Josephine "Josie" (Jones) Watrous was born on January 10, 1863 in Indiana, the daughter of Francis L Jones ( –1865) and Annie (McCartney) Jones.
She was married on September 23, 1884 in New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana to Frank Rossiter Watrous (1856–1915), and he was the son of John "Mahlon" Watrous (1822–1893) and his wife Emily A (Dorrance) Watrous (ca 1829–1856).
Living at 1010 West Greenwood, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, she was 77 years old and a widow when she died of a cerebral hemorrhage on May 26, 1940 at Madison Sanitarium & Hospital where she had been for two days. Burial was two days later in Spring Hill Cemetery in Madison [city, not county].
Much of the above is from her Death Certificate, with Frank D Watrous of 4029 Brush Hill Road as the informant.
Known children of Josie and Frank:
~ Frank Dorrance Watrous (1887–1962)
~ Josephine Brooke Watrous (1892–1961)
~ Olivia Foster Watrous (1893–1977)
[1900 census = 3 children; 3 living]
[1910 census = 3 children; 3 living]
Josephine "Josie" (Jones) Watrous was born on January 10, 1863 in Indiana, the daughter of Francis L Jones ( –1865) and Annie (McCartney) Jones.
She was married on September 23, 1884 in New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana to Frank Rossiter Watrous (1856–1915), and he was the son of John "Mahlon" Watrous (1822–1893) and his wife Emily A (Dorrance) Watrous (ca 1829–1856).
Living at 1010 West Greenwood, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, she was 77 years old and a widow when she died of a cerebral hemorrhage on May 26, 1940 at Madison Sanitarium & Hospital where she had been for two days. Burial was two days later in Spring Hill Cemetery in Madison [city, not county].
Much of the above is from her Death Certificate, with Frank D Watrous of 4029 Brush Hill Road as the informant.
Known children of Josie and Frank:
~ Frank Dorrance Watrous (1887–1962)
~ Josephine Brooke Watrous (1892–1961)
~ Olivia Foster Watrous (1893–1977)
[1900 census = 3 children; 3 living]
[1910 census = 3 children; 3 living]
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