Families of Frances Latimer Hawkins

FRANCES LATIMER HAWKINS, daughter of MARY ELIZABETH WELCH and OLNEY HAWKINS, was born July 31, 1848 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan,¹⁴⁸⁸ and died November 19, 1898 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.⁶¹⁷⁵ She is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan.^{1488, 1926}

She married (1) WILLIAM SACKETT PALMER on December 25, 1867 in St. Andrews Church, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan.¹⁹²⁵ He was born in 1844 in Indiana, and died November 19, 1883 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York.¹⁹¹⁵

She married (2) GOODCIL BUCKINGHAM on November 19, 1885 in New York, Manhattan, New York.³⁵⁵⁸ He was born June 30, 1841 in McConnelsville, Ohio,⁹⁵⁹ and died May 3, 1890 in Montclair, Essex, New Jersey.^{959, 1888} He is buried in Mountain Grove Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut.^{959, 2775, 456}

• Descendant Reports
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of Frances L. Hawkins)

Children of FRANCES LATIMER HAWKINS and WILLIAM SACKETT PALMER:

1. WILLIAM HOWARD PALMER, b. 1870, Michigan; m. CLARA CHRISTINE GRANT in September, 1907⁸⁰⁹⁵; d. September 25, 1916, Kansas City.¹⁹¹⁴
2. ANNA L. PALMER, b. August 7, 1872, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan;⁹⁷³ m. (1) LOUIS EDWARD ROSSE on December 24, 1896 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York⁹⁸, m. (2) JOHN CHARLES JEBB on May 23, 1901 in Monmouth, Illinois^{1468, 1469}; d. May 1, 1917, Brooklyn, Kings, New York.^{93, 1916}

Personal Information

William S. Palmer

• graduated from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, March 27, 1867⁴⁶⁸³

Goodcil Buckingham

• was a banker and broker⁹⁵⁹
• was a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church. ⁹⁵⁹

Military Service

Marriage Announcements and News

January 11, 1868¹⁹²⁵

MARRIED.—On Christmas night, at St. Andrew's Church, by the Rev. Mr. Gillespie, WILLIAM S. PALMER, of the class of '66, to MISS FRANCES LATIMER HAWKINS, all of Ann Arbor.

Obituaries

New York Daily Tribune, November 22, 1883¹⁹¹⁵

PALMER—In Brooklyn, November 19, William S. Palmer, aged 40 years.

New York Herald, May 6, 1890²⁷⁷⁵

GOODCIL BUCKINGHAM.

Goodcil Buckingham died at Montclair, N.J., on Saturday, May 3, of heart failure and congestion of the lungs. He had been confined to his bed for six weeks, but died very suddenly. He was a member of the New York Stock Exchange for twenty-two years, being one of the oldest members, and was a broker and banker at No. 35 Wall street. He was born at McConnellsville, Ohio, June 30, 1841, and was forty-nine years old. He was a member of the Ohio Society of this city. He leaves a widow and five children. The funeral will take place this afternoon.

Detroit Free Press, November 20, 1898¹⁹²⁸

MRS. BUCKINGHAM DEAD.

PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS.

After a brief illness, Mrs. Frances Hawkins Palmer Buckingham passed away at her residence, 145 West Fort street, yesterday afternoon. She was a daughter of the late Olney Hawkins, a leader of the Washtenaw bar and prominent in Michigan state politics for many years.

Mrs. Buckingham was born at Ann Arbor in 1848, and in 1867 was married to William Sackett Palmer, of Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., where she lived until the death of her husban[d], November 19, 1883, fifteen years ago yesterday. In 1866, she was married to [G]oodcil Buckingham, prominent Wall street broker, who died in 1890. Four years later Mrs. Buckingham came to Detroit, and for a year occupied the residence of her cousin, Thomas W. Palmer. She moved to her late residence, 145 West Fort street, three years ago. Two children survive her—Mrs. Louise Rosse, Brooklyn, N. Y., and William H. Palmer, of Detroit.

Mrs. Buckingham was an active worker in several charitable organizations of this city, being identified particularly with the Children's Free hospital. She was a member of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Detroit Patriotic Association and many sick solders in the late war received her attention and sympathy while on their way to their homes in the state. As a member of the executive board of the Woman's Exchange, she was a willing and tireless worker.

The funeral services will be held at her late residence, 145 West Fort street, tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock, with interment at Ann Arbor. The following gentlemen have been asked to act as honorary pall-bearers: Don M. Dickinson, Levi L. Barbour, William H. Wells, E. A. Scott, Herman Ralph, H. E. Smith and William A. Butler. Rev. John McCarroll, pastor of [G]race Episcopal church, will officiate.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
July 16, 1850803	Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan	Olney Hawkins Mary Elizabeth Welch Frances Latimer Hawkins Martha Smith Hawkins Mary Churchill Hawkins
June 28, 1860802	Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan	Olney Hawkins Mary Elizabeth Welch Jennie Scott Hawkins Frances Latimer Hawkins Martha Smith Hawkins
June 4, 1880953	Brooklyn, Kings, New York	William Sackett Palmer Frances Latimer Hawkins William Howard Palmer Anna L. Palmer