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- Mary Mansell Thomas1840 - 1916
Facts and Events
 Mary Mansell Thomas in California, 1891 From official birth record: Born on the third of January 1840, Neath Abbey, Blackhonddan. Reported by John Morgan, an occupier living in Neath Abbey, Blackhonddon on the 9th of February 1840.
Mountain Democrat, Placerville, California, 15 April, 1916 Page1
Buried at Pleasant Valley
Mrs. Mary Mansell Palmer, who died in Virginia City, Nevada, on April 12, was buried today (Friday) in the Davenport plot of the Pleasant Valley cemetery, the burial service taking place at 2 o’closk. A service was held in Placerville at 10 o”clock, under the auspices of the Eastern Star, in which Mrs. Palmer had been prominent for many years. She was born at Neath Abbey, sout Wales, Great Britain, and was 76 years, 3 months and 10 days old. One son, J.W. Palmer, was married to Miss Daisy Davenport of Pleasant Valley a few years ago. The deceased had been living in Nevada, but had removed to Los Angeles, where she was stricken with paralysis and was afterward taken by her son to Virginia City. Besides the sonin that town, she leaves another boy, R. H. Palmer, a resident of Henretta, Texas.
Pleasant Valley Cemetery (from a transcription provided by Beveryly O’Toole)
The cemetery is divided into 5 sections; North, South, East, West, and Central. This listing is taken off of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery Association's map and the pages are made up to the map with sections and rows.
This information is provided and is being made public with the permission of Lousia Boeding, President, Pleasant Valley Cemetery Association.
South = between Row A and Row B
Plot 1 - PALMER, Mary 1916
2 - PALMER, John 1945
3 - PALMER, Daisy 1955
There are two NUGGENT's in four and five. 6 is empty and 7 is the flagpole, so the graves should be easy to find.
One place said she was Mary Mansell Thomas, Uncle Bruce says Mary Williams. Obviously her obituary and birth records matter.
Bess Palmer Watson was told by Charlie Mayes of Barry, Illinois: Grandma Palmer (Mary Palmer) called Dad (Robert Henry) "Robert 'Enry" in a funny high voice and could be heard at Terry's where they were playing. She had the "carryingist voice he ever heard. She was tiny, had black eyes, as Dad did (Robert Henry).
Mr. Retallic told Bess her Grandma Palmer knew all the Eastern Star and gave it well. She could anger easily and her dark eyes shot fire. She was definitely 'the Boss', so Charlie Mayes said. Bess's sister Ruth speculates their disciplinary look came from her.
Nevada State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Carson City, NV
Mrs. Mary Mansell Palmer B. January 2, 1840, Glamorganshire, South Wales, Great Britain
Name of Father: John Thomas b. South Wales
Name of Mother: Elizabeth Mansell b. South Wales
Date of Death: April 12, 1916, Virginia City, Nevada
Cause of death: Paralysis
Place of Burial: Placerville, CA April 12, 1916
Written by Ruth Palmer Short:
Grandmother Palmer's uncle, a sea captain, parried the first white girl born in New Zealand, so she said. Of course New Zealand was largely settled by political and criminal offenders from England. Grandma had a regal manner, quite determined person. She always called Dad "Robert "Enaree". She was very active in Eastern Star activities. one thing I remember when they were spending the winter with us when I was 4-5 years old. I was learning to crochet, making yards of chain. My little terrier, Trixie, loved to grab the ball and run. Grandma would roll up paper to spank him; that worried me for fear she'd hurt him. I have the black beaded jacket she wore over her black taffeta--also have her picture in it.
1870 US Census, 1st Ward Hannibal, Marion County, Misssouri 6/4/1870
Mary Palmer, age 30, female, white, keeps house, value of real estate $600, born in Wales, father and mother foreign born
Robert, age 2, male, white, born in Wales, father and mother foreign born
Their husband/father was working in a coal mine in Ray County.
1900 US Census, Mount Vernon Precinct, San Bernardino City, San Bernardino County, California
living with her husband and son John.
Mary M, wife, white, female, born January 1840, age 60, married 38 years, bore 5 children and 2 are still living, born in S. Wales, mother and father born in Wales, immigrated to US in 1849, 41 years in US, able to read and write and speak English
1910 US Census, LA Township Precinct 125, Losa Angeles County, California April 23, 1910
Living with her son John and his wife Daisey
Mary M, mother, female, white, age 70, widowed, bore 5 children 2 living, born in Wales native tongue Welsh, mother and father born in Wales
native tongues Welsh, doesn't know year of immigration, speaks English, able to read and write
References
- ↑ Birth Certificate
Entry no. 422 in the Register of Births No. 1, Sub-district of Cadoxton, District of Neath, County of Glamorgan, Wales. - ↑ Death Certificate.
- ↑ Bruce Palmer's Notes
Letter to Margaret Watson Cooke, May 3, 1958.
- ↑ Obituary Mary Mansell Palmer.
- ↑ Beverly O’Toole. Palmer Graves.
- ↑ South, between Row A and Row B, Plot 1
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