WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
WILLIAM REES PALMER
(historian, church leader)
BIOGRAPHY
William Reese Palmer was born in Cedar City on January 23, 1878.Kate Vilate Isom was born in Virgin on May 7, 1877.
William was:
Cedar City Historian.
President of the Parowan Stake of the LDS Church in 1924-1939.
President of the Cedar City Rotary Club from 1929 to 1930.
Was an advisor and advocate to the Cedar City Paiute Tribe.
President of the Zion National Park Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
Founded and organized the Spanish Trail Association in 1946.
On the board of the Utah State Historical Society, ????-1936-1941-????. He pushed for archiving old records.
Was the Utah State Archivist starting in June 1947 and probably until 1954.
Dr. Palmer's father was Richard Palmer who for a time was the Blacksmith at Ft. Harmony.
He married Kate Vilate Isom from Virgin UT.
They had 8 children, 3 of who died as infants or toddlers; then Alice, William I (Bill), Eugene, Richard (Dick),
and Rodney.
Kate died in Cedar City on October 25, 1953 and was buried in the Cedar City Cemetery.
William died in Cedar City on March 15, 1960 and was buried in the Cedar City Cemetery.
FAMILY
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William's Parents and Siblings:
Richard Palmer Johanna Rees Palmer Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
(xx/xx/1828-xx/xx/1916) (married 10/10/1863) (xx/xx/1842-xx/xx/1925) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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Kate's Parents and Siblings: George Isom Alice Parker Isom Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
(xx/xx/1846-xx/xx/1885) (married 6/12/1869) (xx/xx/1848-xx/xx/1924) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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William & Kate's Family: William Reese Palmer Kate Vilate Isom Palmer Alice Palmer George Palmer William Isom Palmer Vilate Palmer Elizabeth Palmer Eugene Isom Palmer Richard Isom Palmer Rodney Isom Palmer |
(5/7/1877-3/1/1960) (married 5/7/1901) (1/23/1878-10/25/1953) (xx/xx/1902-xx/xx/1940) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1905-xx/xx/1905) (xx/xx/1907-xx/xx/1982) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1910-xx/xx/1912) (xx/xx/1912-xx/xx/1912) (xx/xx/1913-xx/xx/1972) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1915-xx/xx/2011) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1919-xx/xx/2008) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
PHOTOS
Photos on the web:Photo of William R. Palmer (left), William (Bill) I. Palmer (right), and two boys
(not Bill's sons) looking for petroglyphs near Pintura
Photo of William R. Palmer and his counselors in the stake presidency
REFERENCES
William R. Palmer Papers in the Southern Utah University (SUU) Special CollectionsPalmer Western History Collection in Special Collections in the library of Southern Utah University
William R. Palmer photo collection at Southern Utah University (SUU)
William Rees Palmer
A Research Report by Elaine Young, PhD.
FamilySearch entry for William Rees Palmer
FamilySearch entry for Kate Vilate Isom
Find-A-Grave entry for William Rees Palmer
Find-A-Grave entry for Kate Vilate Isom Palmer