Josie was born in August 5, 1881, Prince Edward County, Virginia, to Thomas Sidney Bowman & Harriet Susan (Falwell) Bowman, who were married in 1880. Her mother was a widow when she died. Josie was single and age 22 when she married Samuel "Bushal/Boushall" Upton on 14 Oct 1903, Prince Edward County, VA, and she was his widow when she died of Pneumonia due to Heart Disease with Diabetes as a contributing factor, on May 7, 1970, age 88, Central State Hospital, Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co, VA 23803. Residence: 108 W. Virginia St, Farmville, Prince Edward Co, VA 23901. Occupation: Domestic.
Burial: Westview Cemetery, Farmville, VA (Shorter Funeral Home). (Sam Upton is probably buried in this same cemetery.)
Josie was Sam Upton's second wife. He was married twice; this is Lucille Upton Bloxton's mother, Josephine Maud "Josie" (Bowman) Upton, who was married to and widowed by Samuel "Bushel" Upton when he died, [NOT Dora Selena (Wood) Upton Hudson, Sam Upton's first wife who divorced him], the mother of Lucille's half-sister, actress Peggy (Upton) Hopkins Joyce (2:59 IH Trailer).
1920 Census (Feb 9, 1920),
402 Virginia St.,
Farmville, Prince Edward, VA:
Samuel B Upton 55 NC/NC/NC,
Barber, Own Concern
Josephine M Upton 38 VA/VA/VA
Lucille S Upton 15 VA
Cecil Bushal Upton (b. May 28, 1913, VA) 6
Samuel B Upton, Jr. (b. Jan 1, 1920, VA) 1 mos.
1930 Census (April 5, 1930),
Owner ($5,000 Value), 402 Virginia St.,
Farmville, Prince Edward, VA:
Josephine M Upton 48, Widow
Cecille B Upton 16, Daughter
Samuel B Upton, Jr. 10, Son
1940 Census (Apr 22, 1940), Owner ($3,000),
108 S. Virginia St., Farmville, Prince Edward, VA:
Josephine B Upton 38 H-4, Widow
Samuel B Upton, Jr. 20 H-4,
Deliveryman, Dry Cleaners
Lucille U Bloxton 34 C-2, Daughter (Divorced)
Robert C Bloxton, Jr. 4, Grandson
Josie's stepdaughter and Lucille BLOXTON's half-sister, Marguerite "Peggy Hopkins Joyce" Upton (in Ziegfeld Follies of 1917), was married, age 15-17, in 1910 to:
#1 Everett Allen Archibald, Jr. ( - 1944),
whose father was believed by Peggy to be the "Borax King" (although two men other than Archer had that nickname). Everett A. Archibald III, who died age four months (April-August 1911) was born from this union; but the marriage was annulled after six months.
#2 (m. 1913-1917)
Sherburne Philbrick Hopkins (1891-1957)
#3 (m. 1920-1921)
James Stanley Joyce (1886-1944)
#4 (m. 1924-1926) or only months by some accounts
Count Karl Gustave "Gosta" Morner (1897-1947)
#5 (1945-1953) Anthony Easton
#6 (1953-1957)
Andrew Clifford Meyer (1915-1998)
Josie's maternal grandparents were:
George Richard Fallwell and Laura Ann (Williams) Fallwell, both born in Appomattox, Virginia.
1900 Census, Farmville, VA:
Thomas SIDNEY Bowman 45 Oct 1854 VA/VA/VA
Harriet Susan FALWELL Bowman 45 Jun 1854, 6 of 7 births
Josephine Maud Bowman Upton 18
Sarah H Bowman 17 Mar 1883
Nannie L Bowman 14 Sep 1885
Mattie R Bowman 12 Apr 1888 (F)
George O Bowman 8 Jul 1891
Willie H Bowman 1 Aug 1898 (F)
Burial: Westview Cemetery, Farmville, VA (Shorter Funeral Home). (Sam Upton is probably buried in this same cemetery.)
Josie was Sam Upton's second wife. He was married twice; this is Lucille Upton Bloxton's mother, Josephine Maud "Josie" (Bowman) Upton, who was married to and widowed by Samuel "Bushel" Upton when he died, [NOT Dora Selena (Wood) Upton Hudson, Sam Upton's first wife who divorced him], the mother of Lucille's half-sister, actress Peggy (Upton) Hopkins Joyce (2:59 IH Trailer).
1920 Census (Feb 9, 1920),
402 Virginia St.,
Farmville, Prince Edward, VA:
Samuel B Upton 55 NC/NC/NC,
Barber, Own Concern
Josephine M Upton 38 VA/VA/VA
Lucille S Upton 15 VA
Cecil Bushal Upton (b. May 28, 1913, VA) 6
Samuel B Upton, Jr. (b. Jan 1, 1920, VA) 1 mos.
1930 Census (April 5, 1930),
Owner ($5,000 Value), 402 Virginia St.,
Farmville, Prince Edward, VA:
Josephine M Upton 48, Widow
Cecille B Upton 16, Daughter
Samuel B Upton, Jr. 10, Son
1940 Census (Apr 22, 1940), Owner ($3,000),
108 S. Virginia St., Farmville, Prince Edward, VA:
Josephine B Upton 38 H-4, Widow
Samuel B Upton, Jr. 20 H-4,
Deliveryman, Dry Cleaners
Lucille U Bloxton 34 C-2, Daughter (Divorced)
Robert C Bloxton, Jr. 4, Grandson
Josie's stepdaughter and Lucille BLOXTON's half-sister, Marguerite "Peggy Hopkins Joyce" Upton (in Ziegfeld Follies of 1917), was married, age 15-17, in 1910 to:
#1 Everett Allen Archibald, Jr. ( - 1944),
whose father was believed by Peggy to be the "Borax King" (although two men other than Archer had that nickname). Everett A. Archibald III, who died age four months (April-August 1911) was born from this union; but the marriage was annulled after six months.
#2 (m. 1913-1917)
Sherburne Philbrick Hopkins (1891-1957)
#3 (m. 1920-1921)
James Stanley Joyce (1886-1944)
#4 (m. 1924-1926) or only months by some accounts
Count Karl Gustave "Gosta" Morner (1897-1947)
#5 (1945-1953) Anthony Easton
#6 (1953-1957)
Andrew Clifford Meyer (1915-1998)
Josie's maternal grandparents were:
George Richard Fallwell and Laura Ann (Williams) Fallwell, both born in Appomattox, Virginia.
1900 Census, Farmville, VA:
Thomas SIDNEY Bowman 45 Oct 1854 VA/VA/VA
Harriet Susan FALWELL Bowman 45 Jun 1854, 6 of 7 births
Josephine Maud Bowman Upton 18
Sarah H Bowman 17 Mar 1883
Nannie L Bowman 14 Sep 1885
Mattie R Bowman 12 Apr 1888 (F)
George O Bowman 8 Jul 1891
Willie H Bowman 1 Aug 1898 (F)
Josie was born in August 5, 1881, Prince Edward County, Virginia, to Thomas Sidney Bowman & Harriet Susan (Falwell) Bowman, who were married in 1880. Her mother was a widow when she died. Josie was single and age 22 when she married Samuel "Bushal/Boushall" Upton on 14 Oct 1903, Prince Edward County, VA, and she was his widow when she died of Pneumonia due to Heart Disease with Diabetes as a contributing factor, on May 7, 1970, age 88, Central State Hospital, Petersburg, Dinwiddie Co, VA 23803. Residence: 108 W. Virginia St, Farmville, Prince Edward Co, VA 23901. Occupation: Domestic.
Burial: Westview Cemetery, Farmville, VA (Shorter Funeral Home). (Sam Upton is probably buried in this same cemetery.)
Josie was Sam Upton's second wife. He was married twice; this is Lucille Upton Bloxton's mother, Josephine Maud "Josie" (Bowman) Upton, who was married to and widowed by Samuel "Bushel" Upton when he died, [NOT Dora Selena (Wood) Upton Hudson, Sam Upton's first wife who divorced him], the mother of Lucille's half-sister, actress Peggy (Upton) Hopkins Joyce (2:59 IH Trailer).
1920 Census (Feb 9, 1920),
402 Virginia St.,
Farmville, Prince Edward, VA:
Samuel B Upton 55 NC/NC/NC,
Barber, Own Concern
Josephine M Upton 38 VA/VA/VA
Lucille S Upton 15 VA
Cecil Bushal Upton (b. May 28, 1913, VA) 6
Samuel B Upton, Jr. (b. Jan 1, 1920, VA) 1 mos.
1930 Census (April 5, 1930),
Owner ($5,000 Value), 402 Virginia St.,
Farmville, Prince Edward, VA:
Josephine M Upton 48, Widow
Cecille B Upton 16, Daughter
Samuel B Upton, Jr. 10, Son
1940 Census (Apr 22, 1940), Owner ($3,000),
108 S. Virginia St., Farmville, Prince Edward, VA:
Josephine B Upton 38 H-4, Widow
Samuel B Upton, Jr. 20 H-4,
Deliveryman, Dry Cleaners
Lucille U Bloxton 34 C-2, Daughter (Divorced)
Robert C Bloxton, Jr. 4, Grandson
Josie's stepdaughter and Lucille BLOXTON's half-sister, Marguerite "Peggy Hopkins Joyce" Upton (in Ziegfeld Follies of 1917), was married, age 15-17, in 1910 to:
#1 Everett Allen Archibald, Jr. ( - 1944),
whose father was believed by Peggy to be the "Borax King" (although two men other than Archer had that nickname). Everett A. Archibald III, who died age four months (April-August 1911) was born from this union; but the marriage was annulled after six months.
#2 (m. 1913-1917)
Sherburne Philbrick Hopkins (1891-1957)
#3 (m. 1920-1921)
James Stanley Joyce (1886-1944)
#4 (m. 1924-1926) or only months by some accounts
Count Karl Gustave "Gosta" Morner (1897-1947)
#5 (1945-1953) Anthony Easton
#6 (1953-1957)
Andrew Clifford Meyer (1915-1998)
Josie's maternal grandparents were:
George Richard Fallwell and Laura Ann (Williams) Fallwell, both born in Appomattox, Virginia.
1900 Census, Farmville, VA:
Thomas SIDNEY Bowman 45 Oct 1854 VA/VA/VA
Harriet Susan FALWELL Bowman 45 Jun 1854, 6 of 7 births
Josephine Maud Bowman Upton 18
Sarah H Bowman 17 Mar 1883
Nannie L Bowman 14 Sep 1885
Mattie R Bowman 12 Apr 1888 (F)
George O Bowman 8 Jul 1891
Willie H Bowman 1 Aug 1898 (F)
Burial: Westview Cemetery, Farmville, VA (Shorter Funeral Home). (Sam Upton is probably buried in this same cemetery.)
Josie was Sam Upton's second wife. He was married twice; this is Lucille Upton Bloxton's mother, Josephine Maud "Josie" (Bowman) Upton, who was married to and widowed by Samuel "Bushel" Upton when he died, [NOT Dora Selena (Wood) Upton Hudson, Sam Upton's first wife who divorced him], the mother of Lucille's half-sister, actress Peggy (Upton) Hopkins Joyce (2:59 IH Trailer).
1920 Census (Feb 9, 1920),
402 Virginia St.,
Farmville, Prince Edward, VA:
Samuel B Upton 55 NC/NC/NC,
Barber, Own Concern
Josephine M Upton 38 VA/VA/VA
Lucille S Upton 15 VA
Cecil Bushal Upton (b. May 28, 1913, VA) 6
Samuel B Upton, Jr. (b. Jan 1, 1920, VA) 1 mos.
1930 Census (April 5, 1930),
Owner ($5,000 Value), 402 Virginia St.,
Farmville, Prince Edward, VA:
Josephine M Upton 48, Widow
Cecille B Upton 16, Daughter
Samuel B Upton, Jr. 10, Son
1940 Census (Apr 22, 1940), Owner ($3,000),
108 S. Virginia St., Farmville, Prince Edward, VA:
Josephine B Upton 38 H-4, Widow
Samuel B Upton, Jr. 20 H-4,
Deliveryman, Dry Cleaners
Lucille U Bloxton 34 C-2, Daughter (Divorced)
Robert C Bloxton, Jr. 4, Grandson
Josie's stepdaughter and Lucille BLOXTON's half-sister, Marguerite "Peggy Hopkins Joyce" Upton (in Ziegfeld Follies of 1917), was married, age 15-17, in 1910 to:
#1 Everett Allen Archibald, Jr. ( - 1944),
whose father was believed by Peggy to be the "Borax King" (although two men other than Archer had that nickname). Everett A. Archibald III, who died age four months (April-August 1911) was born from this union; but the marriage was annulled after six months.
#2 (m. 1913-1917)
Sherburne Philbrick Hopkins (1891-1957)
#3 (m. 1920-1921)
James Stanley Joyce (1886-1944)
#4 (m. 1924-1926) or only months by some accounts
Count Karl Gustave "Gosta" Morner (1897-1947)
#5 (1945-1953) Anthony Easton
#6 (1953-1957)
Andrew Clifford Meyer (1915-1998)
Josie's maternal grandparents were:
George Richard Fallwell and Laura Ann (Williams) Fallwell, both born in Appomattox, Virginia.
1900 Census, Farmville, VA:
Thomas SIDNEY Bowman 45 Oct 1854 VA/VA/VA
Harriet Susan FALWELL Bowman 45 Jun 1854, 6 of 7 births
Josephine Maud Bowman Upton 18
Sarah H Bowman 17 Mar 1883
Nannie L Bowman 14 Sep 1885
Mattie R Bowman 12 Apr 1888 (F)
George O Bowman 8 Jul 1891
Willie H Bowman 1 Aug 1898 (F)
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