Bertha Lydia (Shepard) Palmer (1834 - 1909)

Biography

Parents

Bertha was the daughter of Smith Shepard and Lucinda Holcomb

Bertha was born in 1834. Bertha Shepard ... She passed away in 1909. ^[1]

Marriage

Chester W Palmer married Bertha Shepard on 13 Nov 1856 in Warren, Illinois, USA.^[2]

Children

Chester and Bertha had children some of whose names are listed on the 1880 US Census.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Bill Meigs, Jan 15, 2013
2. ↑ Chester W Palmer married Bertha Shepard on 13 Nov 1856 in Warren, Illinois, USA details located in the Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940 located at: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61370/records/650961

• Unsourced knowledge of Bill Meigs.

• C. W. Palmer listing Bertha and 7 children in the 1880 United States Federal Census located at: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/records/49148940

• Bertha Lydia Palmer Burial Details found in the U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current located at: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14294692/bertha_lydia-palmer: accessed December 12, 2025), memorial page for Bertha Lydia Shepard Palmer (3 Feb 1834–9 Mar 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14294692, citing Harper Cemetery, Harper, Harper County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Debbie C. (contributor 46854107).

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Bill Meigs for starting this profile.