Thomas PALM

  General Notes:

From Pennsylvania according to his son's birth certificate

Census information:
1840 Census - two families in Berks co, PA - Jacob and William. They are both old enough to be the father of Thomas F. However there is no listing of ind. family members in the early census.

1850 census - family in Berks County, Cumru Twp, Pennsylvania
Thomas, Elizabeth, Catharine, and Rufus. He is listed as a carpenter with personal property worth $800

1860 Census - family in Thompson Township, Seneca Co, Ohio - where Flat Rock is.
Thomas, Elizabeth, Catharine, Luther, Parmitta, Anna, Amelia, Franklin.
He is listed as a butcher with personal property worth $700. This is the only record that lists Luther, Parmitta and Anna. I think they are really Rufus, Emaline and Timothy. The ages are correct. Perhaps these are their real names as opposed to nicknames. But does not explain Timothy becoming Annna.

1870 Census - family in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio - Third Ward
Thomas, Elizabeth, Rufus, Emaline, Timothy, Amelia, Frank, Thomas, Libbie.
The first four are listed as being born in PA and the youngest five children were born in Ohio. He is listed as Tinsmith and Rufus is a Tinner.

1880 Census - family in Leavenworth, Kansas
Thomas, Timothy, Amelia, Libby, and Thomas. He is listed as a Farmer and Timothy as a Laborer. Timothy is listed as being born in PA and the other 3 children as in Ohio. Thomas F. is listed as a widower.

NO census records for 1890 however Toledo City directories yield the following information:
1889, 1890
Thomas F. Palm - I D Smead and Co, Tinner 339 Illinois Toledo, OH
Rufus Palm - B A Stevens, Tinner, 1606 Vance, Toledo Ohio
Timothy Palm, laborer, boards 339 Illinois, Toledo, Oh {with father}
Wm F Palm, Toledo Tinware manufacturing Co, foreman, 1109 Oak, Toledo OH
Charles Palm, Schurtz Bros, Butcher, boards 637 S St clair, toledo, OH {relative?}

1890-1891
Matilda Palm, confectioner, 1612 Canton Ave, Toledo OH {Second wife of Thomas F}
Rufus Palm, B A Stevens, Foreman tinner, 1606 Vance, Toledo OH
Thomas F Palm, I D Smead adn Co, foreman tinner, 1612 Canton, Toledo OH
Timothy Palm, laborer, boards 1612 Canton Av, Toledo, OH
Wm F Palm, tinner, 918 Indiana Ave, toledo Oh
Wm. F Palm,laborer, boards 1606 Vance, Toledo OH {son of Rufus perhaps?)

American Civil War Soldiers

Thomas F Palm
Enlisted as a Private on 02 May 1864 at the age of 36
Enlisted in Company F. 130th Infantry Regiment OHIO on 13 May 1864.
Mustered out Company F, 130th Infantry Regiment Ohio on 22 September 1864 in Toledo OH

Civil War Pension Index
Wido Palm, S. Matilda
Corpl, F. 130 Ohio Inf
filed 08/06/1890 - invalid, app #845536 or 945536, certificate no 595492 or 585492
filed Feb 1893 - widow app3 587003, certificate 393947

Death records indicate he was 5 months, 6 days, 64 years of dropsey when he was living at Indiana and Detroit. His occupation was listed as carpenter
Note: His name was spelled as Plim in the records. His death is also listed in the 1894 City Toledo Directory

Other city directory information:
1872 Palm Thomas F, tinsmith, G., F. and M., h 188 Nettie
1868 Palmer, Thomas F., Tinsmith, Shop s s St. Clair nr Washington
1864 Palm, Thomas, grocer n e c St. Clair and Lafayette
1894, Palm, Thomas F (aged 64) died Dec 4, 1893
1893, Palm, Thomas F, confectioner, 1004 Indiana Av, res same.

Thomas married Elizabeth BINGLEY. (Elizabeth BINGLEY was born circa 1826 in PA and died before 1880.)

Thomas also married Matilda Servis BIGLER, daughter of Henry BIGLER and Susan WALTERS. (Matilda Servis BIGLER was born circa 1830 in PA and died on Dec 2, 1913 in Toledo OH.) The cause of her death was arteriosclerosis.