Julia Alberta Flora1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 20750, (1907 - 1985)
FatherEdward K. Flora1,4,5 (Jan 1868 - 16 May 1932)
MotherMary Arizona Wellen1,6,5 (Mar 1873 - 22 Sep 1912)

Key Events:

Birth: 18 Mar 1907, Bath, West Virginia7,8,9
Marriage: 10 May 1930, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Robert Marion Palmer (28 Sep 1907 - 16 Dec 1995)5,10,11
Death: 15 Jul 19859
Burial: Rosedale Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia12
ChartsDescendants of David Dutt/Toot
AncestryThe Dutt/Toot Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Julia Alberta Flora was born on 18 Mar 1907 in Bath, West Virginia.7,8,9
     She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Berkeley Springs, Morgan Co., West Virginia, in the household of her parents, Edward K. Flora and Mary Arizona Wellen.4
     Her mother died on 22 Sep 1912, when Julia was 5 years old.13,14,15 Julia appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, in the household of Charity Ann Merchant, her father's step-mother.16
     They moved to 108 Pennsylvania Ave. by 192217 and to 201 E. Union Ave. by 1927.18 They moved to 116 E. Union Ave. by 1929.19
     Julia and Robert Marion Palmer appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, at 803 3rd St., enumerated 14 Apr 1930, shown as married. They report they rented their home, for $12.00 per month, and did not own a radio. Their children Jean and Doris were listed as living with them, as were his aunt, Mary Palmer, and a cousin, apparently her son, Robert, age 6.20
     Julia and Robert, son of James H. Mingle and Catherine Geneive Palmer, were officially married on 10 May 1930 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, with Rev. Edward H. Jones officiating. They reported in the 1930 census that each had married at age 19, but Julia was listed in the 1928 and 1929 city directories under her maiden name.5,10,11
     Julia and Robert appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, at 207 Union Ave., enumerated 4 Oct 1940, reporting they rented their home, for $15 per month, and that they had lived in the same house in 1935. Their children Jean, Doris and William were listed as living with them, as was his mother.21
     She was working as a knitter in a hosiery mill by 1940, when she reported she had worked 40 hours the last week of March, and 30 weeks the prior year, earning $550.22
     Julia died on 15 Jul 1985 at age 78.9 She was buried in Rosedale Cemetery, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.12

Children:
     Children with Robert Marion Palmer

All available records show that Jean and Doris were the children of both Julia and Robert, but they were born five and two years, respectively, before their parents' official marriage. While the parents each claimed in 1930 to have been married at age 19, no evidence of a marriage then has been found, and she was using her maiden name as late as 1929.
  • Jean Ann Palmer23,24,25 (8 Dec 1925 - 15 Aug 1990)
  • Doris Lee Palmer23,24,26 (28 Jun 1928 - 16 Apr 2007)
  • William Talbott Palmer27,28,29 (18 Dec 1939 - 21 Aug 2018)

Citations

  1. [S6826] Birth Register, Morgan Co., West Virginia, 1895-1909, pg 114, line 13, Julia A. Flora; and Delayed Births 1:59 & 60A, Julia A. Flora, notation "By order of Co. Ct., Apr 11, 1944" and "Bible Record."
  2. [S6825] Edward Flora household, 1910 U.S. Census, Morgan Co., West Virginia, shows name as Julia Flora.
  3. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 86493700, Julia Alberta Palmer, includes tombstone photo showing same.
  4. [S6825] Edward Flora household, 1910 U.S. Census, Morgan Co., West Virginia.
  5. [S6831] Robert M. Palmer and Julia A. Flora, Application for Marriage License and Return.
  6. [S6825] Edward Flora household, 1910 U.S. Census, Morgan Co., West Virginia, shows the girl as daughter of Mary's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  7. [S6826] Birth Register, Morgan Co., West Virginia, 1895-1909, pg 114, line 13, Julia A. Flora, shows date, town, as Bath, and state; and Delayed Births 1:59 & 60A, Julia A. Flora, notation "By order of Co. Ct., Apr 11, 1944" and "Bible Record," shows date.
  8. [S6825] Edward Flora household, 1910 U.S. Census, Morgan Co., West Virginia, shows age 3 and state.
  9. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 86493700, Julia Alberta Palmer, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  10. [S9402] Robert M. Palmer household, 1930 U.S. Census, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 19, and hers as 19.
  11. [S6822] Polk's Tacoma City Directory, 1928, pg 113 and 1929, pg 98, show her name as Julia Flora.
  12. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 86493700, Julia Alberta Palmer, includes tombstone photo.
  13. [S6777] Death Record, Index, Counties, Maryland, SE58-33, Flora, Mary A., shows date and county.
  14. [S6830] Edward K. Flora and Martha A. Foreman, Application for Marriage License and Return.
  15. [S6834] Charles Bossley household, 1920 U.S. Census, Allegany Co., Maryland, shows her husband as widowed.
  16. [S6823] Anna Flora household, 1920 U.S. Census, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.
  17. [S6822] Polk's Tacoma City Directory, 1922 pg 151, shows Charity there; and 1925 pg 107, shows Julia at new address, pg 246 shows Ruth at that address.
  18. [S6822] Polk's Tacoma City Directory, 1927, pg 113, shows her and Julia at new address, pg 261 shows Ruth there; 1932 pg 221 shows Ruth back at Union Ave.; and 1950 pg 163 shows Ruth and Lloyd there.
  19. [S6822] Polk's Tacoma City Directory, 1929, pg 98.
  20. [S9402] Robert M. Palmer household, 1930 U.S. Census, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.
  21. [S9403] Robert Marion Palmer household, 1940 U.S. Census, Berkeley Co., West Virginia.
  22. [S9403] Robert Marion Palmer household, 1940 U.S. Census, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, shows occupation as knitter and industry as hosery mill.
  23. [S9402] Robert M. Palmer household, 1930 U.S. Census, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, shows the girl as daughter of Julia's husband.
  24. [S9403] Robert Marion Palmer household, 1940 U.S. Census, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, shows the girl as daughter of Julia's husband.
  25. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Jean Ann Palmer, Soc. Sec. No. 234-38-7577.
  26. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Doris Lee Palmer, Soc. Sec. No. 232-32-5538.
  27. [S9403] Robert Marion Palmer household, 1940 U.S. Census, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, shows him as the son of her husband.
  28. [S6832] Marriage Record, Berkeley Co., West Virginia, 4:291, William Talbott Palmer and Mary Rebecca Sine.
  29. [S9405] William T. Palmer obituary, Rosedale Funeral home.