Missouri; father: Ray L. Edwards; mother: Winifred Knight; married on 12 July 1937 in DeKalb County, Indiana.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Texas, Bee County, Beeville, E.D. 13-2, Sheet No. 62A, Arthur H. Palmer, Jr., 24, Ohio, seismograph operator, oil exploration, residence in 1935: Napoleon, Ohio; wife Jean E. Palmer, 22, Missouri, residence in 1935: Oxford, Ohio; son Arthur H. Palmer III, 2, Ohio.
  3. Find a Grave (website). Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, Arthur Henry Palmer, Jr., born: 19 September 1915 in Ohio; died: 23 Jan 1965 Odessa, Ector County, Texas (from record, which includes notes identifying his parents and his first wife and marriage; and the names and links for his parents and (second) spouse).
  4. Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Palmer, Barbara Nichols, born: 2 January 1941 in Harris, Texas; father: Arthur Henry Palmer, Jr.; mother: Jean Alice Edwards.
  5. Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Palmer, Lawrence David, born: 22 October 1949 in Harris, Texas; father: Arthur Henry Palmer, Jr.; mother: Jean Alice Edwards.
Second and Third Generations
2. Arthur Henry Palmer III2 (Jean1), born 15 February 1938 in Ohio.1, 2, 3 Arthur married, 4 February 1961 in Kootenai, Bonner County, Idaho, Bernice Anne ‘Bea’ Wiegele4 (born 4 February 1943, parents not determined2, 3).

Children of Arthur Henry Palmer III and Bernice Anne ‘Bea’ Wiegele:

 5i. Gregg Alan Palmer, born 1 June 1962 in Nueces County, Texas.5
 6ii. Arthur Henry Palmer, born 11 November 1964 in San Diego, San Diego County, California.6

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Texas, Bee County, Beeville, E.D. 13-2, Sheet No. 62A, Arthur H. Palmer, Jr., 24, Ohio, seismograph operator, oil exploration, residence in 1935: Napoleon, Ohio; wife Jean E. Palmer, 22, Missouri, residence in 1935: Oxford, Ohio; son Arthur H. Palmer III, 2, Ohio.
  2. voteref.com.
  3. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  4. Idaho Marriage Index, 1947-1961, Arthur H. Palmer and Bernice Anne Wiegele, married on 4 February 1961 in Kootenai, Idaho.
  5. Texas Birth Index 1903-1997, Palmer, Gregg Alan, born: 1 June 1962 in Nueces, Texas; father: Arthur Henry Palmer; mother: Bernice Anne Wiegele.
  6. California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Arthur H. Palmer, born: 11 November 1964 in San Diego, California; mother: Wiegele.