Eighth of 11 children born to J. A. Quitman Palmer b. March 10, 1848 and Elizabeth Belle Barr b. June 23, 1851.
Maternal grandparents: Allen E. Barr b. August 28, 1811 and Jane Palace Campbell b. May 3, 1820.
Paternal grandparents: John Houston Palmer b. March 28, 1816 and Eliza Jane Terry b. December 22, 1821.
Married Robert Edward Brewer on March 21, 1908 in Altus, Oklahoma. The couple had two children: a daughter, Emil, and a son, George.
Blanche was an office nurse for a physician for many years prior to starting a career as an artist. She taught oil painting and maintained a studio in her home for more than 50 years. She received recognition for a technique using oil paint on glass, a method designed to give greater depth and intensity to floral subjects.
During her lifetime she lived in a number of places including Center City, TX; Elmer, OK; Wichita Falls, TX; Dodson(ville), TX; Plainview, TX; Glazier, TX; White Deer, TX; Memphis, TX; Wellington, TX; Canyon, TX; Amarillo, TX; Pampa, TX; and Elida, NM. She spent the last 26 years of her life in Lubbock, TX.
Eighth of 11 children born to J. A. Quitman Palmer b. March 10, 1848 and Elizabeth Belle Barr b. June 23, 1851.
Maternal grandparents: Allen E. Barr b. August 28, 1811 and Jane Palace Campbell b. May 3, 1820.
Paternal grandparents: John Houston Palmer b. March 28, 1816 and Eliza Jane Terry b. December 22, 1821.
Married Robert Edward Brewer on March 21, 1908 in Altus, Oklahoma. The couple had two children: a daughter, Emil, and a son, George.
Blanche was an office nurse for a physician for many years prior to starting a career as an artist. She taught oil painting and maintained a studio in her home for more than 50 years. She received recognition for a technique using oil paint on glass, a method designed to give greater depth and intensity to floral subjects.
During her lifetime she lived in a number of places including Center City, TX; Elmer, OK; Wichita Falls, TX; Dodson(ville), TX; Plainview, TX; Glazier, TX; White Deer, TX; Memphis, TX; Wellington, TX; Canyon, TX; Amarillo, TX; Pampa, TX; and Elida, NM. She spent the last 26 years of her life in Lubbock, TX.
Family Members
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Walter Sprague Palmer
1870–1873
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Thomas Cole "Tom" Palmer
1872–1936
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Sion Eugene "Gene" Palmer
1874–1945
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Eulela Jane "Lela" Palmer Moss
1878–1967
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Jefferson Allen "Jeff" Palmer
1883–1960
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Robert Ira Palmer
1885–1955
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SGT George Luther Palmer
1887–1925
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Ora Stone Palmer Walsh
1892–1961
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Auby Ershail Palmer Witt
1894–1939
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Mrs Vickie Belle Palmer Weinberger
1897–1986
