Talk:Innis N. Palmer

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Military family[edit]

Yesterday I was looking for more sources for an article on Jim G. Lucas, a war correspondent. I happened on an obituary for MG Innis Palmer Swift, Innis N. Palmer's grandson. I began following links and discovered that this is a rather amazing military family and wonder if there is room to mention this in the article. The easiest way to explain the family relationships is through Clara Swift Humphrey, Innis Palmer Swift's sister.

She had two grandfathers who were generals, BG Ebenezer Swift, a surgeon, and BG Innis N. Palmer. Her father was MG Eben Swift and her brother was MG Innis Palmer Swift. She married BG Evan Harris Humphrey making MG Charles Frederic Humphrey her father in law, and BG Charles Frederic Humphrey, Jr., her brother in law. Thus she had seven close if not immediate relatives who were US Army generals. Her other brother was Col Eben Swift, Jr., who's son, her nephew Col Eben F. Swift, served in WW II, Korea and Vietnam.

Charles Frederic Humphrey, Sr. won a DSC and the Medal of Honor in the Indian Wars and at least three of the others also won DSC's.

I just wonder if anyone knows of a family with more generals and if it's worthy of mention in the article. Dan D. Ric (talk) 16:13, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]