Josephine Brown

b. 13 December 1856, d. 29 April 1952
  • Josephine Brown was born on 13 December 1856 in Double Bayou, Chambers County, Texas.
  • She married William Holland on 22 December 1879.
  • William Holland and Josephine Brown appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. Other members of the household included Jewell Holland. Also in the household were sons W. C. (age 18) and Clyde (14), daughters Sally (8), Ara (6) and Edna (3), and step-son M. C. Higginbotham (25).
  • Josephine Brown became a widow at the 29 May 1908 death of her husband William Holland.
  • Josephine Brown appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, at 637 Avenue E. Other members of the household included Jewell Holland. Also in the household were son McClellan Higginbothem (age 35) and Holland children Clyde (age 23), JHallie (19), Ora (16) and Edna (12).
  • Josephine Brown died on 29 April 1952 at age 95 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, at 637 Avenue E at her residence. . Informant was her daughter, Mrs. J. D. Blevins.
  • She was interred at Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.
  • Last Edited: 1 Aug 2013

Family: William Holland b. 15 June 1854, d. 29 May 1908