Josephine Mary Braffett was a finisher in a dress factory.

Children (with Frank Elmer Earl):
1- Elizabeth Earl Markle (1919-2002).
2- Clara Ann Earl Popp.
3- Frances J. Earl Wells Nichols Snyder (1923-2017).
4- Fred E. Earl (1925-2017).
5- Frank Earl (1931-1932).

Josephine was probably buried in Wallkill Valley Cemetery.

References:
• 6 May 1900 St. Columba Parish, Orange County, New York baptism for Josephine Mary Braffit.
• 1900 Washingtonville, Blooming Grove, Orange County census.
• c.1906 Chester, Orange County Historical Society picture of Greycourt School students including Josephine and her sister Victoria: https://cdm16694.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/chs/id/185 .
• c.1910 Chester Historical Society picture with Josephine and her sister Victoria and a reference to their cousin Anna (1905- ): https://cdm16694.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/chs/id/140 .
• 1910 Chester census.
• 24 Jul 1916 Middletown Times Press, Middletown, Orange County, Josephine and her sister Anna attended the funeral of Mr. Dusenberry at Campbell Hall.
• 17 Dec 1917 Middletown Times Press, page 2, Josephine called on friends in Middletown Saturday.
• 22 May 1918 Middletown Times Press, Josephine took a position in the ice cream parlor of Charles Bordeaux.
• 25 May 1918 Evening Gazette, Port Jervis, Orange County, page 8.
• 1 Sep 1920 Highland Mills, Orange County, New York, book 3, page 962 marriage certificate: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XVPZ-8QY .
• 5 Apr 1930 Blooming Grove, Orange County census record.
• 1940 60 Oak Street, Walden, Orange County census.
• 17 Apr 1945 Middletown Times Herald, page 9, Josephine in the chorus.
• 1996 US Social Security Death Index.
• 2 Apr 2017 email from Judy Wood with numerous family details.
• 2020 Braffett descendants: https://willbraffitt.org/roots/BraffittDescendants.txt .

Josephine Mary Braffett was a finisher in a dress factory.

Children (with Frank Elmer Earl):
1- Elizabeth Earl Markle (1919-2002).
2- Clara Ann Earl Popp.
3- Frances J. Earl Wells Nichols Snyder (1923-2017).
4- Fred E. Earl (1925-2017).
5- Frank Earl (1931-1932).

Josephine was probably buried in Wallkill Valley Cemetery.

References:
• 6 May 1900 St. Columba Parish, Orange County, New York baptism for Josephine Mary Braffit.
• 1900 Washingtonville, Blooming Grove, Orange County census.
• c.1906 Chester, Orange County Historical Society picture of Greycourt School students including Josephine and her sister Victoria: https://cdm16694.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/chs/id/185 .
• c.1910 Chester Historical Society picture with Josephine and her sister Victoria and a reference to their cousin Anna (1905- ): https://cdm16694.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/chs/id/140 .
• 1910 Chester census.
• 24 Jul 1916 Middletown Times Press, Middletown, Orange County, Josephine and her sister Anna attended the funeral of Mr. Dusenberry at Campbell Hall.
• 17 Dec 1917 Middletown Times Press, page 2, Josephine called on friends in Middletown Saturday.
• 22 May 1918 Middletown Times Press, Josephine took a position in the ice cream parlor of Charles Bordeaux.
• 25 May 1918 Evening Gazette, Port Jervis, Orange County, page 8.
• 1 Sep 1920 Highland Mills, Orange County, New York, book 3, page 962 marriage certificate: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XVPZ-8QY .
• 5 Apr 1930 Blooming Grove, Orange County census record.
• 1940 60 Oak Street, Walden, Orange County census.
• 17 Apr 1945 Middletown Times Herald, page 9, Josephine in the chorus.
• 1996 US Social Security Death Index.
• 2 Apr 2017 email from Judy Wood with numerous family details.
• 2020 Braffett descendants: https://willbraffitt.org/roots/BraffittDescendants.txt .