About Josephine Barnaby
Lived 1865 – 1915 (aged 49–50). Josephine Barnaby was a writer.
Josephine Erlin Barnaby von Felden ( – August 2, 1915) was an Omaha nurse and missionary.
Josephine Barnaby was born on on the Omaha Reservation. She was the daughter of William Barnaby, an Omaha and Ioway man, and Juliette Barada, daughter of Omaha folk hero Antonine Barada.
She graduated from the Hampton Institute in Hampton, Virginia, in 1887. She then trained as a nurse in New Haven, Connecticut.
Personal life In 1891, Barnaby married John von Felden, son of a German immigrant. They had five children, Guy, Gary, Ray, Carroll, and Ramona.
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Who was Josephine Barnaby?
missionary, nurse
When was Josephine Barnaby born?
Josephine Barnaby was born on 11 November 1865 in Omaha Reservation.
When did Josephine Barnaby die?
Josephine Barnaby died in 1915 in Carlton.
What was Josephine Barnaby's occupation?
Josephine Barnaby was a writer.
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