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Ada M <I>Palmer</I> Casner

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Ada M Palmer Casner

Birth
Meridian, Ingham County, Michigan, USA
Death
9 Jun 1967 (aged 81)
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section R - Lot 8
Memorial ID
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BIO:

Adah (as misspelled on the grave marker) was born Ada M. Palmer; she bears the married names of Eckhart, Canfield, and Casner. Ada was the 6th of 8 children born to Isaiah Palmer (1846-1930, b. OH) and Elizabeth "Libby" Strayer (1856-1939 b. MI). Isaiah's family is still being researched beyond his parents, but the ancestry appears to be in part German/PA Dutch. Libby's heritage includes PA Dutch/German through her father Adam Gibe Strayer. The Isaiah Palmer family spent a brief year in Ohio, where the eldest son Volney was born, but the remainder of the children were born in Ingham County. They moved from Meridian Twp. to Aurelius Twp. between 1888-1900, where the youngest daughter Irene was born. Ada's siblings:

1-Volney Adam Palmer (1876-1948) m. 1st Nettie Stotts (5 ch.); m. 2nd Flora M. Hanks (no ch.)

2-Bertha Elizabeth Palmer (1878-1953) m. 1st John Arend (1 ch.); m. 2nd Joseph D. Rankey (1 ch.); m. 3rd Warren Carl Warner (brother-in-law, no ch.)

3-Vern Isaiah Palmer (1879-1960) m. 1st Zelma Hopkins (5 ch.); m. 2nd Katherine E "Kittie" Servis (no ch.); m. 3rd Carolyn "Carrie" Wheeler, McLaughlin (no ch.); m. 4th Lepha M. (Bunker) Walton, Kelly (no ch.)

4-Margaret (Maggie) Palmer (1881-1882) d. young

5-Maud A. Palmer (1883-1924) m. Warren Carl Warner (4 ch.)

6-Lovina (Vina) Palmer (1888-1944) m. Enoch H. Field (1 ch.)

7-Irene K. Palmer (1900-1955 ); m. 1st Daniel R. Smiley (2 ch.); m. 2nd Harry Garrette Andree (2 ch.)

Ada married three times:
1-William L. Eckhart (1880-1918) m. 14 Dec 1905, Mason, Ingham, MI USA

2-Dr. Wilson J. Canfield (1859-1939) m. 21 Feb 1922, Lansing, Ingham, MI USA

3-Clifton G. Casner (1891-1970) m. 13 Nov 1944, Eaton Rapids, Eaton, MI USA.

With her first husband William Eckhart, they had one daughter:

1 - Elizabeth Elma Eckhart (1907-1998) m. Jesse Frances Keeney (1887-1965), 20 years her senior; no children.

TIMELINE:

Birth: 14 Jun 1885, Meridian Twp., Okemos, Ingham, MI USA. SOURCE(s): 1) Michigan, Births, 1867-1902 (URL: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQJJ-L8G) 2) Michigan, Births and Christenings, 1775-1995 (URL: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4PN-PMQ).

Residence: 01 Jun 1900, Age: 14, Aurelius, Ingham, MI USA. SOURCE: 1900 US Census. With parents and sibs, age 14.

Marriage #1 (William L Eckhart): 14 Dec 1905, Age: 20, Mason, Ingham, MI USA. SOURCE(s): 1) Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925 (URL: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3J7-3MR) 2) Michigan, Marriages, 1822-1995 (URL: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FCXZ-RWL, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FCYW-F9C).

Residence: 15 Apr 1910, Age: 25, Aurelius, Ingham, Michigan USA. SOURCE: 1910 US Census. with Husband & dau. Elizabeth (2).

Death of 1st husband William Eckhart: 17 May 1918, Age: 32, Aurelius, Ingham, MI USA. William Eckhart died of a skull fracture from a horse kick, leaving his young widow Ada (33) and daughter Elizabeth (age 10)

Residence: 01 Jan 1920, Age: 35, Aurelius, Ingham, Michigan, USA. SOURCE: 1920 US Census. Living as a widow with her parents (Isaiah & Libby Palmer), dau. Elizabeth, and nephew Ferris Palmer.

Marriage #2 (Wilson J. Canfield, MD): 21 Feb 1922, Age: 36, Lansing, Ingham, MI USA. SOURCE(s): 1) Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925 (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQMK-QCM) 2) Michigan, Marriages, 1822-1995 (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FC64-3T5). 3) Newspaper article

Residence: 02 Apr 1930, Age: 45, Eaton Rapids, Eaton, MI USA. SOURCE: 1930 US Census. Wilson (71), Adah (44), and a boarder, age 90

Death of 2nd husband, Dr. Wilson Canfield: 01 Jan 1939, Age: 53, Ingham or Eaton Co., MI USA. SOURCE(s): 1) www.findagrave.com, Memorial #60651299.

Residence: 01 Apr 1940, Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan, USA. SOURCE: 1940 US Census. Marital Status: Widowed.

Marriage #3 (Clifton Glee Casner): 13 Nov 1944, Age: 59, Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan USA. Source: Original copy of Marriage Certificate; although Marriage License was granted in Steuben County, Indiana.

Residence: 01 Apr 1950, Garrett, DeKalb, Indiana, USA with husband Clifton Glee Casner. SOURCE: 1950 US Census

Residence: 1960-1967, 2209 Lyons Avenue, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA. SOURCE(s): U.S. City Directories (Beta)

Death: 09 Jun 1967, Age: 81, Lansing, Ingham, MI USA. SOURCE(s): 1) Michigan Death Certificate; states died at Ingham Medical 2) Find a grave, Memorial #86213808)

Burial: 12 Jun 1967, Rosehill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan, USA. SOURCE(s): 1) www.findagrave.com, Memorial #86213808. Shared Headstone with dau. Elizabeth (Eckhart) Keeney

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Bio, timeline, genealogy research, and photos courtesy (except where noted) Debra Hart Blackgrave Tyre, great-grandniece of Ada. Please retain original credits if copied; thank you. [Revised 06.25.2022]
BIO:

Adah (as misspelled on the grave marker) was born Ada M. Palmer; she bears the married names of Eckhart, Canfield, and Casner. Ada was the 6th of 8 children born to Isaiah Palmer (1846-1930, b. OH) and Elizabeth "Libby" Strayer (1856-1939 b. MI). Isaiah's family is still being researched beyond his parents, but the ancestry appears to be in part German/PA Dutch. Libby's heritage includes PA Dutch/German through her father Adam Gibe Strayer. The Isaiah Palmer family spent a brief year in Ohio, where the eldest son Volney was born, but the remainder of the children were born in Ingham County. They moved from Meridian Twp. to Aurelius Twp. between 1888-1900, where the youngest daughter Irene was born. Ada's siblings:

1-Volney Adam Palmer (1876-1948) m. 1st Nettie Stotts (5 ch.); m. 2nd Flora M. Hanks (no ch.)

2-Bertha Elizabeth Palmer (1878-1953) m. 1st John Arend (1 ch.); m. 2nd Joseph D. Rankey (1 ch.); m. 3rd Warren Carl Warner (brother-in-law, no ch.)

3-Vern Isaiah Palmer (1879-1960) m. 1st Zelma Hopkins (5 ch.); m. 2nd Katherine E "Kittie" Servis (no ch.); m. 3rd Carolyn "Carrie" Wheeler, McLaughlin (no ch.); m. 4th Lepha M. (Bunker) Walton, Kelly (no ch.)

4-Margaret (Maggie) Palmer (1881-1882) d. young

5-Maud A. Palmer (1883-1924) m. Warren Carl Warner (4 ch.)

6-Lovina (Vina) Palmer (1888-1944) m. Enoch H. Field (1 ch.)

7-Irene K. Palmer (1900-1955 ); m. 1st Daniel R. Smiley (2 ch.); m. 2nd Harry Garrette Andree (2 ch.)

Ada married three times:
1-William L. Eckhart (1880-1918) m. 14 Dec 1905, Mason, Ingham, MI USA

2-Dr. Wilson J. Canfield (1859-1939) m. 21 Feb 1922, Lansing, Ingham, MI USA

3-Clifton G. Casner (1891-1970) m. 13 Nov 1944, Eaton Rapids, Eaton, MI USA.

With her first husband William Eckhart, they had one daughter:

1 - Elizabeth Elma Eckhart (1907-1998) m. Jesse Frances Keeney (1887-1965), 20 years her senior; no children.

TIMELINE:

Birth: 14 Jun 1885, Meridian Twp., Okemos, Ingham, MI USA. SOURCE(s): 1) Michigan, Births, 1867-1902 (URL: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQJJ-L8G) 2) Michigan, Births and Christenings, 1775-1995 (URL: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4PN-PMQ).

Residence: 01 Jun 1900, Age: 14, Aurelius, Ingham, MI USA. SOURCE: 1900 US Census. With parents and sibs, age 14.

Marriage #1 (William L Eckhart): 14 Dec 1905, Age: 20, Mason, Ingham, MI USA. SOURCE(s): 1) Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925 (URL: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3J7-3MR) 2) Michigan, Marriages, 1822-1995 (URL: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FCXZ-RWL, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FCYW-F9C).

Residence: 15 Apr 1910, Age: 25, Aurelius, Ingham, Michigan USA. SOURCE: 1910 US Census. with Husband & dau. Elizabeth (2).

Death of 1st husband William Eckhart: 17 May 1918, Age: 32, Aurelius, Ingham, MI USA. William Eckhart died of a skull fracture from a horse kick, leaving his young widow Ada (33) and daughter Elizabeth (age 10)

Residence: 01 Jan 1920, Age: 35, Aurelius, Ingham, Michigan, USA. SOURCE: 1920 US Census. Living as a widow with her parents (Isaiah & Libby Palmer), dau. Elizabeth, and nephew Ferris Palmer.

Marriage #2 (Wilson J. Canfield, MD): 21 Feb 1922, Age: 36, Lansing, Ingham, MI USA. SOURCE(s): 1) Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925 (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQMK-QCM) 2) Michigan, Marriages, 1822-1995 (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FC64-3T5). 3) Newspaper article

Residence: 02 Apr 1930, Age: 45, Eaton Rapids, Eaton, MI USA. SOURCE: 1930 US Census. Wilson (71), Adah (44), and a boarder, age 90

Death of 2nd husband, Dr. Wilson Canfield: 01 Jan 1939, Age: 53, Ingham or Eaton Co., MI USA. SOURCE(s): 1) www.findagrave.com, Memorial #60651299.

Residence: 01 Apr 1940, Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan, USA. SOURCE: 1940 US Census. Marital Status: Widowed.

Marriage #3 (Clifton Glee Casner): 13 Nov 1944, Age: 59, Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan USA. Source: Original copy of Marriage Certificate; although Marriage License was granted in Steuben County, Indiana.

Residence: 01 Apr 1950, Garrett, DeKalb, Indiana, USA with husband Clifton Glee Casner. SOURCE: 1950 US Census

Residence: 1960-1967, 2209 Lyons Avenue, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA. SOURCE(s): U.S. City Directories (Beta)

Death: 09 Jun 1967, Age: 81, Lansing, Ingham, MI USA. SOURCE(s): 1) Michigan Death Certificate; states died at Ingham Medical 2) Find a grave, Memorial #86213808)

Burial: 12 Jun 1967, Rosehill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan, USA. SOURCE(s): 1) www.findagrave.com, Memorial #86213808. Shared Headstone with dau. Elizabeth (Eckhart) Keeney

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Bio, timeline, genealogy research, and photos courtesy (except where noted) Debra Hart Blackgrave Tyre, great-grandniece of Ada. Please retain original credits if copied; thank you. [Revised 06.25.2022]


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