Julia Elizabeth (Newbury) Palmer (1841 - 1923)

Born 1 Feb 1841 in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Stephen Billings Palmer — married 18 Nov 1868 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 1923 at about age 81 in Orange City, Volusia, Florida, United States

Biography

Julia was born in 1841. She was the daughter of Henry Newberry (1817-1875) and Mary (Belden) Newberry (abt.1819-).

Research notes

In 1850 a Henry Newberry (39, b. CT, miller) headed a Tallmadge, OH (Summit County) household with Mary B. Newberry (31, b. OH), George Newberry (8, b. OH), Julia Newberry (9, b. OH), William Douglass (19, b. OH, laborer), Catharine Douglass (18, b. OH), and (illegible H. Greenwell (23, b. OH).

In 1860 a Henry Newberry (43, b. CT, corn merchant) headed a Cleveland, OH (Cuyahoga County) household with Mary B. Newberry (41, b. OH), George Newberry (18, b. OH), Henry Newberry (10, b. OH), and Julia Newberry (19, b. OH).

Stephen B. Palmer and Julia E. Newberry married 18 Nov 1868 in Cuyahoga County, OH.^[1]

In 1870 a Sam B. Palmer (33, b. CT, druggist) headed a Cleveland, OH (Cuyahoga County) household with Julia Palmer (29, b. OH), William H. Palmer (30, b. CT), Johanne O'Conner (26, b. Ireland, h. servant).

In 1880 a Stephen B. Palmer (44, b. CT, druggist, both parents b. CT) headed a Cleveland, OH (Cuyahoga County) household with wife Julia E. Palmer (39, b. OH, both parents b. CT), son William M. Palmer (7, b. OH, father b. CT, mother b. OH), brother-in-law Henry S. Newbury (29, b. OH, bank clerk, both parents b. CT), sister-in-law Elizabeth B. Newbury (25, b. OH, father b. MS, mother b. NY), servant Mary A. Nolan (19, b. Ireland, single, both parents b. Ireland).

In 1900 a Stephen B. Palmer (b. Apr 1838 in U.S., wholesale grocer, married 32 years, both parents b. U.S.) headed a Cleveland, OH (Cuyahoga County) household with wife Julia E. Palmer (b. Feb 1841 in U.S., married 32 years, 1 child [still living]both parents b. U.S.), and son William N. Palmer (b. Jan 1873 in U.S., single, grocery salesman, both parents b. U.S.).

Julia E. Palmer, widow of Steven B. Palmer, died 4 Apr 1923 in Orange City, FL (Colusia County). She was born 1 Feb 1841 in Chagrin Falls, OH (Cuyahoga County), the daughter of Mr. Newberry and Mary Beldon. She was removed to Mystic, CT 5 Mar 1923. The informant appears to be a Mrs. E.J. [Jarut?] of Port Jarvis, NY.^[2] There is a major discrepancy in date of death listed as being in Apr 1923 and her removal listed as being in Mar 1923. Is there other documentation such as an obituary?

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDL2-Z5D : 29 September 2021), Stephen B. Palmer and Julia E. Newbury, 1868.
2. ↑ "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP94-SC7 : 23 February 2021), Julia E. Palmer, 1923.

• History of Stonington etc. (Wheeler, 1900) p. 524 no. 461: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n546/mode/1up

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Stanley Wood on 21 Sep 2012 for creating WikiTree profile Newbury-53 and to Edward Trever for linking to her parents on 8 Mar 2023.