Josephine Noffsinger

Brief Life History of Josephine

When Josephine Noffsinger was born on 27 August 1860, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States, her father, Joseph Nofsinger, was 37 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Wright, was 29. She married Rufus A. Edwards on 22 December 1883, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in South Carrollton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States for about 40 years and Bremen, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States in 1920. She died on 18 January 1948, in Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Old Bethel Cemetery, Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Rufus A. Edwards
1857–
Josephine Noffsinger
1860–1948
Marriage: 22 December 1883
Nannie Mae Edwards
1886–1969
Claude Freeman Edwards
1893–1972
Minnie Belle Edwards
1895–1974
Mary Ethel Edwards
1898–1976

Sources (15)

  • Josphine Noffsinger in household of J Noffsinger, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Josephine Nofsinger, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960"
  • Josephine Nofsinger, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

World Events (8)

1861

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

1863

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

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Nafziger .

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

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