Maternal; Eliza Ann Reed (16 Sep 1818 - 14 Mar 1893)

Name: Eliza Ann Reed ^{Notation 1}
Parents: _____ Reed and _____ _____ ^{Notation 3}
Birth: 16 September 1818
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Death: 14 March 1893 ^{Source 6, 7 & 8}
Death Location: Center Township, Ripley County, Indiana, United States

Spouses: Blaney Palmer, Sr. ^{Source 1}
Marriage Date: 18 November 1847 ^{Source 1}
Marriage Location: Fairfield Township, Butler County, Ohio, United States ^{Source 1}

Children: Mary Elizabeth Palmer (Brown) ^{Notation 4}, Jane Palmer (Welsh), Mariah Palmer, John Palmer ^{Notation 4}, Isabell Palmer (Tyler/Connerley), Blaney Palmer, Jr. ^{Notation 4 & 5}, Anna Eliza Palmer (Wagner) ^{Notation 4}

Eliza Ann Reed's Relationship to Carol in the family tree: Maternal side 2x Great-Grandmother

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Sources:
Source 1. Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016, "Plenny Parmer and Eliza Ann Reed" 18 October 1847, Fairfield Township, Butler County, Ohio, United States.
Source 2. 1850 United States Federal Census, "Blaney Palmer" 9 October 1850, Otter Creek Township, Ripley County, Indiana, United States.
Source 3. 1860 United States Federal Census, "Bleny Palmer" 19 June 1850, Post Office: Osgood, Center Township, Ripley County, Indiana, United States.
Source 4. 1870 United States Federal Census, "Blaney Palmer" 11 July 1870, Post Office: Versailles, Center Township, Ripley County, Indiana, United States.
Source 5. 1880 United States Federal Census, "Blaney Palmer" 3 June 1880, Center Township, Ripley County, Indiana, United States.

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Carol A. Wells-Perlaky's Notations:
Notation 1: Her middle name is shared as Ann on the 1847 marriage record. Some share her middle name being Alma, but I have not come across any paper records (i.e. Census, a birth record, a death record, newspaper mention, et al) that share Alma being her middle name. I went with "Eliza Ann Reed" as shared on her marriage record - only a FindAGrave memorial page, which - as sidenote - her middle name is not shared on her headstone, and some online trees share Alma as a middle name.
Notation 2: Was Eliza Reed a sibling of an Alven Reed, who married a Mary Jane Graham in 1849 in neighboring Ross Township, Butler County, Ohio, United States? There are shared DNA matches with descendants of Alven Reed's children, but his wife was a child of a Hannah "Fanny" Palmer Graham (who was also born in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland) ... which Hannah "Fanny" could been a sibling, or perhaps a cousin, of Blaney Palmer, Sr. so the DNA matching through the Palmers? There is also a William Reed who lived in Ohio that is of interest as a possible sibling, or close in age relation, to Alven Reed - so possibly also Eliza.
Notation 3: There were two Eliza Reeds who was born about 1817-1819 and lived in Ohio. One is the Eliza A. Reed who married Blaney Palmer, Sr. The other is a child of Thomas "Tom" Reed and Mary Russell, the latter being a child of Charles Russell. The latter Eliza Reed married a John Grey/Guy in Gallia county, Ohio and is recorded in the 1850 census, for Gallia county of Ohio, with her husband and a couple of her Russell cousins in the same household. By the 1850, Blaney Palmer and his wife and oldest child are recorded being in Ripley County, Indiana. Someone, on Ancestry.com's site, shared a PDF file about Charles Russell's will, which mentions his granddaughter - Eliza Reed - in it, and so they titled the PDF file as to being about/for "Eliza Reed, wife of Blaney Palmer" as to being the Eliza Reed mentioned when it was the other Eliza Reed who was Charles Russell's granddaughter. Undoubtedly the titling of the PDF file, pointing to being for the incorrect Eliza Reed, has lead some people to incorrectly cite/include that will as a source for Blaney Palmer, Sr's wife. Currently, on my side of the researching, Eliza Ann Reed Palmer's parents remain as unknown.
Notation 4: Share DNA matches with this person's known descendants.
Notation 5: Known ancestor of Carol on paternal side of her family tree.

Post's Update History:
Original Publish Date: 13 Aug 2025 by Carol A. Wells-Perlaky

Maternal; Blaney Palmer, Sr. (15 Sep 1820 - 1 Oct 1899)

Name: Blaney Palmer, Sr.
Parents: David Palmer and Mary Campbell ^{Notation 1, 2 & 3}
Birth: 15 September 1820
Birth Location: County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Death: 1 October 1899 ^{Source 6, 7 & 8}
Death Location: Center Township, Ripley County, Indiana, United States

Occupation: Farmer in Osgood, Center Township, Ripley County, Indiana, United States ^{Source 3, 4, 6 & 8}
Spouses: Eliza Ann Reed ^{Source 2}
Marriage Date: 18 November 1847 ^{Source 2}
Marriage Location: Fairfield Township, Butler County, Ohio, United States ^{Source 2}

Children: Mary Elizabeth Palmer (Brown) ^{Notation 4}, Jane Palmer (Welsh), Mariah Palmer, John Palmer ^{Notation 4}, Isabell Palmer (Tyler/Connerley), Blaney Palmer, Jr. ^{Notation 4 & 5}, Anna Eliza Palmer (Wagner) ^{Notation 4}

Blaney Palmer, Sr.'s Relationship to Carol in the family tree: Maternal side 2x Great-Grandfather

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Sources:
Source 1. New York, Passenger and Immigration Lists, 1820-1850, "Blaney Palmer", 31 May 1842, Ship "Rob Roy".
Source 2. Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016, "Plenny Parmer and Eliza Ann Reed" 18 October 1847, Fairfield Township, Butler County, Ohio, United States.
Source 3. 1850 United States Federal Census, "Blaney Palmer" 9 October 1850, Otter Creek Township, Ripley County, Indiana, United States.
Source 4. 1860 United States Federal Census, "Bleny Palmer" 19 June 1850, Post Office: Osgood, Center Township, Ripley County, Indiana, United States.
Source 5. U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, "Blary Parmer", June 1863, Ripley County, Indiana, United States.
Source 6. 1870 United States Federal Census, "Blaney Palmer" 11 July 1870, Post Office: Versailles, Center Township, Ripley County, Indiana, United States.
Source 7. Civil Order Book: Decatur. Court Orders December 1878–September 1879, "Estate of James Cravens v Blaney Palmer", change of venus, 24 February 1879, Decatur County, Indiana, United States.
Source 8. 1880 United States Federal Census, "Blaney Palmer" 3 June 1880, Center Township, Ripley County, Indiana, United States.
Source 9. Batesville Independent Record (Batesville, Indiana), "COURT REPORTS", 18 May 1893, Thursday, Page 6.
Source 10. Batesville Democrat Herald (Batesville, Indiana), "REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS", 4 October 1894, Thursday, Page 1.
Source 11. Batesville Tribune (Batesville, Indiana), "COMMISSIONERS' ALLOWANCE", 24 September 1896, Thursday, Page 8.
Source 12. Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, "Blaney Palmer", 2 October 1899, Center Township, Ripley County, Indiana, United States.
Source 12. Osgood Journal (Osgood, Indiana), "Gone Home", 12 October 1899, Thursday, Page 5.

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Carol A. Wells-Perlaky's Notations:
Notation 1: Basing this relationship thought upon DNA matches with a) my own Ancestry DNA test, b) my sister's Ancestry DNA test, c) one of my maternal 1st cousins' Ancestry DNA test and d) one of my children's Ancestry DNA test. If David Palmer is not the father, as I speculate him to possibly being, then he could been a paternal uncle.
Notation 2: Found Mary Campbell's name, as the wife of David Palmer, through Elizabeth Palmer Grames' Indiana death certificate. The above mentioned DNA tests, in Notation 1, have DNA matches with known descendants of Elizabeth Palmer Grames' children.
Notation 3: Some trees share a Sanford Palmer [Sr.] and Mary Ann Davies as the parents of a "William James Palmer" and attach Blaney, Sr. and John Palmer being children of "William James Palmer" of County Cork and-or County Antrim. However there are issues with this (i.e. certain dates conflict/don't match up/are changed around by users or that blank name's line records said to be for "William James Palmer"/to create a set of twins) and that at one time "William James Palmer" was listed as a twin of another child, Sanford Palmer, Jr., to have 1 Christening record cover 2 children ... then it was changed to having "William James" be the couple's oldest child (perhaps as a way to try to "explain" why he, as the oldest, may not have a Christening record/that it was "lost", but all the other known children of the couple do have one. Another recent event, to try to help have "William James Palmer" kind of work for the father thought/to have one of their children born in Country Antrim to use a County Antrim birth record for a child named John Palmer, is to have Blaney Palmer, Sr. become the younger brother despite John Palmer's estimated birth year, in United States records, being consistent and share him being younger than Blaney Palmer, Sr. There is also that there are no DNA matches shared with any descendants of Sandford Palmer, Sr. and Mary Ann Davies's known children [Mary Ann, Hannah, Jonathan Tanner, Simon Davies and Sanford Palmer, Jr.] whereas there are several DNA matches with the descendants Elizabeth Palmer and Margory/Margery Palmer's children [and both women, in at least one record, shared being born in County Tyrone, Ireland to a David Palmer]. On my side, the DNA matching - as well the lack thereof - is hard to ignore.
Notation 4: Share DNA matches with this person's known descendants.
Notation 5: Known ancestor of Carol on paternal side of her family tree.

Post's Update History:
Original Publish Date: 08 Aug 2025 by Carol A. Wells-Perlaky

Paternal; Elizabeth Thompson (About 1775 - After 1840)

Name: Elizabeth "Betsey" Thompson^{Citation 1}
Parents: Samuel Thompson and Susannah Grayson ^{Citation 1}
Birth: About 1775
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
Death: After 1840
Death Location: Possibly Smyth Wythe County, United States

Spouses: 1. Martin Staley and 2. George W. Killinger, Sr..
Marriage Dates: 1. 7 Jan 1811 ^{Source 1 & 2} and 2. 2 August 1827
Marriage Locations: 1. Wythe County, Virginia, United States ^{Source 1 & 2} and 2. Washington County, Virginia, United States

Children: [none].

Elizabeth "Betsey" Thompson's Relationship to Carol in the family tree: 2nd Spouse of Paternal Side 4x Great-Grandfather

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Sources:
Source 1. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940, "Martin Staley" and "Betsey Thompson", 7 Jan 1811, Wythe County, Virginia, United States.
Source 2. Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850, "Martin Staley and Betsey Thompson", 6 Jan 1811, Wythe County, Virginia, United States.
Find a Grave Index, "Elizabeth Betsey Thompson Killinger", Unknown, Burial Details Unknown.

Citations:
Citation 1. Family Search One World Tree; "Elizabeth Betsey Thompson", About 1775 - After 1840 [ KGS9-D2P ].

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Carol A. Wells-Perlaky's Notations:
Notation 1:

Post's Update History:

Original Publish Date: 6 Aug 2025 by Carol A. Wells-Perlaky

Paternal; Maria Catherina Margaretha Kettering (4 Aug 1743 - Before Jan 1811)

Name: Maria Catherina Margaretha Kettering ^{Citation 1}
Parents: Johann Adam Kettering and Anna Magdalena Gampfer
Birth: 1743
Birth Location: today's Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: Before January 1811 ^{Source 2}
Death Location: today's Wythe County, United States ^{Source 2}

Spouse: Martin Staley ^{Source 2 & 3}.
Marriage Date: __ __ ____
Marriage Location: _____

Children: Valentine Staley, John Staley, Margaret Elizabeth Staley, Abraham Staley, Christina Staley (Steffy) ^{Notation 4 & 5}.

Maria Catherina Margaretha Kettering's Relationship to Carol in the family tree: Paternal Side 4x Great-Grandmother

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Sources:
Source 1. Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950, "Maria Margaretha Kittring", 1743, Hill Evangelical Lutheran Church, North Annville Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Source 2. Find a Grave Index, "Maria Catherine Catron", 1811, Aker-Staley Cemetery, Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Virginia, United States.

Citations:
Citation 1. Family Search One World Tree; "Maria Catherine Margaretha Kettering", 4 August 1743 - 1811 [ KGS9-DR3 ].

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Carol A. Wells-Perlaky's Notations:
Notation 1: She is sometimes listed with the maiden surname of Catron or Katron as well as Kettring.
Notation 2: Variations of married surname include Staehle, Stehle, Steely and Starly.>

Notation 3: She passed before January 1811 as Martin Staley married Elizabeth "Betsey" Thompson on 7 January 1811 in Wythe County, Virginia. She may have been buried in the same cemetery that Martin Staley is said to been buried in, but that is not confirmed either per my research.
Notation 4: Share DNA matches with this person's known descendants.
Notation 5: Known ancestor of Carol on paternal side of her family tree.

Post's Update History:

Original Publish Date: 1 August 2025 by Carol A. Wells-Perlaky

Paternal; Martin Staley (1735 - 25 Feb 1826)

Name: Martin Staley ^{Citation 1; Notation 1}
Parents: Johannes Ulrich Staehli and Anna Maria Germann
Birth: 1735
Birth Location: today's Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States ^{Citation 1; Notation 2}
Death: 25 February 1826
Death Location: today's Wythe County, United States

Spouses: 1. Maria Catherine Margaret Kettering and 2. Elizabeth "Betsey" Thompson ^{Source 2 and 3}.
Marriage Dates: 1. __ __ ____ and 2. 7 January 1811 ^{Source 2 & 3}
Marriage Locations: 1. _____ and 2. Wythe County, Virginia, United States ^{Source 2 & 3}

Children: Valentine Staley, John Staley, Abraham Staley, Margaret Elizabeth Staley (Staley), Christina "Teney" Staley (Steffy) ^{Notation 3 & 4}.

Martin Staley's Relationship to Carol in the family tree: Paternal Side 4x Great-Grandfather

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Sources:
Source 1. 1810 United States Federal Census, "Martin Steely", 6 Aug 1810, Wythe County, Virginia, United States.
Source 2. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940, "Martin Staley" and "Betsey Thompson", 7 Jan 1811, Wythe County, Virginia, United States.
Source 3. Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850, "Martin Staley and Betsey Thompson", 6 Jan 1811, Wythe County, Virginia, United States
Source 4. 1820 United States Federal Census, "Martin Starly", 7 Aug 1820, Evensham, Wythe County, Virginia, United States.
Find a Grave Index, "Martin Staley", 25 Feb 1826, Aker-Staley Cemetery, Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Virginia, United States.

Citations:
Citation 1. Family Search One World Tree; "Martin Staley", 1735 - 25 February 1826 [ KGS9-DR3 ].

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Carol A. Wells-Perlaky's Notations:
Notation 1: Variations of surname include Staehle, Stehle, Stehley, Staily, Steely and Starly.
Notation 2: Martin Staley is reportedly said to been born in Lebanon County or Lancaster County, Pennsylvania area. However, there are some questions on my side about this as his father would've immigrated to the United States/American Colonies before 1735 for that to happen, whereas many online trees cite sources where he married Anna Maria Germann in 1734 in Switzerland and Johannes Ulrich Jacob Staehli immigrating in the 1750s, not in 1734 or even 1735. If the 1750s immigration date is correct, then Martin Staley would been born in another country, not in Lebanon or Lancaster county area of Pennsylvania.
Notation 3: Share DNA matches with this person's known descendants.
Notation 4: Known ancestor of Carol on paternal side of her family tree.

Post's Update History:

Original Publish Date: 30 July 2025 by Carol A. Wells-Perlaky

Maternal; Louisa Simmons (1832 - Jul 1879)

Louisa Simmons
Parents: Maston Elmore Simmons and Emily T. Howell
Birth: 1832
Birth Location: Scott County, Illinois, United States
Death: Jul 1879
Death Location: Scott County, Illinois, United States

Spouse: James Lawson
Marriage Date: 12 Nov 1848 ^{Source 1}
Marriage Location: Scott County, Illinois, United States ^{Source 1}

Children: Paulina Lawson (Worrall), Emily Laura Lawson (Patterson), Catherine Caroline Lawson (Whewell), Elizabeth J. "Lizzie" Lawson (Baker)

Louisa Simmon's Relationship to Carol in the family tree: maternal side 3x Great-Grandmother

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Sources::
Source 1. Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935; "James Lawson and Louisa Simmons", 14 Dec 1848, Scott County, Illinois, United States.
Source 2. United States, Census, 1860; "Louisa Lauson in household of James Lauson", 6 Jul 1860, Page 127, Post Office: Winchester, Township 14 Range 11, Scott County, Illinois, United States.
Source 3. 1870 United States Federal Census; "James Lawson", 29 Jun 1870, Sheet 10, Post Office Jacksonville, Jacksonville Election Precinct, Morgan County, Illinois, United States,
Source 4 Deed Record: Morgan. Deeds 1874, 1872–1874; "David Simmons, Maston Simmons (all grantors in quitclaim deed, probable relatives or associated families)", 5 Aug 1874, Morgan County, Illinois, United States.

Citations:
Citation 1.

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Carol A. Wells-Perlaky's Notations:
Notation 1. Direct ancestor of Carol A. Wells-Perlaky.
Notation 2. Share DNA match with some descendants.

Post's Update History:
Original Publish Date: 28 Jul 2025 by Carol A. Wells-Perlaky

Maternal; James Lawson (22 Jan 1832 - 19 Dec 1884)

James Lawson ^{Notation 1}
Parents: Joshua Lawson and Telitha Prewitt
Birth: 22 Jan 1832
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
Death: 19 Dec 1884
Death Location: Scott County, Illinois, United States

Occupation: Farmer ^{Source 3, 4 & 5}
Spouse: Louisa Simmons
Marriage Date: 12 Nov 1848 ^{Source 1}
Marriage Location: Scott County, Illinois, United States ^{Source 1}

Children: Paulina Lawson (Worrall), Emily Laura Lawson (Patterson) ^{Notation 2 & 3}, Catherine Caroline Lawson (Whewell), Elizabeth J. "Lizzie" Lawson (Baker)

James Findley Lawson's Relationship to Carol in the family tree: maternal side 3x Great-Grandfather

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Sources::
Source 1. Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935; "James Lawson and Louisa Simmons", 14 Dec 1848, Scott County, Illinois, United States.
Source 2. Illinois, State Census, 1855; "James Lawson", 1855, Winchester, Scott County, Illinois, United States.
Source 3. United States, Census, 1860; "James Lauson", 6 Jul 1860, Page 127, Post Office: Winchester, Township 14 Range 11, Scott County, Illinois, United States.
Source 4. United States Civil War Draft Registration, 1863-1865; "James Lawson", Jun 1863, Sandy Precinct, Scott County, Illinois, United States.
Source 5. 1870 United States Federal Census; "James Lawson", 29 Jun 1870, Sheet 10, Post Office Jacksonville, Jacksonville Election Precinct, Morgan County, Illinois, United States,
Source 6. Deed Record: Morgan. Deeds 1874, 1872–1874; "David Simmons, Maston Simmons (all grantors in quitclaim deed, probable relatives or associated families)", 5 Aug 1874, Morgan County, Illinois, United States.

Citations:
Citation 1.

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Carol A. Wells-Perlaky's Notations:
Notation 1. Often shared by others with the middle name of Findley. I have not yet come across a record for him sharing a middle name or an initial.
Notation 2. Direct ancestor of Carol A. Wells-Perlaky.
Notation 3. Share DNA match with some descendants.

Post's Update History:
Original Publish Date: 23 Jul 2025 by Carol A. Wells-Perlaky