When Josephine Hoelscher was born on 15 December 1878, in Ellinger, Fayette, Texas, United States, her father, Anton J. Hoelscher, was 27 and her mother, Magdalena M Doll, was 28. She married Charlie Jetter on 10 January 1906, in Falls, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Justice Precinct 7, Falls, Texas, United States in 1930 and Justice Precinct 7, Milam, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 10 October 1966, in Rosebud, Falls, Texas, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Rosebud, Falls, Texas, United States.