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Josephine Augusta Wilson Miller Liebhardt

Female 1889 - 1987  (97 years)


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  • Name Josephine Augusta Wilson Miller Liebhardt 
    Born 4 Aug 1889  Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 10 May 1987  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Dover Cemetery, Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5321  Rossville
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2018 

    Father Levi Wilson 
    Mother Mary Ann Wells Wilson 
    Family ID F6415  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Albert A Miller,   b. 3 Apr 1881, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1954  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 19 May 1909 
    Children 
    +1. John Clinton Miller,   b. 12 Sep 1912, West Union, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 2012  (Age 99 years)
     2. Ruby Miller Hatch
    Documents
    Anniversary- Miller, Albert and Josephine
    Anniversary- Miller, Albert and Josephine
    Mr. and Mrs. Charley Vorhies went to the West Union community Sundy and were guests at the 35th wedding anniversary dinner of their cousin Mr. Bert Miller and his family. Mrs. Ruby Miller Hatch from Denver, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Miller was home for the occasion.
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2018 12:34:40 
    Family ID F3784  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 John Liebhardt,   b. 14 Oct 1887, Hungary Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1982, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 28 Dec 1957  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2018 12:31:07 
    Family ID F6414  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Aug 1889 - Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Dover Cemetery, Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Liebhardt, Josephine
    Obituary- Liebhardt, Josephine
    Mrs. Josephine Liebhardt
    ROSSVILLE — Mrs. Josephine Augusta Liebhardt, 97, Rossville, died Sunday, May 10, 1987, at her home.

    She was born Aug. 4, 1889, near Dover, the daughter of Levi and Mary Ann Wells Wilson.

    Mrs. Liebhardt had served as Sunday school superintendent at the former West Union Methodist Church. She was a member of the West Union Ladies’ Aid Society and West Union Happy Hour Club and was known for her hand-sewn quilts, afghans and other crafts. She had been a 4-H leader.

    She later became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and the relief society of the church.

    She was married to Bert Miller May 19, 1909. They lived in the Rossville and Willard communities. He died Feb. 23, 1954. She was married to John Liebhardt Dec. 28, 1957. They moved to Provo, Utah, where she enrolled at Brigham Young University and held the distinction of being the oldest student enrolled there at the time.

    She and her husband served their church in mission work in Florida and South Carolina in 1960 and 1961. They returned to Rossville in 1975. He died July 8, 1982.

    Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Ruby Hatch, Shawnee; a son, John Miller, Willard; three stepsons, Edward Liebhardt, Houston, Texas, John Liebhardt, Cedar City, Utah, and Tom Liddard, Salt Lake City, Utah; five grandchildren; several stepgrandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

    Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Topeka. Burial will be in Dover Cemetery at Dover. Mrs. Liebhardt will lie in state from 4 p.m. today to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home in Topeka where relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 3003 Van Buren, 66611, or to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 3611 Jewell, 66611.