Re: James Munsey born abt 1866 Illinois
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Re: James Munsey born abt 1866 Illinois
5/22/01
Yes, Palmyra a is very unusual name - no people with that name, only lots of towns.It was my grandmother's name and she married James Munsey's brother, Thomas Munsey who was born in London on Christmas Day 1852 and came to this country when he was only a couple months old.I have written to many of the towns named Palmyra to ask how they were named and all refer it back to a town in the Old Testament that was built in the wilderness and today is on the map as Palmyra, Syria.I can only guess that my Great-Grandmother, who named my Grandmother, passed through a town named Palmyra when as a teenager she came with her family from Ohio to Iowa.I just wish I knew for sure.My Grandmother was dead long before I arrived on this earth.