Howard Grow 'Gro', Josephine Barrelle nov.1857-23.apr.1921 USA NY, New York - California, San Franciscopianist, 1871 residing with her parents at 18 Fulton Street in Brooklyn, 1874 in Chicago, 1890-1915 her regular job was writer and journalist in a New York City newspaper office, 1900-1910 contributor to the New York Clipper theatrical journal, 1891 she had gained recognition as writer, painter and composer, protege of singer Lillian Russell, 1891 as Josephine Grow residing at 374 Columbus Avenue Manhattan, 1893 she had a luxurious piano studio/workshop in New York named 'the Den' full of antique, paintings, etchings, porcelains, bric-a-brac, persian curtains, a floor of inlaid wood and some rare musical instruments, an old violin, guitars and mandolins, 20.jan.1893 she appeared at the Palestine Commandery 18 Knights Templars reception at Carnegie Music Hall, 1.may.1893 she was in charge of the music booth at the New York Press Club fair at Grand Central Palace dressed in 'gray bengalino made with a fulled flounce from the knee with a band of green velvet around the bottom, a trimming embroidered in green chenille which consists of bars of music the notes being about an inch long, it encircles the skirt and reaches up on one side and ends under a rosette of silk moss fringe, on the waist there are lapels and on one of these is embroidered a musical symbol in emerald beads', by 1894 her music was heard in theatres, from bands, by hand organs in the streets and on phonographs, 1894 as Josephine Grow residing at 139 West 49th Street Manhattan, 1896 she bought a New England Piano, 1897-1905 residing/active in San Francisco, 1897 as composer Mrs. Josephine Grow at 334 O'Farrel Street, 26.jun.1897 she made a visit to Los Angeles, 1900 as journalist with daughter Hazel residing at 202 West 102nd Street in Manhattan, 1910-1915 as author/writer of literature and also named Josephine H Grow residing at Shoreham Road in Brookhaven Long Island, 1920 as Josephine Howard residing at 1427 Larkin Street in San Francisco where she was working on a book of children's songs at Mills College, she died at Mt Zion Hospital ; daughter of miller George Wilson Barrelle (England, Norfolk 1830-13.nov.1886 Chicago) and dressmaker Madame Barrelle (England 1838-) ; she was a relative of J H Johnston manager of the Pittsburgh Exposition 1889 ; 5.sep.1877 in Chicago she married railroad cashier James H Howard (Ohio, Circleville 1846-) ; son Mark Howard (Chicago 1879-) ; daughter child prodigy violinist who studied in Germany and Italy Hazel 'Helga' Howard (Chicago 9.feb.1881-24.mar.1969 Santa Clara ; 27.dec.1904 at All Angels Church in New York married to oil merchant Robert Lee Rose of Lynchburg Virginia) ; after being widowed she married Grow from whom she was soon widowed again (before 1890)