Josephine's Family

Josephine's mother, Harriet O'Cain Price, died when Josephine was two.

Josephine's father, Lucien Price, sent her to live with his sister, Catherine.

Price is a Welsh name and our American branch traces back to Pennsylvania in the early 1800s.

Ruth

American pioneer Ruth Weaver Price was the mother of Lucien Price and Catherine Alexander.

Josephine was adopted and raised by Catherine and Elwood Alexander, who also had a daughter, Claire.

Catherine

Elwood

Claire

The Alexanders at home in Los Gatos, CA. From the 1933 film "Family Album" by Kingdon Kerr.

An Aunt & Uncle to Remember

Louise Price Jones

Holiday Jones

Josephine lived with another of Lucien's sisters, Aunt Wiza, and husband Uncle Holly, while attending Goucher College in Baltimore. Wiza had artistic talent and is responsible for several hand-painted family heirlooms, including the gold-rimmed dinner dervice that passed from Josephine to Judy. Look for it on the table in many of the family party photos from the 1950s through the early 2000s.