Josephine Gasson SWEARINGEN

1868 - 1939  (71 years)

• Birth	Sep 1868	NV   [1, 2]
  	1870 census in Reno, Washoe, NV shows Josephine Gasson, age 2, born Nevada. Head of the household is R. Gasson, male, age 26, mulatto, born Wurttemberg and Mary Spencer, aged 5 months.
  Birth	18 Sep 1869	NV   [3]
  Census	23 Apr 1930	Triumph, Martin, MN   [4]
  	1930 census at Triumph, Martin, MN shows Josie Brockman, 59, widowed, married at age 22, b. NV, parents b. FRANCE/GERMANY, post mistress USPO.
  Death	3 Oct 1939	St. Peter State Hospital, St. Peter, Nicollet, MN   [3, 5]
  	List of Postmasters lists George Brockman as the Postmaster of Triumph from 8/10/1903 and Josephine Brockman from 2/15/1927 to 7/1/1927. The death certificate of that Josephine gives as parents father Gasson, b. France and mother Rosens, b. California (other records do not say California).
  Burial	Elm Creek Cemetery, Trimont, Martin, MN   [3]
  	Find A Grave e-Memorial

  
  

  Father	Unknown GASSON
  Mother	Rosenea BOWMAN,   b. Abt 1837, Württemberg, GERMANY
  Family ID	F5352	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George E. BROCKMAN,   b. 1 Jun 1865, Stanton, Goodhue, MN d. 10 Feb 1927, Triumph, Martin, MN (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	10 Feb 1892  [1, 6]
  Family ID	F4410	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Sep 1868 - NV Birth - 18 Sep 1869 - NV Census - 23 Apr 1930 - Triumph, Martin, MN Death - 3 Oct 1939 - St. Peter State Hospital, St. Peter, Nicollet, MN Burial - - Elm Creek Cemetery, Trimont, Martin, MN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1900] 1900 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1900), 1900. [S1870] 1870 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1870), 1870. [S145] Minn Death Certificate, 1939-MN-009667, Josephine E. Brockman, informant St. Peter Hospital records., 145. [S1930] 1930 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1930), 1930. [S560] Postmaster Finder, 560. [S874] George E Brockman Obituary, 874.