Mary (Mellen) Palmer (1850-1894)

"Queen Palmer" Mary Lincoln (Mellen) Palmer of Glen Eyrie, Colorado Springs

Henry James described her as, "spontaneous, loquacious, and really charming". She married Union General William Palmer and they were the parents of three daughters.

Parents

William Proctor Mellen

William P. Mellen, of New York

1814-1873

Isabel Clark

Mrs Isabel (Clark) Mellen

1829-1854

Spouse

William Jackson Palmer

General William J. Palmer, Railroad Magnate & Founder of Colorado Springs

1836-1909

Children

Elsie Palmer

Mrs Elsie (Palmer) Myers

1872-1955

Dorothy Palmer

Dorothy Palmer, died unmarried

1880-1961

Marjory Palmer

Mrs Marjory (Palmer) Watt

1881-1925

Associated Houses

Glen Eyrie Castle

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Loseley Park

Guildford

Ightham Mote

Sevenoaks