He was murdered in 1878 by a local man who was called out as a troublemaker in an editorial penned by Justina’s father, the city editor of that paper at the time.

Justina’s younger sister Louise started acting with a traveling production company appearing in Graustark in 1911 and Ben Hur in 1912.

In 1913, her first role in the movies was the maid in the Kate Kirby detective story The Diamond Crown for the Edison Co.[4] She was then selected by famed actress Minnie Maddern Fiske for the part of Liza Lou in Tess of the d’Urbervilles for Famous Players Co. Justina then signed with Siegmund Lubin at Lubin Studios in Philadelphia, PA where she finished out 1913 making A Son of His Father, Through Flaming Paths and Between Dances.

Lubin declared bankruptcy 1916 after a disastrous fire destroyed most of its film archive and legal and financial problems forced it out of the business.

John’s medical career provided a high standard of living for them and Justina developed a love of travel, especially to Europe.

After World War II, John and Justina began enjoying the culture and climate on the island of Majorca, Spain in the Mediterranean for extended periods.