The record indicates Josephine Wilson was a 14-year-old white female orphan who was born in Texas. Her father was born in Georgia and her mother was born in Louisiana. She lived in the household of John McLemore in Jasper County, Texas. This is probably the Josephine Wilson who married John H Joiner.
According to the 1880 U.S. census Josephine Wilson lived in Beat No. 3, Jasper County, Texas. Her relationship to head of the family was orphan. She was a 14-year-old white female. Her profession, occupation, or trade was "at home". She had attended school in the census year. Her birthplace was Texas. Her father's birthplace was Ga. Her mother's birthplace was La.
She is listed on stamped page 149A, penned page 9 in supervisor’s district 1, enumeration district 38 at line number 2, dwelling 65, family 77. The name of each person whose place of abode on 1st day of June, 1880 in this family were John McLemore, 61, wife Sarah Ann, 44, son Daniel, 23, son Thomas, 19, son Samuel, 16, son Earnest, 15, daughter Julia Ann, 11, daughter Eliza Jane, 9, son George W, 8, and orphan Josephine Wilson, 14.
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