Josephine Mathis

Female1858–

Brief Life History of Josephine

When Josephine Mathis was born in 1858, in Iowa, United States, her father, James H Mathis, was 28 and her mother, Mary Jane Dickey, was 24. She married Charles Haefner in 1878. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Douglas Township, Polk, Iowa, United States in 1860 and Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. She was buried in Elkhart, Polk, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Haefner
1854–1921
Josephine Mathis
1858–
Marriage: 1878
Dr Albert William Haeffner
1881–1952
Hope Eleanor Haeffner
1883–1980

Sources (7)

  • Josephine Haeffner in household of Charles Haeffner, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Josephine M Haeffner in entry for Charles Haeffner, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998"
  • Josephine M Haeffner in household of Charles Haeffner, "United States Census, 1910"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1878

    • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1863

    Age 5

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1867 · The Chicago Water Tower

    Age 9

    The Chicago water tower was built out of Lemont limestone by William W. Boyington and was used for firefighting and also drawing clean water from Lake Michigan. The tower gained prominence after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Some believe that the tower was the only building to survive the Great Chicago Fire, but a few other buildings survived alongside the tower. The tower has become a symbol of old Chicago and how the city recovered from the fire. The tower has undergone only two renovations since 1913. 

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 32

    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    Name Meaning

    German, French (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), and Flemish: from a variant of the personal name Matthias (see Matthew ). Compare Matthys .

    English: from a pet form of the personal names Matthew or Mathias .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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