Josephine Frank was born about 1862 in Indiana to Joseph Frank and Nancy (Rice) Frank.
1880 Census
Josephine is living in Shawswick, Lawrence County, Indiana with her parents and siblings during the 1880 Census.
Joseph Frank - Age 57
Nancy Frank - Age 47
John L. Frank - Age 21
Mary J. Frank - Age 19
William Frank - Age 16
Grace Frank - Age 14
Marriage
Josephine married John N. Morris on 18 May 1884 in Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana.
1885 Kansas Census
Josie is listed on the 1885 Kansas census living with her husband, J N Morris in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas. She is listed as a milliner and her husband is listed as a metal worker.
1910 Census
Josephine is living in Black Dog, Osage County, Oklahoma during the 1910 Census.
1920 Census
Josephine is living in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington during the 1920 Census.
Death
Josephine died on 13 Dec 1926 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
Sources
1880 US Census, Lawrence County, Indiana, population schedule, , enumeration district (ED) 12, Pg 17 (penned) A (stamped), blank, Joseph Frank; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : downloaded & viewed 6 February 2012); Family History Film: 1254292.
"Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001," images, ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 28 October 2017), entry for Josie M. Frank and John N. Morris in Lawrence County, Indiana (1880-1886, Volume G), marraige licence dated 17 May 1884, Marriage dated 18 May 1884. Witnesses and parents are not mentioned.
"Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925," Digital Images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.cm : accessed 4 April 2021), entry for J.N Morris and Josie Morris on Pg. 43 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas in 1885 Census; Kansas State Historical Society
1910 U.S. Federal Census, Osage County, Oklahoma, population schedule, Black Dog Township (Osage City), enumeration district (ED) 164, Pg. 10 (handwritten) B (stamped), dwelling 269, family 271, entry for Josie M Morris; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 4 April 2021); Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Roll: T624_1268 FHL microfilm: 1375281.
1920 Federal Census, Pierce County, Washington, population schedule, , enumeration district (ED) ED 238, Pg 4 (penned) B (stamped), Dwelling 91, Family 94, John M. Morris; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.Ancestry.com : accessed 9 February 2012); NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Josephine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Josephine: