Blaney Palmer Sr.1 was born on 10 SeptemberA 1820B, in IrelandC, and the names of his parents are, if wishing to be accurate, unknown despite the many individual and one world tree sources sharing a loosely theorized thought his parents possibly were William PALMER2, D and Jane MARTIN by using a debunked "Irish naming tradition" theory that someone has shared across multiple places that others have copied as "fact" versus unproven2, D.
In 1842 or 1843 Blaney is said to have immigrated to the United States with his brother, John Palmer3. Most online tree owners cite Blaney Palmer listed on passenger list of the "Rob Roy" with last name spelt as "Parmer"; and disembarked in New YorkE on 31 May 1842F. On 3 September 1850, aged 29, he was naturalizedF.
Blaney Palmer Sr. married Elizabeth Ann REED4. Her parents' names are currently Unknown2, G and she is said to been born on 18 November 1847 in Butler County, Ohio, however she may been born in Pennsylvania and her family later moved to Butler County, Ohio where she would meet then marry Blaney Palmer Sr.
By 9 October 1850, when he appears in his first United States census, Blaney Palmer Sr. is living in Ripley County, Indiana. Blaney can be found in subsequent United States census reports for 1860, 1870, and 1880 enumerating Ripley County for those years. According to those same census reports Blaney Palmer Sr. occupation was that of farmer and he could read and write.
According to the same census reports, Blaney Palmer increased the value of his property. In 1850 the reported value of his real estate was said to be $800. By the time the census taker came around in 1860 he had increased his real estate value to $2000 with the personal estate at $400. In 1870 the reported value was $4000 and personal estate at $500. With this steady increasing, the following cited offer for his holdings may been reasonable?
... Blaney Palmer refused an offer of $6,000 for his farm and stock from a Louisville man.
--Source: Page 2 of the Ripley County Journal from 20 October 1883
Before April of 1891 Blaney Palmer Sr. was diagnosed with cancer.
Blaney Palmer, west of town, who was recently treated by E. W. Hicks, the cancer doctor, was in town Monday and shows his face almost entirely well. Robt. Cornelius, who is also being treated, is improving rapidly.
Source: -- Page 8 of the Ripley County Journal from 16 April 1891
After Eliza (Reed) Palmer’s passing, in 1893, Blaney Palmer Sr. moves in with one of his daughters and her family. The newspapers from the area help chronicle this happening through notices of property for rent, real estate transfers and a public sale of household goods and stock.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
... Blaney Palmer to Coy Palmer5, 1 acre in Center tp., $350--Source: Page 1 of the Batesville Democrat Herald from 4 October 1894/p>
... Blaney Palmer to John T. Welch6, 79 acres in Center tp, $2,000--Source: Page 8 of Ripley County Journal from 10 September 1896
... Blaney Palmer, Sr. has sold his farm to his son-in-law, John Welsh, of Illinois.
--Source: Page 1 of the Versailles Republican from 16 September 1896
He died from cancer on 1 October 1899, aged 79, in Ripley County, Indiana.
... Blaney Palmer, Sr., an old resident of this county, died at the home of his son-in-law, Leatherwood John Wagner6, on Sunday evening, after great suffering from cancer on the face. He was buried at Versailles on Tuesday.
Source: -- 5 October 1899, Page 8 of the Ripley County Journal
Blaney Palmer was buried in Cliff Hill Cemetery on 5 October 1899 in Versailles, Ripley County, Indiana. Blaney Palmer and Eliza Alma Reed were the parents to seven children: Mary Elizabeth PALMER7, Jane PALMER7, John PALMER8, Eliza Ann PALMER7, Mariah PALMER7, Isabell PALMER7 and Blaney PALMER Jr.9.
Notations of Carol A. Wells-Perlaky:
A Month and day of birth is obtained from Blaney Palmer’s grave marker.
B Birth year may be around 1823 range according to the 1850, 1860 and 1880 U. S. Census reports information. The only sources which share his birth year as 1820 or earlier to that specific year is his headstone and the 1870 U. S Census report.
C Exact birthplace is technically not known. Blaney is most often listed, on online shared family trees or within forum posts, as being born in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Ireland or County Londonderry, Ireland – which may be where he departed Ireland from and not actual birth location. His brother, John, is listed as being born in Northern Ireland, Larne, County Antrim, Ireland or County Antrim, Ireland however his exact birth location is not known either.
D One of the three or four theories about whom his parents may have been. To date, his parents’ identities remain a mystery. I cannot stress it enough that William Palmer nor Jane Martin or anyone else has not been linked or somehow confirmed/verified to being Blaney nor John Palmer's parents - which also means that [Robert] Sandford Palmer [Sr] and, his wife, Mary Ann Davies, has not been verified, or confirmed, to having a son named William nor James and/or William James Palmer either. The names of William Palmer and Jane Martin are listed, within this blog post, as "working theory" but a theory that has not been able to provide one piece of documentation, or any link, whatsoever between the couple to Blaney or to his brother, John.
E Blaney and his brother are said to have traveled together. However, I have not come across a passenger list transcription that has the two of them listed together. John Palmer is often cited as to being on a passenger list of another ship that landed in Philadelphia or New York.
F Need to locate documentation for this beyond him stating, on a US Census, that he was naturalized in 1850.
G Per the passenger list transcription, Blaney Palmer is listed to being 29 years old when coming to New York in 1842. That age would give him an estimated birth year of 1813/1814. However he is listed, in 1850, when being naturalized to being 29 at that time - which would match up more to the 10 Sep 1822 birth date.
H William Reed and Mariah are listed as theorized parents for Eliza Ann Reed. This has not been confirmed as "fact" on my side, it is a theory I am still working on. William Reed's household appeared in the 1840 US Census in Butler County and William and Mariah Reed, with some of their children, is recorded in 1850 US census in the same area. However there was also a Samuel Reed around the same area in 1840.
Relationship to Carol A. Wells-Perlaky:
1 Maternal Great-great-grandfather
2 Maternal 3x Great-grandparent
3 Maternal Great-great-uncle
4 Maternal Great-great-grandmother
5 Maternal Grandfather
6 Indirect; through marriage
7 Maternal Great-aunt
8 Maternal Great-uncle
9 Maternal Great-grandfather
Sources for Research on Blaney Palmer Sr.:
· United States Census in Otter Creek Township, Ripley County, Indiana; Occupation: Farmer
· United States Census in Center Township, Ripley County, Indiana; Occupation: Farmer
· United States Census in Center Township, Ripley County, Indiana; Occupation: Farmer
· United States Census in Center Township, Ripley County, Indiana; Occupation: Farmer
· Newspaper Publication: Ripley County Journal - October 1883, April 1891, September 1896
· Newspaper Publication: Batesville Democrat Herald – October 1894
· Newspaper Publication: Versailles Republican – September 1896
· Find A Grave memorial pages for spouse and children
· Rootsweb Archives
· Ancestry Message Boards
· Genealogy Forums
Additional Citations:
21 Apr 2018: Blog post updated to 1. share age for Blaney from a transcribed record of a passenger list, 2. to change Eliza's middle name from Alma to Ann, and 3. list theorized parents for Eliza. Also re-addressed the notation above in regard to thoughts about Blaney's parents to stress the names listed in the blog post are theorized parental names only and not to be taken as "fact" or that the couple was somehow proven to being his and/or John's parents and/or to being related, in any manner, to Blaney and/or John Palmer.
26 Mar 2021: Blog post updated to remove the theorized parental names, of William and Mariah, I had shared prior for Eliza Reed on 21 Apr 2018. Also amended wording for sentence about Blaney Palmer Sr's parents names, which are still currently shared within the post, to help further stress those names are only theorized potential names to wher some are even ignoring that Blaney has oft been mentioned/shared as to being the older brother to John Palmer, yet are moving John to older brother status to try to make "things work" even if it means ignoring the past information handed down about the two brothers or what is shared in those own men's paper trail here in the United States.
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