Evening journal., 1920-07-28
AUNT HETTY
PALMER DEAD
Brandywine's Dear Old
Lady" Was Oldest Mem
Der Of Avenue Church
PICKED HER PAIL
BEARERS YEARS AGO

Aunt Hetty" Palmer Is dead. the
last OF her line Born November ..
1888, IN what was Brandywlne village,
now the Ninth Ward. her acute rec
objections covered large part OF
local history. Her birthplace. No.
i9iO Market street, is still in the
FAMILY. She was christened Esther
Jane, but TO large circle Of nleces
and nophews and additional circle OF
acqualntances she was Aunt Hetty."
until a few we ks ago her bodily Wig
or had continued: then came the
weakness Of age, and death closed
her. mortal chapter last evening at
the residence OF her sister-n-law,
Mrs. John Palmer No. 2ii8 Wash
ingtOn street.
Esther Jane Palmer was the daugh-
ter OF Moses Palmer. and Mary Hemp
hfll Grubb Palmer, and was OF the
sixth generation beginning with the
John Palmer, who came from Eng
land and settled In the neighborhoOd
OF what Is now COncOrdville, Pa.
about 1856 The names OF John and
Moses persist through all her line on
this side Of the Atlantic. The FIRST
John had son who was named after
him; the second John had a son
John, and that John was the father
OF Moses Palmer, who resided in
BrandyNinc Village and was a miller.
Moses Palmer had four children by
his FIRST wife, Sarah Mats0n, one OF
WhOm Norris, moved 10 California
In the "gOld days There were ten
children by the second wife. or these
John Palmer, who conducted a gro
Gerry store at 1908 Market street, for
many years was the eldest; he died
In 1901. Others included Sarah NJ.
who became the wife Of John p. ALI
mond: Moses. who was a farmer In
BrandyNNine hundred. and James p.
who was In the grocery business.
Miss Palmer often referred TO the
fact that on her mothers side she was
Scotch Irish and she took great in
terest In all matters Of relationships
amazing her friends with her memory
for such details. she was blessed
with good sight and enjoyed Keeping
up with affairs through reading th,
1 newspapers. and she got great spirit
nal comfort In reading the Bible. Fol
many years she was a member OF
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church, dat
/ ing back 10 the pastorate OF the Rev
George w. Folwell, 1868 10 1914. she
was baptized there March 70, 1868, anC
| lived 10 be the Oldest member.
For long time she had looked
! forward TO her death and years ago
named the persons she desired TO acl
as pallbearcrs but death has taken
some OF them before her, including
within the past year w. stewart All
mOnd, Winfield 5. Palmer aud William
/ j. Hemphill, all nephews. Among her
surviving nephews and nieces are vii.
| liam NJ. Palmer, Mrs. Frank Turner
Dir. John Palmer. Dr. Charles NJ. All.
mond. Mrs. b. II. Gulick, Miss Saral
n. Palmer, George w. Palmer, Charles
B. Palmer. Mrs. Lydia Atwell, Mrs
John Hare. Mrs. Charles Il. Smalle!
iand Misses Amanda and Alice Palmer
AT the funeral Of her nephew. Stew
art Almond. last August she inform
ed The undertaken that she desires
10 have him take charge Of her IA
neral, and her wishes are being car
lrled out
Services will be held on Friday az
ternOOn at 2@ o'clock. local time. a
the residence OF her sister-in-law
Mrs Amanda y. Palmer, 2iiS Wash
ingtOn street. TO be conducted by thl
Rev. Joseph T. Irwin, pastor Of Della
ware Avenue Baptist Church. inter
ment will be al Wilmington an,
Brandywine Cemetery in plot bough
lhV her father. In 1914.