Palms Family History by Mark Palms

Palms Family History - Belgium to America

The Palms Family History book - D.O.N.E. Yes, after 20 + years of research and over 12 different interviews from here to Belgium.... "finally finished". How did this happen? Social distancing and a technical deadline from the book printers.... Here's the book that explains in detail the Palms connection to the St Joseph Potowatomi Tribe and how we branched into the Cajun, Creole culture of Louisiana as well. Personally, I think it's a great American story. And I will leave it at that. - Mark

Happy 78th Birthday Laura

I'm wishing my only sister, Laura Love Ables a very Happy "78th" Birthday today! Laura is blessed with two daughters and a son. She is also a grandmother and a great-grandmother. Enjoy your special day, and I love you, Boo Boo!

Happy 31st Birthday Stephen

I'm wishing my oldest grandson Stephen a very Happy 31st Birthday today.  Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow on Thanksgiving Day.   I love you so much!  Gran-Gran  xoxo

Happy 57th Birthday Teri

My firstborn daughter, Theresa Marie Bryant (Teri), turns 57 years old today. She was due the day President Kennedy was assassinated but came early on Veterans Day. She graduated from Saint Francis Xavier Academy in the Class of 1981. She is retired on disability having dedicated her life working in nursing homes. Teri has one daughter, Sonya Michelle, who attended the University of Southern Mississippi after serving our country in the U. S. Navy. Wishing my dear daughter a very Happy and Blessed Birthday today. I love you so much! MOM xoxo

Happy "Belated" Birthday To My Great Grandson

I forgot to post about Ian's 13th Birthday on November 4th. I'm wishing Ian a very Happy Birthday.  He is shown here with his Mother, Victoria Leigh who's birthday was Halloween.   I'm sure he had a very Happy Birthday and sent him a card with $13.00 in it.  I love him so much!  xoxo  Gran Gran

Remember My Only Brother

Remembering my only brother, Marion E.(Buster) Love, Jr., today who passed away on October 31, 2010. Our entire family misses him so much. He had heart disease and was also a diabetic and had both of his legs amputated above the knees, and only lived one month. He was 65 years old. I love and miss him every day of my life.

Happy 32nd Birthday Victoria!

Today, my Granddaughter, Victoria Leigh, is celebrating her 32nd Birthday and also Halloween. Being born on Halloween, her Dad gave her the nickname of “Spook”, which fits her perfectly. She gave me my Great Grandson Ian and is a very caring and sweet granddaughter. I’m wishing her a very Happy Birthday that’s full of happiness and joy. I love you so very much Victoria! Gran Gran xoxo

Happy "51st" Birthday, Debra Ann!

I’m wishing my daughter, Debra Ann a very Happy 51st Birthday today. Debra is the mother of two sons, with one son in the Air Force serving our country, and a daughter that has given her two grandsons. She works as a nanny for two doctors taking care of their young daughter. She is a hard-working mother and I’m so proud of her accomplishments in life. I love her so much and hope her birthday will be a very happy one! xoxo

Happy "Heavenly" Birthday William David Boyd

October 25th of every year since 1964 has been a very sad day remembering my only son, William David Boyd. I was able to hold him briefly, then he was placed in an incubator, and baptized the next day. He would have been 56 years old today, but God called him home to be with him. He was diagnosed with hyaline membrane disease of the lungs and weighed 6 lbs. 2 oz. He was born before my oldest daughter, Theresa, was a year old on November 11th. When I’m called home, I will see my son and hold him again. Happy “Heavenly” Birthday, William David. I love and miss you so much! Mom

Happy 36th Birthday Candace!

Wishing my Granddaughter Candace Lynn a very Happy 36th Birthday today. She is shown here with her service dog, ATLAS (timberwolf mix), three years ago, visiting me from Austin, Texas.  I miss and love her so much.  Gran-Gran  xoxo

Francois Palms and Wife Marie Rosenboeck

Ange Engelbertus Palms

Francois Palms and his wife Marie Rosenboeck are the earliest -members of this family that I have been able to trace. As far as I have been able to determine, they lived and died in Belgium. There were seven children by this union, but we know very little about the children who remained in Belgium and nothing about their descendants. Of their children, we are primarily interested in our direct line. From "The City of Detroit" by C. M. Burton, I quote from the article on the PALMS FAMILY which was written by Charles L. Palms. "Ange Palms was a commissary in the French army when Napoleon I was at the zenith of his power and followed the fortunes of his great commander until the disastrous battle of Waterloo. He was decorated with the Legion of Honor for his successful effort to save a part of the ammunition on the Waterloo battlefield. During the stormy period involving the dethronement of Charles X and the elevation to the throne of Louis Philippe, the citizen king, Ange Palms was obliged to leave Belgium. (Dethronement of Charles X was in 1830, the stormy period was 1827-28-29.) Following the close of the Napoleonic wars, he returned to Antwerp, where he conducted an extensive manufacturing establishment. (Napoleonic wars ended after the battle of Waterloo, June 18, 1815.) This was destroyed by fire in 1831. He then gathered the remnants of his fortune together and after two years spent in Mayance, Germany, he came to America, bringing with him letters of introduction from the Prince of Liege to President Martin Van Buren. (Martin Van Buren was Vice President under Jackson 1832-36; President in 1836-40.)  He was accompanied by his wife, four sons, and two daughters and in their travels, they proceeded as far westward as Detroit, where they took up their abode. On the 26th of August of the same year, Mrs. Palms fell a victim to the cholera scourge which was creeping over the land. Ange Palms remained for a few years in Detroit and then removed with his family to New Orleans, where he established a manufacturing business and continued to make his home until his death, which occurred in 1876 when he had reached an advanced age." The notes in parentheses are mine. This is a very interesting account of Ange Palms however, I am afraid it has been somewhat elaborated upon by the writer. Also to the best of our knowledge, Ange died July 28, 1866, when he was 87 years of age. 1876 is probably a printer's error. The family tradition about Ange chartering the ship Martha, loading it with produce from his mills, and sailing for America brings some questions to mind as I have never found anyone who knew what he manufactured either in Belgium or in New Orleans.

A few years ago I asked Francois de Champeaux to check the records in Belgium for any data on Ange Palms. While many records were destroyed when the Germans came through in World War I and I thought something might be found. He went to Antwerp, where he engaged the assistant to the Director of Archives in the Record Office of the city to undertake the research; no results. He went to Waterloo and found no trace whatever. He also inquired at the Paris Archives. To quote from Francois’s letter" which does not mean Ange was not at a period of his life commissary in the French army."

The first Directory of Detroit was published in 1837. Francis Palms is the only member of the family listed in it and he was living on Congress Street above Woodward Avenue. I believe Louis Palms lived for a time in Pontiac; perhaps the others did also. I do not know why Ange Palms and several of his children moved to New Orleans, perhaps there were relatives or friends living there. From the diary of Mrs. McVay, great aunt of Catharine Crapo Bullard, "February 26, 1841. Have become acquainted with the ladies who are boarding here they have all called on me, Mrs. Quick, Mrs. Ferris, Mrs. Palms (possibly a first wife of Jean Pierre Palms), etc." As far as we know there was no Mrs. Palms in Ange's family at that time. Mrs. McVay was staying at the Louisana Hotel in New Orleans and was paying $10.00 per week for room and board. On May 10, 1836, Francis Palms was married at Detroit, to Martha Burnett Larned, a great-granddaughter of Aniquiba, Chief of the St. Joseph River Potawatomi, (great main village). From the records of St. Anne Church "Mariage. Le dix Mai mil huit cent trente six, toutes les formalites civiles et religieuses ducement observies, nous pretre soussigne, avons donne la benediction nuptiale a Francis Palms et a Martha Lamed. Temoins N. Guichard, J.M. Tontion  Signes F. V. Badin V. G." '

She died on February 18, 1838, leaving a small son Francis F. Palms. Marie Therese Palms, Francis’s sister, took over the care of the baby and when they moved to New Orleans, a few years later, F. F. PalIIIs went with them and he was brought up in the South and armed in the Confederate army during the Civil War. At this time Francis Palms was a young man 27 years of age, who was just becoming established in his new surroundings. The loss of his young wife, not yet 22 years of age, must have been a severe setback to him. On April 4, 1838, he declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States to the Supreme Court of Michigan and stated that he had resided in the State upwards of five years. This process evidently took ten years in those days as he received his final papers on June 30, 1848. It was nearly five years after Martha died when he again took the vows of matrimony, on November 26, 1842, with Catherine Desriviere Campau, a daughter of Joseph Campau and Adelaide Dequindre. (Marie Francoise Palms, a sister of Francis married Daniel J. Campau, a brother of Catherine Campau.)

Francis and C. D. C. Palms had three children, the first two of whom died young, a daughter, Clotilde, reached maturity and married Dr. J. B. Book on August 28, 1889. Evidently, C. D. C. Palms and Francis separated about 1862 and she went to live in Montreal, where Clotilde attended the convent Villa Maria with one or two interruptions until 1868. As Francis Palms was a dealer in real estate this separation caused him much trouble. She gave power of attorney to Francis Palms, Judge Charles Moran, and Charles Peltier, dated December 28, 1865; this was revoked November 23, 1868. He then did his real estate business through various partnerships and companies that he formed.

There is a letter from C. D. C. Palms to her uncle Judge Charles Moran, dated Montreal, August 15, 1862, in which she says, "Francis and some of the family are on one side and some of my brothers are on the other side." Her mother, Adelaide Dequindre Campau, died May 30, 1862, she had remained in the Roman Catholic faith while some of her children had left it a number of years before their mother's death. I believe Francis Palms had lost interest in the faith at this time; certainly, he and C. D. C. Palms had definitely separated. A letter from a school friend named Evelyn to Clotilde Palms dated July 26, 1868, congratulates her on her escape from "Castle Dismal and the watchful vigilance of your maternal relation." Also asks, "did your mother follow you to Detroit?" From this, we can assume that Clotilde was through with the convent and the church at this time. She lived with her father until the fall of 1869 when C. D. C. Palms returned to Detroit from Montreal; then went to live with her mother at 34 Alfred Street in Detroit for a few years. In 1875, Clotilde went to live with her father at 345 Jefferson Avenue, East; on the north side of the street near St. Antoine Street. C. D. C.

Palms died on March 28, 1880. Mother saved quite a number of old letters dating from 1843, and it is interesting to note that while they all spoke French and received letters in French from others, all the letters exchanged between mother, father and daughter are in English. Also, the letters from Ange Palms, Jr., and the Wilders in New Orleans, are in English. This is especially noticeable as Francis Palms was twenty-three when he came to America. On the other hand, F. F. Palms spoke English well but with a delightful accent, and French was always spoken at home by all the children.

There are many interesting stories about Francis Palms and his peculiarities. I will try to tell a few. He had a wonderful memory and kept personal records of all his timberlands and real estate. When he was out checking his timber and buying lands he could check the descriptions from memory. Also when he was out to buy lands he would wear old clothes, etc., which was only natural as one would not go into the woods in city clothes. He never bought a newspaper but would stop at the Biddle House on his way downtown every morning and read the newspaper there. There is an interesting story that when F. F. Palms finally decided to return to Detroit about 1880, in his father's declining years, neither father nor son recognized the other. The long years of separation had made them as strangers. There are a number of letters from the various brothers, sisters, nephews, and nieces in New Orleans to Francis Palms in Detroit, but there was no one from F. F. Palms to his father among the letters mother had saved.

As far as I have been able to determine Francis Palms never visited his relatives in New Orleans. After F. F. Palms returned to Detroit he lived on Congress Street not far from his father and there is also a tale about how he and his family were waiting for Francis Palms to die, after his last stroke, so they would have the money to live the way they would like. Evidently, Francis did not give his son as much money as he would have liked during his lifetime. The locks on the doors were not very good in those days so every night Francis Palms would place a stick of firewood by the door of his house in such a manner that if an intruder tried to open the door it would knock over the stick of firewood with a terrible noise. A pretty efficient burglar alarm. Francis Palms was supposed to be frugal and close with his money, and I guess he was. He certainly had the ability to make money and was the one member of his family who was very successful in amassing a fortune. Among the letters I have examined, there are many requests for financial assistance and it is interesting to note that he came to the help of his brother, Ange Palms, Jr., several times, in quite substantial amounts and I feel sure he never thought he would receive anything in return. He undoubtedly could not and did not meet all demands that were made upon him and probably most of those who benefited did not think that he gave them enough. This letter from his brother Ange is similar to many others. By Mark Palms (Cousin)

Happy 3rd Birthday William David Kelly

Today, I’m wishing my Great Grandson William David “Will” a very Happy 3rd Birthday! I’m looking forward to seeing him real soon and taking lots of pictures, He is growing up so fast and getting taller. Happy Birthday, Will! I love you and miss you a lot! Great Gran Gran xoxo

Happy 2nd Birthday Noah James Kelly

Today, my Great Grandson Noah James turns "2" years old today.  I want to wish him a very Happy Birthday and will celebrate your birthday and your brother's birthday next Sunday.  Looking forward to seeing you soon.  Great Gran Gran loves you so much!  xoxo

Brother-In-Law, Carl P. Kelly's Death Cert.

 

Aunt Katie Parker Mason's Obit (3-11-2010)

Katie Parker Mason, 89 years old, died at Brandon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Thursday, March 11, 2010, following an extended illness.

Visitation will be 5-7 pm today and 10 am Saturday, March 13, 2019, at Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home in Raymond.  Funeral services will be 11:00 am Saturday, March 13, 2010, at the funeral home with burial to follow in Raymond Cemetery.

She was a member of Frist Baptist Church, Raymond for 53 years where she taught preschool children and missions.  She served as librarian for the Public Library System in Raymond, and later, assisted with registration at Hinds Community College.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Francis Leroy Mason; and daughter; Penne Mason Moody.

She is survived by daughters, Susan M. Davis and Janet M. Pilgrim (Jim); son, Robert Lane mason (Susan); six grandchildren and one great-grandson, Katherine, Matthew, B.B., Jacob, Chelsea, Penne, and Alan.

She will be dearly missed by all who knew her.

Memorials can be made to FBC-Raymond Build Fund, PO Box 728, Raymond, MS  39154.

Happy 7th Birthday Oliver

My great-nephew was born 7 years ago today and weighed in at 5 lbs. and 14 oz.  His name is Griffing and waiting to figure out a middle name.  Griffing was supposed to be a girl because that is what the ultrasonography said.  What a big surprise when "he" arrived.  Congratulations to Bubba and Cassie Jo Griffing Love! 

 

Wishing Oliver a very Happy Birthday today.  Oliver is shown here with his half brother, Charlie.

Happy "Belated" 23rd Birthday, Lucy!

I didn't forget your birthday but did forget to post it yesterday.  I hope your birthday was a very happy one and I love you and look forward to seeing you next Saturday when we celebrate two more birthdays of your sons, my Great Grandson on the 27 and 28 of September.  xoxo Gran Gran

Happy "13th" Birthday Emma

My Granddaughter Emma took a selfie on her 13th Birthday today!  I got to sing and talk to her earlier this morning and she told me she will be having her favorite strawberry cake for her birthday.  Wishing Emma who is officially a teenager now living in Virginia, a very Happy Birthday! Gran Gran loves and misses you so much and have a wonderful and blessed day!  xoxo

Happy Birthday's Sonya & Carl

Happy 36th Birthday, Sonya!  

Happy 30th Birthday, Carl

I love and miss both of you so much!  

Gran Gran

Cousin Margarete (Gretchen) With Mom & Dad

I love this picture of my cousin, Margarete (Gretchen) Fiedler with her Mom (Justina) and Dad (Herbert).  

Picture of Justina with Baby Gretchen (Margarete).

Happy "Heavenly" Birthday Dad

Wishing my Dad, Marion E. Love, Sr., a Happy "Heavenly" Birthday today. He was born June 12, 1916, 104 years ago. I love and miss him so much.  xoxo

Happy 20th Wedding Anniversary Suzi & Dennis

Wishing my youngest daughter, Marian Suzanne (Suzi), and son-in-law, Dennis, a very Happy 20Th Wedding Anniversary on June 10th. They were married at the Chapel At Cedar Grove and stayed overnight at Cedar Grove Mansion Inn in Vicksburg, MS. Later they flew to Spain and took a Mediterranean Cruise for their honeymoon. They live in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and he works for the FAA in Washington, DC. They have given me two beautiful and precious granddaughters, Emma 12 and Kate 7 years old. I love you all so much!  xoxo

Happy "13th" Birthday Tidus David

Wishing my Great Grandson Tidus David a very Happy 13th Birthday today. Tidus is a teenager now and lives in Montana.  

The last time I saw him he was a year old.  I love and miss him so much!  Great Gran Gran  xoxo

Happy 7th Birthday, Kate!

Today, I'm wishing Katherine Elizabeth "Kate" Nicholas a very Happy 7th Birthday!  Kate is my youngest granddaughter of six precious granddaughters and today she turns the BIG 7!  Kate lives in Fredericksburg, VA and I will be calling her to wish her a very Happy Birthday.  Gran Gran loves you so much!  xoxo

32 Years Ago Today

This wedding day 32 years ago ended in divorce on August 22, 2016.

Happy 9th Wedding Anniversary Yesterday!

Wishing my Granddaughter Victoria and hubby, Jamie a very Happy 9th Wedding Anniversary yesterday, April 2, 2020.  May they have many more years of happiness together.  I love you guys so much!  Gran Gran

Jesse A. Boyd, Jr. Obituary

Jesse A. Boyd, Jr., died Wednesday, March 18, 2020.  He was 86.  He was a lifelong resident of Vicksburg.  He was a graduate of St. Aloysius High School (Class of 1952).  Jesse was employed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.  He was the son of the late Jesse A. Boyd, Sr., and Minnie Miles Boyd.  He was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church and a past member of the Knights of Columbus.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, William David Boyd.  Survivors include his daughters, Theresa Bryant, Kathleen Day, Debra Seage of Magee, MS and Marian Nicholas of Fredericksburg, VA; six granddaughters, three grandsons, and four great-grandsons.  A graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 21, 2020, at Cedar Hill Cemetery with Father Rusty Vincent officiating.  Fisher-Riles Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Jesse & I Dating

A picture of Jesse and I dating in 1960 & 1961.  We got married on September 29, 1962, and had four daughters, and a son.  Theresa Marie (November 11, 1963), William David, Kathleen Love (January 21, 1966), Debra Ann (October 27, 1969), and Marian Suzanne (September 25, 1972).  William David was born on October 25, 1964, and died on October 26, 1964.

Jesse Aaron Boyd, Jr. Dies

The Father of my children died early this morning in his sleep.  Above is a write-up from our Granddaughter Candace!  May Jesse rest-in-peace.

James (Jimmy) Mason Died

James (Jimmy) Mason passed away unexpectedly on February 19th, 2020. Jimmy's presence glowed! He always put a smile on everyone’s face and knew how to make people laugh. His family is in need of support for his funeral arrangements and financial relief during this tragic time. Anything will help and would be greatly appreciated. If you are unable to donate please share a memory in honor of Jimmy and share this link. Thank you all who have been a part of his life. Service info: Jim will be reposing at the Simpson-Hammerl Funeral Home, 411 Albany Ave on Monday, February 24, 2020, from 3-7 PM. The Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday at 10:00 AM as the funeral home. Interment will follow in Montrepose Cemetery.

Happy "Heavenly" 99th Birthday Mom

Thinking of my Mother, Evelyn Mason Love today on her Heavenly 99th Birthday!  I love and miss you so much!  2.11.1921 ~ 3.17.1979

Happy Heavenly 80th Wedding Anniversary

Honoring Dad and Mom on their 80th Heavenly Wedding Anniversary.  ~ Marion Edward Love, Sr., and Evelyn Anne Mason Love, with Marie Davis (Maid of Honor) who became my Godmother) and James Edward Love (Best Man), my Grandfather.  The Mississippi River in the background at Vicksburg, Mississippi, February 3, 1940.

Happy Birthday To Me!

Today, I turn 79 years old and I'm so happy to still be here to enjoy my life! 

Happy "54" Birthday Kathy!

On January 21, 1966, my daughter, Kathleen (Kathy) Love Boyd Day was born at 4:21-1/2 in the morning.  She is 54 years old today and the only daughter out of four, who is a deer hunter.  In this picture, we were hunting at Homewood Hunting Club in Claiborne County, MS, back in the early '20s.  We have had some great hunts together and made some good memories.  I'm wishing Kathy a very Happy "54" Birthday today.  Have a Blessed one, Kathy! I love you, MOM xoxo

Happy "Heavenly" Birthday Buster

Buster would have been 75 years old today had he lived.  He died on October 31, 2010, on Halloween night.  He is sadly missed by his only living sisters, Missy and Laura, his daughters, Angela, Donna, Dana, and Brenda.  His son, Marion Edward (Bubba) Love, III, and family.