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Josephine Gasson SWEARINGEN

Josephine Gasson SWEARINGEN

Female 1868 - 1939  (71 years)

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  • Name Josephine Gasson SWEARINGEN  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth Sep 1868  NV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    • 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.
    Gender Female 
    Birth 18 Sep 1869  NV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 23 Apr 1930  Triumph, Martin, MN Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • 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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6] 
    • 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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I19646  MM
    Last Modified 17 Jun 2022 

    Father Unknown GASSON 
    Mother Rosenea BOWMAN,   b. Abt 1837, Württemberg, GERMANY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5352  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George E. BROCKMAN,   b. 1 Jun 1865, Stanton, Goodhue, MN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1927, Triumph, Martin, MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 10 Feb 1892  [4, 7] 
    Family ID F4410  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Sep 1868 - NV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Sep 1869 - NV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 23 Apr 1930 - Triumph, Martin, MN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Oct 1939 - St. Peter State Hospital, St. Peter, Nicollet, MN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Elm Creek Cemetery, Trimont, Martin, MN Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S145] Minn Death Certificate, 1927-MN-007755, George E. Brockman, informant Fred Brockman, Triumph, MN, 145.

    2. [S145] Minn Death Certificate, 1939-MN-009667, Josephine E. Brockman, informant St. Peter Hospital records., 145.

    3. [S1870] 1870 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1870), 1870.

    4. [S1900] 1900 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1900), 1900.

    5. [S1930] 1930 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1930), 1930.

    6. [S560] Postmaster Finder, 560.

    7. [S874] George E Brockman Obituary, 874.