John Palm
(1840-1910)
Mary Jane Maurer
(1839-1891)
William Henry Palm
(1863-1937)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Katherine Elizabeth Manwiller

William Henry Palm 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 7 Jul 1863, , , Pennsylvania, USA 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Katherine Elizabeth Manwiller on 23 Dec 1886 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA 1 2
  • Died: 2 Aug 1937, Shillington, Berks, PA at age 74 4 5
  • Buried: 5 Aug 1937, Reading: Charles Evans Cemetery, Berks, PA 4 5

   FamilySearch ID: LK4V-2J8.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Occupation: tinsmith on 23 Dec 1886 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 2

2. Residence: on 23 Dec 1886 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 2

3. Census in 1900 in Cumru Twp., Berks, PA. 1 The 1900 census recorded William H. Palm, tinsmith, 36, born Jul 1863, living with wife Catharine, 34, Dec 1865; Claude W., 12, Oct 1887; Estella Maud, 11, Dec 1888; Blanche R., Feb 1893, 7; Clarence, 4, Oct 1895; Ethel M., 3, Dec 1896; and Howard P., 6 months, Nov 1899. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. William and Catherine were married for 14 years and she had birthed 6 children, all alive in 1900.

4. Cause of Death: carcinoma of colon, metastatic carcinoma of intestines, 2 Aug 1937, Shillington, Berks, PA. 4

5. Occupation: tinner on 2 Aug 1937 in Shillington, Berks, PA. 4

6. Residence: 211 Wyomissing Ave, Shillington, PA on 2 Aug 1937 in Shillington, Berks, PA. 4

7. Obituary: Reading Times: obituary of William H. Palm on 3 Aug 1937 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. 6 William H. Palm, 74, died yesterday at his home on Wyomissing Avenue, Shillington. He was in the tinsmith business in Mohnton and Shillington for 45 years. He organized the Keystone Fire Company No. 1, Shillington, and served as its chief for 17 years. He was the oldest living member of Reading Hose Company No. 1. He also belonged to Keyston Fire Chief's Association, Veteran Firemen's Association, Eastern Association of Fire Chiefs, International Association of Fire Chiefs, Berks County Fireman's Association, and Northestern Republican League, Reading.
Surviving are his wife, Katherine (Becher); these children: Claude and Blanche, at home; Stella, wife of Chester Mohn, Shillington; Clarence and Howard, Shillington; and Ethel, Newark, N.J.; two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Kitzmiller and Mrs. Annie Schaeffer, both of Reading.
Funeral Thursday, 2 p.m. from the Kindt Funeral Home, Shillington. Interment in Charles Evans Cemetery.


William married Katherine Elizabeth Manwiller, daughter of William Manwiller and Sarah Alice Noll, on 23 Dec 1886 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA.1 2 (Katherine Elizabeth Manwiller was born on 15 Dec 1865 in , Berks, PA,7 8 9 10 11 died on 30 Nov 1951 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA 10 11 and was buried on 3 Dec 1951 in Reading: Charles Evans Cemetery, Berks, PA 10 11.)


Sources


1 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3ML-W54 William H Palm, Cumru township (south part) Angelica, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 37B, family 779.

2 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMCD-M2W William Henry Palm and Katie E Manmiller, 23 Dec 1886; citing Marriage, Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania.

3 Reading Eagle (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.), May 18, 1928, page 2, obituary of Cornelius Beechert.

4 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate 81065. William H. Palm. Father John Palm. Mother Mary Maurer. Spouse Katherine Becher.

5 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=103290329.

6 Reading Times (Reading, PA) (Reading, Berks, Pernnsylvania.), 3 Aug 1937, page 18. Obituary of William H. Palm.

7 1880 United States Census, FHL Film 1255100; National Archives Film T9-1100; Page 330A.

8 1880 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Tulpehocken, Family History Library Film 1255100, National Archives Film Number T9-1100, Page 330A.

9 1870 United States Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Tulpehocken, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1308; Page: 384A; Image: 283; Family History Library Film: 552807.

10 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate 92672. Catherine Elisabeth Palm. Father William Manwiller [error]. Mother Sarah Noll. Informant Estella M. Mohn, Shillington PA.

11 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68982464.



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